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Playing same lottery numbers for 15 years paid offNews Story
On a hunch, bought multiple tickets with same numbers The five numbers Chris Hoffman played in the Maryland lottery for 15 years never meant anything special to him until he won. Hoffman said they were just random numbers he chose: 3, 6, 9, 20, 21. He's not even sure why. They're numbers I picked years ago and just stuck with them, he said Monday, three days after his wallet got a little bit thicker. Hoffman bought a $6 Bonus Match Five ticket from Ranch Liquor at Lusby Town Square
Aug 4, 2010, 4:28 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery player wins fourth multi-million-dollar prizeNews Story
Joan R. Ginther of Bishop in South Texas has won $10 million, the top prize in $140,000,000 Extreme Payout, a Texas Lottery scratch-off game. Ginther purchased the ticket at the Times Market 2005, 525 Highway 77 Bypass, in Bishop. For selling this ticket, the retailer is eligible to receive a bonus of $10,000. Ms. Ginther today made her fourth appearance at Lottery Headquarters in Austin, collecting the top prize of $10 million in $140,000,000 Extreme Payout, a $50 ticket, said Texas Lott
Jul 1, 2010, 10:54 am - Lottery News

Georgia man wins lottery -- againNews Story
For John Hogan, lightning struck twice. The 67-year-old from Griffin won the Fantasy 5 jackpot for the second time June 7. After matching all five numbers, Hogan won $61,122. In February 2000, he won a Fantasy 5 jackpot of $75,270. With the February winnings, Hogan said he bought a new truck, installed a new roof on his home and took a vacation. With this month's winnings, Hogan said he is not sure how he will spend it. Hogan purchased the ticket at the S M Grocery on Fayetteville Ro
Jun 11, 2010, 9:36 am - Lottery News

Anonymous winner claims $23M Calif. lottery jackpotNews Story
Plus, one winner claims three $205K prizes A lucky California retiree who doesn't want to be named bought a SuperLotto ticket last week worth $23 million. The man brought the winning ticket Thursday afternoon to the lottery's office on Ruffin Road in Kearny Mesa. According to a news release from the California Lottery, he said he didn't know he had a winning ticket until he saw the numbers being read on TV in the morning. Plans for the money include paying off his house and traveling, t
Jun 6, 2010, 5:08 pm - Lottery News

N.C. man wins $90,800 in Pick 4 lottery drawingNews Story
Fourth major lottery prize hit by playing 20 tickets with same number It's been a good number for me. That remark by Steven Granger of Henderson, North Carolina, may be the understatement of the year. He selected the number combination 5-1-1-7 on 20 tickets in the Virginia Lottery's May 22 Pick 4 day drawing, and they all won. Each of his exact order tickets won $5,000 and each of the 50/50 tickets won $2,700, for a grand total of $90,800. That would be amazing enough, but it's onl
Jun 5, 2010, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Va. delivery driver wins second major lottery prizeNews Story
A lucky delivery truck driver has once again hit the lottery. Three and a half years after winning $150,000 on a Pick 4 drawing, Karl Hartman of Chesterfield has won $5 million on a Virginia Lottery scratch-off ticket. Hartman's Pick 4 win came in 2006, when he bought 30 tickets in one Pick 4 drawing, all with the same numbers, and they all won. Now Hartman is the first player in state history to win $5 million on a scratcher ticket after claiming the top prize in Virginia's $5 million
May 9, 2010, 7:12 am - Lottery News

Siblings each score lottery jackpots two years apartNews Story
Some folks have all the luck. Just two years after her wealthy businessman brother won $1 million a year for life in the lottery, Manhattan party planner Cindy Altunis has scored a $1 million jackpot with a ticket bought at the same gas station where her brother got his. In fact, the family's luck extends to the Long Island gas station a clerk there won $1 million after selling the ticket to Altunis' brother. My mother is a good-luck charm here, Altunis, 32, said at a lottery press con
May 6, 2010, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Arkansas man wins second $10,000 Powerball prizeNews Story
An Arkansas lottery player claimed a $10,000 Powerball prize at Arkansas Lottery headquarters Thursday for the second time. William J. Newberry of Green Forest Thursday redeemed a winning Powerball ticket for a $10,000 prize. This is Mr. Newberry's second $10,000 Powerball win. Newberry purchased both winning tickets at Powell's One Stop on Highway 62 East. He said he was going to spend some of his winnings buying more Powerball tickets. The lucky lottery player won the prize by matchin
Apr 16, 2010, 8:44 am - Lottery News

Man wins $100,000 in one Pick 4 drawingNews Story
I just had a feeling about that particular number, said Douglas Holland of Fayetteville, North Carolina. That particular number was 3851. He played that number 20 times in the December 3 Pick 4 night drawing and won. Since the top prize for each exact order wager in Pick 4 is $5,000, his total winnings for those 20 tickets came to $100,000. He bought all of the tickets at Kroger, located at 240 Commonwealth Boulevard in Martinsville. It feels great, he told Virginia Lottery officials
Dec 17, 2009, 8:13 am - Lottery News

N.H. man wins lottery jackpot twice in four yearsNews Story
Includes video report Bob Jaracz always considered himself a lucky guy. The Navy war veteran survived a jet fighter crash in Korea, was a POW who escaped his captors, and made it home to the U.S. to marry his true love and raise three boys. Now Bob and Diane Jaracz should consider themselves really lucky. The Nashua couple are the first New Hampshire residents to win a lottery grand prize twice. Whenever I cash my tickets, they say, 'Here comes Mister Lucky,' says Jaracz. He and
Nov 8, 2009, 9:42 am - Lottery News