Florida Lottery player in The Villages has 44 million reasons to smile
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 forum
Big Florida Lotto prize whips up ticket frenzy
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 forum
Florida Lotto fever peaks with tonight's $64 million drawing
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 forum
Florida lottery winners indicted on tax charge
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 forum
Florida Lotto jackpot rolls to $10 million
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 forum
One ticket wins $21 million Florida Lotto jackpot
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 forum
44 hospital workers split Florida Lotto jackpot
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 forum
Four accused in Florida lottery ticket fraud
Stuart Elvia Urieta had heard about scheme in which someone claims to be an undocumented immigrant who needs an American citizen -- and money to cash a winning lottery ticket.So the 13-year Stuart resident was suspicious when a woman asked her for $29,000 to cash a ticket reportedly worth $325 million last weekend.Urieta called authorities, who on Tuesday announced a rare arrest in one of the common lottery frauds. You know you can never find these people because they come and go so quick, said ...
Sep 14, 2005, 6:22 am - - Lottery News forum
New Port Richey couple claims $35 Million Florida Jackpot
The Florida Lottery announced today Florida Lotto winner Paul Combs, of New Port Richey, claimed the $35 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the August 24 drawing.Accompanied by his wife, Charlotte, Combs, a retired grocery store manager, chose the one-time lump sum payment option for his winnings, in the amount of $20,762,138.51.He purchased his winning Florida Lotto ticket at Kash N' Karry, 7431 State Road #54 in New Port Richey. The winning numbers were 06, 07, 13, 29, 44, and 53.According to ...
Aug 30, 2005, 2:49 pm - - Lottery News forum
Florida Lotto winner buys golf course for $1.4 million
A 2002 winner of the Florida lottery purchased the Ironwood Golf Course in East Naples today for $1.4 million.Ronald Berger submitted the winning bid at an auction to take over the course. It had been in foreclosure for more than a year because the previous owner hadn t paid off creditors.Berger, a 73-year-old Naples resident, said he plans to let the land remain a golf course and said he plans to open a restaurant on the site.Before winning the lottery in 2002, Berger had always wanted to own a ...
Aug 23, 2005, 4:27 pm - - Lottery News forum
