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Lottery scammer busted by Border PatrolNews Story
A woman accused in Illinois and Florida scams and featured on the TV show America's Most Wanted was arrested in El Paso, Texas, a report said Wednesday. Maria Gomez, 49, was among 16 illegal aliens U.S. Border Patrol agents detained when they were spotted crossing a river near the U.S.-Mexican border. The high-profile arrest occurred Monday evening when Border Patrol agents witnessed a group of people crossing the river four miles from the Zaragoza Bridge, trying to sneak into the Unite
Apr 26, 2006, 6:50 pm - Lottery News

Lucky store! So who's the Florida Lotto winner?News Story
A steady stream of customers has been coming through the Cumberland Farms store in Port St. Lucie, Florida, buying potato chips and gum and trading rumors. The store was identified early Thursday as the location where one of two winning tickets was sold in Wednesday's $82 million Florida Lotto drawing. Everybody's been talking about it, Yesenia Quevedo, 18, a customer-service associate, said. A lot of people have asked for the Lotto. No one has presented a winning ticket, said Alf
Apr 23, 2006, 10:24 am - Lottery News

One of two winning Florida Lotto tickets from Port St. LucieNews Story
The Cumberland Farms store on Floresta Drive was a revolving door of media and frequent customers who had heard the news Thursday morning that one lucky Florida Lottery player bought the winning ticket there. By 11:30 a.m., store clerk Keri Frosch stopped curious people short and just said with a smile, No, we don't know who it is. But she does know that receipts show about 4,000 people bought tickets Wednesday night alone. When it's that high it happens, Frosch said, referring to h
Apr 21, 2006, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery player in The Villages has 44 million reasons to smileNews Story
From the fairways to coffee shops, retirees Thursday wondered: Who is the overnight multimillionaire? News zipped from golf cart to golf cart in the retirement community that a convenience store there sold one of two winning tickets to Wednesday night's $87.9 million Florida Lotto jackpot. Our employees are all rattling about who it might be, said Teresa Gladstone, manager of the Circle K. We know it was none of us. The store quickly boasted the good fortune with a hand-written sign
Apr 21, 2006, 7:02 am - Lottery News

Big Florida Lotto prize whips up ticket frenzyNews Story
If conventional wisdom holds, Lake County will break out in Lotto fever today. The Florida Lotto jackpot has grown to $82 million and is expected to tempt residents into throwing down $1 or more for a shot at a fortune. It's a great way to waste your money, said Barbara Back, 66, of Eustis, clutching the five tickets she just bought Tuesday at a Publix off U.S. Highway 441. A stranger pushed a cart past Back and waved her tickets. Do you think we'll win? the woman asked. No, Ba
Apr 19, 2006, 7:36 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto fever peaks with tonight's $64 million drawingNews Story
Lotto fever heated up Friday in Southwest Florida and the rest of the state as people lined up to take their shot at instant millions. Tonight's Florida Lottery drawing is estimated to be worth $64 million. The drawing is scheduled for 11 p.m. This is the 14th largest Lotto jackpot in Florida history. If one winner beats the odds, that person could accept a pretax check of $36 million, or choose to take $2.1 million in each of the next 30 years. Lottery officials expect ticket sales to pea
Apr 15, 2006, 3:06 pm - Lottery News

Florida lottery winners indicted on tax chargeNews Story
Alex and Rhoda Toth were down to their last $24 in May 1990 when they won $13 million in the Florida Lotto. The Toths said then that they hoped the money would buy them a simple, quiet life. They ended up with anything but. Their wealth led to family squabbles and bankruptcy court. On Tuesday, it led to a federal grand jury indictment. The Hudson couple are charged with filing fraudulent income tax returns in 2000, 2001 and 2002. If convicted, both face up to 24 years in federal pris
Apr 14, 2006, 7:48 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls to $10 millionNews Story
The Florida Lottery announced that the Saturday, March 18, Florida Lotto drawing resulted in a rollover, producing an estimated $10 million jackpot for the next drawing. More than 96,000 players won cash prizes for matching three, four or five numbers. Prize payouts are as follows: 103 players matched five numbers and each won $4,062.4,267 players matched four numbers and each won $79.50.91,702 players matched three numbers and each won $5. The Saturday winning Florida Lotto numbers we
Mar 20, 2006, 9:09 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $21 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers drawn Saturday night to win the $21 million jackpot, lottery officials said Sunday. Saturday's numbers were 11, 17, 20, 27, 35 and 38. The winning ticket was a Quick Pick sold in the Orlando suburb of Lake Mary, the Florida Lottery said. The smaller Lotto prizes: 153 tickets matched five numbers to win $4,095.50 apiece.7,816 tickets matched four numbers for $65.156,466 tickets matched three numbers for $4.50. The big winner has the opt
Mar 6, 2006, 7:36 am - Lottery News

44 hospital workers split Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
Forty-four. A lucky number indeed.It was one of six winning numbers in a recent $10-million Florida Lotto jackpot. It was also the number of local winners 44 workers at University Community Hospital-Carrollwood.The fortunate 44 struck it big Nov. 19, but waited until Tuesday to claim their lump-sum prize of nearly $5.9 million, which breaks down to nearly $134,000 per person.To claim their winnings, they formed a group called the Surgical Services Lottery Trust. The winners want to remain anon
Dec 2, 2005, 11:59 am - Lottery News