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Army worker delayed in return from Iraq wins $15,000 in lotteryNews Story
For Johnny Hooker, a civilian Army employee, bad luck turned to good when he was delayed in returning from Iraq, then won more than $15,000 in the lottery.After six months in Mosul, where his cot in a converted warehouse was too short and mortar fire often shattered his sleep, Hooker had to stay another month with the added pain of impacted wisdom teeth when his replacement was diverted to another assignment.When he returned home Saturday, his first stop was a supermarket for some grub and Washi
Jun 9, 2004, 10:57 am - Lottery News

Brothers win $26.9 Million Powerball Jackpot Cash PrizeNews Story
Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Gregory C. Fajt and Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Lottery Edward Mahlman today presented a check for $26,934,553.39 cash - less 25 percent federal withholding - to brothers Jim Hare, 54, of Philadelphia, and Tom Hare, 50, of Drexel Hill, Delaware County, holders of the single winning ticket for the May 29, 2004, Powerball drawing.The jackpot had an annuity value of $52 million. I'm pleased to present Jim and Tom with this check, and I congratulate them,
Jun 7, 2004, 11:04 am - Lottery News

NY resident wins Vermont scratch gameNews Story
A clerk at the back of a North Bennington, Vermont variety store might have thought he was being robbed, when really a customer was just shouting with excitement over winning the lottery. I guess I must have let out a yell after checking the numbers several times, said Scott Harrington, a resident of Eagle Bridge, N.Y., who hit it big over the weekend when he won $55,555 playing the Vermont Lottery's instant game Fortune 5's. Harrington purchased several instant game tickets at the North Benni
Jun 1, 2004, 12:44 pm - Lottery News

Lottery win unites estranged coupleNews Story
A building superintendent who's lived apart from his wife for 26 years will reunite with her - using $1 million he won in the lottery.Jorge Avila of White Plains, who won the Win for Life game, will bring his wife from Ecuador to live with him in the United States.Avila was one of seven instant lottery millionaires introduced in Brooklyn yesterday. We've spent more time apart than we've been together, Avila said. We've been dreaming about this for a long time. Queens grandmother Shirley Fried
Jun 1, 2004, 12:27 pm - Lottery News

NY man wins $1 million lottery scratch gameNews Story
Salvatore Mancuso of Williamsville, New York is a man of few words. When asked what he did after finding out he won one million dollars, Mancuso said, not much! It must have been a somewhat exciting day for Mancuso and his family.On May 14, the 54-year-old cement finisher bought a Moo-La-Millions ticket at the Tops on Maple Road in Amherst, scratched off the game ticket, and discovered that he won.The New York Lottery game had just gone on the market two days earlier.Mancuso's son, Rosario, joi
May 27, 2004, 7:29 am - Lottery News

$100,000 Powerball lottery prize shared by five in North DakotaNews Story
Five players who bought a ticket in Valley City, North Dakota are claiming a $100,000 prize from the weekend Powerball drawing, the largest prize paid since the state joined the game.The winning ticket, bought at a Valley City convenience store, matched the first five numbers, but missed the Powerball, state lottery officials said. Players matching all six numbers would have won or shared the $33.2 million jackpot, but none of those tickets was sold.The $100,000 prize had people buzzing in Valle
May 25, 2004, 6:34 am - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery Gives Second Chance for WinnerNews Story
The Illinois Lottery continued its birthday celebration this week with its second winner in the largest second-chance promotion in Lottery history.As part of the celebration, Illinois Lottery Superintendent Carolyn Adams surprised Petra DeFrance of Homewood, IL with a check for $100,000 on Monday at DeFrance's home. I didn't ever think you could win one of these things, said a noticeably shaken DeFrance. This could not have come at a better time for my family. DeFrance said the first thing she
May 24, 2004, 9:03 am - Lottery News

PA Woman Makes Powerball HistoryNews Story
A Clearfield County woman won $1,003,688 for her appearance on the Powerball Instant Millionaire TV Game Show, lottery officials said.Carol Mihalko, 56, of Madera, was the winner of the game show, which is taped in Las Vegas and features one person from each of the 13 participating state lotteries playing a series of card and word games offering each the chance to win up to $1 million in cash.The Pennsylvania Lottery also awards 101 at-home players monetary prizes between $100 and $10,000, depen
May 24, 2004, 8:46 am - Lottery News

Spain's prince weds, wins lottery tooNews Story
As if having a fairytale wedding was not enough luck for one day, Spain's Prince Felipe, 36, and new wife Princess Letizia, 31, hit the jackpot yesterday with a lottery ticket given to them as a wedding present, state radio reported.The happy couple who wed in a glittering ceremony attended by the world's royalty yesterday won 12,000 euros (about $20,000) on a ticket given to them by a Barcelona pensioner, National Spanish Radio said.The retired employee of state television where Letizia Ortiz w
May 24, 2004, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Courts freeze half of $30 million lottery winner's assetsNews Story
After picking up his $30-million jackpot from the Super 7 lottery last month, Ray Sobeski enjoyed the kind of financial freedom that most Canadians can only dream of: He cancelled his credit cards, bought $28-million worth of GICs, put $640,000 in a cash account, bought a series of airline tickets and wrote substantial cheques to a few close friends.A lifelong car enthusiast, Mr. Sobeski now had the money to buy whatever model he chose. But on May 4, his financial affairs took an unexpected turn
May 24, 2004, 8:43 am - Lottery News