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Fortune Cookies Net Winning Mega NumbersNews Story
It pays to eat Chinese.Three Virginians who had fortune cookies for dessert at Chinese restaurants they visited used the numbers they received to win $175,000 each in the July 27 Mega Millions drawing.Sandra Howell of Moneta, Kiry Enn of Richmond and Raymond Sawyer of Chesapeake held three of seven tickets that were good for the second-place prize. The tickets matched the first five Mega Millions numbers, missing only the Mega Ball number.It's the first time eating Chinese has paid off to that e
Aug 18, 2004, 10:54 am - Lottery News

Ministers set on blocking rapist's £7m lottery winNews Story
Two ministers vowed yesterday to stop a convicted rapist receiving his 7 million lottery winnings but no one in Whitehall could say how.David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, said criminals in jail who scoop the jackpot or inherit wealth should not benefit from a single penny .Tessa Jowell, the Culture Secretary, whose department is responsible for lottery law, said the rapist, Iorworth Hoare, should not get the money and discussions were taking place to prdvent him from doing so. What we can do,
Aug 13, 2004, 8:48 am - Lottery News

Saints and Sinners among the WinnersNews Story
The UK National Lottery has been dogged by controversy as the game of chance has thrown up some seemingly less-than-worthy winners over the years.Of more than 1,600 lottery millionaires, a handful have gained added notoriety through their dubious activities.The latest is rapist Iorworth Hoare, 52, who scooped 7 million in last Saturdays Lotto Extra while on temporary release from prison.However, lottery winner Michael Carrolls persistent offending has also been widely reported in recent months.
Aug 11, 2004, 9:44 am - Lottery News

Michigan man claims $47 million Mega Millions prizeNews Story
Larry Campbell, 63, of Pullman, Michigan, picked up his check for $19,128,233 as the sole winner of the July 23 Mega Millions $47 million jackpot.Campbell elected to take his winnings in a lump sum payment.Congratulations to Mr. Campbell and his family! We wish him much success in his new-found wealth, said Michigan Lottery Commissioner Gary Peters.The winning ticket was sold at Als Total, 5624 109th Ave., Pullman, on the evening of the drawing.The winning numbers were 5, 12, 25, 35, 37 and 12.
Aug 10, 2004, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Long-time pals hit jackpotNews Story
It was like prom night all over again four giddy couples crammed into a stretch limousine, cruising the streets.But the pack of friends weren't on their way to a dance. Instead, the 30- and 40-somethings were dropping off checks of more than $3.6 million at their banks, each couple's share of the Canadian Lotto 6/49 jackpot. We're still actually trying to fathom what has gone down; none of us has slept very much, said Lorraine Ulrick, her husband Gregory beside her, as the limo pulled to a stop
Aug 10, 2004, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Cancer victim claims £20 million UK Lotto prizeNews Story
A cancer sufferer who claimed a record 20.1 million (US$37.1 million) in the UK Lotto has described the moment when she realized that she had won the jackpot.Iris Jeffrey, a 58-year-old housewife, had put her ticket in a cupboard at her Belfast home without checking to see if it matched the winning numbers drawn on July 14.But she realised she had won after seeing an appeal from the organisers Camelot for the person holding the winning ticket to claim the outstanding rollover jackpot. I wrote d
Aug 6, 2004, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Winning small: It's still a blast for Lotto palsNews Story
Receptionist Martha Whitaker will get a sleek new Japanese car. Housekeeping director Melony Campbell will finally buy a wide-screen TV.Small pickings, perhaps, for big-time lottery winners.But for Whitaker, Campbell and 25 other employees at St. Augustine Health Campus who pooled their money every week, it was still a dream come true when their winning numbers were drawn in the $4 million Super Lotto jackpot Saturday night.Each will get between $27,500 and $55,000.A gentle, quiet worker had alw
Aug 5, 2004, 6:56 am - Lottery News

Lottery lunch ladies still humble a year after jackpot winNews Story
It's been a year since the Holdingford, Minnesota lunch ladies struck the jackpot, literally, and they remain celebrities among school food service workers. But they're also still humble.Four of the 16 Holdingford schools employees who won half of a $190 million Powerball prize spoke Tuesday about being instant millionaires at the Minnesota School Food Service Association conference here.While they told of the new vehicles and other items they bought, the women still seemed humbled by the exper
Aug 5, 2004, 6:52 am - Lottery News

Illinois man claims $8 million lottery jackpotNews Story
He apparently took his time about it, but the owner of a winning $8 million Lotto ticket purchased the week of June 16 at a Sunset Avenue convenience store presented himself and his valuable ticket to Illinois Lottery officials earlier this month.Lottery spokesman Courtney Hill said Thursday that 58-year-old Jose Angulo Leon of Waukegan was awarded a check for $8 million, minus the taxman's take, after bringing the winning ducat to one of the state's Check Writing Centers for verification. We we
Jul 30, 2004, 8:23 am - Lottery News

Winning Scratch-off, Twice Cashed and Once StolenNews Story
A Florida convenience store customer scratched off a winning ticket two weeks ago. But since he cashed in the winning lottery ticket, there's been trouble.After the winner cashed in his 5-hundred dollar prize, the ticket was stolen. A second man now admits he took the ticket and also cashed it in.Lottery tickets are big business at Pat's Kwik Stop. According to Ravi Patel, the store'sowner, lottery ticket sales amount to Something like 800, 900 dollars a day. Patel has owned the Nothwest Gain
Jul 30, 2004, 8:19 am - Lottery News