Mega lottery winner to stick with Ford, ex-wife
AP, Free Press reporters mis-quote lottery winner
Mega Millions jackpot winner David Sneath said he indeed will buy Ford cars for himself and his family with his new fortune, after working 34 years for the company.
And he said he's thinking of getting back together with his ex-wife, Deborah, adding, I love that girl. [Ed.: I'll bet she loves him now too.]
A Free Press story incorrectly quoted Sneath, saying he would not buy a Ford product when asked if he would by a luxury car ...
Apr 6, 2008, 10:18 am - - Lottery News forum
Michigan lawmaker wins $2M lottery jackpot
A Michigan lawmaker has won a $2 million lottery jackpot.
Southgate Democrat Barb Farrah won the prize during Friday's game between the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks at The Palace of Auburn Hills. She randomly was selected from a pool of five finalists.
It's a nice financial cushion for Farrah. She is serving her last year in the state House of Representatives and can't run again because of term limits.
All the finalists were picked from a pool of 875 people who had bought $2 ...
Feb 25, 2008, 2:54 pm - - Lottery News forum
Lottery winner surprised ticket worth $250,000
Donald Ertman got a little agitated when he found out he'd have to make the 150-mile trip to Lansing to collect his lottery winnings. All that for $150, he complained.
Then the owner of the store that sold Ertman the $1 Mega Millions ticket set him straight: It was worth not $150, but a cool quarter of a million.
I didn't believe him not at first, Ertman told The Bay City Times.
The 71-year-old laid-off factory worker bought the ticket in late December at the Bad Axe Party Store B ...
Feb 14, 2008, 4:31 pm - - Lottery News forum
Couple hits lottery bigger than thought
A lucky couple expecting to cash in their winning Michigan Lottery ticket became a bit peeved when a store clerk turned down their request.
Bad Axe gas station and convenience store owner Eli Kabban said the man and woman showed up Wednesday morning with what they thought was a $150 winning ticket they'd bought Friday.
They complained when the clerk told them they would have to collect their winnings in Lansing, the state capital, 150 miles away.
Kabban said he took the couple into his ...
Jan 11, 2008, 10:03 am - - Lottery News forum
$26 million in winning Michigan lottery tickets unclaimed
Keep an eye out for old state lottery tickets while rummaging through drawers and closets for holiday decorations. Millions of dollars are going unclaimed, and you don't want to lose out.
More than $26 million worth of winning tickets were never redeemed in the fiscal year that ended in September. Another $2 million was lost in October. And since the lottery began 35 years ago, an eye-popping $512 million has gone unclaimed.
Today, the one-year clock is ticking on a number of sizable win ...
Nov 27, 2007, 10:48 am - - Lottery News forum
One Hell of a lucky day
Couple from Hell didn't have to wait until it froze over
If Hell were going to have a lottery winner, it seemed only fitting that it would come on the scariest day of the year.
That's what happened to Hell's John and Sue Wilson, who won a Fantasy 5 prize of $115,001 on Wednesday, which also just happened to be Halloween.
Sue Wilson, a teacher's aide, said although the couple knew their numbers had been drawn, they didn't realize the drawing had been held on Halloween until they claimed ...
Nov 5, 2007, 4:20 pm - - Lottery News forum
Some States Consider Leasing Their Lotteries
As chief operating officer of the California Department of Finance, Fred Klass gets pitches from Wall Street bankers as often as the rest of us might get cold calls from telemarketers or insurance agents. But when Kathleen Brown of Goldman Sachs came to his office earlier this year and suggested privatizing the state lottery, Mr. Klass listened closely.
It wasn't merely because Ms. Brown happened to be a former state treasurer as well as the daughter of one famous California governor and the ...
Oct 16, 2007, 10:05 am - - Lottery News forum
Will the Michigan Lottery shut down tomorrow?
If the Michigan government shuts down because legislators are unable to agree on a new state budget, the Michigan Lottery will suspend operations at the end of the business day on Sunday.
All lottery ticket sales, validations and prize payments will be suspended. Drawings will be held for tickets sold prior to the shutdown. Players with advanced wagers will be able to check their numbers in newspapers and on the Lottery Post Web site, www.lotterypost.com/results/mi.
Players with winning ti ...
Sep 29, 2007, 5:49 pm - - Lottery News forum
Is the lottery shortchanging schools?
According to the North American Assoc. of State and Provincial Lotteries, 42 states and the District of Columbia run lotteries, and more than half claim the games boost funding for education. But CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian found that lotteries aren't exactly providing a windfall for schools.
If you listen to state lottery ads, we're supposed to believe that all the numbers are supposedly adding up to more and more money for education.
Lotteries help, but n ...
Sep 19, 2007, 12:38 pm - - Lottery News forum
Michigan Lottery again to offer $50 Super Raffle tickets
Michigan residents can start dreaming of potential purchases next week when they get another chance to try their luck at one of Michigan's most expensive lottery games.
Residents can fork over $50 for one of 250,000 tickets the Michigan Lottery will begin selling at 6 a.m. Monday for its second Super Raffle.
Two $2 million prize-winning tickets will be drawn Oct. 22, or within 10 days after tickets sell out.
Those who don't win millionaire status in the raffle could win one of 25 $100 ...
Sep 14, 2007, 6:37 pm - - Lottery News forum
