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Missouri man unknowingly holds onto Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million for three monthsNews Story
Lottery winner stays true to three-month alarm ritual By Kate Northrop A Missouri man didn't know he was holding onto a winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million for three months. Thanks to a ticket-checking ritual that required an alarm, three months went by before an anonymous lottery winner from Missouri found out he was sitting on a $1 million winning Powerball ticket. A Missouri resident entered the Powerball drawing that took place on Jan. 2, 2023, having bought hi
Jun 19, 2023, 3:26 pm - Lottery News

Nebraska woman wins Pick 5 lottery jackpot twice in six monthsNews Story
As if winning one jackpot wasn't cool enough By Kate Northrop One Nebraska woman is incredibly lucky after winning her second Pick 5 jackpot in less than 6 months, this time worth $138,000 even bigger than the last. Margaret Furasek, 88, of Weston hit it big on July 21, 2020 when she won a $94,000 jackpot while playing the Nebraska Lottery's Pick 5 game with her numbers 2, 3, 12, 14, and 28. Winning clearly didn't stop her from having another go at the game. On Dec. 23, 2020, she won ye
Jan 6, 2021, 8:55 pm - Lottery News

Double cancer survivor wins $4.6 million lottery jackpotNews Story
An Oregon cancer survivor's lucky streak continued this month with a $4.6 million lottery win, according to state officials. I am a very lucky guy, winner Stu MacDonald of Bend said in a statement released by the Oregon Lottery on Friday. I have survived cancer twice and here I am. This is amazing. MacDonald bought the winning Oregon's Game Megabucks ticket Sept. 7, according to the Oregon Lottery. The Megabucks winning numbers for Sept. 7, 2019 were 12, 13, 16, 35, 36, and 45. McDond
Sep 14, 2019, 7:53 am - Lottery News

N.J. Powerball lottery winner charged in child sex assaultsNews Story
By Todd Northrop A Wayne, New Jersey, man who won $338 million in one of the largest Powerball lottery jackpots in New Jersey history has been charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a child over a three-year period, prosecutors said Wednesday. Pedro Quezada, 49, is charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia
Sep 20, 2017, 7:09 pm - Lottery News

Spain to privatize lotteryNews Story
The Spanish government is close to selecting three advisers to help it sell shares in national lottery Sociedad Estatal de Loter as y Apuestas del Estado SA that could raise as much as $10.62 billion. The choice of strategic, financial and legal advisers could be announced as soon as Tuesday, Aurelio Mart nez, chairman of Loter as y Apuestas del Estado, said in an interview. The mandates are considered prestigious for consulting firms, investment banks and law firms, even if the fees involved
May 24, 2011, 7:03 am - Lottery News

N.Y. man pleads guilty to stealing to feed his lottery habitNews Story
His unlucky numbers turned out to be 5 and 15. A compulsive lottery player pleaded guilty today to stealing $2.3 million from condo and co-op buildings he managed in Manhattan to feed his love of randomly drawn ping-pong balls. Richard Bassik, 67, will be sentenced to 5 to 15 years behind bars after accepting a deal that could keep him locked up until death. With time already served, Bassik's best hope for freedom won't come until early 2015. I hope when he gets out, it'll be on his ow
Sep 17, 2010, 8:00 am - Lottery News

Woman claims Publix cashier threw away winning lotto ticketNews Story
Annie Collier loves to play the lottery. She has a ritual of buying tickets each week and playing certain numbers. Occasionally, she'll hit. Last Thursday, Annie's lotto tickets were piled in her purse. She bought them earlier in the week and didn't even pay attention to what the numbers were. Talk about lucky! On Valentine's Day, Annie love for lotto paid off big. She won $800. Annie's son called to share the good news. My son had called me and told me, 'Mom, you know that 3131 c
Feb 19, 2009, 12:35 pm - Lottery News

Couple loses 'lucky' lottery numbers, wins $27 millionNews Story
Etobicoke couple win fortune with a set of Quick Pick numbers Liz and Doug Kinsman of Etobicoke have a Friday night ritual and it won them $27 million. It was just a Quick Pick. Just chance. But it garnered them the big Super 7 lottery prize of $27 million plus $10 extra on the ticket as a bonus number. We feel fantastic ... we're kind of numb still, Doug Kinsman said today. It's the magnitude. A million or $2 million is one thing but $27 million ... it hasn't sunk in yet,
May 27, 2008, 11:06 am - Lottery News

Cancer victim struggles to get $1 million lottery prize in lump sumNews Story
On Jan. 12, Wayne A. Schenk thought he was the luckiest man alive. A month earlier, he'd been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. But on this afternoon, the 51-year-old Marine veteran was hanging out with his buddy Domonick Gallo, enjoying the unseasonably warm weather in their hometown of Naples, N.Y., by indulging a favorite ritual: scratching off lottery tickets. One of Schenk's $5 High Stakes Blackjack tickets hit it big, winning the $1 million prize. It was more than enough money
Feb 19, 2007, 9:33 am - Lottery News

$55 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot claimed by immigrant coupleNews Story
After being orphaned at an early age, Xia Rattanakone often dreamed of going back to her native country of Laos to find her family. Now, thanks to six mega lucky numbers, the 44-year-old North Bend resident is one step closer to her wish. On Monday, she and her husband, Sommay, revealed themselves as the winners of last Tuesday's $55 million Mega Millions jackpot the second biggest jackpot in the state's history. The couple said they now plan to return to their native Laos to look for Xi
Oct 24, 2006, 7:08 am - Lottery News