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N.Y. lottery winner and tenant fight thiefNews Story
Homeowner to invest in security system, cameras after harrowing incident Police nab pellet-pistol-packing suspect Just because he won $10 million in the lottery, Gary Owens said, that doesn't mean he's got a house full of cash. Owens suspects a gun-bearing would-be thief who forced his way into Owens' home at 3:30 a.m. Friday thought he was going to claim a share of the jackpot. A man came to his door saying his name was Tony and he was there to repay $1,500 Owens had allowed him to
Oct 6, 2008, 11:25 am - Lottery News

N.Y. Lottery launches record-breaking scratch gameNews Story
The latest New York Lottery scratch game offers the state's biggest scratchoff prize ever along with the most expensive scratch game in state history. Lottery officials unveiled the new game last Friday. The record-breaking game has a top prize of $1 million a year for life. The cost to play is also a New York record $30 per ticket $10 more than the highest-priced instant games peviously on the market in New York. The $1 Million a Year for Life game began Tuesday, Sept. 2. The first-
Sep 3, 2008, 1:07 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner donates $3M jackpot to churchNews Story
A Long Island, N.Y., congregation was praying for pennies from heaven to help expand their church, but instead they were showered with millions. A parishioner who wants to remain anonymous donated his $3 million winning Ba Da Bling scratch-off lottery ticket to The True North Community Church in Port Jefferson. The donation came as a complete surprise to Pastor Bert Crabbe, though he told the congregation the church was facing financial problems because it was growing so fast. Our cong
Aug 29, 2008, 11:22 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. man spends thousands in search of lottery richesNews Story
At first, there was the absolute indignity of it all, since, by any form of justice, it was he who should have finally hit the big one he and not that dilettante, the by-now famous doorman who worked across the street. He Ray Otero, superintendent, ordinary luckless guy should have the cash, the car, the sexy Swedish girlfriend. The numbers alone demanded it: Last year, he spent $30,000 on the lottery. The winner, Richie Randazzo, spent a measly thirty bucks or so a week. When I hea
Aug 22, 2008, 9:30 pm - Lottery News

Lottery-winning doorman gets the girl but might lose jobNews Story
The $5 million Park Avenue doorman may soon find himself out the door his bosses say that winning the lottery turned him into a loser at work. But Richie Randazzo, 44, who was visiting Atlantic City yesterday sporting a leggy Swedish model on his arm wasn't too upset. He told The Post that if he's canned by his jealous bosses, he'll just do what every regular Joe does try to collect unemployment insurance. After hitting it big on May 2, Randazzo said he wanted to keep his job o
Jul 23, 2008, 2:38 pm - Lottery News

Man throws away winning lottery ticket, but still collectsNews Story
Lottery waits until 1-year claim deadline expires before awarding Sometimes Lady Luck is slow-footed. Degli Martinez, 55, of Queens, New York, claimed the biggest single Lotto jackpot in state history on Wednesday, a $65 million prize that took over a year and a police probe before he was allowed to have it. It was a lot of pain waiting, said the 55-year-old Paraguayan immigrant at a lower Manhattan press conference. You never know whether you're going to get the money. A maint
Jul 10, 2008, 8:53 pm - Lottery News

Lottery scratch games still being sold after jackpots are goneNews Story
Feeling lucky today? Then don't buy a $20 scratch-off ticket for the New Jersey Lottery's $1,000,000 Explosion game. Your chances of winning the $1 million top prize are Z-E-R-O. The six top prizes were awarded months ago, but the $20 tickets are still on sale. The best prize available today is $10,000. State lotteries are coming under renewed criticism for selling scratch-off tickets after the top prizes have been given away. The latest challenge comes from a professor who says
Jun 30, 2008, 1:22 pm - Lottery News

Sopranos' Vinny Vella fumes over $5M lotto misprintNews Story
Former The Sopranos star Vinny Vella is threatening legal action against New York state lottery officials after they rejected what he believes is his $5 million winning ticket. The 61-year-old actor who played Jimmy Petrille on the hit U.S. drama purchased an Extravaganza lottery ticket last Thursday, June 12, at a New York store to be in with a chance of winning a share of the $500 million jackpot. He was shocked to discover what he believed to be two sevens on the scratch ticket which wo
Jun 20, 2008, 10:18 am - Lottery News

Lottery win opens doors for N.Y. doormanNews Story
A beloved Park Avenue doorman who won $5 million in the state lottery wants to move on up and into the elegant, pre-war building where he works. That way, I'll have the doorman open the door for me, says Richie Randazzo, 44, a bachelor who lives in a two-story home in Brooklyn. But the lucky winner will have to wait because the only apartment for sale in the building at 1021 Park Ave. at East 85th Street is out of his range.So for now, Randazzo, who plans to continue working, will be a
Jun 16, 2008, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Two arrested for buying lottery tickets with fake moneyNews Story
New York State Police have charged two men who are on parole in connection with the passage of phony $20 bills for lottery tickets. Sean Boyle, 21, of Walden, was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree, a felony, and Christopher Zaorski, 36, of Goshen, was charged with criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree and petit larceny, both misdemeanors. The arrests were the result of a two-month investigation by State Police at Middletown and
Jun 4, 2008, 11:29 am - Lottery News