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Tennessee best friends split lottery ticket and win $3 millionNews Story
One of them almost backed out thankfully he didn't By Kate Northrop Two buddies are splitting $3 million after agreeing to split a ticket, but one of them had almost backed out of the agreement. Brandon Thompson is sure glad he went in on those lottery tickets with his best friend Wyatt Close since they're now splitting a huge $3 million prize. The two Carthage residents were riding to work together on Friday when they decided to make a stop at the QuikTrip on Sparta Pike in Lebanon.
Oct 7, 2021, 4:32 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts man wins $100,000 prize with a free lottery ticketNews Story
Sometimes the best things in life are free By Kate Northrop A Dorchester resident is $100,000 richer after he received a free promotional lottery ticket for the Massachusetts Lottery's Mass Cash draw game. To Stevie Allen, winning $100,000 must feel even sweeter considering the ticket he won with was given to him for free. On Monday, Allen visited the Norwood Shell gas station on Walpole Street in Norwood and purchased a $5 ticket for The Numbers Game, a twice-daily draw game t
Oct 6, 2021, 5:21 pm - Lottery News

Florida woman wins two $2 million Mega Millions prizes in one nightNews Story
Lucky lottery player is seeing double after both tickets hit with Megaplier By Kate Northrop There's one lucky woman in Florida whose bet is paying off two times over technically four times when she bought two matching Mega Millions tickets, both with the Megaplier option. Susan Fitton, 64, of Boca Raton, was elated after her bet paid off handsomely, instantly turning her into a multi-millionaire. Following the Mega Millions drawing on Tues., Sept. 14, 2021, she became $4 million richer
Oct 2, 2021, 5:34 pm - Lottery News

Maryland player almost threw out $50,000 winning lottery ticketNews Story
It pays to double check your tickets By Kate Northrop It's a good idea to double-check lottery tickets before tossing them. Nearly throwing out a winning lottery ticket almost cost a Maryland man a $50,000 prize. A landscaper just so happened to come into a lot of green when he hit a $50,000 prize with a Fast Play Lucky Numbers lottery ticket, but he did not realize it at first. When the anonymous player mistook it for a loser, the winning ticket just barely escaped being thrown in the
Sep 18, 2021, 3:15 pm - Lottery News

Italian store owner who reportedly stole €500,000 lottery ticket blocked from leaving countryNews Story
Police still on the hunt for top prize-winning lottery ticket By Kate Northrop An Italian shopkeeper just narrowly missed escaping the country after he was accused of stealing a winning scratch-off lottery ticket worth 500,000 (US$592,385) from a customer. The owner of a tobacco store in Naples ran off with a top prize-winning lottery ticket he allegedly swiped from a customer looking to verify the ticket's win, but he claims there is more to the story than meets the eye. On Friday,
Sep 7, 2021, 4:25 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts father and sons accused of defrauding Lottery of $21 millionNews Story
Statistically improbable number of wins raises red flags By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts family is accused of defrauding the Massachusetts Lottery of nearly $21 million in a tax evasion scheme that took place over the past decade. It wouldn't be farfetched to say that cashing in more than 13,000 winning lottery tickets worth almost $21 million over eight years would be statistically impossible, if not improbable. This many wins could not simply be attributed to sheer luck. A stati
Aug 25, 2021, 11:00 am - Lottery News

Indiana man will continue cutting grass after $15.8 million Hoosier Lotto winNews Story
Truck driver to keep up with side job following multi-million-dollar win By Kate Northrop A truck driver will continue to mow grass on the side even after scooping up the $15.8 million jackpot in a Hoosier Lottery Hoosier Lotto drawing on Sat., Aug. 14, 2021. The win came as an obvious shock to Craig Jones of Plainfield, who unknowingly had the winning lottery ticket in his possession for two days before realizing its worth. I cut grass on Sunday, worked Monday, and didn't think to
Aug 23, 2021, 11:29 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts player claimed $500,000 Powerball prize one day before it expiredNews Story
By Kate Northrop A $500,000 Powerball prize almost went by the wayside, but thankfully the rightful winner from Massachusetts stepped up to claim it just one day before it was due to expire. Leonard Thomas of South Dennis won $500,000 in a Powerball drawing that took place on Aug. 19, 2020, but he didn't even realize it. Luckily, he had the ticket tucked away in a safe spot, albeit for nearly a full year, after buying it at the Mobil gas station on Route 134 in South Dennis. I heard
Aug 19, 2021, 7:32 am - Lottery News

Virginia woman threw out lottery ticket worth $100,000News Story
Clerk's second glance saved the day By Kate Northrop A Virginia Lottery player was absolutely sure that her lottery tickets were losers so she threw them away, not realizing there was a winning ticket worth $100,000 among them. Luckily for Maria Pollard of Chester, a lottery retailer clerk saved her from losing a tear-jerking $100,000 when she mistakenly tossed her tickets in the trash. Pollard had stopped at the Walmart on Sheila Lane in Richmond and picked up three scratch-of
Aug 9, 2021, 11:55 am - Lottery News

Powerball ticket price to increase to $3 in IdahoNews Story
Every Powerball ticket sold in state will include Power Play option; begins in August By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery announced on Wednesday that it will be raising the Powerball ticket price to $3 per play beginning this August, by mandating that every ticket sold will include the Power Play multiplier option. Next month, Powerball fans in Idaho will have to shell out more cash to play the multi-state Powerball game, but there is a catch. Powerball is the most popular lottery g
Jul 26, 2021, 10:18 am - Lottery News