Florida Lottery won't pay $500,000 winner, called 'misprint'
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 forum
Newspaper analyzes Fla. Lottery education funding
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.
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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 forum
Florida Lottery's total contribution to state reaches $17 billion
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 forum
'Lucky guy' sells ticket that wins half of $42 mllion Lotto jackpot
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.
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Feb 13, 2007, 8:22 am - - Lottery News forum
90-year-old wins $1 million in Fla. Lottery's Monopoly game
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 forum
Sex offender wins $14 million Florida Lotto jackpot
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 forum
Mother of 4 among Florida Lottery raffle winners
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 forum
Florida Lottery Holiday Millionaire Raffle Results
The Florida Lottery selected the winning numbers Monday for its special Holiday Millionaire Raffle drawing.
1.25 million Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets costing $20 each were sold for the raffle. The tickets were sold out in just 12 days.
The raffle will produce 10 prizes worth $1 million, 20 prizes worth $100,000, and 100 prizes worth $10,000.
The full list of winning numbers can be found on the Holiday Millionaire Raffle page:
http://www.lotterypost.com/fl-lottery-raffle-2007 ...
Jan 1, 2007, 3:37 pm - - Lottery News forum
Most state lottery raffle games sold out
Around the United States, Christmastime raffle games have become the hottest ticket of the year, with most of the game tickets selling out well before the drawing date.
The raffle games are loosely modeled after the largest lottery game in the world, Spain's El Gordo, which gives back an unusually large 70% of all proceeds in the form of prizes, and makes many instant millionaires.
Unlike traditional lotto-style games, a fixed number of tickets are sold for raffle games, and the prizes are ...
Dec 30, 2006, 12:18 am - - Lottery News forum
Florida lottery raffle tickets being illegally re-sold
Special Florida Lottery $20 holiday raffle game tickets that sold out over the weekend are now appearing for sale illegally on an online auction site, in some cases for thousands of dollars.
Since the Florida Lottery only printed up 1.25 million tickets, the Holiday Millionaire Raffle is the best chance ever for Floridians to win a $1 million.
However, some Floridians are trying to cash in early by illegally selling their tickets.
We found that these $20 slips of paper are in extrem ...
Dec 6, 2006, 7:14 am - - Lottery News forum
