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Record Powerball Lottery Winner's Granddaughter MissingNews Story
Record Powerball winner Jack Whittaker has reported his 17-year-old granddaughter missing, police said late Thursday. Family members had not seen or heard from Brandi Lasha Bragg since 9 p.m. Saturday when she was at her Hurricane home, Putnam County Sheriff's Sgt. Lisa Arthur said. At this time we're treating this as an unusual disappearance, Arthur said. Normally someone would see her at least on a daily basis, someone in the family. Arthur said Whittaker reported Bragg missing sometime this
Dec 10, 2004, 10:01 am - Lottery News

Record Powerball lottery winner ordered into substance abuse programNews Story
A man who won a nearly $315 million Powerball lottery -- the largest single jackpot in history -- was ordered into substance abuse treatment today after his second drunken driving arrest this year.In an agreement with prosecutors, Jack Whittaker, 57, will check himself into rehab by Jan. 2, must surrender his license and may not drive until he provides written proof he's completed the 28-day residential program.Whittaker was charged with drunken driving last week, violating his $150 bond for a s
Dec 8, 2004, 1:07 pm - Lottery News

Gaming executives guilty of operating illegal lottery, pyramid schemeNews Story
Six of the lead promoters of World Games Inc. (WGI) plead guilty to operating and promoting an Illegal Pyramid Scheme December 6, 2004 in Calgary, Alberta.The guilty plea was a result of a five month Joint Forces investigation including the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (Gaming Investigation Team), Calgary Police Service, RCMP, and the Lethbridge Police Service.World Games Inc. CEO, Greg Kennedy was found guilty of pyramid selling offenses by the Australian Federal Court earlier this year
Dec 8, 2004, 8:53 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot winner headed to divorce courtNews Story
The wife of Mega Millionaire Juan Rodriguez has filed for divorce, demanding her slice of the $149 million jackpot even before the check has been cut to her hubby.Iris Rodriguez never bothered with the expense of the divorce when Juan was worth a whole lotta nothing, neighbors and friends told The Post.She had kicked her husband out after months of bickering over how broke he was. But she had started a reconciliation with him just before he won.Now Iris sees a chance to cash in and get out of th
Dec 6, 2004, 8:04 am - Lottery News

Record Powerball winner arrestedNews Story
A West Virginia man who won a record $315 million in the Powerball lottery was arrested on charges of drunken driving and carrying a pistol, authorities said.Jack Whittaker, 57, was jailed Tuesday night after his Hummer struck a concrete median near Beckley.Senior Trooper M.J. Pinardo reported that he smelled alcohol, but Whittaker refused sobriety tests and was extremely belligerent. Troopers also said he was carrying a small pistol in a boot and $117,000 in cash.He was released after he was
Dec 6, 2004, 8:01 am - Lottery News

Winner of a Lottery Jackpot Is Accused in Check FraudNews Story
People who win millions of dollars in the lottery often find long-lost friends stopping by, but a Long Island woman who recently hit for $5 million found herself suddenly popular with Nassau County detectives.The woman, Lydia Moore, 54, a health care worker from Glen Cove, won $5 million last month playing Livin' Large the New York Lottery's new instant scratch-off game.She appeared at an Oct. 28 ceremony on Long Island, where a state lottery official introduced her and another winner as our
Nov 8, 2004, 7:50 am - Lottery News

Suit seeks $213M in lottery winningsNews Story
Clarksdale City Commissioner Charles Buster Moton has already thought about what he would do with a $213 million Powerball winning.Build state-of-the-art recreational facilities for young people, help churches repair or rebuild and assist families that can't afford decent housing, he said.He must convince a judge and jury, however, that he is a jackpot winner in the May 8 Tennessee Powerball lottery.Moton filed suit last week against the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. saying he lost a Power
Nov 8, 2004, 7:41 am - Lottery News

Promotional Game Ruled IllegalNews Story
The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that a promotional game that offers up to a $250 cash prize is a form of lottery that is illegal in the state.The Appeals Court upheld a lower court ruling that determined the game, sponsored by Minnesota Souvenir Milkcaps, is really a lottery because customers pay for the chance to win a cash prize -- not for any tangible good.It's a misdemeanor to conduct a lottery in Minnesota.Attorney General Mike Hatch sued Minnesota Souvenir Milkcaps, and a R
Oct 13, 2004, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Settlement reached in Mass. scratch ticket disputeNews Story
After two years of squabbling over the ownership of a $4 million winning scratch ticket, the litigants embroiled in a lawsuit agreed to a settlement in an effort to avoid another civil trial.Julie Prive, a former clerk at an East Falmouth Tedeschi's convenience store, was sued by two customers, Raymond MacDonald and Monica Hertz, after she cashed in the scratch ticket in 2002.MacDonald, 65, and Hertz each claim they bought and scratched the winning ticket at the store, then gave it to Prive beli
Oct 8, 2004, 10:22 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery winnings to help pay bailNews Story
Millionaire hit with bail hike after violating conditions of releaseLottery millionaire Victoria Zell got her money from Powerball, but now she's using a major chunk of it for powerbail. On Monday, Zell was ordered to post $1 million in bail in connection with a drunken driving case involving a July crash that killed one of her passengers and paralyzed another. Zell's attorney said Zell has the cash assets available to cover it.The money is coming from Zell's share of a $29.4 million Powerball
Sep 14, 2004, 7:39 am - Lottery News