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Doctor who won lottery still wants 'to help people'News Story
When Jackson Memorial Hospital doctor Shirley Press heard the buzz nine years ago that someone at work had won the lottery, she told co-workers, That person is going to be such an oddball they aren't going to fit in anywhere. She quickly learned that she was the oddball. Over the following week, the 50-year-old mother of two teenagers and director of pediatric emergency care would try to keep a semblance of a normal life as word spread about her fortune a lump sum that after taxes amounted t
Aug 31, 2010, 6:00 pm - Lottery News

Man wins Fla. Lottery jackpot for 7th timeNews Story
Currently writing book that will explain his method of play An Orlando man is having a streak of incredible lottery luck. Richard Lustig just cashed in on a winning Fantasy 5 ticket worth nearly $100,000. It's the seventh time he's won a lottery grand prize and he told WFTV he plans to keep on playing. You can win and I've proven it, Lustig told WFTV. Lustig said he had a special method to how he plays the lottery, but would not reveal his secret. I can't just give it away. I ha
Aug 14, 2010, 5:09 pm - Lottery News

Fla. Powerball winner claims $73.8M lottery jackpotNews Story
Hollywood woman, 35, claims prize from July 10 drawing The Florida Lottery announced on Friday that the $73.8 million jackpot from the July 10 Powerball drawing has been claimed. Elizabeth Choras-Hanna, 35, of Hollywood, was the lucky winner. Lottery officials said she will receive a one-time, lump-sum payment for the winnings in the amount of $38,929,055.11. Choras-Hanna is an out-of-work medical assistant. Lottery officials said her twin sister Alexandra, a firefighter and paramedi
Aug 3, 2010, 10:36 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery winner is all businessNews Story
Owns auto battery shops, plus Daniels driving range Florida Lottery winner Jason Fry gets a charge out of business ownership. Three years after collecting a $13.6 million, lump-sum jackpot payout, Fry has opened his second Batteries Plus franchise store in Naples and in September will debut a third in Bonita Springs. He has also diversified, buying Golf World II in south Fort Myers. The renamed Daniels Driving Range Teaching Center is open for business, and getting a slew of upgrades.
Aug 1, 2010, 3:54 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery Raffle drawing crowns 5 new millionairesNews Story
556,804 Florida Lottery Firecracker Millionaire Raffle tickets had a shot at winning $1 million, and five of those are officially chosen as the big winners. Lottery players anxiously waiting to see if they are now among the wealthy can check their tickets at Lottery Post's Florida Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/fl). With only 750,000 tickets available for the Firecracker Millionaire Raffle, Florida lottery ticket buyers had a better chance of winning a million dollars th
Jul 7, 2010, 9:00 am - Lottery News

Police reveal financial picture of slain lottery winnerNews Story
A leather folder may hold the key to the cash and assets taken from slain Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare and what may be owed to his estate. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Detective Preston Hollis got the folder Jan. 31 from Linda Donegan of Plant City, the mother of Dorice DeeDee Moore. Moore was arrested Feb. 2 and charged by HCSO with Shakespeare's murder. In response to a search warrant, Donegan handed Hollis currency, jewelry and the leather folder holding financial documents, acco
Jun 18, 2010, 9:21 am - Lottery News

Woman takes Fla. Lottery to court for ticket misprintNews Story
Ann Marie Curcio says her fight with Florida's Department of the Lottery is about more than money. The 58-year-old woman says it's about what is right and what is wrong. But this week, it also became about a $500,000 lawsuit in which she is claiming Florida's lottery officials are refusing to honor a scratch-off ticket because of a printing error. We got wronged. I'm very sad about that, she said from her Ocala home during a telephone interview. (But) I'm not going to give up. The sto
May 21, 2010, 8:00 am - Lottery News

Accused lottery killer expected to make plea in courtNews Story
A woman accused of killing a Lakeland, Florida, lottery winner is expected to make a plea in court Monday morning. DeeDee Moore will appear before a judge in downtown Tampa with new representation, as her previous lawyer was removed from the case due to a conflict of interest. In March, Moore was given a new attorney from the Public Defender's office. All along, Moore has claimed innocence in the murder of Abraham Shakespeare. She said she befriended Shakespeare after he won the lottery in
May 10, 2010, 7:49 am - Lottery News

Florida poised to become Vegas of SoutheastNews Story
Gov. Charlie Crist, the Seminole tribe of Florida and once-reluctant lawmakers have signed off on a gambling deal guaranteed to bring at least $1 billion to the state over the next five years. And after that, Florida would be poised to become the Las Vegas of the Southeastern United States, according to the House's chief gambling negotiator Bill Galvano. That's a very real probability. Yes, Galvano, R-Bradenton said. Galvano, Sen. Dennis Jones and representatives of the governor's office
Apr 7, 2010, 11:59 am - Lottery News

Other people involved in lottery winner's slaying, attorney saysNews Story
Though Dorice Donegan Dee Dee Moore is the only person accused in the slaying of Florida Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare, there were other people involved, according to her lawyer. From my review of the probable cause affidavit and my investigator's review, I see plenty of room for further investigation to develop evidence that Mrs. Moore was not involved in the murder or not the primary person involved in the murder, said attorney Stephen B. Fisher. He was appointed to represent Moore af
Apr 6, 2010, 9:00 am - Lottery News