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Florida couple wins bigNews Story
Rory Morris and Gabriella Smarandache's lives changed with a simple scratch of the penny Thursday.Each rake of the coin turned a single lottery ticket into a million-dollar prize and the young area couple into disbelieving winners.Sitting in Smarandache's 2003 Grand Am, Morris, an Englewood resident, wiped away the silver coding to the Florida Lottery's $1,000,000 Cash Spectacular scratch-off ticket he had just purchased at the North Port Shell station.Scratching off a picture of a money bag i
Oct 1, 2003, 3:44 am - Lottery News

Lottery fantasy comes trueNews Story
Like many people, La Pheris F. Powers of Springfield, Massachusetts had fantasized about what he would do if he won the lottery.Now that he has, his nine grandchildren and niece don't have to worry about paying for college.The number one thing I want to do is make sure they get the best education available to them, said Powers, who won $4.5 million Sept. 20 in the Megabucks game.Powers, a 63-year-old retired Northeast Utilities engineer, doesn't plan on buying any new fancy cars or house or clo
Oct 1, 2003, 3:39 am - Lottery News

Luck runs out for N.Y. lottery winnersNews Story
When members of the Lucky Lotto Lady Partnership won $23 million in 1994, they thought their money woes were over for good. But nearly a decade later, the group is battling a formidable foe over its winnings: the Internal Revenue Service. This time, the Lucky Lotto Lady Partnership is going to need more than luck -- it'll need a change in federal law in order to win.The dispute is over taxes. Not whether the group should pay them, but how much of its lottery winnings should go to the IRS. And Un
Sep 29, 2003, 3:37 am - Lottery News

Unemployed Ohio woman wins $5.25MNews Story
A woman who was laid off nearly a year ago from her job at LG Philips Displays is no longer down on her luck.Esther Niese of rural Gilboa, Ohio, who was unemployed, is the holder of a Super Lotto Plus ticket worth $5.25 million.Ms. Niese could not be reached for comment at herNews of her big win spread quickly yesterday around Ottawa, where Ms. Niese purchased the ticket. The village of Ottawa was devastated last December when its biggest employer shut down, leaving more than 1,000 workers - inc
Sep 29, 2003, 3:31 am - Lottery News

Lottery winners sue financial adviserNews Story
A Vaughan, Ontario, couple who won over $19 million in a lottery are suing a lawyer-businessman for $7.75 million, alleging his investments squandered almost $5 million of their money.Vito and Sabrina Palmieri won the Lotto Super 7 in February 2001, and retained Toronto lawyer Dev Misir to look after their legal rights and financial interests, according to their statement of claim.The Palmieris claim that Misir invested their money in financially troubled companies in which he had financial int
Sep 24, 2003, 3:57 am - Lottery News

Wisc. Lottery validates man's $3.4 million Megabucks ticketNews Story
Wisconsin Lottery officials said Wednesday they had validated a ticket purchased by a New Berlin man as the winner of a $3.4 million Wisconsin Megabucks jackpot earlier this month. They said the ticket purchased at a Clark service station in New Berlin for the Sept. 3 drawing had been presented by Dennis Poppe.The ticket with the numbers four, six, 17, 25, 42 and 48 had been a quick pick selection with the numbers generated by computer rather than picked by the purchaser.The jackpot was the 50
Sep 18, 2003, 6:21 am - Lottery News

Lottery persistence turns profitableNews Story
Ellen Crowley is a dedicated Powerball player and, recently, her persistence paid off.After many unsuccessful attempts to get on the Powerball Instant Win television game show, she was finally invited to play.Ellens husband, Bill, stood in for her and, in the end, came away with almost $35,000 and a trip to Las Vegas. I decided that I wanted my husband to stand in for me on the game show, because I dont like to have my picture taken, she said. That was probably the best decision I ever made, s
Sep 17, 2003, 2:50 am - Lottery News

Jersey Lottery Winner Accused Of MurderNews Story
A south New Jersey lottery winner was arraigned Tuesday on charges that he murdered his mother-in-law and stabbed his wife at the family home in Egg Harbor Township.Oscar Cordoba, 50, bought the house shortly after winning $17.9 million in the state's lottery in 1989.In court, Cordoba told the judge that he understood what he was charged with. He also asked where his mother was. She lives in Argentina. Authorities said Cordoba attacked his wife, Sylvia, with an 8-inch kitchen knife Monday. The c
Sep 17, 2003, 2:48 am - Lottery News

Florida couple wins $21 million LottoNews Story
A couple who went shopping after lightning damaged a television left the store with a winning Lotto ticket worth $21 million.Rosemarie and Richard Cheverie, both 64, claimed the prize in Tallahassee on Friday. They opted for the one-time payment of $11,283,087.31, instead of 30 yearly installments of about $700,000.The Cheveries, who have been married for 46 years, said they plan to help their children with the winnings, paying off their mortgages and buying one son a car, lottery officials said
Sep 12, 2003, 10:00 pm - Lottery News

Although couple apart for six years, both get lottery winningsNews Story
A San Antonio man and his common-law wife who have been estranged for six years face the prospect of splitting an $800,000 winning lottery ticket.Herman Mancillas and Patricia Trinidad likely will divide the winnings evenly when formal divorce proceedings take place in a few weeks. They broke off their relationship in 1997.Trinidad, 39, sued to split the money from last year's winning lottery ticket because the couple had not divorced. I'm just happy to be divorced, Trinidad told the San Antoni
Sep 11, 2003, 4:25 am - Lottery News