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Kentucky man arrested days after winning $250,000 lottery prizeNews Story
Lottery winner's brief victory is short lived By Kate Northrop A Kentucky Lottery winner's celebration didn't last very long when he was arrested days after scooping up a $250,000 lottery prize. Joseph Hellard of Elsmere was arrested right after winning $250,000 on a scratch-off ticket, bringing his emotional rollercoaster to a full stop. On Feb. 26, Hellard stopped at the Elsmere Mini Mart on Garvey Avenue to buy some lottery tickets. The first few tickets he bought did not am
Mar 7, 2022, 5:25 pm - Lottery News

New York man wins second $10 million lottery prize in three yearsNews Story
He hasn't finished spending his first prize By Kate Northrop Talk about luck a New York man just won his second top prize worth $10 million in three years. In 2019, Juan Hernandez claimed a $10 million top prize from a New York Lottery instant game called $350,000,000 Cash Spectacular. I'm still trying to spend the $10 [million] I won in '19, he remarked. Just three years later, he's at the lottery office claiming yet another top prize of $10 million, this time from the $3
Feb 28, 2022, 6:32 am - Lottery News

91-year-old Michigan man wins $1 million from scratch-off lottery ticketNews Story
It's one of his favorite games for a reason By Kate Northrop A 91-year-old Michigan man picked out a ticket from one of his favorite Michigan Lottery games and instantly won a $1 million top prize. There's one million more reasons why the Red Hot Millions scratch-off game is among an anonymous player's most-loved games from the Michigan Lottery. The lottery fan stopped at the Mobil gas station on 32nd Street in Port Huron and asked for a ticket from the $10 Red Hot Millions gam
Feb 21, 2022, 8:09 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman gets $10 million lottery prize for early Valentine's Day presentNews Story
Sweeter than chocolate By Kate Northrop One Virginia woman received the sweetest early Valentine's Day present from her husband a winning lottery ticket worth $10 million. What's better than chocolate and flowers on Valentine's Day? Virginia resident Maria Chicas will probably tell you it's the lottery ticket worth $10 million she was gifted from her husband. A few days before the holiday, Chicas' husband bought a scratch-off ticket at In Out Mart on Mathis Avenue in Manassas.
Feb 19, 2022, 7:12 pm - Lottery News

$50 scratch-off lottery trend takes off in multiple statesNews Story
Is your state the latest to add a $50 scratch-off? By Kate Northrop Lottery players are seeing the dawn of a new era in the lottery industry where $50 scratch-off tickets are now becoming the most expensive games one can reach for at a lottery retailer. More of the most expensive scratch-off tickets yet are making their way to retailer shelves across multiple states, and players will have to shell out some serious cash for these. Among the jurisdictions who recently announced t
Feb 16, 2022, 8:20 pm - Lottery News

South Carolina woman gives away entire lottery prizeNews Story
Lottery winner wants to put a smile on someone else's face By Kate Northrop A generous lottery winner is giving away every cent of her lottery prize from a South Carolina Lottery instant game. An anonymous South Carolina woman is not spending a single dime on herself after winning a $200,000 prize from a scratch-off. I don't want anything for me, she told the Lottery. The selfless woman stepped foot in the Cannon Bridge convenience store on Cannon Bridge Road in Orangeburg
Feb 14, 2022, 5:42 pm - Lottery News

3-3-3 in North Carolina Lottery Pick 3 drawing delivers nearly $5 million in lottery winningsNews Story
Second Pick 3 triple of the year for North Carolina Lottery players By Kate Northrop 3-3-3 is the latest triple combination to come up in a North Carolina Lottery's Pick 3 drawing, and local players are celebrating the nearly $5 million prize payout. On Wednesday afternoon, the North Carolina Lottery's Pick 3 game drew the lucky number combination 3-3-3, delivering $4.9 million in prizes to happy winners across the state. Number combinations with the same three digits are often calle
Feb 13, 2022, 5:29 pm - Lottery News

Widowed father of six to put $100,000 lottery prize to good useNews Story
Ontario family is one happy bunch By Kate Northrop A recently widowed father of six is elated after winning a prize worth $100,000 from a sports-themed Ontario Lottery game. Neng Chao of Newmarket is celebrating a $100,000 win from the Point Spread sports game, and he's ready to put the newly acquired funds to good use. I felt like my wife who recently passed away was there helping me with this win, Chao told the Lottery. I loved her so much. Each and every one of his six
Feb 2, 2022, 9:13 pm - Lottery News

Michigan woman finds e-mail for $3 million lottery prize in spam folderNews Story
Check your spam folder! By Kate Northrop An email from the Michigan Lottery about a $3 million prize sat in a woman's spam folder, but thankfully she did not mistake it for trash. Can you imagine accidentally deleting an email from the Lottery alerting you that you won a multi-million-dollar prize? Thanks to the watchful eye of Laura Spears, 55, an email congratulating her on a $3 million prize was rescued from her spam folder. Spears had entered the Mega Millions drawing on De
Jan 25, 2022, 11:05 am - Lottery News

Virginia man scoops $100, $200, $400, and $100,000 lottery prizes in one dayNews Story
Lucky lottery player's phenomenal winning streak By Kate Northrop The lottery prizes kept on rolling in for one incredibly lucky lottery player in a phenomenal winning streak before he won $100,000 on his fourth and final ticket. In what can only be described as an incredible hot streak, Jose Vasquez of Charlottesville was winning one lottery prize right after the other, each one larger than the last. After scratching off a Virginia Lottery ticket worth $100, Vasquez decided to
Jan 23, 2022, 6:35 pm - Lottery News