Lottery winner donates $3M jackpot to church
A Long Island, N.Y., congregation was praying for pennies from heaven to help expand their church, but instead they were showered with millions.
A parishioner who wants to remain anonymous donated his $3 million winning Ba Da Bling scratch-off lottery ticket to The True North Community Church in Port Jefferson.
The donation came as a complete surprise to Pastor Bert Crabbe, though he told the congregation the church was facing financial problems because it was growing so fast.
Our cong ...
Aug 29, 2008, 11:22 pm - - Lottery News forum
N.Y. man spends thousands in search of lottery riches
At first, there was the absolute indignity of it all, since, by any form of justice, it was he who should have finally hit the big one he and not that dilettante, the by-now famous doorman who worked across the street.
He Ray Otero, superintendent, ordinary luckless guy should have the cash, the car, the sexy Swedish girlfriend. The numbers alone demanded it: Last year, he spent $30,000 on the lottery. The winner, Richie Randazzo, spent a measly thirty bucks or so a week.
When I hea ...
Aug 22, 2008, 9:30 pm - - Lottery News forum
Lottery-winning doorman gets the girl but might lose job
The $5 million Park Avenue doorman may soon find himself out the door his bosses say that winning the lottery turned him into a loser at work.
But Richie Randazzo, 44, who was visiting Atlantic City yesterday sporting a leggy Swedish model on his arm wasn't too upset.
He told The Post that if he's canned by his jealous bosses, he'll just do what every regular Joe does try to collect unemployment insurance.
After hitting it big on May 2, Randazzo said he wanted to keep his job o ...
Jul 23, 2008, 2:38 pm - - Lottery News forum
Man throws away winning lottery ticket, but still collects
Lottery waits until 1-year claim deadline expires before awarding
Sometimes Lady Luck is slow-footed.
Degli Martinez, 55, of Queens, New York, claimed the biggest single Lotto jackpot in state history on Wednesday, a $65 million prize that took over a year and a police probe before he was allowed to have it.
It was a lot of pain waiting, said the 55-year-old Paraguayan immigrant at a lower Manhattan press conference. You never know whether you're going to get the money.
A maint ...
Jul 10, 2008, 8:53 pm - - Lottery News forum
Lottery scratch games still being sold after jackpots are gone
Feeling lucky today?
Then don't buy a $20 scratch-off ticket for the New Jersey Lottery's $1,000,000 Explosion game.
Your chances of winning the $1 million top prize are Z-E-R-O.
The six top prizes were awarded months ago, but the $20 tickets are still on sale. The best prize available today is $10,000.
State lotteries are coming under renewed criticism for selling scratch-off tickets after the top prizes have been given away. The latest challenge comes from a professor who says ...
Jun 30, 2008, 1:22 pm - - Lottery News forum
Sopranos' Vinny Vella fumes over $5M lotto misprint
Former The Sopranos star Vinny Vella is threatening legal action against New York state lottery officials after they rejected what he believes is his $5 million winning ticket.
The 61-year-old actor who played Jimmy Petrille on the hit U.S. drama purchased an Extravaganza lottery ticket last Thursday, June 12, at a New York store to be in with a chance of winning a share of the $500 million jackpot.
He was shocked to discover what he believed to be two sevens on the scratch ticket which wo ...
Jun 20, 2008, 10:18 am - - Lottery News forum
Lottery win opens doors for N.Y. doorman
A beloved Park Avenue doorman who won $5 million in the state lottery wants to move on up and into the elegant, pre-war building where he works.
That way, I'll have the doorman open the door for me, says Richie Randazzo, 44, a bachelor who lives in a two-story home in Brooklyn.
But the lucky winner will have to wait because the only apartment for sale in the building at 1021 Park Ave. at East 85th Street is out of his range.So for now, Randazzo, who plans to continue working, will be a ...
Jun 16, 2008, 10:48 am - - Lottery News forum
Two arrested for buying lottery tickets with fake money
New York State Police have charged two men who are on parole in connection with the passage of phony $20 bills for lottery tickets.
Sean Boyle, 21, of Walden, was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree, a felony, and Christopher Zaorski, 36, of Goshen, was charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree and petit larceny, both misdemeanors.
The arrests were the result of a two-month investigation by State Police at Middletown and ...
Jun 4, 2008, 11:30 am - - Lottery News forum
Man killed by train while looking at lottery ticket
A man is dead after being struck and killed by a train near Buffalo, New York, while examining a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Police say 48-year-old Ronald Wittenberg of Lackawanna did not respond to the train's blaring horn as it approached him from behind as he walked between the rails.
Wittenberg was returning from fishing with a friend shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday. Police were told he had his head down and was examining the lottery ticket.
Wittenberg died from massive head and inter ...
May 18, 2008, 9:47 pm - - Lottery News forum
Lawsuit claims NY state is ripping off lottery customers
A lawsuit claims the New York State Division of Lottery is tricking people into playing its Take Five lottery game by exaggerating the likelihood of winning.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Monday, said people were cheated of more than $5 million. It seeks unspecified damages and an order putting a stop to what it portrayed as a rip-off.
The plaintiff in the lawsuit was identified as M. McKee, a resident of Richmond County.
The lawsuit called her an especial ...
May 6, 2008, 9:54 am - - Lottery News forum
