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1 year later, Iowa Lottery still hunting for suspicious no-show winnerNews Story
Iowa investigators are trying to track down the winner of a $14.3 million Hot Lotto jackpot ticket after the person refused to be identified and was disqualified as a result. Patrick Townsend, special-agent-in-charge with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, said investigators remain unable to identify the person who bought the Hot Lotto ticket in December 2010 at a Des Moines gas station. A New York lawyer claiming to represent the winning trust waited until minutes before the one
Jan 30, 2013, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Kansas couple claims $9.43M Hot Lotto jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop A couple in their 40s from Kansas City, Kansas, say they both like their jobs and will continue to work, even though they are the winners of a $9.43 million Hot Lotto jackpot. The winners, who asked the Lottery not to disclose their identities, claimed the prize today at Lottery headquarters, after matching all numbers in the January 12 drawing. The lucky numbers were 13-15-21-34-35 with Hot Ball number 4. The winners purchased their lucky ticket at QuikTrip, located
Jan 18, 2013, 9:06 am - Lottery News

Florida Powerball winner claims $50 million jackpotNews Story
Christopher McGurran overnight went from living a modest life to living large. The 30-year-old and his wife claimed the $50 million Powerball jackpot drawn last month in St. Petersburg. It's always somebody, someplace else, and you wonder if somebody won it. It's nice, said neighbor Bud Patten. McGurran, a heating and cooling technician, bought the winning ticket at a Sweetbay grocery store just minutes from his home. Little did he know at the time that it would be his golden one. T
Jan 14, 2013, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Psychic quits job after winning the lotteryNews Story
One of the United Kingdom's best-known psychics has packed away her crystal ball after winning a lotto jackpot. Beti Schulz, 71, landed 2.2 million (US$3.5 million) when her numbers came up in the UK National Lottery. Now, the clairvoyant has decided to retire after spending almost 40 years predicting the future. A pal said, Beti had a lot of fans and they are very disappointed that she is calling it a day. But they are also delighted for her because she has been so good to them. Pa
Jan 12, 2013, 8:19 am - Lottery News

Cashier's mistake makes N.H. family lottery winnersNews Story
A Hillsborough family is the newest New Hampshire Tri-State Megabucks winner, and it was all because of a mistake. Hillsborough resident Scott Bennett wanted to buy tickets to two games on Wednesday, but the clerk made an error. He went up to the register and said he'd like a Lucky For Life ticket and a Tri-State Megabucks Plus ticket, said Maura McCann, New Hampshire Lottery director of marketing. Bennett was buying the tickets at a Hillsborough Circle K. The clerk sold him two Tr
Dec 24, 2012, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Mass. co-workers split $50M Powerball jackpotNews Story
The two co-workers had a ritual for the past 10 months. She would buy two Powerball tickets, write their names on the back, and then give him a copy. It may have seemed a modest indulgence. The longest of long shots. But on Wednesday night, it paid off big-time with more than $11 million for each of them. Rosa DeLeon, 52, of Arlington and Reginald LeBlanc, 54, of Lexington, who work at the Costco in Waltham, bought a $50 million Powerball ticket at a gas station in Lexington. The two
Dec 19, 2012, 9:30 am - Lottery News

The man who lost a $5 million lottery ticketNews Story
Like many who buy a Lottery ticket, Martyn Tott never seriously contemplated the possibility that he would actually win. Of course, it would have been wonderful, but he was largely happy with his rather humdrum life. When he realized he'd scooped the 3,011,065 jackpot, however, his opinion changed somewhat. Suddenly, a social life that revolved around Chinese takeaways, pints of ale and Saturday nights spent rock 'n' roll dancing at the local town hall seemed positively mundane. So, too
Dec 19, 2012, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery releases name of Powerball jackpot winnerNews Story
The second winner of the $587.5 million Powerball jackpot is a 37-year-old electronics industry professional who grew up in a modest home in Pennsylvania and moved to an affluent Phoenix suburb last year before striking it rich in the lotto. The winner is Matthew Good of Fountain Hills, who chose to remain anonymous after claiming the prize last week. Lottery winners in Arizona are a matter of public record, and The Associated Press filed a public records request to learn his name. Good to
Dec 11, 2012, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Georgia construction worker collects $50M Mega Millions winNews Story
By Todd Northrop A 55-year-old Thomasville construction worker is getting ready to build a new life after winning a $50 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot. Honey, we won the lotto! That's what Zippy Vonier, 55, announced to his wife Wednesday morning after discovering that he won $50 million. My wife was brushing her teeth, and I told her to come in and sit down, said Vonier, a Thomasville resident. She was just kind of shocked. Vonier won by matching all of the winning numbers
Dec 2, 2012, 8:23 am - Lottery News

Mechanic and his wife are Missouri winners of $588M Powerball jackpotNews Story
Cindy Hill, a laid-off office manager who lives in a small town in Missouri, called her husband Thursday with urgent news that would change everything: We won the lottery. What? he asked. We won the lottery, she repeated. But Mark Hill, a 52-year-old mechanic who works at a meat processing plant, is the kind of person who carefully checks the prices for everything he buys, and he needed proof. This is the Show-Me State after all. He drove to his mother's house, where his wife was wai
Nov 30, 2012, 5:04 pm - Lottery News