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One million dollars in a time of need for New Jersey coupleNews Story
A New Jersey couple won a $1 million lottery prize just when they needed it most. Jackie and Rande from Long Branch are the winners of the March 31st Mega Millions $1,000,000 second-tier prize. The couple, who have been married for nearly 17 years, have faced some difficult challenges over the years. The worst of which was when their daughter lost her battle with Lupus, leaving them with three young grandchildren to raise. Their luck finally turned around on Friday, March 31st when their M
Jul 12, 2017, 9:25 am - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins Cash 5 lottery top prize 12 times for total of $1.2 millionNews Story
A Roanoke woman won a Virginia Lottery drawing not once, but 12 times, bringing her total winnings to $1.2 million. When Bonnie McNew got the phone call from her husband saying she'd matched all five numbers in the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 game, she didn't believe him at first. I had to see it myself, the Roanoke woman said. I tried to stay calm. Winning the game's $100,000 top prize would be amazing enough, but Ms. McNew had bought a dozen $1 plays, each with the same five numbers.
Jul 3, 2017, 9:37 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins second lottery jackpot in 18 monthsNews Story
A Michigan man has won his second Michigan Lottery jackpot in 18 months. The lucky player from Westland, who chose to remain anonymous, who won a $208,225 Fantasy 5 jackpot. He previously won a $125,000 Fantasy 5 jackpot in January 2016. He was one of two players who matched the numbers drawn on Tuesday to split a $416,450. He bought his winning ticket at the Westland Food Store, located at 1690 South Venoy road in Westland. When I won the first Fantasy 5 jackpot in January 2016, I did
Jun 23, 2017, 12:00 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery heats up with new jackpot of $375 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop If world events have got you down, maybe the rising Powerball jackpot is just the thing to lift your spirits and your dreams. For just the second time in 2017, a Powerball jackpot has exceeded $300 million and has entered into the top 25 US jackpots of all time. In fact, Wednesday's Powerball drawing is inching close to the $400 million mark. The new Powerball jackpot is currently cresting at $375 million for the Wednesday drawing, ranking as the 18th-largest US lottery
Jun 4, 2017, 11:24 am - Lottery News

Top N.Y. lottery winners probably lost millionsNews Story
Millions of people play the New York state lottery every year. None of them won big more often over the past eight years than a guy sitting at two out-of-the-way lakeside bars in Oswego County. Randal Stier won Quick Draw prizes of $600 or more at least 1,400 times from 2009 through last year, according to data obtained from the state lottery by journalism students at Columbia University. It's a total of nearly $1.6 million. Other players won more money, but nobody won big more times.
May 30, 2017, 1:13 pm - Lottery News

Meet the NYC men who won the lottery hundreds of times and collected millionsNews Story
Includes video report He can barely walk. He has one eye. But Enrico Del Rio is one lucky, lucky guy. The 94-year-old Washington Heights man has scored lottery prizes of $600 or more an astounding 376 times between 2009 and last year. His total winnings more than $1.4 million. I seem to win all the time, the ex-Navy officer said in his cramped studio apartment, filled with crates of old lotto tickets. My mother passed it to me. My family tells me I took all the luck. Del Rio
May 28, 2017, 6:18 pm - Lottery News

UK Lottery expecting sales surge with must-win £25M jackpotNews Story
The National Lottery is expecting a rush for tickets this week as a must-win 25 million (US$32.5 million) jackpot means the odds of winning the top prize are six times better than usual. After ten consecutive draws without a jackpot winner, the total prize fund must be won this Wednesday so if nobody correctly predicts all six numbers the 24.7 million jackpot will be won or shared by anyone who matches five numbers plus the bonus ball. The must win rule is triggered when the prize fund rea
May 22, 2017, 8:15 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $61 million sold in CaliforniaNews Story
By Todd Northrop The winning ticket for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing was sold in Laguna Hills, California. The ticket matching all six winning numbers was purchased at a 7-Eleven located at 27001 Moulton Parkway, according to a news release Saturday from the California Lottery. The winner, who has not yet come forward, will have the choice of taking the annual payments over 29 years, accumulating to $61 million, or taking a lump sum cash payout of $37.3 million. The winning n
May 1, 2017, 8:58 am - Lottery News

Study: Seven Ohio residents won the lottery more than 100 timesNews Story
Includes video report An analysis of an Ohio Lottery database reveals that seven Ohio residents have won the state lottery more than 100 times in the last three years. A majority of those winners are in Northeast Ohio. Broadcast network News 5 attempted to contact the winners but they either did not want to be interviewed or could not be reached. Lucky, said Sandy Hibsman, a Middleburg Heights resident reacting to the frequency of winners. Very, very lucky. Hibsman added that she p
Apr 24, 2017, 8:58 am - Lottery News

Maryland man wins lottery twice at same convenience storeNews Story
A Silver Spring, Maryland, man won a state lottery game twice at the same convenience store a rare occurrence, lottery officials said. Jorge Matamoras, a 39-year-old who works in construction, won $5,000 in March on a scratch-off game called 20X The Cash. Then a few weeks later, he won again only more. The second time, he won $50,000 in the same game. Both times, officials said, he bought his winning tickets at the 29 Convenience Mart in Silver Spring. Matamoras described winning twi
Apr 12, 2017, 11:08 am - Lottery News