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Christmas Day Powerball lottery winner claims $48.8M jackpotNews Story
The winner of a $48.8 million Christmas Day jackpot has come forward to claim the prize, New York Lottery officials confirmed Thursday. Carolyn Hapeman, a New York Lottery spokesperson, said the ticket-holder came in on Tuesday afternoon to claim their prize more than a month after it was sold at the Stewart's Shop at 4208 Route 50 in Wilton, New York. Hapeman declined to identify the winner until the verification or auditing process of the ticket has been completed. That process, because
Feb 4, 2011, 10:05 am - Lottery News

Lottery scam victims finally get $12.5M jackpotNews Story
They had to wait seven years, but seven Ontario men each collected checks for more than $2 million Thursday, their share of a lottery win originally awarded to a woman now facing fraud charges. The men, all friends and former co-workers who lay cable for a living, will each receive $2.1 million their share of the original $12.5 million jackpot plus $2.3 million in interest for a total of $14.8 million split seven ways. The men bought the ticket jointly while working together at a construct
Jan 28, 2011, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Long Island waitress wins $21.5M Lotto jackpotNews Story
Luck was on the menu. A struggling Long Island waitress and single mother of three young boys who hails from Ireland scored a $21.5 million Lotto jackpot, New York Lottery officials announced yesterday. After opting for a lump-sum payout of nearly $12 million, Patricia Eisel, 40, will take home a cool $8 million after taxes to fill her barren bank account. The beaming immigrant, who barely made ends meet toiling at The Saloon in Long Beach for the past nine years, said her worrisome sta
Jan 28, 2011, 8:39 am - Lottery News

N.Y. laundromat sells $122M Powerball lottery ticketNews Story
You never know, do you? Some lucky Powerball player just hit a $122 million jackpot at the Clothespin Laundromat in Catskill, New York. Though laundromat owner Bahasu Patel wasn't sure who won, rumors have already begun to spread around town. Somebody said the guy at the tobacco shop had won, he said, but when someone went to check they said he hadn't. Two other people Patel spoke with also thought an employee at Smoker's Choice on Central Avenue had won Saturday night's Powerball
Jan 24, 2011, 9:06 am - Lottery News

$190M Idaho lottery winner sorts out her new lifeNews Story
Holly Lahti burst into the spotlight a week ago in a feel-good story about a single mother who won a $190 million Mega Millions jackpot. Then came the mugshot: a thin young woman with disheveled brown hair, sporting a black eye and cuts and bruises on her face and neck. It turned out she was separated from a man who court records indicated had abused her, and now has a possible claim to some of the money through a quirk in Idaho law. Lahti, 29, went underground with her two daughters immed
Jan 22, 2011, 11:31 am - Lottery News

$32M Calif. Lottery jackpot claimedNews Story
Jim Kitauchi is one of only about 8,000 Orosi, California, residents; now he is one of its most rich and famous. The 53-year-old quality control inspector and life-long resident of Orosi, came forward Tuesday to claim Saturday's $32 million California SuperLotto Plus jackpot. Despite Kitauchi's newfound wealth, he said he had no plans to move from Orosi. I'm just going back to a normal routine, he said. He did however plan to quit his job to pursue his other passions, including opening his
Jan 20, 2011, 9:48 am - Lottery News

Idaho woman claims 2nd half of $380M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Includes video report A 29-year-old mother of two and former bank worker from northern Idaho has claimed the remaining half of a $380 million Mega Millions jackpot, lottery officials and others said Wednesday. Holly Lahti, of the small town of Rathdrum, will split the second-largest lottery jackpot in history with Jim and Carolyn McCullar of Ephrata, Wash. The McCullars appeared at a news conference last Thursday to announce they'd won half the jackpot, or $190 million. Lahti was
Jan 12, 2011, 11:33 pm - Lottery News

With more money, more problems? Managing a windfallNews Story
A chance to split a $380 million jackpot. Where's the problem in that? Sure the money will change the lives of the Mega Millions lottery winners, but it's imperative that they have a sound financial plan. Failure to map out a strategy for their winnings could lead to misery. A retired man in Washington, Jim McCullar, claimed his prize on Thursday, while the Idaho ticket holder has yet to surface. The delay in coming forward after Tuesday's drawing means the winners are likely following
Jan 10, 2011, 11:43 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery winner recounts epic winNews Story
Includes video report No, Carolyn, it's not a heart attack. It's a fortune. The man who bought one of two winning tickets in the $380 million Mega Millions lottery frightened his wife when he woke her Tuesday night to share the life-changing news. I was pale, shaking. She thought I was having a heart attack, retiree Jim McCullar recalled. When his wife, Carolyn, asked if he was OK, he replied: I'm perfect. On Thursday, the couple and their adult children stepped forward to p
Jan 6, 2011, 7:42 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions Wash. lottery winner to be revealedNews Story
Idaho winner still a mystery One of the two winners of the $380 million Mega Millions jackpot will come forward today. The unidentified Washington state lottery winner bought the ticket at a Safeway store in the small town of Ephrata. The same player also bought another ticket that won $150. Scott Kinney, Washington state Lottery spokesman, said the winner hand-picked the magic numbers at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The numbers drawn in the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history were: 4, 8,
Jan 6, 2011, 9:02 am - Lottery News