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Michigan woman wins $1 million in lotteryNews Story
A Willis, Michigan woman is probably considering herself one lucky person.The anonymous winner recently scratched off a Michigan Lottery $1,000,000 Player instant ticket to reveal a $1,000,00 prize.She purchased the winning ticket at Macs on Whittaker Road. When I scratched off the ticket, I thought my eyes must be playing tricks on me, she said. I just kept staring at the ticket in disbelief. I couldnt believe I had won until after I called Michigan Lottery headquarters and they verified I
Nov 6, 2003, 4:54 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner imprisoned for buying tickets with drug moneyNews Story
A $12 million Texas lottery winner who bought his lucky ticket with drug proceeds got two strikes today: a 24-year federal prison sentence and an order to return the money.A federal judge sentenced Jose Luis Betancourt, 52, who was convicted by a jury in June of conspiracy and two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The jury in a second verdict said Betancourt should forfeit his lottery jackpot because the ticket was purchased with drug proceeds.Betancourt had been traffickin
Nov 5, 2003, 5:34 am - Lottery News

New Day, New Perspective for Winner of $175,000 Mega Millions PrizeNews Story
On Thursday, John Ferguson of Curlew, Washington was concerned about car payments, property taxes, and where he would find his next job.Oh, what a difference a day makes!Friday, Ferguson redeemed his winning Mega Millions ticket at the Washington Lottery's Spokane Office for his $175,000 prize and is planning visits to see his grandchildren in Alaska and California.Ferguson is the Washington Lottery's newest big Mega Millions winner. He won with a ticket for last Tuesday's drawing that he purch
Nov 4, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News

Man gives kids $6M lotto prizeNews Story
Hector Rivera played the New Jersey Lottery for 20 years, promising any jackpot he won would go to his five children.Like most people who talk about winning a multimillion-dollar jackpot, Rivera was dismissed by his children as a dreamer. Nobody ever thought anything about it, said Michael Cioffi, Rivera's oldest son. We just thought he had a lot of fun dreaming about winning some day. Rivera's dream came true Oct. 13, when the Vineland man was the only winner to hit a $6.1 million Pick 6 jack
Nov 4, 2003, 4:50 am - Lottery News

Bloomington couple claims Powerball jackpotNews Story
A Bloomington, Indiana couple on Friday claimed about $5.2 million in cash with the second winning Powerball ticket sold in Indiana in less than a week.Jon and Louanne Lashbrook matched all the winning numbers for Wednesday's Powerball drawing, Hoosier Lottery officials said.The jackpot was $10 million, but the Lashbrooks decided to take the one-time cash payment.Jon Lashbrook is a systems analyst for the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. His wife, Louanne, is a deputy treasurer for M
Nov 1, 2003, 11:57 am - Lottery News

Longtime lottery player's $36 million ticket is worth the waitNews Story
Ever since she turned 18, Tanya Belair has played the Pennsylvania Lottery's jackpot games with mind-numbing regularity.She long ago stopped checking her $5 tickets after each drawing. Instead, the 29-year-old biologist from North Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County, stockpiled her chances in a box, checking them en masse when the piles got too big.But that routine was interrupted Oct. 19 when her dad, Frederick, showed her a newspaper report that the winning Super 6 Lotto ticket from the previous
Oct 31, 2003, 5:09 am - Lottery News

Penn. Super 6 Lotto winner presented with $36 million checkNews Story
An Annville, Pennsylvania woman was presented with a check for more than $36 million for matching all six numbers in the Super 6 lottery drawing earlier this month.Tanya Marie Belair, 29, a biologist for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, matched the winning numbers in the Pennsylvania Lottery's Super 6 drawing on Oct. 17. She said she will work with a team of financial and legal advisers to decide how to invest her winnings. I am happy, surprised and grateful to be the winner of this huge lottery payoff,
Oct 30, 2003, 5:21 am - Lottery News

Ind. Single Mother Claims $95M PowerballNews Story
A 29-year-old single mother from Washington, Ind., cashed in her Powerball ticket worth $95.4 million Wednesday, becoming the biggest individual winner in Hoosier Lottery history.Regina Mandabach, a secretary for Hoosier Insurance, grinned as she accepted a giant check from lottery officials. She chose the cash option, which means she'll take home $49.7 million before taxes.Mandabach could have chosen to take a total of $95.45 million in annual payments over 30 years. Has it sunk in? No, Mandab
Oct 30, 2003, 5:12 am - Lottery News

Marion stores have streak of Lottery luckNews Story
Big-payoff lottery lightning landed thrice in Marion County, Florida over the past week.Saturday's single Lotto ticket worth $15 million was sold in Summerfield, while one of two winning combinations in Sunday's Fantasy Five drawing worth $83,346 was sold in Ocala. As of the close of business Monday, neither winner had presented themselves. Winners have 180 days to claim their prizes.However, an Ocala resident who won a $103,440 Fantasy Five drawing from a week ago received his prize on Monday,
Oct 29, 2003, 4:17 am - Lottery News

Women's big Powerball win thrusts spotlight on small townNews Story
The last time so many TV trucks were in Holdingford was when Minnesota author Garrison Keillor visited the small town a few years ago, townspeople say.Until Monday, Holdingford probably was best known as a neighbor to Keillor's fictional Lake Wobegon or as the Moonshine Capital of the Nation because a golden brew named Minnesota 13 was created there.But now, it'll be known as home to the luckiest lunch ladies.As a city of only about 700 people, everybody knows everybody else, residents say. Perh
Oct 28, 2003, 4:10 am - Lottery News