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NC's biggest lottery winner, who faced drug charges soon after win, gives nearly $700k to churchNews Story
A North Carolina lottery winner who was arrested on drug charges just months after she won $188 million earlier this year has given her church nearly $700,000, an attorney says. Marie Holmes, age 26, a single mother of four young children, snagged North Carolina's biggest lottery jackpot in March and took a lump sum payment of $127 million from the Powerball win. The first thing she promised was to tithe or give a tenth of her winnings to charity, a press release from Ruth Sheehan with th
Nov 29, 2015, 8:51 am - Lottery News

What do Disneyland, an indoor slide, and a popcorn maker have in common?News Story
Answer: They're all items that a family from Ireland want to purchase after winning the lottery. A couple with a young family from Dublin, Ireland, have won a Lotto jackpot prize of 7,384,790 (US$8.4 million). The pair didn't realize they were winners until almost two weeks after the draw, which was on on Saturday September 19. They purchased their ticket, a 40 Quick pick play valid for 8 draws, in the Supervalu store at Killiney Shopping Centre in Dun Laoghaire on September 15. Howe
Oct 12, 2015, 9:17 pm - Lottery News

Illinois woman wins $15 million on instant lottery ticketNews Story
A Hanover Park, Illinois, woman recently won $15 million playing a World Class Millions Illinois Lottery ticket, according to an Illinois Lottery news release. Michelle Baymon, of Hanover Park, bought one of three existing $15 million prize winning tickets and chose to take a lump sum of $9 million, as it requires less withholding, the release stated. According to the release, she now plans to buy a house, a new car, invest some of the money and donate to a charity. Baymon was home when
Aug 12, 2015, 9:40 am - Lottery News

Michigan lottery winner gives store clerk his carNews Story
Generous winner remains anonymous Paying it forward is the plan for a loyal Michigan Lottery player from Otsego County who won a $13.1 million Lotto 47 jackpot. The man, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the numbers drawn in Wednesday night's Lotto 47 drawing 1, 6, 25, 32, 34, and 41 to win the $13.1 million jackpot. The prize is the fourth largest Lotto 47 jackpot ever won. He bought his winning ticket at DerMiner's Parkside Market, located at 7131 Old Highway 27 South in Gaylord.
Jul 30, 2015, 11:33 am - Lottery News

China reveals misuse of $2.7 billion in lottery fundsNews Story
China has uncovered widespread misappropriation of 16.9 billion yuan (US$2.72 billion) of funds from its state lottery program, underscoring the extent of official corruption as the country tries to root out graft. Funds were misappropriated through the buying and building of office buildings and hotels or embezzled, the National Audit Office said in a report on its website. The state auditor said the irregularities accounted for a quarter of the total of lottery funds received in its 2012
Jun 25, 2015, 8:12 am - Lottery News

£1 million EuroMillions prize goes unclaimedNews Story
A United Kingdom lottery player from Leicestershire has missed out on the chance to become a millionaire. UK National Lottery bosses announced that the deadline to claim the EuroMillions win expired at midnight yesterday. The winning ticket, bought in Leicester, would have allowed the holder to claim a EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker prize from the draw on Tuesday, December 23. A National Lottery spokesman said that as the deadline has now passed the money, plus the interest it earned
Jun 23, 2015, 7:58 am - Lottery News

NY lottery retailer won 16 times in 2 yearsNews Story
A Bronx businessman who has won more big lottery prizes than any other New Yorker doesn't have to go far to buy tickets he owns a store that sells them. Armand Paganelli scored an astounding 16 winning tickets in 2013 and 2014, amassing a tidy $625,000 in jackpots. One was $250,000; the others were $25,000 apiece. The winning ducats were all bought at the drugstore Paganelli owns with his brothers Mt. Carmel Pharmacy on East 187th Street. The Ossining resident has won more $10,000-plus
Jun 7, 2015, 8:37 am - Lottery News

$50M Canada lotto winner says he had a vision of winning numbersNews Story
Six years ago Randall Rush was at a friend's house watching a football game when a series of numbers flashed into his head. His friend told Rush to write down the numbers, and when he took a look, he thought they would make for good lottery picks. But the 48-year-old was skeptical he never played the lottery. He goes: 'If you didn't play and these numbers come up, how would you feel?' said Rush. Ever since that fateful day, the resident of Lamont, Alberta, has picked the same numbers w
Feb 16, 2015, 9:53 am - Lottery News

Man to donate $14 million casino jackpot to churchNews Story
By Todd Northrop A Las Vegas man who put $20 into a slot machine hit a jackpot Sunday afternoon worth $14 million, and he's donating it all to his church. The man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, said he's not a regular gambler and he was just playing the slot machines at Rampart Casino with a friend when he won the massive prize. Although the winner did not publicly disclose his name, he did pose for a photo holding a giant check. The check for $14,282,544.21 was made out to Rampar
Dec 2, 2014, 5:39 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery still hunting mystery Hot Lotto winner [video]News Story
Includes video report Iowa investigators are asking the public for help in identifying the person who bought a lottery ticket worth $14.3 million that spawned a bizarre, two-year fraud investigation. Investigators want to learn the identity of a white man wearing a hooded sweatshirt who purchased the lottery ticket at a QuikTrip near Interstate Highway 80 on Dec. 23, 2010, said Dave Jobes, an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation assistant director, during a news conference Thursday. The
Oct 10, 2014, 8:06 pm - Lottery News