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Britain's first nudist Lottery winners enjoying their winNews Story
After winning a small fortune playing the Lottery, most winners would find it hard to resist spending a few thousand upgrading their wardrobe. Not Brian Tucker and Margaret Dallard. They are, after all, nudists, and generally doesn't have much use for clothes. Instead, they held a little soir e for a select group of friends at the Invicta Sun Club to celebrate their Lottery win. It was a rather chilly evening, so Brian and Margaret took the rare step of keeping on their clothes. Many ot
Jul 21, 2008, 7:43 am - Lottery News

Man throws away winning lottery ticket, but still collectsNews Story
Lottery waits until 1-year claim deadline expires before awarding Sometimes Lady Luck is slow-footed. Degli Martinez, 55, of Queens, New York, claimed the biggest single Lotto jackpot in state history on Wednesday, a $65 million prize that took over a year and a police probe before he was allowed to have it. It was a lot of pain waiting, said the 55-year-old Paraguayan immigrant at a lower Manhattan press conference. You never know whether you're going to get the money. A maint
Jul 10, 2008, 8:53 pm - Lottery News

Ottawa barber, client share $32M lottery winNews Story
Two Ottawa men are splitting a $32 million lottery jackpot after decades of buying tickets together. It hasn't sunk in yet, one of the winners, Samir Haddad, said Thursday. Today, signing some papers, my hands were shaking. When I look at all the zeroes... Haddad, 57, and his friend and barber Mike Detorre, 71, were back in Ottawa after taking four limousines and 35 relatives with them to Toronto to pick up their Lotto 6-49 winnings the day before. Haddad, who installs hardwood floo
Jul 7, 2008, 12:46 pm - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery Millionaire Raffle resultsNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Saturday, and made four instant millionaires. The winning numbers can be found here: https://www.lotterypost.com/pa-lottery-raffle-2008-07-05.asp Millionaire Raffle is a raffle game offered by the Pennsylvania Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets. With only 500,000 tickets sold for the raffle, Millionaire Raffle offers the best odds to win $1 million of any Pennsylvania Lottery game. Each
Jul 6, 2008, 2:42 am - Lottery News

Lottery scratch games still being sold after jackpots are goneNews Story
Feeling lucky today? Then don't buy a $20 scratch-off ticket for the New Jersey Lottery's $1,000,000 Explosion game. Your chances of winning the $1 million top prize are Z-E-R-O. The six top prizes were awarded months ago, but the $20 tickets are still on sale. The best prize available today is $10,000. State lotteries are coming under renewed criticism for selling scratch-off tickets after the top prizes have been given away. The latest challenge comes from a professor who says
Jun 30, 2008, 1:22 pm - Lottery News

Ohio winner of $196M lottery jackpot claims prize anonymouslyNews Story
The $196 million lottery prize for a Mega Millions ticket sold in the Clermont County village of Amelia in May was claimed Friday by a lawyer on behalf of an undisclosed client. The ticket was submitted for The Anthony Trust, said a spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery. The name of the winner is known to Ohio officials, who will check for possible unpaid child support or unpaid state taxes, said Ohio Lottery spokeswoman Marie Kilbane. An exception to the Ohio Public Records Act means state
Jun 27, 2008, 10:21 pm - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery's Millionaire Raffle resultsNews Story
The Michigan Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn today, and made six instant millionaires. The winning numbers can be found here: https://www.lotterypost.com/mi-lottery-raffle-2008-06-23.asp Millionaire Raffle is a raffle game offered by the Michigan Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets. Tickets went on sale May 5. With only 600,000 tickets available, the Millionaire Raffle offers players the best chance to win $1,000,000 of any Michigan Lottery
Jun 23, 2008, 4:33 pm - Lottery News

$57M Mega Millions lottery winner is sex offender with criminal pastNews Story
Fred Topous, the Kent City man who just won $57 million in the Mega Millions lottery, is a registered sex offender with a criminal past. A co-worker describes Topous as a man who turned his life around and would do anything for a friend. Topous, 45, previously served time for larceny in Grand Traverse County. He's also been imprisoned on a weapons offense, unlawfully driving away in a vehicle, and forced-entry burglary. The burglary charge is from the 1980s. He's also on the Michigan S
Jun 20, 2008, 8:01 am - Lottery News

Lottery win opens doors for N.Y. doormanNews Story
A beloved Park Avenue doorman who won $5 million in the state lottery wants to move on up and into the elegant, pre-war building where he works. That way, I'll have the doorman open the door for me, says Richie Randazzo, 44, a bachelor who lives in a two-story home in Brooklyn. But the lucky winner will have to wait because the only apartment for sale in the building at 1021 Park Ave. at East 85th Street is out of his range.So for now, Randazzo, who plans to continue working, will be a
Jun 16, 2008, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $56M sold in MichiganNews Story
Unusual California payouts will award more to 3rd place winner than to 2nd place Outside Party World in suburban Grand Rapids, a sign went up Saturday proclaiming that the store sold a ticket worth $56 million in the latest Mega Millions drawing. Manager Dave Castor said he's especially pleased that the jackpot-winning ticket was sold in economically struggling Michigan, whose jobless rate is among the nation's highest. We just can't wait to find out who is the winner, Castor said. We'
Jun 15, 2008, 2:18 pm - Lottery News