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San Francisco man defies odds; claims 2nd lottery jackpotNews Story
A lucky San Francisco man recently became a multi-millionaire after winning a top prize from a California Lottery ticket for the second time in a little over a year. Frank Derfield, 53, is crediting stupid luck for winning $5 million from a Scratchers ticket he bought in September, just 14 months after he had already won $100,000 from a different winning ticket, according to lottery officials. On Sept. 13, Derfield purchased a few 100X the Money Scratchers tickets at WC Liquor and Grocerie
Nov 1, 2016, 7:17 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts man wins his second $1M lottery prizeNews Story
A man won a $1 million prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery for the second time in two years after purchasing an instant ticket. Kevin Phillips of Lakeville won his second $1 million prize by purchasing a $5 Win It All! ticket from a local supermarket, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. His second lottery win comes just two years after he purchased a winning $10 100X The Cash ticket in April 2014. After both wins Phillips opted for a one-time payment totaling $650,000 b
Sep 30, 2016, 3:21 pm - Lottery News

Second lottery win in 2 weeks worth $1M for Missouri womanNews Story
A Strafford, Missouri, great grandmother scratched off a lottery win two weeks in a row, and the second one was a whopper. Doris Danielson first won $1,000 on a 300,000,000 Golden Ticket Scratcher ticket, prompting a trip to Lottery headquarters in Springfield to cash it in. While there she scratched up a $1 million jackpot in the same Scratcher ticket game. I'm very fortunate, I'll tell you that much, Danielson said in a news release. My daughter and I were going to Springfield to go
Sep 16, 2016, 9:07 am - Lottery News

Maryland resident wins lottery twice in one dayNews Story
A Cecil County resident won back-to-back Maryland Lottery scratch-offs Thursday, according to officials with the Maryland State Lottery Agency. The anonymous winner won $11,000 after purchasing two $100,000 Gold Rush scratch-offs from the Stop-N-Go in North East, officials reported. Unlike other states, under Maryland's lottery regulations, the winner does not have to publicly identify themselves. Lottery officials reported the winner is a 67-year-old Elkton resident. Lottery officials
Jun 7, 2016, 4:07 pm - Lottery News

Scotland family celebrates third big lottery prizeNews Story
By Todd Northrop An elderly couple from Scotland are celebrating a 1 million (US$1.5 million) lottery payout that continues an amazing family run of Lotto luck. Peter Fry, 90, and his wife Mary, 86, landed the huge prize in the Lotto Millionaire Raffle and have been hailed as Scotland's luckiest family. The couple, from Bo'ness, West Lothian, shared the win with their three daughters, Margaret, 64, Janet, 59, and Isobel, 57. The family play together, purchasing five lines twice a week,
May 31, 2016, 8:43 am - Lottery News

N.C. restaurant owner wins third big lottery prize in two yearsNews Story
The owner of a Greensboro fast-food restaurant is once again relishing his good fortune with the N.C. Education Lottery. Ralph Havis, who owns Beef Burger, won $1 million playing 100X The Cash his third big lottery win in less than two years, and the second in less than a month. Havis bought the ticket early Tuesday morning and claimed his prize that afternoon. After choosing the lump sum payment of $600,000 and, after federal and state taxes were withheld, Havis received $415,506. He said
May 26, 2016, 10:11 am - Lottery News

Breast cancer patient wins lottery second timeNews Story
Includes video report North Carolina Education Lottery officials said a woman who has been battling breast cancer for six years has won the lottery two times in the past three months. Gina Short, from Mecklenburg County, claimed her $250,000 All or Nothing prize last Wednesday just months after she snagged $1 million in the Ultimate Millions second-chance drawing, lottery officials said in a statement. We're still in disbelief mode, Short said. Officials said Short, who is currently
May 10, 2016, 1:17 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winner wins again with $1M scratch ticket at lottery headquartersNews Story
A Medford, Massachusetts, man cashing in a $1,000 scratch ticket won another $1 million after he stopped to buy another ticket in the lobby of the Massachusetts State Lottery's Braintree headquarters. Chi Chan arrived in Braintree on Wednesday to redeem his $1,000 winner. On his way out Chan bought a $30 ticket at the vending machine inside lottery headquarters. A short time after, Chan was at the bank when he scratched the ticket and found he had won $1 million. On Thursday, Chan retur
Apr 29, 2016, 6:14 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins second lottery jackpotNews Story
Clad in a basic t-shirt and jeans, you may never believe Pat Kukla is the luckiest man in Calhoun County, Michigan. But he may be just that, The Michigan Lottery says. Kukla visited the Michigan Lottery headquarters Friday to formally accept his second lottery jackpot. Kukla won $384,832 Thursday, after matching all eight numbers in Club Keno's The Jack game. He picked up his winning easy pick ticket during a lunch break at MCB Sam's Coffee Shop in Battle Creek, after noticing how hi
Jan 29, 2016, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Lucky NJ man wins third major lottery prizeNews Story
The start of the New Year appears to be a lucky time for Mike Ducker. In the last week of December 2013, the year he started playing the lottery, he won $20,000 on a 20X Cash scratch-off ticket. Then just a couple weeks later, in January 2014, he claimed another $20,000 playing the same game. But those cash prizes pale in comparison to the $200,000 he recently won playing the $500 Frenzy game. On Tuesday, Carole Hedinger, executive director of the New Jersey Lottery, presented Ducker, a Br
Jan 20, 2016, 8:09 am - Lottery News