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$1.08 billion Powerball lottery winner Yanira Alvarez filed claim for jackpot over five months agoNews Story
Lottery Post investigates lengthy delay in public announcement By Kate Northrop At the end of March, the California Lottery announced Yanira Alvarez as the sole winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot drawn on July 16, 2023, but it turns out the winner presented the winning ticket to lottery officials months earlier. The California Lottery's official announcement of Yanira Alvarez as the lone winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot came more than five months after she fil
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Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's $25.5 million mansion nearly crushed by landslideNews Story
Multi-million home mere feet and inches away from disaster Includes video report By Kate Northrop $2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Hollywood Hills mansion was just mere inches away from being bowled over by a landslide this week. It was a very close call for lottery billionaire Castro's $25.5 million Hollywood Hills paradise , which just narrowly missed being crushed by a landslide. The effects of a storm this week reached all the way up into luxurious Holly
Apr 9, 2024, 10:22 am - Lottery News

California winner of $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot is lauded as kind family man by neighborsNews Story
Couldn't have happened to a better guy By Kate Northrop Following the California Lottery's announcement of Theodorus Struyck as one of the lottery winners of the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot on Friday, neighbors have come out and said that the win couldn't have happened to a better guy. The California Lottery named Theodorus Struyck , 65, as the representative of a group that won $1.765 billion in the Oct. 11, 2023 Powerball drawing, cementing them in history as winners of the
Mar 19, 2024, 9:46 am - Lottery News

California Lottery announces group as winners of historic $1.765 billion Powerball jackpotNews Story
Second-largest lottery jackpot in history finally claimed Updated with additional information about jackpot winners By Kate Northrop Today, the California Lottery announced the winners of a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, the second-largest lottery jackpot in history. One ticket in a small California town won the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot from the drawing on Oct. 11, 2023, and now we know who it belongs to. Theodorus Struyck was revealed by the California Lottery as
Mar 15, 2024, 4:10 pm - Lottery News

California couple face felony charges for stealing $135 worth of Iowa Lottery ticketsNews Story
Couple burglarizes lottery retailer on Christmas Day Includes video report By Kate Northrop A California couple are facing multiple felony charges each after stealing an Iowa Lottery ticket kiosk and attempting to cash $135 worth of winning tickets. Two California residents are facing felony charges as well as potential prison time and thousands in fines over just $135 worth of lottery tickets. Rather than spending it with friends, family, and loved ones, Robert Price and Sam
Jan 11, 2024, 9:12 am - Lottery News

California airport worker wins $20 million lottery prize during lunch breakNews Story
Silver lining hiding amidst the holiday rush By Kate Northrop A California airport employee took a break from the holiday travel rush to find that he had won $20 million in the lottery. A Bay Area airport worker discovered during his lunch break that he was set for life after winning a $20 million top prize in a lottery scratch-off game. Durwin Hickman works as a skycap, which involves helping travelers check in for their flight and assisting with their luggage. When he went on b
Dec 18, 2023, 3:31 pm - Lottery News

$2B Powerball winner Edwin Castro bought $4M mansion for parents while brother manages his wealthNews Story
World's biggest lottery winner is spreading the wealth to his family By Kate Northrop Sources close to Edwin Castro, the winner of the world's largest lottery jackpot, have revealed that he's been generously sharing his prize money with his family, who are also involved managing his finances. The Altadena Japanese-inspired mansion Edwin Castros scooped up for $4 million earlier this year was actually purchased for his parents, according to the New York Post. It isn't Castro who's
Dec 13, 2023, 7:50 am - Lottery News

Self-proclaimed "King of Scratchers" wins $5 million in California Lottery thanks to superstitionNews Story
Lottery fan isn't just a little -stitious, he's super -stitious By Kate Northrop A California man says he's the King of Scratchers after closely following a superstition that led to him winning a $5 million lottery prize in a scratch-off game. Daniel Peramaki is the self-proclaimed King of Scratchers, and he's crediting his determination and rather quirky methods for a $5 million win, the California Lottery said in a press release. Peramaki has been vying for that big win for yea
Nov 14, 2023, 7:57 am - Lottery News

California woman who barely missed out on winning $2M in the lottery, wins $2M six years laterNews Story
Haunting memory motivates lottery player to seek redemption By Kate Northrop A California woman pushed herself to keeping playing the lottery after just barely missing out on a $2 million prize and found redemption when she finally won a $2 million prize of her own. Most people would rejoice at hearing the good news of someone winning the lottery, but for Mehret Werrede, hearing about this particular win was one of the most haunting, crushing moments she ever experienced. About s
Nov 4, 2023, 9:35 am - Lottery News

California man asks clerk to choose a lottery game for him, ends up picking out a ticket worth $10MNews Story
The clerk could have picked a different game, but he didn't. He grabbed a winner. By Kate Northrop A California man didn't know which scratch-off lottery ticket to buy, but its thanks to the clerk's selection that he walked out the store holding a ticket worth $10 million. Brent Young didn't have much of a preference for which lottery ticket he wanted to buy, so he had the clerk pick out a game for him. Suddenly, it mattered a whole lot more the ticket selected for him by the cashie
Oct 20, 2023, 10:12 am - Lottery News