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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

$20 tip turns into $100,000 lottery prize for Maryland Uber driverNews Story
Happy tears for this winner and his family after winnings provide means for a meaningful trip By Kate Northrop A lucky Uber driver decided to use an unexpected $20 tip to buy a lottery ticket, which in turn earned him a six-figure prize. What others might call a risk turned out to be a rather lucrative decision for an anonymous Maryland man who netted a $100,000 lottery prize using a large tip he received from a customer. At the end of a Friday night filled with jetting Uber cu
Jun 8, 2022, 1:36 pm - Lottery News

86-year-old California woman shares prize with cashier who sold her winning lottery ticketNews Story
Never hesitate to make someone's day a little brighter Includes video report By Kate Northrop A California woman repaid the friendly cashier who sold her a winning lottery ticket by giving him half of her prize. A video of the kind gesture went viral on Instagram after her grandchild documented her handing balloons and money to the surprised clerk (see the full video below). Marion Forrest, 86, makes it a point to buy her Fantasy 5 lottery tickets every week at Duke's Mini Ma
Jan 11, 2022, 2:18 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman threw out lottery ticket worth $100,000News Story
Clerk's second glance saved the day By Kate Northrop A Virginia Lottery player was absolutely sure that her lottery tickets were losers so she threw them away, not realizing there was a winning ticket worth $100,000 among them. Luckily for Maria Pollard of Chester, a lottery retailer clerk saved her from losing a tear-jerking $100,000 when she mistakenly tossed her tickets in the trash. Pollard had stopped at the Walmart on Sheila Lane in Richmond and picked up three scratch-of
Aug 9, 2021, 11:55 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts store clerk steals player's winning scratch-off ticket worth $1,000News Story
Retailer worker cheats winner of half her prize By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts player reached out to the Massachusetts Lottery for help after allegedly being swindled of half her prize on a winning scratch-off ticket by a store clerk. After winning a decent prize on a scratch-off lottery ticket, Amelia Smith said she was ripped off by the clerk at the Roslindale Food Mart when he crumpled the validation slip and cheated her of $500. Smith visited the retailer on Washington St
Jul 20, 2021, 12:07 pm - Lottery News

Customer tips bartender with Powerball lottery ticket — and it wins $50,000News Story
A bartender in Missouri received the tip of a lifetime when a customer gave her a Powerball ticket that ended up winning $50,000. Taylor Russey, 33, told reporters Wednesday that a regular patron gave out Powerball tickets as part of his tip on Oct. 18 for her good service that evening at Bleacher's Bar in O'Fallon. He does this every now and then, and when he does, he still tips regularly, Russey said of the generous gentleman who has asked to remain anonymous. It's just something nice h
Oct 30, 2019, 4:00 pm - Lottery News

Oklahoma couple surprises clerk with portion of lottery winningsNews Story
Includes video report What would you do if you hit it big with the lottery? Many people often dream about paying off debt, going on vacation or helping others if they suddenly struck it rich. Now, an Oklahoma couple is putting their money where their mouths are. Officials with the Oklahoma Lottery say that a couple recently won a $50,000 Powerball drawing when they purchased a misprinted ticket that someone else didn't want. Earlier this week, the couple surprised the clerk that s
Mar 29, 2019, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Undercover Kentucky Lottery investigation snares three store employees trying to steal prizesNews Story
An undercover operation conducted by the Kentucky Lottery has nabbed three store clerks trying to steal winning tickets. A grand jury in Louisville has handed down indictments against three individuals charged with influencing the winning of a lottery prize through coercion, fraud, deception or tampering with lottery equipment or materials, and a separate charge of providing false information to a lottery investigator. The first charge is a class B felony carrying a possible sentence between
Feb 28, 2019, 3:31 pm - Lottery News

UK store clerk steals thousands in lottery scratch tickets, wins nothingNews Story
A debt-ridden Scottish store clerk stole 1,500 (US$2,000) worth of lottery scratch tickets from the store where he worked, and didn't win a single penny. Andrew Lochrie, 28, helped himself to rolls of the National Lottery instants games from the supermarket where he worked hoping to clear mounting debts. But over the course of his crimes, between August 1 and October 24, 2017, Lochrie won nothing which a judge told him was a lesson . Lochrie worked at the Co-op supermarket on Shore Stre
Feb 10, 2019, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Paper-jammed lottery ticket turns out to be $22,000 winner for Kansas coupleNews Story
A paper-jammed Kansas Lottery ticket turned out to be lucky for a couple from Tonganoxie, Kansas. Michael and Virginia Owens will be celebrating their 43rd anniversary in style next month after winning $22,000 playing 2by2 with the Kansas Lottery. The couple matched both red balls (11 and 18) and both White balls (07 and 23) to win the top prize. We play 2by2 almost every day. It's a lot of fun, said Virginia Owens. We had a free ticket winner, so we went to the store to get a new ticket,
Jun 30, 2018, 8:53 am - Lottery News