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Massachusetts player claimed $500,000 Powerball prize one day before it expiredNews Story
By Kate Northrop A $500,000 Powerball prize almost went by the wayside, but thankfully the rightful winner from Massachusetts stepped up to claim it just one day before it was due to expire. Leonard Thomas of South Dennis won $500,000 in a Powerball drawing that took place on Aug. 19, 2020, but he didn't even realize it. Luckily, he had the ticket tucked away in a safe spot, albeit for nearly a full year, after buying it at the Mobil gas station on Route 134 in South Dennis. I heard
Aug 19, 2021, 7:32 am - Lottery News

Oregon man wins two prizes for life in one drawingNews Story
Enough money for two lifetimes By Kate Northrop An Oregon man is set for two lifetimes over after winning the top prize twice in the Oregon Lottery's Win for Life draw game. Zane Collins of Brookings is a double-lucky lottery winner who usually plays the odds twice each time. His uncommon strategy has paid off to the tune of $2,000 a week for the rest of his life. I thought that if I win once, it's way better to win twice, Collins told the Lottery when he claimed his prize at L
Aug 7, 2021, 12:38 pm - Lottery News

NC woman wins $2 million from lottery ticket gifted by friendNews Story
A present she'll never forget By Kate Northrop Small gestures may go a long way, but receiving a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $2 million is one that a North Carolina woman will certainly never forget. Karen Urtecho Sandrez of Charlotte won $2 million from a scratch-off, but she was not the one who bought the winning ticket. The ticket that Urtecho Sandrez was gifted was from the North Carolina Lottery's $20 100X The Cash instant game. A family friend purchased the winning ticket
Jul 21, 2021, 10:19 am - Lottery News

NC man is second person in hometown to win $1 million in a weekNews Story
By Kate Northrop A North Carolina player became the second person in their hometown to win a $1 million prize within less than a week. Although the two Thomasville winners did not win on the same game, they won an equal amount of $1 million within less than one week of each other. Mario Paniagua Garcia of Thomasville happened to pick out a lucky Jumbo Bucks scratch-off ticket for $10 at the Cross Road Curb Market on Blair Street in Thomasville over a week ago. Last Thursday, June 17, he
Jun 29, 2021, 7:22 am - Lottery News

NC woman's favorite lottery ticket sold out, wins $200,000 after settling for anotherNews Story
Time to pick a new favorite By Kate Northrop A North Carolina lottery player had to choose the next best lottery ticket when her favorite game was sold out at the store and she ended up winning a $200,000 prize. Joanne Pacheco of Durham had to go with another option when her preferred ticket wasn't available at the lottery retailer. That inconvenience couldn't have been more lucrative she ended up winning a $200,000 top prize because of it. Over the weekend, the lucky player visited
Jun 28, 2021, 1:37 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man almost threw out winning $500,000 lottery ticketNews Story
It was worth a second glance By Kate Northrop Always double-check your tickets is probably what one lucky Michigan man would tell any lottery player after he nearly threw out a winning scratch-off ticket worth $500,000. A Grand Rapids player thought he held a losing lottery ticket, but a second glance saved him from making a decision that would have cost him $500,000. The player, who chose to remain anonymous, stopped at the Meijer gas station on Wilson Avenue Northwest in Gran
Jun 21, 2021, 8:57 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $1 million in lottery, drives off with gas pump still attachedNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Michigan player was so excited when he found out he won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket that he drove away from the gas station with the gas hose still attached to his car. An anonymous player from Genesee County forgot to remove the gas hose before he victoriously drove off with a lottery ticket worth a million dollars. The winner, 59, stopped at the Speedway gas station on Owen Road in Fenton to fill up his tank and went inside the convenience store to
Jun 5, 2021, 8:35 am - Lottery News

SC woman's road trip to NC lands her $1 million lottery prizeNews Story
She can forget about gas money By Kate Northrop A South Carolina woman's visit to the next state over was well worth the drive when she picked up a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1 million. Beverly Vercher was about an hour away from her home in Spartanburg, South Carolina when she decided to make a stop at a convenience store during her trip. Gas money wouldn't be a factor this time purchasing a $1 million top prize-winning ticket would be enough to suffice. About 40 miles away f
Jun 4, 2021, 11:22 am - Lottery News

NC woman misses Powerball drawing, wins $2 million in the next oneNews Story
Turns out, the timing was right for this lucky winner By Kate Northrop It's a common fear among lottery players that your numbers would be picked in a drawing you did not enter, but one North Carolina woman could not have had better timing after missing a Powerball drawing and winning a $2 million prize in the next one. Elizabeth Johnson of Lucama did not buy her Powerball ticket in time for the drawing on Wed., May 19, 2021, but that fateful error earned her $2 million in the one on Sa
Jun 2, 2021, 1:21 pm - Lottery News

Florida man has both cars break down, wins $1 million in lotteryNews Story
Big win could not have come at a better time By Kate Northrop A man who had been having rather unfortunate car troubles finally experienced a lucky turn of events when he won a $1 million top prize from a Florida Lottery scratch-off game. Curtis Fuller, 38, of Jacksonville, was having a streak of bad luck when both his and his wife's cars broke down within days of each other. However, he was served up an instant bout of good karma when he decided to play the Florida Lottery's 50X The Ca
May 26, 2021, 10:50 am - Lottery News