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Michigan man almost threw out winning $500,000 lottery ticketNews Story
It was worth a second glance By Kate Northrop Always double-check your tickets is probably what one lucky Michigan man would tell any lottery player after he nearly threw out a winning scratch-off ticket worth $500,000. A Grand Rapids player thought he held a losing lottery ticket, but a second glance saved him from making a decision that would have cost him $500,000. The player, who chose to remain anonymous, stopped at the Meijer gas station on Wilson Avenue Northwest in Gran
Jun 21, 2021, 8:57 pm - Lottery News

Florida man steals lottery tickets, returns in a different outfit for moreNews Story
Thief presses his luck twice Includes video report By Kate Northrop A Florida man committed two thefts within the same night, stealing scratch-off lottery tickets out of a case and returning to the convenience store for more in a different outfit. A thief thought he was being crafty when he stole from the same store twice in two separate outfits. On Monday, surveillance video footage inside a Gulf Coast convenience store in Fort Myers captured an unnamed man entering the building
Jun 17, 2021, 12:09 pm - Lottery News

South Carolina woman "wasn't feeling lucky," wins $2 millionNews Story
Winner was having a bad day when she hit the jackpot By Kate Northrop A South Carolina woman was not having a great day, but her luck instantly changed when she won a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off. One lucky winner took home a $2 million top prize, the largest top prize ever offered on a South Carolina Lottery scratch-off, while having a not-so-great day. The unnamed woman and her mother were out running errands, when the mother asked her daughter if they could stop at the
Jun 10, 2021, 10:08 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $1 million in lottery, drives off with gas pump still attachedNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Michigan player was so excited when he found out he won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket that he drove away from the gas station with the gas hose still attached to his car. An anonymous player from Genesee County forgot to remove the gas hose before he victoriously drove off with a lottery ticket worth a million dollars. The winner, 59, stopped at the Speedway gas station on Owen Road in Fenton to fill up his tank and went inside the convenience store to
Jun 5, 2021, 8:35 am - Lottery News

SC woman's road trip to NC lands her $1 million lottery prizeNews Story
She can forget about gas money By Kate Northrop A South Carolina woman's visit to the next state over was well worth the drive when she picked up a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1 million. Beverly Vercher was about an hour away from her home in Spartanburg, South Carolina when she decided to make a stop at a convenience store during her trip. Gas money wouldn't be a factor this time purchasing a $1 million top prize-winning ticket would be enough to suffice. About 40 miles away f
Jun 4, 2021, 11:22 am - Lottery News

Florida man has both cars break down, wins $1 million in lotteryNews Story
Big win could not have come at a better time By Kate Northrop A man who had been having rather unfortunate car troubles finally experienced a lucky turn of events when he won a $1 million top prize from a Florida Lottery scratch-off game. Curtis Fuller, 38, of Jacksonville, was having a streak of bad luck when both his and his wife's cars broke down within days of each other. However, he was served up an instant bout of good karma when he decided to play the Florida Lottery's 50X The Ca
May 26, 2021, 10:50 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts family returns winning scratch-off worth $1 million to customer who threw it outNews Story
Lottery player made richer after a selfless act of kindness By Kate Northrop A woman almost lost out on a million dollars after throwing away a lottery ticket that she thought was a loser, but a family made a selfless decision to return the ticket to her when they discovered it was worth much more than she thought. The Shah family, who runs the Lucky Stop liquor store on College Highway in Southwick, Massachusetts, had a regular customer hand back a $30 Diamond Millions scratch-off tick
May 24, 2021, 4:30 pm - Lottery News

NC man almost chokes on his food after winning $150,000 jackpotNews Story
Winning the lottery can be dangerous By Kate Northrop Winning the lottery certainly came as a shock for a North Carolina man, who nearly choked on his meal after playing a scratch-off ticket over dinner. Rocky Mount resident Donald Bauer sat down to eat his food at a fast-food joint and whipped out the Extreme Cashword scratch-off ticket he had bought earlier. Likely expecting a calm meal before he headed off to work, he had quite the shock and reaction when his crossword-themed scratch
May 21, 2021, 8:50 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man who lost everything in a flood wins $2 millionNews Story
Lucky scratch-off turns the tables By Kate Northrop A Michigan man turned his life around when he won a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off a year after he lost everything in a flood. The feeling of instant karma was immense for the anonymous Midland County player, 29, who played the Michigan Lottery's $2,000,000 Lucky 7's scratch-off game and took home a $2 million top prize. Last year, I lost everything in a flood, so to win this prize is so overwhelming to me, he told the Lot
Apr 27, 2021, 11:38 am - Lottery News

Missouri man who won multiple $1,000 lottery prizes finally nabs the $100,000 top prizeNews Story
Sticking with his favorite game paid off By Kate Northrop As if he wasn't lucky already, one Missouri man stuck with his favorite lottery game to finally bring home a $100,000 top prize after winning multiple $1,000 prizes in the past. Michael Hatch of Liberty revealed that he won a few prizes worth $1,000 playing crossword scratch-off games from the Missouri Lottery, but his most recent win of $100,000 increased his already impressive bragging rights. He purchased a Triple Cash Cros
Apr 20, 2021, 5:21 pm - Lottery News