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Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $180 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing took place last night without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $180 million, with a cash option of $100.3 million. Wednesday night was the 10th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. Even though there were no jackpot winners, 13 lucky tickets matched the first five numbers for a $200,000 second-place prize: 1 from Arkansas, 2 from Connecticut, 1 from Florida, 1 fr
Aug 4, 2011, 7:26 am - Lottery News

North Carolina family wins lottery 3 timesNews Story
Most people only dream of winning the lottery, but a North Carolina mother and daughter not only beat the odds they did it three times. Kimberly McCauley of Charlotte, N.C., won $100,000 in North Carolina's new scratcher game called 10X the Money, last week. McCauley said she never imagined she'd win anything. After all, her mother Amy McCauley is a two-time lottery winner. I figured my mom was hogging all the luck. This is so overwhelming, but it's a good kind of overwhelming, Kimberl
Jul 27, 2011, 8:07 am - Lottery News

Fla. man wins $35M lottery jackpot with computer softwareNews Story
Perseverance pays off for long-time Lotto player When Paul Hemphill picked the winning lottery numbers in 1995, he made just one mistake: He never bought a ticket. He didn't make that mistake twice. Two months ago, the 66-year-old retiree strolled into Hollywood Food Mart, plunked down $2 and walked away. Two days later, he was a multi-millionaire. The winner of the May 28 jackpot worth a hefty $35 million asked for the cash up front. After taxes, he pocketed more than $20 million.
Jul 19, 2011, 11:50 am - Lottery News

Record EuroMillions winners in hiding after begging avalancheNews Story
It would be hard not to see this coming. The Scottish couple who won 161 million in the EuroMillions lottery were in hiding yesterday apparently meeting with their family to decide what to do with their astonishing windfall after receiving an avalanche of begging requests for money. Neighbors of Colin and Chris Weir in the Scottish west coast town of Largs, Ayrshire, said they were having a heart-to-heart with their children, Carly, 24, and Jamie, 22. It was suggested the lucky winners
Jul 18, 2011, 11:41 am - Lottery News

Britain's record lottery winners go publicNews Story
Includes video report A Scottish couple out of work due to ill health are Europe's biggest ever lottery winners, scooping 161.5 million ( 184 million, or US$260.5 million) in the EuroMillions multi-country lottery game. Colin Weir, 64, and his wife Chris, 55, who have been married for 30 years and live in the seaside town of Largs near Glasgow, claimed the prize after Tuesday's draw which followed a series of rollovers. The prize catapaulted them into 430th place in this year's Sunday T
Jul 15, 2011, 8:40 pm - Lottery News

Record £161m EuroMillions lottery jackpot claimedNews Story
Winner deciding whether or not to go public The EuroMillions ticket-holder from Britain who won Europe's biggest-ever jackpot of 161 million (US$258.4 million) has claimed their prize, UK National Lottery operator Camelot has confirmed. The individual is currently deciding whether to go public or remain anonymous. Since Tuesday, Camelot has been urging people to check their tickets because the winner was losing about 9,000 a day in interest. The lottery operator had said if the winne
Jul 14, 2011, 12:57 pm - Lottery News

Canada couple loses out on $1.64M jackpotNews Story
Judge's ruling ends an Alberta couple's bid for a share of a 2007 Super 7 lottery jackpot Relying on their friends to ensure they were covered for a lottery pool has cost an Alberta, Canada, couple $1.64 million, a judge has ruled. In a written decision released Wednesday, Justice Suzanne Bensler said Michael and Catherine Clancy of Okotoks, Alta., weren't entitled to a percentage of a Nov. 23, 2007, $20 million jackpot. The plaintiffs' story is sad, Bensler said, in concluding the 21
Jul 14, 2011, 11:35 am - Lottery News

One ticket sold in Britain wins biggest European jackpot everNews Story
Worth 161 million (US$258.4 million) but still unclaimed, a Briton holds the lottery ticket that will place them amongst the richest people in the country. When the lucky recipient of Europe's biggest lottery win to date does claim the prize, he or she will be launched straight into the list of the top 500 richest people in the UK, going straight in at number 430, shifting the likes of Sir Tom Jones and David Bowie down a notch in the rich list . The ticket is worth just 4m less than the f
Jul 13, 2011, 10:23 pm - Lottery News

Lottery ticket frenzy as Euro Millions reaches record highNews Story
By Todd Northrop Europe's multi-country Euro Millions lottery game emerged from Tuesday night's drawing without a grand prize winner, setting the stage for a mammoth record jackpot Friday: an estimated 185 Million (US$264.9 Million, or 166 million). And Euro Millions jackpots are paid as cash not advertised annuity jackpots like the big American multi-state games. If a single ticket wins the top prize, it will create the biggest winner in Europe ever. To win a Euro Millions jackpot,
Jul 6, 2011, 11:13 am - Lottery News

Judge rules in legal dispute over $33M Lotto Max jackpotNews Story
After legal battle, judge rules original Lotto Max claimant entitled to prize A $33 million lottery jackpot should soon be in the hands of an Edmonton man who has waited almost two months to claim the prize, one of the biggest awarded to a single lottery winner in Canada. A judge on Wednesday ruled that Matthew Hayduk should be immediately entitled to $33,301,693.30 after finding that another would-be prize claimant, Ted Baltoussen, did not have standing to assert a claim to the money.
Jun 23, 2011, 12:04 pm - Lottery News