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'Hula time' for $400,000 Texas Two Step winnerNews Story
Khon C. Tran of Austin is taking his family for a vacation to Hawaii later this year. Hell pay for it with some of the $400,000 he won playing the Texas Two Step game from the Texas Lottery. Luaus, pristine beaches and palm trees, thats the little bit of heaven Mr. Tran is going to buy for his family with his Texas Two Step prize, said Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Reagan E. Greer. What a fun thing to do with a prize like this. An avid fan of Texas Two Step, Tran came to the Au
Jan 26, 2004, 7:18 am - Lottery News

Powerball Record-Holder Arrested for Drunk DrivingNews Story
The man who won the largest single lottery jackpot in U.S. history is in trouble again.Jack Whittaker, who hit the $314.9 million Powerball jackpot on Christmas 2002, was charged Sunday with drunk driving - just weeks after being charged with trying to assault a bar manager.Whittaker said he was on his way Sunday afternoon to Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming when he pulled off of Interstate 64 because of the treacherous weather. I'm nowhere near intoxicated, Whittaker told a local television stat
Jan 26, 2004, 12:18 am - Lottery News

Miami Man Claims One-Third Share of $40 Million Florida Lotto JackpotNews Story
The Florida Lottery announced today that Thomas Earley, 44, of Miami claimed the last one-third share of the $40 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the December 13, 2003 drawing.The other two winners were from Pensacola and West Palm Beach.Earley received his winning $7,612,503.22 by choosing the lump sum option.He purchased his winning ticket at the Terminal Rexall Pharmacy, located on Concourse D at the Miami International Airport. The store will receive one-third of a $10,000 retailer bonus
Jan 23, 2004, 8:28 pm - Lottery News

Powerball payday comes for shop ownerNews Story
Officials from the S.C. Education Lottery made their way to Clover Shop Save on Thursday with a $50,000 check the store on U.S. 321 earned for its part in selling a winning Powerball ticket.A Concord, N.C., resident won half of a $221.5 million lottery jackpot on New Year's Eve. Norman Shue bought 20 tickets Dec. 31, about 12 hours before the drawing, in what turned out to be the fifth-largest Powerball jackpot ever.The other winning ticket was sold in York, Pa.State lottery director Ernie Pas
Jan 23, 2004, 8:55 am - Lottery News

Spring Valley couple are lottery millionairesNews Story
No lavish European getaways, wild designer shopping sprees or bling bling jewelry for recent lottery millionaires Don and Jennifer Burdette.OK. So they did splurge a little. I had to get myself a dream car, said Don Burdette, who bought a shiny red 2004 Dodge Viper sports car. But besides that, we're not going to go crazy. Well, at least for the time being anyway.The Burdettes, who have twin 16-month-old daughters, are the first Spring Valley family to win the state lottery.Don Burdette purcha
Jan 23, 2004, 8:49 am - Lottery News

Luck almost went in the trashNews Story
Dartmouth lotto winner nearly tossed out million-dollar ticketBob and Joyce Waterfield have played the lottery for decades hoping to hit the jackpot.When they finally did, they very nearly chucked their good fortune in a trash bin.Mr. Waterfield had a list of Atlantic 6-49 winning numbers in his hands and the Dartmouth senior didn't like what he saw. I looked at it, I didn't have one number right. I damn near threw it away, he said Tuesday.But luck stayed with him and his wife of 59 years.He ke
Jan 21, 2004, 5:53 am - Lottery News

Record Powerball winner loses more moneyNews Story
The winner of a record Powerball lottery jackpot and his money seem destined to part.For the second time in several months, Jack Whittaker's vehicle was broken into and thousands of dollars were taken.The latest incident occurred Saturday morning when someone broke the window of his SUV and took a bank bag from the front seat containing more than $100,000. The vehicle was parked at Whittaker's house in Scott Depot, West Virginia.In August, more than $500,000 in cash and checks got stolen from h
Jan 20, 2004, 12:12 pm - Lottery News

College student wins $20 million Super 7 jackpotNews Story
Colin McDonald won't have to worry about a business assignment that was due this week, or the cost of books and rising tuition fees.He won last Friday's $20 million Super 7 jackpot, and intends to indulge his love of skiing and snowboarding instead of trying to get a job in the business world - at least for now.The 28-year-old Loyalist College student, who lives in Belleville, had the sole winning ticket for the Jan. 16 Super 7 draw. He was in Toronto today to claim his winnings.McDonald is taki
Jan 20, 2004, 6:24 am - Lottery News

$60 million? It's 'like an out-of-body experience'News Story
$60 million winner is just trying to 'comprehend'Becoming Pennsylvania's newest multimillionaire means Lisa Ensor will have a bigger wedding reception than she was planning and a larger investment portfolio.It also might mean a new car, a trip and a house.Ensor, 42, of York, yesterday had few definitive plans for the newfound fortune that comes with being one of two winning ticketholders in the New Year's Eve Powerball drawing.Ensor said she held off claiming her $60,149,751.49 lump-sum payment
Jan 16, 2004, 9:02 am - Lottery News

Machine Operator Claims $60.2M PowerballNews Story
An electronics plant worker came forward Thursday to claim half of the $221.5 million Powerball jackpot, more than two weeks after she bought the winning ticket.Lisa Ensor said she had kept the ticket in a safe-deposit box as she sought legal and financial advice. She did not share the news with most friends and family until Thursday, when she presented her ticket to Pennsylvania Lottery officials and opted for the $60.2 million cash payout. You can't imagine it's unbelievable, Ensor, 42, said
Jan 16, 2004, 6:10 am - Lottery News