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'Lucky guy' sells ticket that wins half of $42 mllion Lotto jackpotNews Story
Shortly after arriving in the United States from Vietnam 14 years ago, Kiet Ho says, he won $25,000 in Florida lottery games three years in a row. Since then, he has been known around Margate as a lucky guy. On Sunday Ho's luck struck again, but this time for a customer who won half of a $42 million jackpot after purchasing a ticket from him Saturday night at the Margate Chevron Gas Station, 5200 W. Sample Road. I'm happy for the guy, Ho said Sunday afternoon. I'm lucky every time.
Feb 13, 2007, 8:22 am - Lottery News

Man with terminal illness wins 20-year annuity lottery jackpotNews Story
In December, Wayne Schenk was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. A month later, he was a millionaire. The 50-year-old tavern owner from Naples, New York, won a million dollars in a New York state lottery scratch-off game. But the Marine Corps veteran doesn't expect to be around to collect all his winnings. To do that, he would have to live 20 years. His doctors have given him a year to live, at most. Under lottery rules for the High Stakes Blackjack game he won on January 12, the jack
Feb 1, 2007, 6:50 pm - Lottery News

Texan claims $74 million Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
Winner cracks jokes; thanks all the losers Holding a mock check for nearly $74 million, Ronald Crump kept cracking jokes. Winning the Mega Millions lottery jackpot had left him giddy. First off, the retired postal employee from Amarillo had a special message for everyone who didn't have his winning numbers, To all the millions who bought tickets and didn't win, I thank you very much. He said he planned to upgrade his 12-year-old car with another one half its age. And for all the tr
Feb 1, 2007, 6:42 pm - Lottery News

Couple wins $15 million lottery jackpot after redeeming $10,000 ticketNews Story
For a Nevada couple, good things come in twos. And that includes winning big Powerball jackpots in Arizona twice. Just days after winning $10,000 with a ticket bought at a northern Arizona caf , Barry and Barbara Salzman traveled to Phoenix to collect their winnings and ended up buying another ticket from the Arizona Lottery office. It just happened to be the $15 million jackpot winner. Of course I don't believe it, I just don't believe it happened, Barry Salzman said at a press confer
Feb 1, 2007, 12:39 am - Lottery News

Sex offender wins $14 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
Life has taken a startling turn for Edward R. Cowal. Florida lottery officials announced Monday that Cowal, who is a state registered sex offender, was the sole winner of the $14 million lottery drawing from Jan. 13. Cowal, whose name is on an eight-page record from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, elected to take a lump sum settlement of nearly $8 million before taxes. He purchased the ticket at the Cumberland Farms Store in Jensen Beach. Cowal couldn't be reached for comment
Feb 1, 2007, 12:34 am - Lottery News

Last-minute lottery ticket wins $254 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
A retired electrician and World War II veteran is the winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever sold in Missouri worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars. Jim Wilson II's, 84, and his wife, Shirley, say they will share the money with three sons. One of those sons, Terry Wilson, who said he hasn't had a vacation in 30 years, likely will be headed to Australia for some rest and recreation. Jim Wilson came forward Monday to claim the winning prize from last Wednesday's drawing, said
Jan 29, 2007, 5:26 pm - Lottery News

Lottery mega-jackpots generating less 'buzz'News Story
Rhode Island Lottery chief predicts Powerball and Mega Millions will merge in the future Just a few years ago, a $240 million Powerball jackpot would have drawn long lines at gas stations and convenience stores across the state. But last week there was little buzz. And forget about lines. Call it jackpot fatigue. Rhode Islanders' appetite for gambling has lowered. And we're not alone. Elsewhere in the region, sales of lottery tickets and other forms of gambling are either less th
Jan 27, 2007, 9:23 am - Lottery News

$254 million Powerball lottery ticket richest ever in MissouriNews Story
The winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever sold in Missouri worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars bought the ticket at a suburban St. Louis grocery store, state lottery officials said Thursday. One person matched all six numbers drawn Wednesday - 9, 19, 29, 42, 53 and the Powerball number 17. The winner of the $254 million prize had not yet come forward. The ticket was sold at the Dierbergs grocery store on Tesson Ferry Road in south St. Louis County. We're very excited,
Jan 26, 2007, 10:39 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery holds drawing for 1st Anniversary RaffleNews Story
The Oklahoma Lottery Saturday held the drawing for its new raffle-style game, which, judging by the title, will happen once a year. This limited-time-only game features a top prize of $250,000 and several smaller prizes, including two second-tier prizes of $50,000 and 300 third-tier prizes of $500. The full list of prize-winning numbers is available at: https://www.lotterypost.com/ok-lottery-raffle-2007.asp Only 200,000 $5 tickets were available for purchase. With every ticket pu
Jan 21, 2007, 6:27 pm - Lottery News

Spare change becomes lottery win for retired coupleNews Story
Having a couple of loonies [coins] in her pocket at the right time will allow Elizabeth Ross and her husband Douglas to buy a new car, renovate their home and make things a little easier for their loved ones. Tuesday afternoon, Elizabeth Ross stopped at a lottery booth to buy tickets for the next day's Lotto 6/49 draw while her husband headed to a nearby coffee shop. I said, 'Oh, give me a Set for Life,' she recalled. That's the first one I bought this year. I don't buy too many of th
Jan 19, 2007, 2:21 pm - Lottery News