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Store clerk busted trying to scam undercover lottery investigatorNews Story
Do you trust your store clerk with your lottery ticket? Maybe you've won a few hundred bucks or more. Will the employee tell you or pocket the ticket while telling you it's a loser? That happened this week at a Fort Myers store, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office. A Winn-Dixie Liquors employee is accused of keeping a customer's $600 winning ticket and paying him only 5 bucks. Crystelle Yvette Baton was charged with larceny grand theft on Monday. Baton, 42, was caught becaus
Jan 24, 2018, 12:55 pm - Lottery News

Fake News: $451 million lottery winner Shane Missler NOT giving away $5,000 to retweetersNews Story
By Todd Northrop When a 20-year-old Florida man won a $451 Mega Millions jackpot earlier this month, the first thing he did was post a brief social media post. Now Internet scammers have mimicked him, and are creating numerous bogus social media accounts in an attempt to deceive people looking for a share of the loot. Shane Missler won the $451 million Mega Millions jackpot on January 5, 2018, but opted for a lump sum payment of $281.2 million instead of the full amount divided into 30
Jan 16, 2018, 10:05 am - Lottery News

20-year-old Florida man claims $451M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop He's not old enough to drink but he's $451 million richer. A 20-year-old Florida man has come forward with the lone winning $451 million Mega Millions jackpot ticket from the January 5th drawing. Shane Missler, who bought the winning Mega Millions ticket from a 7-Eleven in Port Richey, chose to claim a one-time, lump sum payment of $281.9 million. I'm only 20, but I hope to use it to pursue a variety of passions, help my family and do some good for humanity, Missler
Jan 12, 2018, 4:59 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $450 million sold in FloridaNews Story
By Todd Northrop After 23 straight drawings with no grand prize winner, one winning ticket was sold for the $450 million Mega Millions jackpot in Friday night's drawing. The winning numbers were 28, 30, 39, 59, and 70, with Mega Ball number 10. The Megaplier was 3. The winning ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven, located at 7131 Ridge Road in Port Richey, Florida. The Florida Mega Millions jackpot winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim the prize. However, to elect the on
Jan 6, 2018, 10:51 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery shuts down popular lottery storeNews Story
Includes video report A popular store for Florida lottery players to buy their tickets has been shut down for undisclosed violations to their retailer contract. The Lottery, Discount, and Liquor store in Cambellton, Florida has always been a popular spot for people to get a scratch off or cast their numbers for the Florida Lottery. But now if you pull up to the store, instead of seeing many cars and people in line you will see a almost empty parking lot and no lottery of any kind in the st
Dec 2, 2017, 12:56 pm - Lottery News

Florida Irma evacuee and mother of three wins $10K lottery in North CarolinaNews Story
A Florida woman who evacuated from Hurricane Irma with her three children won $10,000 on a lottery scratch-off ticket while sheltering in North Carolina. Tiffany Hatfield, 28, left her home in Ocoee, near Orlando, late Friday night with her three young daughters to drive to a friend's home in Virginia. Hatfield moved to Florida from Connecticut in June to live closer to family while her husband, a member of the U.S. Navy, is stationed in Hawaii. Hatfield did not plan to evacuate until her
Sep 14, 2017, 11:55 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery to resume drawings TuesdayNews Story
The Florida Lottery announced Monday that daily drawings will resume today and make-up drawings for all Lottery Draw games suspended due to Hurricane Irma will also be conducted in sequence Tuesday, September 12, with full security and auditing measures in place. The lottery had previously suspended daily drawings for all games starting Sunday on the order of Gov. Rick Scott, due to the potential catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Irma. Players holding tickets for any Lottery Draw games ori
Sep 12, 2017, 7:46 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery temporarily suspends daily drawingsNews Story
An executive order issued Sunday by Gov. Rick Scott has temporarily suspended Florida Lottery drawings as Hurricane Irma bears down on the state. Players who have already purchased lottery tickets are urged to hold on to them until daily makeup drawings can commence as soon as possible after the potentially catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Irma have passed, Department of Lottery officials said. During this state of emergency, Governor Scott has made it clear that taking care of Florida's
Sep 10, 2017, 5:06 pm - Lottery News

Panama woman wins $30 million Florida Lotto jackpot with online purchaseNews Story
Second huge USA jackpot win through online service By Todd Northrop Lightning has struck twice for online lottery ticket service theLotter, which had its second United States lottery jackpot winner when a Panamanian player claimed a $30 million Florida Lotto jackpot this month. Inspired by an article about a Scottish lottery winner, Aura Dominguez Canto, 60, of Panama City, Panama, started playing USA lotteries using the online service in June. After signing up with the website, Aura
Aug 29, 2017, 8:14 pm - Lottery News

18-year-old wins $26,000 a year for life in Florida lotteryNews Story
One lucky Florida teen will receive $26,000 year after winning the top prize in the state's latest $500 a Week for Life scratch-off lottery. Daniela Leon Ruz, 18, will receive the money in annual payments of $26,000 after choosing not to collect a lump sum of $410,000, according to a press release by the Florida Lottery. The teen or her estate if something were to happen to her will collect the money for a minimum of 20 years, or for the duration of her life if it's longer than that. Ru
Jul 26, 2017, 7:29 pm - Lottery News