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Police foil alleged plot to kidnap lottery winnersNews Story
Police in Montreal say they've foiled a bizarre extortion and murder plot apparently aimed at a couple who pocketed a $27 million lottery jackpot last month. An 18-year-old Mexican citizen was arrested Monday afternoon in a Montreal neighbourhood and arraigned yesterday for conspiracy to abduct, conspiracy to commit murder and other charges. Edwin Scarlotte Mata Lima, who arrived in Canada four months ago, is alleged to have planned the murder of Zenovij Pacholuk and Dolores Coffey, winner
Jun 20, 2007, 8:22 am - Lottery News

Lottery Winner Succumbs to CancerNews Story
A man who won $1 million in the lottery shortly after finding out he had terminal cancer has died. Wayne Schenk died Monday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Syracuse, according to the Baird-Moore Funeral Home. He was 51. He is in a better place now. He was starting to suffer, and we didn't want that, friend Nick Pascazi told The Daily Messenger of Canandaigua. On Jan. 12, Schenk won $1 million playing a $5 scratch-off ticket in the New York State Lottery's High Stakes Blackj
Apr 25, 2007, 2:53 am - Lottery News

Cancer claims life of man who exposed Ontario Lottery retailer fraudNews Story
The man whose legal battle with Ontario Lottery and Gaming brought about an investigation and wholesale changes to the Crown corporation lost his fight with cancer Monday. Bob Edmonds, from the central Ontario town of Coboconk, died in hospital at age 83. His son, Bob Edmonds Jr., said his father's struggle began years ago and grew more acute as the cancer spread. The cancer spread from the bowel to his liver and pancreas and eventually claimed his life, Edmonds said in an interview.
Apr 3, 2007, 12:36 am - Lottery News

State Mourns Passing of Illinois Lottery Superintendent Carolyn AdamsNews Story
Celebrated for leading agency to largest sales and profit figures in Lottery history Carolyn Adams, 44, Superintendent of the Illinois Lottery since May 2003, passed away Monday morning in Chicago following a private struggle with breast cancer. As head of the Illinois Lottery, Adams played a key role in increasing the Lottery's contribution to education. During her tenure, Adams was instrumental in overhauling the Lottery's product portfolio, introducing new games and drawings, improving
Mar 27, 2007, 11:06 am - Lottery News

Widow recounts slaying of CT Lottery chief in new bookNews Story
Delaware native Denise Brown has always enjoyed writing, but becoming a published author has been a bittersweet journey for the 47-year-old. Although she's glad that her memoir, The Unspeakable, is available to readers, she would've preferred that there had never been a need to write it. That's because her memoir, released last month by the University of Delaware Press, is about the minutes, hours, days and years following the violent death of her husband, Otho R. Ott Brown in 1998.
Feb 13, 2007, 10:42 am - Lottery News

Man with terminal illness wins 20-year annuity lottery jackpotNews Story
In December, Wayne Schenk was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A month later, he was a millionaire. The 50-year-old tavern owner from Naples, New York, won a million dollars in a New York state lottery scratch-off game. But the Marine Corps veteran doesn't expect to be around to collect all his winnings. To do that, he would have to live 20 years. His doctors have given him a year to live, at most. Under lottery rules for the High Stakes Blackjack game he won on January 12, the jack
Feb 1, 2007, 6:50 pm - Lottery News

$208M Lottery Winner Dies At Age 43News Story
The Michigan man who won a $208 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot with his wife in April 2005 has died, police and a family spokesman said. But after less than a year of incredible wealth taking home a $124.7-million lump-sum payment Ralph Stebbins has died at age 43. Ralph Stebbins died Saturday at his home in Arcadia Township near Lapeer, Sheriff's Sgt. Andy Engster told the Times Herald of Port Huron. Kolt said that, to his knowledge, Stebbins did not have a history of heart pro
Dec 28, 2006, 8:48 pm - Lottery News

Allen, N.C. lottery champion, diesNews Story
State Rep. Bernard Allen, who co-sponsored legislation to create North Carolina's lottery and then pushed for a committee to make sure the proceeds were wisely spent, died late Friday, a House aide said Saturday. Allen, D-Wake, appeared to have been recovering well from a mild stroke Sept. 23. But a blood clot entered his lung Friday night, killing him instantly, according to House administrative clerk Carmen Cauthen. He was 69 years old. Rep. Allen was a tireless advocate for his cons
Oct 18, 2006, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Woman sentenced to life in prison for slaying of lottery winnerNews Story
A 23-year-old woman has been convicted of helping kidnap her lottery-winning brother-in-law and then executing the man, who was also her lover, with a shot to the head. Victoria Jackson was sentenced to life in prison immediately after a jury found her guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the July 2005 slaying of Jeffrey Dampier, an Illinois lottery winner turned Florida popcorn entrepreneur who was married to Jackson's sister. Prosecutors said Jackson and boyfriend Nathaniel Jackson,
Sep 22, 2006, 2:08 pm - Lottery News

Obituary: Richard Paulson, 62, Washington Lottery SpokesmanNews Story
In his 13 years as spokesman for Washington's state lottery, Richard Paulson met a lot of newly minted millionaires. If he ever felt a stab of envy, he didn't let it show. I cannot honestly remember, in all the years I knew him, ever not seeing a smile on his face, said his longtime friend and associate Scott Janzen. One of Mr. Paulson's duties as public-relations manager was to prep winners to meet the media. A trucker who scored $14 million said he intended to keep his job because h
Apr 17, 2006, 2:33 pm - Lottery News