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Record Powerball lottery winner's life a mess after big winNews Story
The worlds first glimpse of Jack Whittaker, winner of the richest undivided lottery jackpot in U.S. history, was of a boisterous, happy-go-lucky guy in a big cowboy hat who loved his family, work and God and promised to share his good fortune with the church and the poor.Two years later, the picture the public is seeing now is a mug shot of a haggard, somber Whittaker.Whittaker, 57, has been arrested twice on charges of drunken driving in the past year and has been ordered to go into rehab by Ja
Dec 14, 2004, 1:16 pm - Lottery News

New York man wins $149M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Like most parking lot attendants, Juan Rodriguez knows how tantalizing and frustrating it can be to drive a luxury car, only to have to surrender it all too quickly for a pair of crumpled dollars.But now, after 20 years of anonymous toil for a legion of well-heeled motorists near the United Nations, the Colombian-born Ozone Park resident can sit in his own heated leather seat.Sunday, New York Lottery authorities declared him the winner of the largest jackpot ever won in the state, $149 million.
Nov 23, 2004, 7:34 am - Lottery News

Stunned Delaware workers to claim $214 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
A Delaware lawyer representing a group of employees at a Delaware printing firm says the group is stepping forward to claim a $214 million Powerball jackpot.Attorney George B. Smith says the winners are 33 employees at Sussex Printing Corporation who took part in an office pool. Smith says they chose the cash option of almost $117 million, rather than annuity payments stretching over 29 years.He says after taxes, each of the workers will receive about $2.2 million. Smith describes the workers
Oct 13, 2004, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Winning small: It's still a blast for Lotto palsNews Story
Receptionist Martha Whitaker will get a sleek new Japanese car. Housekeeping director Melony Campbell will finally buy a wide-screen TV.Small pickings, perhaps, for big-time lottery winners.But for Whitaker, Campbell and 25 other employees at St. Augustine Health Campus who pooled their money every week, it was still a dream come true when their winning numbers were drawn in the $4 million Super Lotto jackpot Saturday night.Each will get between $27,500 and $55,000.A gentle, quiet worker had alw
Aug 5, 2004, 6:56 am - Lottery News

N.D. Powerball lottery winner claims $100,000 prizeNews Story
After more than two weeks, the winner of $100,000 from the July 3 Powerball drawing has come forward in North Dakota.Lottery officials knew the winning ticket was sold at Simonson's in Minot, but that was all -- until an Aberdeen, S.D. resident walked into the lottery office in Bismarck Wednesday.The winner, who works in Minot, had been on vacation. The winning ticket was purchased for multiple draws on June 28, and had been sitting on his desk until Saturday night, when he checked the numbers a
Jul 22, 2004, 7:22 am - Lottery News

$294 Million: Final Mega Millions Jackpot CalculatedNews Story
Search in on for the winner in Lowell, MassachusettsThe winner of the largest lottery prize in Massachusetts state history remained anonymous yesterday as rumors swirled about the person's identity and state officials boosted the staggering jackpot by another $4 million. The unidentified winner, who has a year to claim the $294 Mega Millions pot, can choose between a 26-year annuity - with an $11 million annual payment before taxes - and a lump sum payment totaling $117 million after taxes. Of
Jul 7, 2004, 9:33 am - Lottery News

N.C. woman claims $66M Powerball jackpotNews Story
A North Carolina woman turned in the winning $65.8 million Powerball ticket to South Carolina Lottery officials late Friday afternoon.A release from the state lottery said the woman chose to remain anonymous and has decided to take the Powerball prize in a $34.2 million, taxable, one-time cash payout.North Carolinians have bought all three of the winning Powerball tickets sold in South Carolina since the lottery started in January 2002. North Carolina has no state lottery.In May 2003, a Charlott
Jul 5, 2004, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery gift scandal continuesNews Story
The upheaval in the Colorado lottery office over gifts just won't go away.The latest controversy involves warning letters sent to 13 lottery employees charging that they didn't, as required, report gifts given to them by vendors.Michael Cooke, director of the Colorado Department of Revenue, which oversees the state lottery, said the Colorado Bureau of Investigation cross-checked records provided by vendors regarding gifts they had given lottery employees against the gift reports employees filed
Jun 4, 2004, 7:57 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner wasn't sure he wanted $11 millionNews Story
A German lottery winner who scooped a jackpot of more than 6 million (US$11 million) didn't claim it for ten weeks as he wasn't sure he wanted the money.The clerk from Dortmund, who wishes to remain anonymous, was the only player to tip the six correct numbers in the January 3 draw, entitling him to 6,360,000.However, nearly three months passed before the lucky winner presented himself to WestLotto with his winning ticket saying he had taken time out so he could think things over .The company
Mar 19, 2004, 4:38 am - Lottery News

Calif. lottery 'winner' didn't buy ticketNews Story
The rags-to-riches story of Jaime Chavez Ramos has a new plot: He has signed over a $10 million SuperLotto jackpot to Benjamin Garcia, whom Ramos identified as his cousin.Four days after telling reporters that he was an instant millionaire, Ramos, who lives in the Fresno area, told lottery officials that Garcia actually paid the $1 for the winning quick-pick ticket at Church Market in Calwa.He then signed documents that legally turned the jackpot over to Garcia, said Norma Minas, a Lottery spoke
Mar 1, 2004, 3:57 am - Lottery News