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North Carolina Veteran "blessed" by $1 million lottery prize from second-chance drawingNews Story
Lucky winner says he is familiar with second chances By Kate Northrop A North Carolina Veteran says he has had his fair share of second chances in life, but a $1 million lottery prize from a second-chance drawing is the most recent stroke of luck he's had. Joe Mathews of Raleigh is not only thankful for the $1 million second-chance prize he won from a scratch-off, but it's also a reminder of the good things he has going for him in life. I believe in second chance, Mathews told
Jun 13, 2022, 5:19 pm - Lottery News

California woman is announced as $426 million Mega Millions jackpot winnerNews Story
Winner claims state's biggest lottery jackpot this year By Kate Northrop The lone winner of a $426 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot stepped forward this week to claim her prize. Yesterday, the California Lottery announced Kristine Wellenstein as the state's biggest winner so far this year. Back in January, the Mega Millions jackpot had reached an estimated $421 million, which had been bumped up to $426 million after the drawing took place on Jan. 28, 2022. Wellenstein
Jun 10, 2022, 11:08 am - Lottery News

North Carolina Lottery winner of $10 million sentenced to life in prison for murderNews Story
By Kate Northrop A North Carolina Lottery winner who won a $10 million prize in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murder. In 2017, Michael Todd Hill, 54, struck it big after winning $10 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket. After having been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Keonna Graham in 2020, he has now been handed a life sentence in prison. Hill, of Leland, worked in a nuclear plant in 2017 when he hit millions on an Ultimate Millions
Jun 1, 2022, 6:29 am - Lottery News

California Powerball winner steps forward to claim share of $632.6 million jackpotNews Story
The waiting and wondering is over By Kate Northrop After over four months, the California winner of half of the $632.6 million Powerball jackpot drawn in January has come forward to claim their share of the massive prize. The wait is finally over. Orlando Zavala Lozano is one of the two winners who split the $632.6 million Powerball jackpot drawn on Jan. 5, 2022. When Lozano picked up a Powerball ticket at the 7-Eleven on the corner of Wyndham Drive and Valley Hi Drive in Sacra
May 24, 2022, 12:56 pm - Lottery News

Florida lottery winner discovers unemployment benefits collected by imposterNews Story
Charles Dennis Engelhardt's legacy of state lottery winnings took a strange turn this month when Florida's unemployment offices (DEO) and Florida Lottery withheld his $600 Florida Lotto X winnings to cover part of a current debt balance of $1,799 for an unemployment overpayment. Engelhardt told News 6 the notices made no sense because he and his wife retired in early 2014 and have had no reason to collect unemployment benefits over the last 8 years. We were making close to what we were m
May 20, 2022, 7:03 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina lottery winners "had to pinch each other" after winning $200,000News Story
That's one way to confirm it's real By Kate Northrop A couple who won $200,000 in the North Carolina Lottery had to pinch each other to make sure their win was real. William Perry and his wife found themselves face-to-face with an astounding amount of money in a matter of seconds after he scratched off a $200,000 top prize from a scratch-off ticket. In that moment, the couple had to pinch each other to make sure it was real. It's like I was walking around in a trance, Perr
May 10, 2022, 10:57 am - Lottery News