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The lottery fantasy: How much money do you need to say 'buzz off, world'?News Story
By Peter McKay We don't play the lottery very often. So I always get a little aggravated when I'm standing in line to buy Junior Mints and some clown in front of me has an inch-thick stack of lucky numbers he's going to play. But every once in a while, when the jackpot gets into ludicrously high levels, so high that it makes the 6 o'clock news, we break down and get a ticket. And even though we don't actually play the lottery very often, my wife and I spend an inordinate amount of time pla
Jun 24, 2012, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins $1 million lottery twice in the same dayNews Story
Winning the lottery once in a lifetime is pretty lucky. Winning the lottery twice in the same day? Virginia Fike is one of the few people that can describe that feeling. The Berryville, Va., resident had two tickets that matched five of the six Powerball numbers in an April 7 drawing so that each ticket was worth $1 million. I'm in shock! Fike said in a news release from the Virginia lottery. In early April, Fike stopped at an Olde Stone Truck Stop in Virginia with her numbers ready an
Apr 24, 2012, 6:56 am - Lottery News

Retired Illinois couple share $656M lottery jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop Updated 6:24 pm: Prize payout information A retired computer systems designer and his wife, a computer programmer, have claimed the final share of the March 30 $656 million Mega Millions lottery drawing. Merle, 65, and Pat Butler, 62, claimed the jackpot at the Red Bud Village Hall in the small southern Illinois town of Red Bud. The winning ticket was sold at a nearby Motomart in the town of 6,000 people. Their share of the record-setting $656 million jackpot was $21
Apr 18, 2012, 11:57 am - Lottery News

CNN producer tells what it's like to win lottery twiceNews Story
I am a two-time lottery winner. I have claimed a $100,000 lottery ticket in November and a $1 million lottery ticket Monday. Both came from scratch off. Everyone has been asking me what it's like to win and so I'll tell you. A big win is an amazing blessing that I still can't believe is real. And then to be blessed more than once is just extraordinary. But nothing comes easy. We all go through rough times in our lives, and people don't know the road that one must walk to reach a happy dest
Feb 17, 2012, 9:04 am - Lottery News

$49,000 Mercedes is Washington Lottery's marketing toolNews Story
Some folks may think it's just a new way for Washington's Lottery to take suckers for a ride. That's not quite the agency mission, insists Lottery director Bill Hanson. So what is it? Hanson said Friday the agency bought a $49,000 Mercedes Sprinter van as a marketing tool to boost Lottery ticket sales at the Puyallup Fair and other big festivals where it sets up for marketing. He said it is an idea the agency dreamed up to boost revenues and help fill the state's yawning budget hole.
Oct 3, 2011, 2:21 am - Lottery News

Record EuroMillions winners in hiding after begging avalancheNews Story
It would be hard not to see this coming. The Scottish couple who won 161 million in the EuroMillions lottery were in hiding yesterday apparently meeting with their family to decide what to do with their astonishing windfall after receiving an avalanche of begging requests for money. Neighbors of Colin and Chris Weir in the Scottish west coast town of Largs, Ayrshire, said they were having a heart-to-heart with their children, Carly, 24, and Jamie, 22. It was suggested the lucky winners
Jul 18, 2011, 11:41 am - Lottery News

Florida man wins lottery, must visit momNews Story
When Johan Fourie's mom asked him on Sunday when he was going to come visit her, his answer was as funny as it was seemingly unrealistic. When I win the lottery, Fourie said. Moments later, Fourie checked his Florida Lotto ticket and saw that he had actually won the $4 million jackpot. I had no idea I would be calling her back later that day to tell her I was on my way! he said Wednesday. For 12 years, the 62-year-old Hollywood man had played the same numbers 9, 10, 23, 24, 37, 38
Mar 17, 2011, 8:36 pm - Lottery News

Young lottery winner stakes hopes on Wrestling showNews Story
The youngest Powerball winner ever has packed up his millions and moved to Tampa Bay, fulfilling his dream of working in the wrestling business with a wild new TV show. Combine beautiful women, professional wrestling, and part of a $17 million lottery payout, then stir and you get the new TV show Wrestlicious . MAD TV + the WWE + Baywatch + Dave Chappelle = Wrestlicious, explained Powerball winner Jay Vargas, who's helping finance the show with his lottery loot. Videos of the show post
Sep 18, 2009, 8:28 am - Lottery News

Tough economy?  Some cut back on lottery tickets, wageringNews Story
As gas pump prices and grocery store bills rise, customer service representative Rita Herron has been paying attention to where her money goes, and that means decreasing from 10 to two lottery tickets a week. I pay more for gas, and so I have less money left for tickets, Herron said. Everything is going up. Throughout the country, 20 lotteries, including California, have reported flat or declining sales, according to data from La Fleur's Magazine, a lottery trade publication, and state l
Jun 15, 2008, 1:39 pm - Lottery News

Lottery-winning couple's White Sox love storyNews Story
Alex Snelius remains true to team he and his late wife loved If you're a faithful viewer of White Sox television broadcasts, you've heard the name Alex Snelius, and most of you have probably wondered who he is. Snelius is synonomous with White Sox home runs. Every time they go yard, he donates $100 dollars in memory of his wife, Ursula, who was a huge Sox fan. From the time I met my wife, Sox, always Sox, she loved it so much, Snelius said. The first time I seen her I fell in love
May 21, 2008, 12:47 am - Lottery News