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$254M Ct. Powerball jackpot claimed by 3 asset managersNews Story
Includes video report The mystery winners of a $254 million Powerball jackpot, a record for Connecticut, need only look in the mirror for wealth management advice. All three work for a boutique money management firm in Greenwich, which has fewer assets under its control ($82 million) than their newfound winnings. Greg Skidmore, Brandon Lacoff and Tim Davidson of Belpointe LLC revealed themselves as the winners during a check presentation Monday at the Connecticut Lottery headquarters in
Nov 28, 2011, 8:12 pm - Lottery News

Prize money awarded to rightful lottery ticket holderNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery on Tuesday presented a $200,000 Powerball prize to a Sumner County man whose winning ticket was allegedly stolen by two convenience store clerks earlier this year. The clerks were arrested and their case is pending in the Sumner County court system. I am so thankful for the work that has gone into getting this prize to me, said Roy Chase, a retired employee of the Ford Glass Plant. This is a blessing for me and my family. Police said Chase took the winning Powerb
Nov 23, 2011, 9:01 am - Lottery News

Georgia man turns trashed ticket into $250,000News Story
Andrew Hunter, 24, turned his trash into cash when he picked up a discarded Mega Millions ticket. When he realized he won $3 dollars for matching one number plus the Mega Ball number, he retrieved the ticket from the dumpsters at the end of his driveway and headed to the Quik Trip, 1655 Buford Highway in Cumming, Georgia. Hunter, of Dawsonville, played his earnings on three quick pik numbers and scored. The Taco Mac server won $250,000 on Tuesday's, Nov. 15 drawing. The notoriety is goi
Nov 18, 2011, 9:44 pm - Lottery News

Another man claims to have lost $254M Powerball ticketNews Story
So close to $254 million and yet so far away. That could be the case for a 21-year-old Danbury customer who said he had the winning ticket for the Nov. 2 Powerball drawing but lost it. The $254 million prize was the biggest Powerball jackpot in Connecticut history and the 12th biggest jackpot in Powerball history. At a 7-Eleven on Mill Plain Road, owner Abu Sayed said a 21-year-old customer claimed to have lost the winning ticket: 12-14-34-39-46, Powerball 36. Sayed is skeptical.
Nov 17, 2011, 8:53 am - Lottery News

Iowa man claims $7.5M Hot Lotto jackpotNews Story
Checks numbers, calmly says, I won Waterloo, Iowa, retiree Wally Markham said he wasn't able to keep it secret for long in Smitty's bar on Sunday that he was the jackpot winner in Saturday's Hot Lotto drawing. Markham, 65, who retired in 2001 after 36 years working at the Deere plant in Waterloo, said he confided to the bartender that he was in line to claim the $7.54 million grand prize. From then on in, it cost me a fortune. On Wednesday, Markham collected a fortune at Iowa Lottery
Nov 9, 2011, 7:41 pm - Lottery News

Ct. Lottery still looking for $254.2M Powerball winnerNews Story
The search is still on for the $254.2 million Powerball jackpot winning ticket for the November 2, 2011 drawing the largest prize ever won in Connecticut Lottery history. Lottery officials confirm that the winning ticket was sold in Fairfield County. Further details will not be available until the winner comes forward to make the unprecedented claim. The winning numbers on November 2 were 12, 14, 34, 39, and 46, with Powerball number 36. The Power Play multiplier number was 4. The Conne
Nov 9, 2011, 9:37 am - Lottery News

Ct. man claims he lost $254M Powerball ticketNews Story
Includes video report Someone in Connecticut bought a lottery ticket worth $254 million but, so far, nobody knows who it is. Powerball officials say someone in Fairfield County bought a Powerball ticket matching all six winning numbers 12, 14, 34, 39, 46, and 36. Local rumor has it that the ticket was sold at Belltown Superette in Stamford, a store with a reputation for selling winning tickets. My grandfather right here, number 29. He played my aunt's ... that's my aunt's birthday. H
Nov 6, 2011, 8:45 am - Lottery News

1 ticket sold in Connecticut wins $254.2M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Powerball's biggest cash value in 5 years Powerball's biggest jackpot in 18 months $254.2 million was up for grabs Wednesday night. It was won by a single ticket sold in Connecticut that matched all the numbers drawn: 12, 14, 34, 39, and 46, with Powerball number 36. The Power Play number was 4. The cash prize, about $150 million, was the biggest in five years. Just missing, by failing to match only the Powerball, were tickets in a dozen states. One in Arkansas is worth $1 million fo
Nov 3, 2011, 9:47 am - Lottery News

$245 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot increasedNews Story
Largest Powerball jackpot in more than a year By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $245 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 13th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $146.2 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Po
Oct 30, 2011, 8:46 am - Lottery News

$203 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot heats upNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $203 million for Saturday's drawing. Wednesday was the 12th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $123.2 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Powerball and Mega Millions multi-state lottery
Oct 27, 2011, 7:14 am - Lottery News