Self-described 'lottery freak' buys $88M Powerball ticket
27-year-old is now a Powerball millionaire
Jeff Wilson, 27, has his lottery freak dad to thank for helping him win the $88 million Powerball. Wilson met the media Tuesday and talked about his winnings.
I don't really know what to say. Does anybody have any questions? he asked reporters as he timidly stepped in front of the cameras. I don't know if I'm gonna wake up in a minute and it's gonna be a dream.
Wilson's dad, Bill Wilson, purchased the ticket at a gas station in Kings Mountain ...
Jun 23, 2009, 2:20 pm - - Lottery News forum
N.C. town abuzz over $88M Powerball lottery jackpot win
Powerball ticket worth $88 million was sold in Charlotte area
There was one question just about everybody in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, wanted answered Sunday: Who bought the winning Powerball ticket worth $88.1 million?
The N.C. Education Lottery announced the only winning ticket from Saturday's drawing was sold in Kings Mountain, a small town 30 miles west of Charlotte.
But officials said they do not know the identity of the winner, or where that person lives.
Everybody is ta ...
Jun 22, 2009, 10:03 am - - Lottery News forum
$200,000 Powerball prize awarded on day lottery ticket was set to expire
Mother urged winner to check tickets, having heard news of upcoming expiration
William H. Greer of Philadelphia is the winner of a $200,000 Powerball prize that was set to expire at 4:30 p.m. today.
At Choi's Food and Beer, 3987 Ford Rd, in the Wynnefield section of the city, they knew the ticket sold there that matched all five white numbers (but not the red Powerball number) from last year's June 18th drawing was still out there somewhere.
My mother saw the news about the unclaimed t ...
Jun 18, 2009, 10:30 pm - - Lottery News forum
S.D. rancher claims $232M Powerball lottery jackpot
If this were a movie, nobody would believe it: A rancher struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of America claimed one of the biggest undivided jackpots in U.S. lottery history Friday $232 million after buying the ticket in a town by the name of Winner.
Neal Wanless, 23, said he intends to buy himself more room to roam and repay the kindness other townspeople have shown his family.
I want to thank the Lord for giving me this opportunity and blessing me with this grea ...
Jun 5, 2009, 9:16 pm - - Lottery News forum
Wisconsin lottery winner will support family with winnings
A Marshfield, Wisconsin, man is a million dollars richer, at least before taxes, after winning the Powerball lottery.
Rafael Ruiz Jr., 28, is also Wisconsin's first Power Play winner.
They called me at work. I couldn't believe it. I didn't wanna leave right away cuz I thought she was playing a joke on me, Ruiz said.
He matched all five Powerball numbers, which typically means winning $200,000. But since he chose the Power Play option, his winnings multiplied by five.
Coming to Baltu ...
Jun 5, 2009, 10:09 am - - Lottery News forum
S.D. Lottery to introduce Powerball winner
The mystery Powerball winner will soon be identified.
The South Dakota Lottery plans a ceremony Friday afternoon in Pierre to introduce the winner of last week's $232.1 million jackpot.
The winning ticket from the May 27 drawing was purchased in the town of Winner, which has two Powerball lottery outlets.
It's the ninth-largest Powerball jackpot ever won and the biggest ever paid out in South Dakota.
Jun 5, 2009, 8:08 am - - Lottery News forum
Lottery bonus to go to food bank
The $100,000 bonus that went to the Southeast Washington supermarket that sold last month's $144 million Powerball ticket will go to charity, the grocery chain said yesterday.
The Capital Area Food Bank will get the money that the Giant Food on Alabama Avenue received as part of the lottery winnings, officials from the store said.
It is traditional for the store that sells the winning ticket to get a bonus. This was the city's largest Powerball win, and as soon as the location of the sale ...
Jun 1, 2009, 9:12 am - - Lottery News forum
$400K lottery prize claimed 'just in time'
Pennsylvania winner says ticket shoved in shoebox for nearly a year
A winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $400,000 sold in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, last year was set to expire today.
But just hours before the deadline, Lottery officials announced that a winner came forward.
Two weeks ago Pennsylvania Lottery officials started asking players to check their old tickets.
Pennsylvania Lottery officials announced that the winner is Brenda Stover, of New Cumberland, who validate ...
May 28, 2009, 12:15 pm - - Lottery News forum
One ticket wins massive $232M Powerball lottery jackpot
Update 1: May 28, 2009, 10:51 a.m.
Update 2: May 28, 2009, 11:22 a.m.
Someone is South Dakota has the one winning ticket in Wednesday night's $232.1 million Powerball jackpot.
The prize, originally estimated at $222 million, came in higher than expected due to heavy sales around the country.
Wednesday's winning Powerball numbers were 5, 6, 12, 16 and 21. The Powerball was 7 and the Power Play multiplier was 3.
This is an absolute thrill, said Norm Lingle, executive director of th ...
May 28, 2009, 7:59 am - - Lottery News forum
Players can get credit for Iowa lottery error
The Iowa Lottery says it will pay qualified players after an operator error on its computer system vendor interrupted its Big Beepin' Deal promotion.
Officials say any player who made a qualifying purchase on Sunday, Monday and part of Tuesday can receive a $20 bonus by mailing the ticket to the lottery.
Officials say the error prevented the promotion from running for a time.
The Big Beepin' Deal began May 3. For every 20th purchase statewide of a $10 Powerball with a Power Play option, ...
May 27, 2009, 10:53 am - - Lottery News forum
