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California lottery winner arrestedNews Story
A Linda, California, man who made headlines earlier this year when his $5 lotto scratch card turned out to be worth $2 million used some of his winnings to post bail on Sunday. John Ross Jr. hit the jackpot in February and was arrested Sunday on suspicion of receiving stolen property, a felony, the Yuba County Sheriff's Department confirmed. Deputies said Ross helped Skila Ann Hickman hide and fix a stolen Honda sedan. Detectives determined that Ross played a role in assisting Hickman g
Jun 12, 2012, 10:01 am - Lottery News

Two big-money Mega Millions tickets could be lost, CA Lottery official saysNews Story
Two months after a record-breaking Mega Millions lottery draw, two tickets valued at $227,955 each remain unclaimed, and a California Lottery official said Wednesday the tickets including one sold in Hollywood may very well have been lost. California Lottery spokesman Alex Traverso said he would lean toward predicting that the two tickets, which matched five of six winning numbers, will never be turned in, considering how much time has passed since the $656 million draw in March. But, he s
May 31, 2012, 10:31 am - Lottery News

Woman accuses son of taking $51 million lottery ticketNews Story
A California woman has sued her son and accused him of making off with her $51 million Mega Millions lottery ticket, and then racking up expenses on houses, cars, and cash gifts. The legal dispute between Etta May Urquhart, 76, and her son Ronnie Orender, who had been a truck driver, centers on who owns the ticket. She admits he signed it, but she is the one who lottery officials acknowledge bought the slip of paper. In May 2011, Urquhart went to her local Mobil gas station in Bakersfield,
May 6, 2012, 8:22 am - Lottery News

$17 million California lottery winner claims prizeNews Story
Bakersfield, California, now knows which of its citizens won $17 million over the weekend playing the lottery. A Bakersfield mother of five, who was about to be evicted after her home went into foreclosure, has no reason to worry about finding her next home. Teresa Serrano hit the jackpot, winning $17 million. Her daughters were overcome with emotion and tears of joy for their mother, who got her first job in the United States picking tomatoes at age 13. I can't believe it. I'm still i
Apr 5, 2012, 9:45 am - Lottery News

Generous former lottery winner says she accidentally gave away second winning ticketNews Story
Says lottery ticket was mixed in with money she gave away When Emily Leach stopped by Liquor Tobacco, a convenience store in the San Francisco Bay Area community of Mountain View, before Friday's drawing for the California state lottery's Mega Millions Jackpot then worth $290 million she was already a kind of celebrated figure at the store after winning $1 million on a lottery ticket she bought there in January. Her recent good fortune allowed her to perform random acts of generosity for s
Mar 27, 2012, 3:34 pm - Lottery News

Starving horses found on lottery winner's ranchNews Story
Eight malnourished horses were found on a 40-acre ranch northeast of Sanger that is owned by a couple who a decade ago won a $40 million California Lottery jackpot. On Wednesday, Fresno County Sheriff's deputies arrested the owner of the horses, Jose Francisco Romo, 47. He was booked into the Fresno County Jail on felony animal cruelty charges. He was released from jail on a $40,000 bond Wednesday night. Bail was listed at $40,000. There were 11 horses total, and Romo signed over ownership
Feb 17, 2012, 8:54 am - Lottery News

CA couple expecting first baby wins $208M lottery jackpotNews Story
San Jose, California, resident Daniel Bruckner visited relatives in New York for the holidays last month and came home with quite a souvenir: a $208 million winning lottery ticket. A Silicon Valley financial analyst swept in Friday to collect a $208 million windfall after buying a single Mega Millions ticket last month at a Long Island supermarket. The couple will return home to San Jose, Calif., with an after-tax windfall of $101,440,236. They are happy for themselves, but I think it'
Jan 14, 2012, 1:34 pm - Lottery News

Cancer survivors win $20 million lottery jackpotNews Story
John and Norma Jean Crippen were revealed Tuesday as the lucky Coachella Valley couple who bought this past weekend's winning California SuperLotto Plus ticket valued at $20 million. I've been playing these same numbers for a number of years, John said at a news conference in San Bernardino. The Crippens of Rancho Mirage have been married for 60 years. They have two children and four grandchildren. John, who bought the ticket at a nearby corner Chevron gas station at 36-101 Bob Hope Dr
Nov 16, 2011, 8:36 am - Lottery News

San Diego ranked luckiest town in U.S.News Story
San Diego, which has been touted as having one of the best climates in the United States, is also the luckiest, according to a new ranking. The sunny southern California city won the top spot in the Men's Health magazine list of America's 100 luckiest towns, with Baltimore, Phoenix, Wilmington in Delaware and Richmond, Virginia not far behind. Luck is basically our modern world's magic, said David Zinczenko, editor in chief of the magazine. People need to believe in luck because it allows
Oct 14, 2011, 8:54 am - Lottery News

Would-be lottery winner to get new roofNews Story
Includes video report Parlier, California, resident Elida Betancourt isn't going to get the $54 million she thought she won in this week's lottery when her newspaper printed the wrong winning numbers. But she will get something. After hearing about Betancourt's illusive brush with fortune, two local businessmen have stepped up to give the 69-year-old Betancourt the first thing she had planned to spend her apparent Mega Millions jackpot on: a new roof. Because I own a roofing company an
Sep 21, 2011, 10:56 am - Lottery News