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New York man scoops up two $1 million Mega Millions lottery prizesNews Story
Winner takes nearly a year to claim prizes By Kate Northrop A New York man defied the odds by winning a $1 million Mega Millions prize in the lottery twice. Marco Accardo of West Hempstead claimed not one, but two $1 million Mega Millions prizes from a drawing that took place over an entire year ago. It was starting to look like a nailbiter Accardo had taken nearly a full year to come forward to claim the prizes from a drawing that took place last year on Nov. 1, 2022. Lottery wi
Dec 6, 2023, 12:57 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts lottery winner of $25 million scratch-off prize will enjoy Christmas in ArubaNews Story
Lucky woman scoops up the last remaining top prize in instant game By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts woman is going to enjoy a much-needed trip to Aruba for Christmas this year after she claimed the last remaining massive top prize of $25 million in a scratch-off game. It's not hard to imagine all of one's worries slipping away when the prospect of claiming $25 million in the lottery is suddenly within view. Desiree Fortini-Craft of Hyde Park is looking forward to spending Christm
Dec 5, 2023, 6:43 am - Lottery News

Retailer mistake helps Illinois man win $25,000 a year for life in Michigan LotteryNews Story
A retailer's error is a lottery player's happy accident By Kate Northrop A store clerk's error helped an Illinois man land a $25,000 a year for life prize in the Michigan Lottery's Lucky for Life game. Just as famous painter Bob Ross once said, we don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents. The same could be said for one Illinois man who ended up winning a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize thanks to one such lottery retailer's happy accident. Illinois resident Mi
Nov 27, 2023, 1:25 pm - Lottery News

$1.35 billion Mega Millions lottery winner suing mother of his child for revealing win to familyNews Story
Anonymity might not last for billion-dollar jackpot winner By Kate Northrop The winner of the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot is suing the mother of his child for allegedly telling his family about the lottery win. An anonymous Maine man who won the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot is accusing the mother of his child of blabbing about his win and is taking legal action in retaliation. In February, one lucky winner stepped forward to claim the then-fourth-largest lottery ja
Nov 17, 2023, 11:21 am - Lottery News

Self-proclaimed "King of Scratchers" wins $5 million in California Lottery thanks to superstitionNews Story
Lottery fan isn't just a little -stitious, he's super -stitious By Kate Northrop A California man says he's the King of Scratchers after closely following a superstition that led to him winning a $5 million lottery prize in a scratch-off game. Daniel Peramaki is the self-proclaimed King of Scratchers, and he's crediting his determination and rather quirky methods for a $5 million win, the California Lottery said in a press release. Peramaki has been vying for that big win for yea
Nov 14, 2023, 7:57 am - Lottery News

Michigan woman scoops $25,000 a year for life after playing Lucky for Life for the first timeNews Story
Rounding off October with more beginner's luck By Kate Northrop A Michigan woman is proving that it's worth trying new things after winning a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize while playing the lottery game for the first time. A Michigan lottery player has a Disney trip in her sights after her first-ever Lucky for Life ticket purchase netted her a $25,000 a year for life prize. Warren resident Shayla Kauflin, 39, buys her Michigan Lottery tickets online, but this time,
Nov 1, 2023, 7:01 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman scoops $912,000 jackpot one week after winning $50,000 in the same gameNews Story
First win was just a warm up By Kate Northrop A Virginia lottery player defied the odds when she won $50,000 in an online game and then a $912,000 jackpot in the same game just one week later. A Virginia woman was only just warming up when she won a $50,000 prize in a digital lottery game. Just one week later, she won yet another prize in the same game, this time a jackpot worth $912,936. Jennifer Minton was not expecting to win a $50,000 prize in the Virginia Lottery's Safari Qu
Nov 1, 2023, 1:41 pm - Lottery News

Single mother who won $6 million in lottery opens up about the good and bad of winning millionsNews Story
Winner is still doing financially well even though she was tempted to splurge By Kate Northrop While many hopeful lottery players dream about the cars they'd drive, the places they'd vacation to, and the mansions they'd buy if they ever won big, a single mother stepped forward seven years after her $6 million win to talk about what makes winning millions in the lottery so tricky. When a single mother won $6 million in her state lottery, she didn't expect the sudden changes that were
Oct 30, 2023, 4:34 pm - Lottery News

California man asks clerk to choose a lottery game for him, ends up picking out a ticket worth $10MNews Story
The clerk could have picked a different game, but he didn't. He grabbed a winner. By Kate Northrop A California man didn't know which scratch-off lottery ticket to buy, but its thanks to the clerk's selection that he walked out the store holding a ticket worth $10 million. Brent Young didn't have much of a preference for which lottery ticket he wanted to buy, so he had the clerk pick out a game for him. Suddenly, it mattered a whole lot more the ticket selected for him by the cashie
Oct 20, 2023, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Alabama man wins $150,000 a year for life in Florida LotteryNews Story
Out-of-state player turns $5 and a trip to Florida into over $2 million By Kate Northrop An Alabama resident turned $5 and a trip to Florida into a lottery prize worth $150,000 a year for life. Gary Thomas, 49, of Dothan, Alabama, ended up leaving the state of Florida a millionaire thanks to a single scratch-off ticket. On Monday, the Florida Lottery announced that Thomas claimed a top prize worth $150,000 a year for life from a $5 scratch-off game called $150,000 a Year for Life
Oct 17, 2023, 12:14 pm - Lottery News