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$167M Kentucky Powerball lottery winner indicted for 2025 hit-and-runNews Story
Notorious jackpot winner races at diabolical speeds and endangers others By Kate Northrop The Kentucky $167 million Powerball jackpot winner is back in the news again, this time for an indictment related to a felony hit-and-run he committed in a sports car from 2025. After traveling at wicked speeds, colliding with another vehicle, and leaving the scene, police are saying the Powerball lottery millionaire was acting totally indifferent to human life. Shannon James Farthing has ha
Jul 17, 2026, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Ohio survivor of freak July 4th parade crash wins $500,000 in the lotteryNews Story
From near-death experience to life-changing luck By Kate Northrop Years after surviving a terrible freak accident at a Fourth of July parade and dealing with the fallout, an Ohio man won a $500,000 lottery prize that turned his life around. A car crash survivor used to believe that luck was on his side after he walked away from an awful accident, but a different sort of luck came his way last month that would change everything. Duane Huffman of Fremont has had a difficult life ev
Jun 7, 2026, 7:04 am - Lottery News

80-year-old UK man's £2.4 million lottery win bankrolled drug empireNews Story
Elderly man arrested after using prize to finance 288 million drug operation By Kate Northrop An elderly lottery winner was jailed after using a 2.4 million (US$3.3 million) windfall to build a 288 million (US$394 million) drug empire. An 80-year-old lottery winner ran a counterfeit drug ring from the quiet, rural comfort of his home after he reinvested a 2.4 million prize in the endeavor. John Eric Spiby, 80, won 2.4 million in the National Lottery in 2010. Rather than invest in
Jan 31, 2026, 7:56 am - Lottery News

South Carolina Lottery suspends license of retailer that sold ticket to minorNews Story
Store banned from selling lottery products after violation By Kate Northrop A South Carolina Lottery retailer had its license suspended after deputies caught staff selling a lottery ticket to a minor. The South Carolina Lottery temporarily suspended the license of a retailer located in Columbia in response to allegations that the store had sold a ticket to an underage individual. In South Carolina, it is against the law to sell lottery tickets to an individual under the age of 18
Jul 24, 2025, 7:40 am - Lottery News