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NC woman wins $2 million from lottery ticket gifted by friendNews Story
A present she'll never forget By Kate Northrop Small gestures may go a long way, but receiving a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $2 million is one that a North Carolina woman will certainly never forget. Karen Urtecho Sandrez of Charlotte won $2 million from a scratch-off, but she was not the one who bought the winning ticket. The ticket that Urtecho Sandrez was gifted was from the North Carolina Lottery's $20 100X The Cash instant game. A family friend purchased the winning ticket
Jul 21, 2021, 10:19 am - Todd - Lottery News

SC woman's road trip to NC lands her $1 million lottery prizeNews Story
She can forget about gas money By Kate Northrop A South Carolina woman's visit to the next state over was well worth the drive when she picked up a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1 million. Beverly Vercher was about an hour away from her home in Spartanburg, South Carolina when she decided to make a stop at a convenience store during her trip. Gas money wouldn't be a factor this time purchasing a $1 million top prize-winning ticket would be enough to suffice. About 40 miles away f
Jun 4, 2021, 11:22 am - Todd - Lottery News

NC woman misses Powerball drawing, wins $2 million in the next oneNews Story
Turns out, the timing was right for this lucky winner By Kate Northrop It's a common fear among lottery players that your numbers would be picked in a drawing you did not enter, but one North Carolina woman could not have had better timing after missing a Powerball drawing and winning a $2 million prize in the next one. Elizabeth Johnson of Lucama did not buy her Powerball ticket in time for the drawing on Wed., May 19, 2021, but that fateful error earned her $2 million in the one on Sa
Jun 2, 2021, 1:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

North Carolina veteran plans on using $10 million lottery prize to honor his sonNews Story
Windfall from lottery winnings allow parents to pay touching tribute By Kate Northrop A retired veteran from North Carolina will be using his $10 million lottery prize to honor his recently deceased son by giving back to the community. Marine Master Sergeant Alvin Mack II of Jacksonville retired from the military in May. His 19-year-old son, Alvin Mack III, who served in the Air Force Honor Guard at Arlington Cemetery, passed away that same month. With a winning lottery ticket worth $10
Nov 5, 2020, 5:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Some Michigan Lottery history
Seems like the Scratchers and Club Keno make up all the sales nowadays but here is a little MSL history https://milotteryconnect.com/2000/03/22/michigan-lotterys-lotto-jackpot-turns-up-the-heat/ Everything old is new again - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1988 dat=19931214 id=MxUoAAAAIBAJ sjid=UQUGAAAAIBAJ pg=3942,4159001 hl=en AD- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26728460/bonus-lotto-ad/ Free Press article - https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26728729/
Oct 20, 2020, 10:39 pm - Think - Lottery Discussion Forum

North Carolina father-to-be scores $1 million lottery prizeNews Story
Impeccable timing for an expecting parent By Kate Northrop The timing for a $1 million prize from scratch-off lottery game couldn't be better for a North Carolina man who is expecting his first child in February. Clayton Cook, of Hickory, was on his way to his grandmother's house for dinner last Monday and stopped for gas at Advent Grocery on Old Shelby Road in Hickory. While there, he decided to try his luck with some instant lottery games. He waited until he got to his grandmother'
Sep 22, 2020, 10:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

NC lottery player visits 40 retailers and wins $5 millionNews Story
Four tedious hours of searching later, and he has the winning ticket By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man bent on finding the last top prize in a lottery scratch-off game conducted a modern day treasure hunt and came out the big winner. Last Thursday, one North Carolina resident traveled to 40 different stores in a crusade to find the last top prize-winning ticket for a scratch-off lottery game. Four well-spent hours later, his tenacity lands him exactly what he was looking for a $5 m
Aug 1, 2020, 6:43 pm - Todd - Lottery News

One Arizona lottery ticket wins $410 million Mega Millions jackpotReply
Reality Check Someone nabbed the $410 million Mega Millions jackpot. Now, here s that tax bill While the windfall will be a life-changing bonanza, the advertised amount isn t what the winner will actually end up with. Whether the jackpot is claimed as an annuity or lump sum, federal and state taxes will be withheld, and more will likely be due at tax time. For this jackpot, the cash option the choice most winners go with is $316.8 million. The required 24% federal tax withholding wo
Jun 11, 2020, 10:07 am - noise-gate - Lottery News

After answering what he thought was a robocall, N.C. man learns he won $1 million lottery prizeNews Story
Malek Dabwan of Goldsboro got a call from lottery officials telling him he had won a prize, but he was skeptical at first, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. I thought it was a robocall for a minute, Dabwan told lottery officials of the phone call. But then you said my name and I got excited. He went to claim his prize Wednesday and found out he had won $1 million in the lottery's $300,000,000 Supreme Riches Second-Chance drawing, according to the lottery. His ticket w
Dec 14, 2019, 3:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News

california lotteryReply
Lucky Lou, et al: Lottery winner from San Diego claims $522M Mega Millions ticket A day after Laarni Bibal purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket at a local market in San Diego, news broke that a California ticket had hit the jackpot. It was at that moment she found out the $522 million ticket was her's an astounding revelation for Bibal, who lives in a state where ticket can be purchased in over 23,000 California Lottery retailers and more than 4,000 Lottery Lucky retailers. But
Sep 20, 2019, 5:33 am - eddessaknight - Lottery Discussion Forum