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Passing through, worker hits lottery for $100,000 at mallNews Story
With the holidays around the corner, everyone is looking for a little extra cash.One man from Hershey found it at a lottery dealer at the Schuylkill Mall on Oct. 3 and collected his winnings Thursday.David A. Irwin was making his final delivery of the day for Hess Trucking to the Dollar General at the mall last month when he decided to grab a bite to eat.I was headed for the Italian restaurant in the mall, and as I was walking by the lottery dealer, I remembered that I had some winning instant t
Nov 19, 2003, 4:48 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $6 million in Florida LottoNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of Cocoa, officials said.A total of 83 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,050; 5,253 tickets matched four numbers for $64.50; and 97,644 tickets matched three numbers for $4.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 9-18-24-30-35-42.
Nov 17, 2003, 4:49 am - Lottery News

Airman Returned From Iraq Wins LotteryNews Story
An airman in the Pennsylvania National Guard, who served in the war in Iraq, is $100,000 richer, and he credits the number 13 for his winnings. I'm not superstitious at all. It's a coincidence that catches the eye, Dave Irwin said.It's a coincidence that has paid off for Dave, his wife, Brenda; 5-year-old daughter Cheyne; and 2-year old daughter Carly. Irwin finished 18 months of active duty with the Pennsylvania National Guard in late September, service that included two months on a classified
Nov 14, 2003, 4:50 am - Lottery News

Georgia man hits the Mega Millions jackpot twiceNews Story
A Georgia man held two of three winning tickets for a $70 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, good for a cash option prize of $26.6 million before taxes, lottery officials said.Stephen Cooke of Roswell, Georgia, a recently hired bus driver by Fulton County, said Wednesday that he didn't realize until he went to claim the prize that he had double-purchased the winning numbers for Tuesday's drawing.Cooke will share the $70 million jackpot with the owner of another Mega Millions ticket purchased
Nov 13, 2003, 5:31 am - Lottery News

California Man Hits Big-Spin Pay-DirtNews Story
Ricky Rehberg always knew playing lottery scratch-offs would pay off.The Hayward resident, who said he has been playing scratch-off tickets for about 16 years, won $120,000 on the California Lottery's Big Spin television program that aired Saturday. It was so amazing. Something like this has never happened to me, Rehberg said.Rehberg, 49, actually won the money on the show a couple of months ago, but the program took a while to air, he said. Since then, he has paid off bills, bought new furnitu
Nov 13, 2003, 5:16 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to Estimated $70 MillionNews Story
The excitement is growing in the game with the largest jackpot in North America.Mega Millions players won nearly $3.6 million in Friday's drawing. That includes eight tickets that each won $175,000.None of the 405,355 winning tickets matched all six numbers to win the jackpot. So the jackpot for the Tuesday, November 11, 2003 drawing grows to an estimated $70 million.Friday's winning Mega Millions numbers were 06-18-23-26-30 and the Mega Ball number was 31.Those eight tickets that won Mega Milli
Nov 10, 2003, 5:10 am - Lottery News

Delray Beach ticket wins $15 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $15 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of Delray Beach, officials said.A total of 96 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,460.50; 5,099 tickets matched four numbers for $83.50; and 113,688 tickets matched three numbers for $5.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 2-3-11-46-47-51.Two winners of the Fantasy 5'' game will collect $126,752.49 each, the Florida Lottery
Nov 10, 2003, 5:06 am - Lottery News

Indiana scores Powerball 3-peatNews Story
State is 1st to have 3 consecutive winners 3 times, officials of multistate game sayThe mystery of the state's nickname Hoosier was surely solved Thursday: It must mean lucky. The announcement of Powerball's third consecutive winning ticket makes Indiana the only state to sell three in a row an unparalleled three times.No one had claimed the $12.8 million jackpot by 5 p.m. Thursday, when the Hoosier Lottery office closed. The earlier back-to-back wins were in October and included Regina Manda
Nov 7, 2003, 4:49 am - Lottery News

Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Indiana AgainNews Story
People that say lightning doesn't strike in the same place twice haven't spent much time in Indiana. For the third time in the last four drawings, someone from Indiana has won the Powerball jackpot.On Saturday, October 25, a $190.9 million jackpot was split between two tickets; one purchased in Indiana and one in Minnesota. Last Wednesday's $10 million Powerball jackpot was claimed by one winning ticket purchased in the Hoosier state.Wednesday night's $12.8 million jackpot was the 31st Powerball
Nov 6, 2003, 5:10 am - Lottery News

Savannah Couple Wins $50 MillionNews Story
All of us have probably dreamed of winning the lottery. You have a 1 in 135 million chance in winning the big Mega Millions jackpot. But somebody's got to win it, like Richard and Robin Mika of Savannah. They won the Mega Millions jackpot this summer: $50 million. I bought a carton of cigarettes, there was $4 left, so I bought four tickets, recalled Richard. He bought those tickets at the 7-11 on Derenne Avenue and later that day found out he was the sole winner of the jackpot. What would d
Nov 6, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News