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You've won the lottery! Now what?News Story
Believe it or not, jackpot winners face both a pile of cash and a mountain of problematic decisions. Here's a practical to-do list. Keep it handy for the next time you strike it rich.Hitting the jackpot may be a fantasy, but what's the harm in dreaming? Here's some realistic advice on what to do if those numbers prove to be magic.It's after 11 p.m. on Saturday night, a night like any other Saturday night. You're ready for bed and yelling at the dog to get out of the garbage. With little enthusia
Oct 7, 2004, 8:59 am - Lottery News

Ministers set on blocking rapist's £7m lottery winNews Story
Two ministers vowed yesterday to stop a convicted rapist receiving his 7 million lottery winnings but no one in Whitehall could say how.David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, said criminals in jail who scoop the jackpot or inherit wealth should not benefit from a single penny .Tessa Jowell, the Culture Secretary, whose department is responsible for lottery law, said the rapist, Iorworth Hoare, should not get the money and discussions were taking place to prdvent him from doing so. What we can do,
Aug 13, 2004, 8:48 am - Lottery News

Bush wins $44 million lottery jackpotNews Story
Now that we got your attention, you didn't think we meant GWB, did you?It's 100 degrees outside, but California's newest multimillionaire refuses to turn on the air-conditioner.Although Charles Chuck Bush, 71, found out Wednesday he bought the winning California Lottery SuperLotto Plus ticket worth $44 million, he'd rather use the swamp cooler. I'm still a thrifter at heart, I suppose, said Bush, a retired sawmill supervisor. I think my lifestyle won't change much. Bush was with his son and
Jul 23, 2004, 1:35 pm - Lottery News

Can a lottery win make you happy?News Story
The first Euro Millions lottery draw takes place on Friday, with the prospect of multi-million pound jackpots. How do windfall winners come to grips with their newfound wealth - and does it make them happy? For the price of a newspaper and a chocolate bar, any one of us can buy into a multi-million pound dream. It is a dream that lottery operators are keen to sell to yet more of us with the launch of EuroMillions, a mega draw for the UK, France and Spain aimed at boosting our flagging interest i
Feb 12, 2004, 6:39 am - Lottery News

Winning a big lottery not without its own costNews Story
If Donald Trump won the $162 million Mega Millions jackpot, he could lasso the windfall like a seasoned financial cowboy, invest his winnings, and fly off to a luxurious ski trip with his playmate of the month.But what about the guy in blue jeans beaming into a news camera with an oversized lottery check?That Average Joe might want to enlist in Susan Bradley's lottery boot camp for instant millionaires. Really rich people do play the lottery, but nine out of 10 times it's someone who's more aver
Jan 3, 2004, 9:10 pm - Lottery News

You've won the lottery! Now what?News Story
Hitting the jackpot may be a fantasy, but what's the harm in dreaming? Here's some realistic advice on what to do if those numbers prove to be magic.It's after 11 p.m. on Saturday night, a night like any other Saturday night. You're ready for bed and yelling at the dog to get out of the garbage. With little enthusiasm or hope, you tune in to the drawing of the state's lottery numbers on TV. A quick glance at the numbers tells you that you wasted yet another ... wait a minute! The numbers on your
Dec 17, 2003, 4:26 am - Lottery News