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Second-chance winner fell to the floor when she found outNews Story
A second chance Michigan Lottery drawing gave a 55-year-old Inkster woman the financial relief her family was looking for. Fran Price said she couldn't stop crying when she received a call from the Michigan State Lottery telling her she'd won the $1 million Play it Again Giveaway. When I saw the number on my cell phone, I knew I had won, said Price in a press release. I was at work and tried to stand up from my desk but my knees buckled and I fell to the floor. I couldn't stop bawling whi
Aug 29, 2016, 8:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

NY man sentenced to 4+ years in prison for lottery scam targeting elderlyReply
You got that right... Wilder Vladimir Merelan, 29, of West Hempsted, New York, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison by Judge Mark L. Wolf in U.S. District Court in Boston, according to the U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz's office. Wolf also ordered him to pay a total of $733,999 in restitution According to the prior story... Merelan pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit tax and mail fraud. The charge carries a maximum of 20 years in prison, plus 3 years of supervised
Aug 11, 2016, 8:32 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

Florida Scratch Offs - Post Pictures if posibleReply
@Oldghost - Only an Instant Liability Report, which I posted a few pages back. I requested retailer location reports for the Jacksonville area, and Gainesville area. There's still a few places with them in Jacksonville. I agree with you that the two Monopoly $5m jackpots disproves the calculated ranges . Perhaps lottery officials read this forum, and decided to throw a curveball. We've seen multiple jackpots hit on Super 7s in my opinion WAY faster than they should have been hit on a $5 scrat
Aug 10, 2016, 1:01 pm - Dracos - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

N.J. woman discovers year-old lottery ticket worth $472KNews Story
Yokasta Boyer of Clifton uncovered some buried treasure just before her taxes were due this year, according to officials at the New Jersey Lottery. The busy Boyer, who has both a full-time job and a part-time job, was organizing papers and sifting through documents as she prepared her taxes this year, officials said. Boyer found a Jersey Cash 5 lottery ticket from April 14, 2015. Taking a break from her chores, she checked the ticket number at the lottery website and couldn't believe what
Jul 7, 2016, 10:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

New logo for Iowa LotteryNews Story
The Iowa Lottery unveiled a new logo Monday to celebrate more than 40 years in business. The Iowa Lottery introduced its fourth logo, which will maintain the shooting star that has been central to the lottery's identity since it began in 1985. You might know the current Iowa Lottery logo as a circular symbol made up of red, yellow and orange. The new look will illustrate a streamlined look using white and blue. This new look for the lottery has a punch to it, said Iowa Lottery CEO Terr
Jun 21, 2016, 12:56 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.Y. man pleads guilty in bogus lottery schemeNews Story
A West Hempstead, New York, man pleaded guilty to federal charges in a Boston courtroom Friday in connection with his role in a fake lottery scam targeting senior citizens. Wilder Vladimir Merelan, 29, admitted he helped scheme to victimize people ranging in age from 69 to 91 between 2012 and 2015, according to the Massachusetts U.S. attorney's office. The victims were told they had won millions in a lottery but had to pay taxes first to the Internal Revenue Service before they could get t
Apr 11, 2016, 5:45 am - Todd - 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 - Todd - Lottery News

Post Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich Q&A Poll.Reply
This is a copy of the Q A: Terry Hi, Terry Rich here. I'm CEO of the Iowa Lottery and past president of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. Glad to answer the lottery questions you have. Know that all opinions are mine, not those of the state of Iowa, any lottery organization or any other state lottery. We appreciate all lottery players' opinions and look forward to a fun discussion. ______________________________ DG1USA Welcome Mr. R
Jan 12, 2016, 12:08 pm - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you ready for the attention?Reply
the lottery winner could be kidnapped but that would be a little short-sighted on the kidnapper's part. I can imagine it going something like this: ring ring Hello? We've got your uncle. We want $10 million. My uncle? Which uncle? Which uncle do you think? Your uncle the lottery winner. Give us $10 million and we'll release him unharmed. What if I don't give you $10 million? We'll kill him. I'm in the will. Thanks so very much. click
Jan 10, 2016, 8:48 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ex-TSA agent, Atlanta police officer sentenced in lottery schemeNews Story
A Douglasville, Ga., man must serve 27 months in prison and one year of supervised release after pleading guilty for his role in a Jamaican-based fraudulent lottery scheme targeting senior-adult victims in the United States. Dominic Hugh Smith, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. of the Western District of North Carolina. Smith was ordered to pay $724,408.79 in restitution, the U.S. Justice Department said in a prepared statement. In June 2014, Smith pleaded
Oct 26, 2015, 12:29 pm - Todd - Lottery News