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Ryan Mindell appointed Executive Director of Texas LotteryNews Story
By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery Commission announced the appointment of Ryan Mindell as the new Executive Director of the Texas Lottery in a press release issued Thursday. With a track record of multiple leadership functions at both the Texas Lottery and in the lottery industry, Ryan Mindell will serve as the new Executive Director of the Texas Lottery. With a unanimous decision, we are proud to appoint Ryan Mindell as the Texas Lottery Commission's newest Executive Director, Texa
Apr 22, 2024, 8:03 am - Lottery News

California winner of $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot is lauded as kind family man by neighborsNews Story
Couldn't have happened to a better guy By Kate Northrop Following the California Lottery's announcement of Theodorus Struyck as one of the lottery winners of the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot on Friday, neighbors have come out and said that the win couldn't have happened to a better guy. The California Lottery named Theodorus Struyck , 65, as the representative of a group that won $1.765 billion in the Oct. 11, 2023 Powerball drawing, cementing them in history as winners of the
Mar 19, 2024, 9:46 am - Lottery News

California Lottery announces group as winners of historic $1.765 billion Powerball jackpotNews Story
Second-largest lottery jackpot in history finally claimed Updated with additional information about jackpot winners By Kate Northrop Today, the California Lottery announced the winners of a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, the second-largest lottery jackpot in history. One ticket in a small California town won the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot from the drawing on Oct. 11, 2023, and now we know who it belongs to. Theodorus Struyck was revealed by the California Lottery as
Mar 15, 2024, 4:10 pm - Lottery News

Ireland Lottery advertising claims under scrutinyNews Story
The Ireland Lottery has been told by an ad standards body to be clearer over claims that 90 per cent of National Lottery money goes back into the community. The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland welcomed Lotto chiefs' vow to to include a qualification, about the reinvestment of unclaimed prize money in future similar advertising after a complaint by an Oireachtas Committee. The television ad in question featured a shopkeeper and a customer. When the customer placed her lot
Jan 24, 2024, 10:51 am - Lottery News

Virginia man who won $230,000 Cash 5 lottery prize honors agreement with brother to split winningsNews Story
One sibling doesn't hesitate to share the news By Kate Northrop Two brothers have an agreement when it comes to winning the lottery, and one of them pulled through when he won a $230,000 Cash 5 prize. It was a sweet moment when two brothers showed up to claim a $230,000 Cash 5 prize at the Virginia Lottery, honoring a pact they made about what happens when one of them wins big. Tim and Steve Cornwell have an agreement that they would share a big lottery prize should one of them w
Jan 6, 2024, 7:43 am - 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

Massachusetts woman accidentally receives $20,000 worth of lottery tickets in the mailNews Story
What would you do? Includes video report By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts woman was dumbfounded when she opened a misdelivered box that contained $20,000 worth of unscratched Massachusetts Lottery tickets from FedEx. Danielle Alexandrov was utterly baffled when a FedEx delivery of $20,000 worth of lottery tickets showed up at her door. I start going through the boxes, everything is normal until I get a box that is very heavy, the Falmouth resident explained to WCVB. I open it
Nov 15, 2023, 11:26 am - Lottery News

$1.76 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in CaliforniaNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $774.1 million By Todd Northrop For the fourth time, someone in the state of California has purchased a winning ticket for a lottery jackpot worth more than $1 billion. Last night, after 35 consecutive drawings without a winner, the multi-state Powerball lottery game finally produced a winner on the 36th try, resulting in a single ticket worth $1.7649 billion in 30 payments over 29 years, or $774.1 million in cash all at once. After the historic jackpo
Oct 12, 2023, 7:49 am - Lottery News

UK Teacher who won £2 million in lottery will leave job to pursue dream of writing historical novelsNews Story
Lottery winner didn't quit teaching until his students finished their exams By Kate Northrop After winning 2 million (US$2.5 million) in the UK National Lottery, a teacher will swap the classroom for a writing desk to pursue a dream job as a novelist. A UK teacher is leaving his current job to chase his passion of writing historical adventure novels and it's thanks to his 2 million lottery win. In October 2021, Mike and Andrea Law, of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, won the big pri
Sep 7, 2023, 6:41 am - Lottery News

Woman who went viral after claiming she won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot accused of lyingNews Story
Viral video of woman leaving the store that sold the winning ticket shows her in tears, but are they fake? Includes video report By Kate Northrop After a video surfaced of woman claiming she won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot drawn last week, some accused her of lying to garner attention. The day after the California Lottery announced that the lone winning ticket for the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot was purchased at a retailer in Los Angeles , an unidentified woman was c
Jul 24, 2023, 12:34 pm - Lottery News