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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

90-year-old wins $1 million in Fla. Lottery's Monopoly gameNews Story
The Florida Lottery announced Friday the $1 million top prize for the Million Dollar Monopoly scratch-off game was claimed by Myrna Fonda, 90, of Seffner. Fonda, who was joined at Lottery Headquarters by her husband Robert Fonda and her grandson, said she purchased the winning scratch-off ticket at Winn Dixie, 725 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard West in Seffner. According to Fonda, who regularly plays Florida Lottery instant games, she purchased the last two scratch-off tickets at the
Feb 7, 2007, 1:33 pm - 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

Mother of 4 among Florida Lottery raffle winnersNews Story
The Florida Lottery raffled of 10 tickets worth $1 million Monday as part of their Holiday Millionaire Raffle. Lottery computers picked 130 winning numbers from the 1.25 million tickets for $20 each sold in its first-ever raffle. Twenty tickets are worth $100,000 and holders of the other 100 tickets can claim $10,000. Michelle Strother, of Deltona, was one of the winners to claim the $1 million prize. The mother of four said she was elated when she heard the news. People at wor
Jan 2, 2007, 12:38 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery Holiday Millionaire Raffle ResultsNews Story
The Florida Lottery selected the winning numbers Monday for its special Holiday Millionaire Raffle drawing. 1.25 million Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets costing $20 each were sold for the raffle. The tickets were sold out in just 12 days. The raffle will produce 10 prizes worth $1 million, 20 prizes worth $100,000, and 100 prizes worth $10,000. The full list of winning numbers can be found on the Holiday Millionaire Raffle page: https://www.lotterypost.com/fl-lottery-raffle-200
Jan 1, 2007, 3:37 pm - Lottery News

Most state lottery raffle games sold outNews Story
Around the United States, Christmastime raffle games have become the hottest ticket of the year, with most of the game tickets selling out well before the drawing date. The raffle games are loosely modeled after the largest lottery game in the world, Spain's El Gordo, which gives back an unusually large 70% of all proceeds in the form of prizes, and makes many instant millionaires. Unlike traditional lotto-style games, a fixed number of tickets are sold for raffle games, and the prizes are
Dec 30, 2006, 12:18 am - Lottery News

Florida lottery raffle tickets being illegally re-soldNews Story
Special Florida Lottery $20 holiday raffle game tickets that sold out over the weekend are now appearing for sale illegally on an online auction site, in some cases for thousands of dollars. Since the Florida Lottery only printed up 1.25 million tickets, the Holiday Millionaire Raffle is the best chance ever for Floridians to win a $1 million. However, some Floridians are trying to cash in early by illegally selling their tickets. We found that these $20 slips of paper are in extreme
Dec 6, 2006, 7:14 am - Lottery News

Florida landscaper claims $9M Lotto jackpotNews Story
A Melbourne, Florida, landscaper from Costa Rica has come forward to claim his $9 million Florida Lotto jackpot. Feliciano Aragon purchased the winning ticket Tuesday at a Melbourne convenience store and was the lone player to match all six numbers, according to lottery officials. The winning numbers were 9-14-25-37-42-52. The ticket is the 31st sold in Brevard County to win the jackpot since the Lotto began 20 years ago. Aragon chose the one-time lump sum payment option for hi
Dec 3, 2006, 4:10 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery holiday raffle game sold outNews Story
10 players will win $1 million each on New Year's Day At 10:33 pm Thursday night the last of the 1.25 million Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets was sold. Players who purchased tickets will need to hold on to them for the New Year's Day drawing to see who will become the Florida Lottery's first 10 millionaires in 2007. The winning numbers will be posted to the Florida Lottery Web site by 3:00 pm, January 1, 2007. The numbers will also be posted at Lottery Post. Holiday Millionaire Raf
Dec 3, 2006, 3:59 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery raffle tickets almost sold outNews Story
Holiday Millionaire Raffle tickets could be sold out by the end of this week based on the current rate of sales, the Florida Lottery reports. As of 1 p.m. Tuesday approximately 956,000 of the tickets had been purchased statewide - meaning almost 77 percent of the tickets sold in just eight days. Only 293,500 (23 percent) of the 1.25 million tickets remain available. Holiday Millionaire Raffle will provide a total of 130 cash prizes worth $13 million. There will be 10 prizes of $1 mil
Nov 29, 2006, 9:12 am - Lottery News