Lottery News for June, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Jamaican lottery scam investigation leads to Mississippi. 9:01 pm - A Jamaican national was arrested in Gulfport, Mississippi, Monday for his role in an alleged Jamaican lottery scam.
Postal worker helps bust lottery scam. 11:33 am - A perceptive postal employee helped bring a lottery scam suspect to justice right here in the United States.
Washington man to fight state lottery; says new scratch card 'misleading'. 9:43 am - A Kennewick, Washington, man plans to fight the Washington State Lottery in court over a scratch card payoff that didn't pan out.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Mystery woman who paid $2,600 tab for strangers was not Powerball winner. 6:45 pm - After 180 diners at a Florida restaurant received a free meal from a stranger on Sunday night, locals (and soon, the Internet) were buzzing that the generous benefactor was the 84-year-old woman who recently won the largest Powerball jackpot in history.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
$590M Powerball winner still shops at Walmart. 8:32 am - Shopping at Walmart and toting takeout from a local diner, it doesn't seem like life has changed that much for Gloria Mackenzie -- the 84-year-old great-grandmother who won a record $590.5 million Powerball lottery jackpot.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Union fails to derail NJ Lottery's privatization effort. 11:22 pm - The Christie administration is allowed move forward with its plan to have a private firm to take over parts of the New Jersey lottery after a state appellate court denied a request by the state's largest public workers union to block the deal.
Did Fla. Powerball winner pay for everyone's meal? 7:51 am - Close to 200 people got treated to dinner Sunday at BuddyFreddy's in Plant City, Florida, by someone who appeared to be the 84-year-old Zephyrhills woman who stepped forward last week to claim the largest single jackpot in American lottery history.
Saturday, June 08, 2013
West Virginia man wins $300,000 in Pick 4 lottery. 8:08 am - Larry Hughes of Kimball, West Virginia, may soon have relatives he never knew he had coming out to Kimball to visit him after winning $302,600 on Thursday night's Daily 4 drawing.
Thursday, June 06, 2013
Woman who let Powerball winner go ahead of her has no regrets. 2:04 pm - Meet the woman who "was kind enough" to allow Gloria Mackenzie to cut in line when and purchase the winning ticket for the record $590.5 million Powerball jackpot.
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Winner of record $590.5 million Powerball lottery jackpot announced. 4:13 pm - At a press conference today, the Florida Lottery announced that the $590.5 million jackpot from the Powerball drawing held on May 18 was claimed by Gloria C. MacKenzie, 84, of Zephyrhills, Florida.
Florida to reveal winner of $590.5 million Powerball lottery. 3:21 pm - A woman from Zephyrhills, Florida, has stepped forward to claim last month's $590.5 million Powerball jackpot, the largest in U.S. history.
6 things to do before claiming your lottery prize. 8:55 am - Winning the lottery is a unique sudden wealth event that requires several immediate decisions.
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Texas Lottery suspends sales for 'All or Nothing' game. 8:27 am - The Texas Lottery has temporarily suspended sales for its "All or Nothing" draw game because of a game design issue.
Monday, June 03, 2013
Florida city still wondering: Who won the $590M lottery jackpot? 8:24 am - It's been two long weeks since the small city of Zephyrhills learned that a $590 million Powerball ticket was sold at a supermarket here.
New Arkansas jackpot game boosting lottery revenue after drop. 8:08 am - Last year, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery surpassed $1 billion in total ticket sales since it began in 2009.
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