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Iowa Lottery retailer accuses store manager of buying ticket he knew won $100,000News Story
Store manager in sticky situation after retailer investigates legitimacy of ticket purchase By Kate Northrop A store manager was fired from his job after a lottery retailer had found that he had bought a winning lottery ticket he knew was worth $100,000. Aaron McVicker of Dubuque found himself caught in a messy situation after buying a $100,000 winning lottery ticket, which triggered an investigation into whether he violated store policies by playing the lottery on duty. Accordin
Mar 21, 2023, 8:13 am - Lottery News

Montana Lottery's Millionaire Raffle returns for 2023News Story
Unprecedented demand for 2022 raffle has Lottery going even bigger this year By Kate Northrop The Montana Lottery's Millionaire Raffle is making a return after player demand proved it to be one of the most popular promotions of the year. After witnessing an unprecedented response to the game in 2022, the Lottery is bringing back the Millionaire Raffle this year with a few big changes. Raffle tickets practically sold out the instant they went on sale all tickets were bought up wit
Mar 17, 2023, 5:27 pm - Lottery News

Washington winner of $754.6 million Powerball jackpot claims prizeNews Story
Washington Lottery represents winner at press conference By Kate Northrop Today, the Washington Lottery announced that the sole winner $754.6 million Powerball jackpot stepped forward to claim the prize. The name of the $754.6 million Powerball jackpot winner is now known to the public after the Lottery announced the identity of the person who won the behemoth prize in February. The Washington Lottery revealed the winner's name to be Becky Bell of Auburn, a long-time Boeing emplo
Mar 3, 2023, 6:28 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 to expire in two weeksNews Story
Six-figure prize might go out the window By Kate Northrop There's a winning Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 laying unclaimed somewhere, and it's set to expire in two weeks. The Florida Lottery announced on Wednesday that a six-figure Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 is going to expire, and there's not much time left for the winner to step forward. Someone bought a Fantasy 5 ticket from the Publix grocery store on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach for the drawing on Se
Mar 2, 2023, 7:13 pm - Lottery News

Georgia gas station employee accused of stealing over $127,000 of lottery tickets in scanning scamNews Story
Retailer employee fake scans lottery tickets to reap the rewards By Kate Northrop A gas station employee is accused of stealing over $127,000 worth of lottery tickets in a scheme he ran over time from behind the counter. A Georgia man is behind bars after operating a fake scanning scheme that landed prizes from actual lottery winners straight into his own pocket. On Feb. 24, gas station owner George Joseph phone police to report that he had caught one of his employees, Harish Bha
Mar 1, 2023, 6:10 pm - Lottery News

Green Ball promotion returning to New Jersey Lottery, offers extra prizesNews Story
Month-long Cash 5 promotion to begin in March By Kate Northrop The Green Ball promotion is making its way back to the New Jersey Lottery, which offers a chance for players to win extra prizes in the Jersey Cash 5 game. Starting next month, New Jersey Lottery players may participate in a free extra drawing offering bonus prizes of up to $50,000 in Jersey Cash 5. The Green Ball promotion is an extra nightly drawing with results that impact how often players win bonus prizes through
Feb 23, 2023, 7:21 am - Lottery News

Florida lottery winner claims share of $494 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Half of jackpot claimed by a fruity trust By Kate Northrop One of the two winners of the $494 million Mega Millions jackpot drawn in October 2022 has stepped forward to claim their share of the prize. The Florida Lottery announced that one of the winning ticket-holders of the $494 million Mega Millions jackpot from the Oct. 14, 2022 drawing has claimed their share. Weeks after Hurricane Ian ripped through the southwestern coast of Florida in September 2022, someone in Fort Myers
Feb 22, 2023, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

Florida man wins $1 million prize after being cut in line for lottery ticketsNews Story
Karma doesn't get any better than this By Kate Northrop A Florida man won $1 million in the Florida Lottery after another customer cut in front of him in the line to buy lottery tickets. Stephen Munoz Espinoza, 43, had a tough day and was looking for a bit of luck, but when it seemed that there was just one more thing (or person) getting in his way, his luck changed for the better. To round out his day, Munoz Espinoza made a stop at the Publix grocery store on Northeast 5th Avenu
Jan 26, 2023, 11:13 am - Lottery News

Texas woman steals winning $1 million lottery ticket from cousinNews Story
Thief pleads guilty to stealing ticket and prize money By Kate Northrop A Texas woman duped her cousin, stole his winning lottery ticket worth $1 million, and claimed hundreds of thousands of dollars in a lump sum payout without his knowledge. Iris Amador Argueta, 34, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty to stealing a scratch-off ticket worth $1 million from her cousin and claiming the lump sum payout in November 2020. On October 28, 2020, the victim, who was not named in the Nassau
Jan 23, 2023, 12:57 pm - Lottery News

Four Michigan family members formed lottery club then won Lotto 47 jackpotNews Story
Four family members in Michigan teamed up to create a lottery club, increasing their chances at a big win which paid off handsomely when they recently claimed a $3.73 million Lotto 47 jackpot. As an established club (they have been playing together for a while ), they buy tickets together, and if one of those tickets wins a prize, it's divided among their members, according to lottery officials. Aptly named Michigan Lucky 4, this lottery club is now celebrating a huge jackpot win, accord
Jan 23, 2023, 8:56 am - Lottery News