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Florida convenience store manager arrested for stealing over $300,000 in lottery ticketsNews Story
Huge theft became too big not to notice By Kate Northrop An employee at a Florida Lottery retailer was arrested after admitting to stealing an egregious number of lottery tickets totaling $300,000 in value. Miami police apprehended a convenience store manager after he was ousted for his massive $300,000 lottery ticket theft. Rakesh Tanguturi, 34, was handed charges of Organized Fraud of $50,000 or more and Grand Theft in the 2nd Degree this week, the result of a recent investigat
Mar 2, 2026, 9:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

Money and the Crime of KidnapingReply
I realize that you haven't actually threatened to go check it out That's correct. I wrote my over the top 'gallows humor' post completely tongue in cheek. But someone could rightly challenge me by saying And Just how do I know that? My answer would be Well, you don't. But it's true. That'd be the best response I could give. A fair amount of time has passed since when Artist77 scolded me by asking if anybody else was creeped out by what I wrote, and nobody answered her (probably rhetorical)
Feb 21, 2026, 7:42 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Impact of "Free Money" on Lottery SpendingReply
And that's IF you can buy a homeowner policy. In Florida that's not all that easy to do. Many big insurance companies won't write a homeowners policy in Florida. Those that do, charge big money and in my estimation will fight any submitted claim tooth and nail rather than pay it. Then there's the hurricane deductible that must be by Florida law included in each and every homeowners policy. It's a separate deductible from a normal deductible. During hurricane season, June1st to November 30th,
Apr 9, 2026, 12:06 pm - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida: 3/1 - 3/31/2026
Welcome to the March Pick 3 Florida Forum March HOT DIGITS: 0 3 4 5 8 MARCH HOT PAIRS 00 33 44 55 88 03 04 05 08 34 35 38 45 48 58
Feb 28, 2026, 2:39 pm - FLATRANSPLANT - Pick 3 Forum

Millionaire for Life multi-state lottery game to replace Cash4Life and Lucky for Life in FebruaryReply
Florida isn't on the list of states that are confirmed to offer it. I'm in Florida, but that $5 per play horse dung don't thrill me, so it probably won't matter to me whether or not Florida does offer it. We do have Cash4Life, but I never play it. I waste my money on other games like PowerBall. G5
Jan 24, 2026, 9:25 am - GiveFive - Lottery News

Florida and Claiming a Jackpot AnonymouslyReply
Assuming FL has such a page I'd expect somebody who won $6 million, regardless of the game, to get an entry. Because you're in New York, you'd expect that, but your expectation would be wrong. Assuming The Florida Lottery operates the same as The New York Lottery operates is a huge leap of faith. The Florida Lottery does have such a page on their website, but I doubt a winners picture would appear on it if the winner claimed anonymously using Florida Statute 1021.51. G5
Dec 3, 2025, 10:35 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida woman's secret to winning $865,811 in the lottery is talking to her phoneNews Story
Lottery player's strategy involves some sweet-talking By Kate Northrop A Florida woman won a $865,811 digital lottery jackpot in North Carolina after her personal strategy worked: give her phone some verbal words of encouragement. A Florida resident spoke her $865,811 lottery win into existence by giving her phone positive words of affirmation during her online play. Shirley Harvey of Naples, Florida, will talk to her phone while playing digital lottery games, something akin to a
Aug 21, 2025, 9:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

The Florida Millionaire Raffle is back!Reply
I'm now the proud owner of one Florida Lottery Millionaire Raffle ticket!! I kinda knew when I went into that liquor store that the clerk wouldn't know anything about them..... I asked for one Florida Lottery Millionaire Raffle ticket as I put my bottle of wine on the counter. Now, because I'm an Old Fool myself, I do make it a point to try and take pity on the old guy behind the counter. We aint got 'em. he says pointing to the scratch offs below the glass top counter. I say I aint
Mar 8, 2026, 3:43 pm - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida and Claiming a Jackpot AnonymouslyReply
I learned some things over the weekend about claiming anonymously in Florida. At an HOA sponsored Christmas party I had a conversation with a lottery playing friend who is one helluva lot more knowledgeable than I am about Florida law. I wasn't surprised... he's a retired lawyer from The Northeast, although I don't know what his area of expertise is/was. He sits on The Board of Directors of my community's HOA. He's a real nice guy, and in the past we've shared some laughs about winning the lotte
Dec 8, 2025, 10:44 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.7 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingNews Story
3rd-largest lottery jackpot in world history By Todd Northrop Last night, the multi-state Powerball lottery game produced no top winner for the 41st consecutive drawing, prompting lottery officials to raise the game's jackpot to an astonishing $1.7 billion. A winner who chooses the cash option would receive a lump-sum $770.3 million three-quarters of a billion dollars in cash! It's the stuff that a lottery player's dreams are made of holding a lottery ticket for an upcoming Power
Sep 4, 2025, 7:09 am - Todd - Lottery News