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NC man glad he didn't throw away losing scratch-off lottery ticketsNews Story
A North Carolina man was about to throw three scratch-off lottery tickets away after none of them won much. Then he saw the second-chance heading on the Colossal Cash tickets, according to a lottery news release on Thursday. Until I read that, I didn't even know there were second-chance drawings, Derrick Suber of Charlotte told NC Education Lottery officials. Suber entered his tickets into the $10,000,000 Colossal Cash Second-Chance Drawing on the lottery's website and won $1 million.
Jul 28, 2019, 8:41 am - Lottery News

Group of Iowa aerospace coworkers win unclaimed $1M lottery prizeNews Story
One lottery ticket buyer's loss is the gain of group of Cedar Rapids workers. The Iowa Lottery announced Wednesday that a group of 34 workers at Collins Aerospace, which designs and makes aircraft components, won the $1 million top prize in a lottery promotion to give away an unclaimed Powerball prize. Laurie Ginder of Anamosa, who entered the contest on behalf of her coworkers, said she couldn't believe it when she found out they'd won. At first, they (her co-workers) didn't believe i
Jun 20, 2019, 9:48 am - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery Million Dollar Replay $50,000 prize to be reselectedNews Story
The New Jersey Lottery held its Million Dollar Replay Grand Prize Drawing on March 8, 2019 at Asbury Park Convention Hall. A $50,000 prize winner from that drawing has been ruled ineligible and the Lottery will reselect that prize winner on March 20, 2019. The Million Dollar Replay game rules state that New Jersey Lottery agents are prohibited from winning any prizes in the Million Dollar Replay Drawing. A winner of a $50,000 grand prize in the Million Dollar Replay drawing on March 8 was ide
Mar 20, 2019, 9:02 am - Lottery News

Colorado man wins lottery for third time in 17 monthsNews Story
Includes video report A Colorado man has won the lottery for the third time in a year and half for a total of $1 million. The Colorado Lottery said a Colorado Springs man, identified only as Paul G., won a total of $1 million from three scratch tickets since March 2017. $750,000 of his winnings come from second-chance drawings. The Colorado Lottery said Paul won $250,000 on a Thrilling Crossword scratch ticket in March 2017, then on Aug. 14, 2018 he won $500,000 on a second chance drawi
Sep 5, 2018, 11:15 am - Lottery News

NJ Lottery holds annual second-chance grand prize drawing eventNews Story
Woman's losing lottery ticket wins her $1 million A lucky group of 15 people turned their losing New Jersey lottery tickets into big bucks, including a Monmouth County woman who won $1 million. The 2017 Million Dollar Replay program, in its seventh year, allows scratch off holders to enter their losing tickets online for a second chance to win big prizes. The grand prize winner at Asbury Park Convention Hall on Friday was Suzzana Valuzzi of Hazlet. Valuzzi told lottery officials sh
Mar 12, 2018, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner hands out winning tickets at favorite restaurantNews Story
A Maine man who won the lottery twice in recent months shared his winnings with employees and diners of a local restaurant he patronized nearly daily for more than a decade. Hal, who asked that his last name not be used, won a $2 million jackpot from the Maine lottery in April in a drawing among people who submitted their losing tickets. I was there in the audience with my son and my daughter, said Hal, a widowed father of five from central Maine. I said, 'Lord if you want me to win this
Aug 3, 2017, 6:40 am - Lottery News

Losing N.J. lottery tickets become $1.5M for 15 lucky winnersNews Story
The luck of the Irish was on the side of 15 people who turned losing New Jersey Lottery tickets into big bucks Friday. The Million Dollar Replay program allows scratch-off holders to enter their losing tickets into a yearly $1 million drawing. The grand prize went to Darlene Love, but she wasn't at Friday's drawing that took place at Trenton's War Memorial. The other winners were: James Asprocolas, $10,000 Devi Metta, $10,000 Callie Dowe, $10,000 Karen Quast, $10,000 Peter Radomski,
Mar 20, 2017, 10:43 am - Lottery News

Second-chance winner fell to the floor when she found outNews Story
A second chance Michigan Lottery drawing gave a 55-year-old Inkster woman the financial relief her family was looking for. Fran Price said she couldn't stop crying when she received a call from the Michigan State Lottery telling her she'd won the $1 million Play it Again Giveaway. When I saw the number on my cell phone, I knew I had won, said Price in a press release. I was at work and tried to stand up from my desk but my knees buckled and I fell to the floor. I couldn't stop bawling whi
Aug 29, 2016, 8:41 am - Lottery News

Breast cancer patient wins lottery second timeNews Story
Includes video report North Carolina Education Lottery officials said a woman who has been battling breast cancer for six years has won the lottery two times in the past three months. Gina Short, from Mecklenburg County, claimed her $250,000 All or Nothing prize last Wednesday just months after she snagged $1 million in the Ultimate Millions second-chance drawing, lottery officials said in a statement. We're still in disbelief mode, Short said. Officials said Short, who is currently
May 10, 2016, 1:17 pm - Lottery News

NJ Lottery holds annual second-chance drawingNews Story
The New Jersey Lottery held the Grand Prize Drawing of the 2015 Million Dollar Replay program with more than 100 semi-finalists and their guests in attendance at the War Memorial in Trenton. The Million Dollar Replay program is the final drawing event held each year to award huge prizes to holders of non-winning New Jersey Lottery tickets. The excitement and anticipation in the room was palpable as attendees hoped their name would be drawn as the next New Jersey Lottery millionaire or reci
Feb 12, 2016, 7:33 pm - Lottery News