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Woman hits $10 million jackpot at MGM GrandNews Story
First a military veteran hit a Megabucks slot jackpot shortly after Veterans Day, then a woman who was born on Christmas Eve hit Megabucks shortly before Christmas.Friday, a 49-year-old woman who said she dreamed two weeks ago she would win a lot of money did not let the unlucky Friday the 13th superstition stand in the way of fulfilling her dream at a Megabucks machine at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas.The winner, a woman from another country who asked to remain anonymous, hit for $10.2 milli
Feb 16, 2004, 6:18 am - Lottery News

Can a lottery win make you happy?News Story
The first Euro Millions lottery draw takes place on Friday, with the prospect of multi-million pound jackpots. How do windfall winners come to grips with their newfound wealth - and does it make them happy? For the price of a newspaper and a chocolate bar, any one of us can buy into a multi-million pound dream. It is a dream that lottery operators are keen to sell to yet more of us with the launch of EuroMillions, a mega draw for the UK, France and Spain aimed at boosting our flagging interest i
Feb 12, 2004, 6:39 am - Lottery News

Storeowners Receive Share Of Lottery JackpotNews Story
Portion Of Winnings Will Help Hindu Temple RebuildThe winners of last week's $85 million Powerball jackpot have yet to come forward, but the storeowners who sold the ticket received their share of the pot Tuesday.Dipak and Rita Patel, the owners of Gary's Beverage Barn, are $30,000 richer, thanks to the person who bought the winning ticket on Super Bowl Sunday. I have no idea who bought the ticket, Dipak Patel said. It was Super Bowl Sunday, and there was heavy traffic on that day. The Patels
Feb 11, 2004, 6:45 am - Lottery News

Lotto winner gives $1M to friendNews Story
Multi-million-dollar lottery winner Barry Funk is a man of his word. Twenty years ago, buddies Funk and Michael Hawryshko promised each other that if one of them ever won the lottery, he'd give the other a million bucks.Funk, a flooring contractor, and his wife Patty Gau, a high school science teacher, won $10.8 million in last Friday's Super 7 lottery draw.When claiming the prize yesterday, Funk announced he and his wife will give $1 million to Hawryshko and his wife Susan.Funk and Gau's winni
Feb 11, 2004, 6:29 am - Lottery News

Husband, wife both buy winning lottery ticketsNews Story
It was a double dose of luck for one couple.Unbeknownst to each other, Richard and Lois Thomas each bought winning tickets from Kompak King, a convenience store in Parkersburg, for Thursday night's West Virginia Lottery Cash 25 drawing.Richard Thomas, 66, and Lois Thomas, 65, played the same set of numbers, based on family birthdays, on separate tickets purchased at different times. They discovered they were both winners Thursday night when they checked the tickets.The husband and wife each won
Feb 10, 2004, 6:51 am - Lottery News

Hundreds split lottery winnings on popular number comboNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery either made a lot of people happy Friday night or reminded them that learning to share is still one of life's toughest lessons.For the first time since its inception in 1992, the CASH 5 game was won by a set of numbers that an elementary school kid would love -- 5, 10, 15, 20, 25.Exactly 242 tickets were sold for that combination, meaning each one is worth $439 each. While that's a nice return on a $1 investment, it looks pretty paltry compared to the $446,373.50 jackpot
Feb 9, 2004, 6:03 am - Lottery News

Fresno resident wins $10 million Calif. SuperLotto Plus jackpotNews Story
Fresno is home to California's newest multi-millionaire. Jaime Chavez won Wednesday night's $10 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot with a ticket he bought in a local convenience store.Jaime Chavez wasted no time in turning in his winning ticket at the lottery office in north Fresno. He's the only one in California to pick all six numbers in Wednesday's SuperLotto Plus drawing worth $10 million.Chavez won it all with a one dollar quick pick purchased at the Church Market at Church, near Maple, in
Feb 6, 2004, 6:42 am - Lottery News

Ohio man wins lottery twiceNews Story
Bob Woerner of Zanesville, Ohio is counting his blessings -- all $200,000 worth. Woerner won the Dec. 18 drawing of the Buckeye Five with two different tickets bought at two different stores.After the mandatory federal and state tax withholdings totaling 28.5 percent, Woerner received two checks, each for $71,500.Some of the money has been used to buy a new truck and to pay off his house along with other bills. It made for a nice Christmas, Woerner said. I gave some money to Children's Hospit
Feb 4, 2004, 6:33 am - Lottery News

Ruling taxes lottery winner at higher rateNews Story
An Oregon Lottery jackpot winner is going to have to pay a higher tax rate after a federal appeals court rejected his argument the prize money should be taxed like an investment at the lower capital gains rate.J. Michael Maginnis won a record $23 million jackpot in July 1991 that he divided among himself, his wife and their three sons.Maginnis chose to receive his $9 million share in 20 annual installments, a typical payment schedule at the time for state lotteries, which purchase an annuity for
Feb 4, 2004, 5:33 am - Lottery News

Alabama man hits Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
A Foley, Alabama man won almost $2 million in a Florida Lotto drawing, according to officials with the state lottery office in Tallahassee.Earl S. Luellen of Foley, Alabama won half of a $7 million jackpot in the Saturday night drawing, according to a statement released by Florida officials Tuesday. The other winning ticket, sold in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., had not been claimed Tuesday night.Luellen, an agriculture inspector, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The statement said he realized
Feb 4, 2004, 5:29 am - Lottery News