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Florida man arrested after buying $31,000 worth of lottery tickets using company credit cardNews Story
He didn't luck out with this one By Kate Northrop A Florida truck driver was arrested this week after getting caught racking up more than $31,000 on his company credit card to buy lottery tickets. Law enforcement put a stop to one Florida man's outrageous lottery spending habits after his company discovered he had used their credit card to spend over $31,000 on scratch-off tickets. Warren Alexander Johnson, 47, of Clearwater, was arrested on Monday and charged with conducting a s
Feb 8, 2024, 9:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery Post's guide to 2023 holiday raffles across the USAReply
In my opinion, Pennsylvania has consistently delivered an excellent raffle structure for the longest of any lottery in the USA. Amen to that Brother! The PA Millionaire Raffle was my fave while I lived in New York State, and I drove an hour (multiple times) over to PA to buy them! Like New Jersey, New York State doesn't offer a raffle and IMHO they are missing the boat big time. We moved to Florida three years ago, but one year previous to our arrival here, The Florida Lottery
Nov 4, 2023, 9:03 am - GiveFive - Lottery News

$900 MILLION: Powerball jackpot rises, but sales miss in last draw makes for small increaseNews Story
By Todd Northrop Powerball lottery players might be wondering this morning why the jackpot only increased by $25 million after nobody won last night's $875 million grand prize. The answer is that the last jackpot was estimated too high. During the live drawing it was announced that after all proceeds were counted, the final jackpot tally came to $829.4 million $45.6 million shy of the expected amount. Likewise, the cash value that was initially estimated to reach $452.2 million only in f
Jul 16, 2023, 6:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.13 billion in combined lottery jackpotsNews Story
Chance to win $675 million tonight Story updated to reflect increased Powerball jackpot By Todd Northrop Lottery players have two massive multi-state jackpots to try to win this week, adding up to a whopping $1.13 billion in total. According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $480 million with a cash value of $240.7 million, while tonight's Powerball drawing offers a $675 million estimated jackpot with a cash option
Jul 10, 2023, 9:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

$825 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised due to surging ticket salesNews Story
Still the 5th-largest lottery jackpot in US history, but cash value now 11th-biggest ever By Todd Northrop Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing to $825 million. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $410.2 million. The newly-increased jackpot amount still ranks as the 5th-largest ever recorded in United States lottery
Oct 28, 2022, 11:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot highest in 18 monthsNews Story
$530 million jackpot features cash option of more than $300 million By Todd Northrop After 26 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of $530 million that could instantly put the winner among the wealthiest people on the planet. When nobody won Friday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to its biggest amount since a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot from the Jan. 22, 2021 drawing was won by a sing
Jul 16, 2022, 7:23 pm - Todd - Lottery News

North Carolina woman collapses on live TV after becoming first Powerball millionaire of the yearReply
I Never knew she lived in Florida. Reading the headline, I kind of figured she would be from NC. I never saw Florida mentioned. Congrats just the same, Pam
Jan 2, 2024, 10:59 am - LottoBux - Lottery News

Florida LLC revealed to have claimed $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpotReply
A few months ago I saw the guys name listed on The Jackpot Winners and Retailer Information Report which is available on The Florida Lottery's website. I was absolutely shocked that his name was there. The next day the report was still there but the guy's name had been deleted and it read Exempt per FS 1024 I had already Googled him the day I saw his name. Apparently the TV station Reporters had seen the same report that I had and Googled him as well. I don't remember the guys name, and
Dec 28, 2023, 8:12 pm - GiveFive - Lottery News

Florida LLC revealed to have claimed $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpotReply
I also read that employees of a Jacksonville Florida TV station saw a report that appears on the Florida Lottery's website that actually contained the winners name. (I too saw that report as did MsBee18 but it was quickly taken down). Reporters from the TV station tracked the guy down but he refused to speak with them. https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/local/duval-county/winner-mega-millions-jackpot-ticket-worth-158-billion-sold-neptune-beach-publix-is-local/FFVWFRFZKRCHJEH6CDEXFDGE3
Dec 28, 2023, 7:32 pm - GiveFive - Lottery News

Florida LLC revealed to have claimed $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpotReply
https://patch.com/florida/jacksonville/group-claims-record-breaking-1-6b-mega-millions-prize-fl-lottery The link for news article above has in it the following text... By claiming the prize using a corporation, the Mega Millions winner does not have to reveal their identity, WFLA reported. In Florida, the name of the owner of an LLC is a matter of public record, but the winner of the jackpot filed the LLC in Delaware, a state where the owner of an LLC is not public. G5
Dec 28, 2023, 2:36 pm - GiveFive - Lottery News