Winner predicts the amount he won prior to buying the ticket
By Kate Northrop
A California lottery player who nearly forgot about his $20 Powerball ticket won the amount he predicted at the counter prior to purchasing his ticket.
After practically willing his win amount into existence, a California man didn't realize the Powerball ticket sitting in his cupholder for days had won $1.5 million.
Amos Tillet picked up $20 worth of Powerball Quick Pick plays from the 7-Eleven on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles for the Aug. 10 drawing, which boasted a jackpot that had climbed to nearly $1 billion. He had set aside the ticket and did not think about it again for two days.
An Ohio couple who played the lottery together for years bought a $50 ticket on a whim and watched it pay off to the tune of $15 million, the greatest win they've ever shared.
Former Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief appeared in a Travis County courtroom on Friday, as state officials continue to hash out the results of a $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot purchasing event.
A group of Pennsylvania small business owners are urging their fellow lottery retailers to boycott Pennsylvania Lottery sales after the state's recent removal of skill games left them scrambling to make up lost revenue.
A Jamaican national has been sentenced to time in federal prison for his role in a years-long lottery telemarketing scam that preyed on at least 115 people.
The Ohio Lottery is due for a major upgrade to its gaming technology and machines this month, which will replace over 90,000 pieces of lottery equipment statewide.
A UK man didn't believe his wife had won £1 million (US$1.3 million) in the lottery considering she had just pranked him with a fake win two weeks earlier.
