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Cops say co-worker killed Lotto winnerNews Story
A burly Orange County, Florida, tree trimmer won $10,000 last month and some are saying it may have cost him his life. Employees found their crew boss dead on the floor with empty pockets Monday morning at Gator Tree Experts near West Fairbanks Avenue. Suspicions quickly focused on Dwayne Ricardo Smith, a missing co-worker with a history of violent crimes, according to Orange County sheriff's reports. Within hours, Smith's best friend began telling detectives about a night that began wi
Jul 11, 2007, 8:27 pm - Lottery News

Employees hit Florida Lottery raffle jackpotNews Story
A group of lucky workers from a distributor of electronic components will celebrate Independence Day much differently next year. Sandra Pope-Guerriero of Pinellas Park, who works at Cross Components Inc. claimed a $1 million prize for herself and seven coworkers who pitched in to buy 16 Florida Lottery Firecracker tickets. Pope-Guerriero bought the winning ticket at Rockwell's Pub Liquors on Starkey Road, one of two lottery retailers in the same shopping plaza that sold winning tickets.
Jul 11, 2007, 2:45 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery Firecracker Millionaire Raffle resultsNews Story
The Florida Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Firecracker Millionaire Raffle, was drawn today, and will make twelve instant millionaires. The winning numbers can be found here: https://www.lotterypost.com/fl-lottery-raffle-2007-07-04.asp Firecracker Millionaire Raffle is a raffle game offered by the Florida Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets. With only 1,500,000 tickets sold for the raffle, Millionaire Raffle offers the best odds to win $1 million of any Florida Lottery
Jul 4, 2007, 8:45 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery won't pay $500,000 winner, called 'misprint'News Story
A Florida couple says they have a winning lottery ticket and they want their money, but the the Florida Lottery Commission isn't paying. Ocala resident Joe Curcio thought he hit the jackpot on a scratch-off ticket that shows a prize of $500,000. When he tried to claim his prize he received nothing at the lottery office. Curcio said he bought a legitimate lottery ticket at the Turnpike rest area at Fort Drum. The state said the ticket had a misprint on it. Curcio and his family s
May 16, 2007, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Newspaper analyzes Fla. Lottery education fundingNews Story
Editor: This highly biased newspaper article was published in Boca Raton News on Friday, April 27. It is presented here to educate lottery players about an unfortunately common form of so-called analysis , which in reality is nothing more than slanted opinions of certain journalists, who seek only the information that will support their narrow agenda. . . . . . State run lotteries generate in excess of $50 billion a year nationwide. State run lotteries are fond of saying how much of
Apr 30, 2007, 7:39 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery's total contribution to state reaches $17 billionNews Story
In the 19 years since Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment authorizing a Lottery to to benefit education, more than $17 billion dollars has been contributed to Florida's educational system. Governor Charlie Crist applauded the milestone and noted that in fiscal year 2005-06, with record lottery sales reaching $3.93 billion, the Lottery was able to contribute $1.22 billion to public education, making 2006 the fourth consecutive year with transfers of more than $1 billion to the
Mar 22, 2007, 4:03 pm - Lottery News

'Lucky guy' sells ticket that wins half of $42 mllion Lotto jackpotNews Story
Shortly after arriving in the United States from Vietnam 14 years ago, Kiet Ho says, he won $25,000 in Florida lottery games three years in a row. Since then, he has been known around Margate as a lucky guy. On Sunday Ho's luck struck again, but this time for a customer who won half of a $42 million jackpot after purchasing a ticket from him Saturday night at the Margate Chevron Gas Station, 5200 W. Sample Road. I'm happy for the guy, Ho said Sunday afternoon. I'm lucky every time.
Feb 13, 2007, 8:22 am - Lottery News

90-year-old wins $1 million in Fla. Lottery's Monopoly gameNews Story
The Florida Lottery announced Friday the $1 million top prize for the Million Dollar Monopoly scratch-off game was claimed by Myrna Fonda, 90, of Seffner. Fonda, who was joined at Lottery Headquarters by her husband Robert Fonda and her grandson, said she purchased the winning scratch-off ticket at Winn Dixie, 725 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard West in Seffner. According to Fonda, who regularly plays Florida Lottery instant games, she purchased the last two scratch-off tickets at the
Feb 7, 2007, 1:33 pm - Lottery News

Sex offender wins $14 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
Life has taken a startling turn for Edward R. Cowal. Florida lottery officials announced Monday that Cowal, who is a state registered sex offender, was the sole winner of the $14 million lottery drawing from Jan. 13. Cowal, whose name is on an eight-page record from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, elected to take a lump sum settlement of nearly $8 million before taxes. He purchased the ticket at the Cumberland Farms Store in Jensen Beach. Cowal couldn't be reached for comment
Feb 1, 2007, 12:34 am - Lottery News

Mother of 4 among Florida Lottery raffle winnersNews Story
The Florida Lottery raffled of 10 tickets worth $1 million Monday as part of their Holiday Millionaire Raffle. Lottery computers picked 130 winning numbers from the 1.25 million tickets for $20 each sold in its first-ever raffle. Twenty tickets are worth $100,000 and holders of the other 100 tickets can claim $10,000. Michelle Strother, of Deltona, was one of the winners to claim the $1 million prize. The mother of four said she was elated when she heard the news. People at wor
Jan 2, 2007, 12:38 am - Lottery News