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Man goes into hiding after falsely claiming to win lottery jackpotNews Story
A father is in hiding from his furious family after tricking them into thinking he had won $85.88 million in the Euro Millions lottery. Fergus Frater, 46, promised his son Jordan, 25, a $12.5 million share of the jackpot and told his sister Lorraine that she would get a $2.5 million cut of the winnings, the Daily Mail reported. He also fooled his local newspaper, The Argus, who splashed the story on its front page. Son quits job Jordan, a struggling roofer, quit his job. He and pre
Aug 20, 2007, 8:35 am - Lottery News

Lottery thief sets himself on fireNews Story
Firefighters said it can't get more ironic than this: an arsonist breaks into a convenience store, steals scratch-off lottery tickets, tries to cover his tracks by setting a fire, and in the process, sets himself on fire. It happened early Thursday morning in Rome, Georgia, just off of Rockmart Highway. Safarez Chunara surveyed his store on Friday the first time he and his family had seen the damage. The inside is completely torched. We trying to work and serve the community, Chunar
Jun 2, 2007, 7:16 pm - Lottery News

Don't look at your lottery tickets while drivingNews Story
A Michigan City man backed into a patrol car Tuesday afternoon because he was busy looking at recently purchased lottery tickets. La Porte County Sheriff's Deputy Derek Allen made a traffic stop in the area of Cleveland Road and U.S. 20 in Michigan City, following the vehicle into the Marathon station on U.S. 20 and parking behind an unoccupied black Subaru, according to a police report. While the officer was speaking to the driver, the owner of the black Subaru left the convenient store, go
May 22, 2007, 10:42 am - Lottery News

Broken ball prompts 2nd Penn. Lottery drawing, 2 sets of winnersNews Story
Lottery players in Pennsylvania got a second chance to win after officials discovered a ball used in the MATCH 6 lotto drawing had broken into pieces. A second off-air drawing was held Tuesday night and the state said it would pay off winning tickets for both sets of numbers. No one won the $550,000 jackpot. But more than 200,000 winners in the two drawings will get anywhere from $2 to $2,500, according to the lottery's online statistics. The first total payout was $366,805; the second
May 2, 2007, 8:08 pm - Lottery News

Pickling Up Trash Pays As Couple Find Winning Lottery TicketNews Story
A couple picking up trash along a roadside found a winning scratch-off lottery ticket that led them to a $1,000 jackpot. Ronnie and Tina Abbott said they found a lottery ticket worth $15 Sunday while picking up garbage along a Clinton County road near Frankfort, about 55 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The next day, they cashed in that ticket at a local store and bought one that turned out to be a $1,000 winner. It does pay to pick up trash, Tina Abbott said. She and her husband h
Apr 21, 2007, 11:53 am - Lottery News

AMAZING: Minnesota man wins back-to-back lottery jackpotsNews Story
A Northstar Cash ticket that Raymond Snouffer Jr. purchased for the Feb. 10 drawing matched all five winning numbers drawn (11-14-23-26-31) to win the $25,000 jackpot. The next day he did it again. A ticket that he purchased for the Feb. 11 Northstar Cash drawing matched all five winning numbers drawn (3-7-11-19-28) to win another $25,000 jackpot! This unbelievable feat has never been done in Minnesota on any jackpot game, and the odds of it happening are virtually incalculable. But what i
Feb 15, 2007, 11:55 am - Lottery News

Police Looking for Cross-Dressing Lottery Ticket ThiefNews Story
Police are following the trail of a cross-dressing thief who stole a display case full of lottery tickets from a convenience store in Depew, New York, and was caught in the act on camera. The unusual robbery happened at a Noco station on George Urban Boulevard in Depew. Detectives say a man dressed as a woman walked right up to the counter and walked away with a case full of lottery tickets, $2,000 worth, but what's even more shocking is what happened next. The video shows it clearly.
Feb 13, 2007, 10:00 am - Lottery News

Sex offender wins $14 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
Life has taken a startling turn for Edward R. Cowal. Florida lottery officials announced Monday that Cowal, who is a state registered sex offender, was the sole winner of the $14 million lottery drawing from Jan. 13. Cowal, whose name is on an eight-page record from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, elected to take a lump sum settlement of nearly $8 million before taxes. He purchased the ticket at the Cumberland Farms Store in Jensen Beach. Cowal couldn't be reached for comment
Feb 1, 2007, 12:34 am - Lottery News

Jack Whittaker: un-luckiest lottery winner everNews Story
A man infamous for his numerous problems ever since winning a record Powerball lottery jackpot says he can't pay a settlement to a casino worker because thieves cleaned out his bank accounts. Powerball winner Jack Whittaker gave that explanation in a note last fall to a lawyer for Kitti French, who accused him of assaulting her at the Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center, a slots-only casino near Charleston, according to a motion French's lawyer filed this week demanding payment of the confi
Jan 12, 2007, 5:57 pm - Lottery News

Doctors condemn plastic surgery lotteryNews Story
British surgeons have condemned a plastic surgery lottery that offers winners money for face lifts, breast enlargements, and tummy tucks. London-based Europa International is running what is thought to be the world's first lottery for cosmetic surgery. For the price of 1.50 (US$2.90) text message or phone call, winners of the monthly draw will receive 6,000 pounds toward the cost of the surgery of their choice. John Babbage, the co-founder of Europa International, said it is not much
Jan 10, 2007, 11:30 am - Lottery News