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Florida woman claims $11 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
Just what do you do with $6.1 million? Titusville neighbors now have a chance to ask one of their own after 54-year-old Della Nelson claimed the state's coveted Florida Lotto prize Tuesday morning in Tallahassee. Nelson chose a one-time lump sum of $6.1 million before taxes nearly a week after purchasing the winning ticket in the $11 million drawing, officials said. She came forward this morning, said Leslie Steele, a Florida Lottery spokeswoman. Nelson purchased her winnin
May 18, 2006, 8:42 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $11 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket sold in Titusville matched all six numbers in Saturday's Lotto drawing from the Florida Lottery. The ticket with the numbers 1-5-12-27-33-52 is worth an estimated $11 million. Other prizes to be awarded: 99 tickets matching five numbers are worth $4,777 each,5,755 tickets matching four numbers are worth $66.50 each, and,119,152 tickets matching three numbers are worth $4.50 each. The estimated jackpot for Wednesday's drawing is $3 million. Five split Fantasy 5 prize
May 15, 2006, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Man reports $7,000 scam by 'lottery winner'News Story
A good Samaritan was taken for a ride he won't soon forget after he reported being scammed $7,000 by a man who said he won the lottery. Here's what happened, according to the victim and a North Miami police report: The victim, a 68-year-old Aventura, Florida, resident, was walking in the parking lot of Home Depot, 12055 Biscayne Blvd., at about 10:30 a.m. on a recent Wednesday when he was approached by a man who said he was an undocumented worker from Honduras and needed help finding a law
May 8, 2006, 11:59 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery had big winners this weekendNews Story
Two Florida Lotto players share $12 million jackpot Two tickets matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to share a jackpot of $12 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The winning tickets were bought in the cities of Tampa and North Miami, officials said. Other prizes included: 145 tickets matched five numbers to win $3,571 each8,339 tickets matched four numbers for $50 each140,060 tickets matched three numbers for $4 each The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday were
May 1, 2006, 9:15 am - Lottery News

Lottery scammer busted by Border PatrolNews Story
A woman accused in Illinois and Florida scams and featured on the TV show America's Most Wanted was arrested in El Paso, Texas, a report said Wednesday. Maria Gomez, 49, was among 16 illegal aliens U.S. Border Patrol agents detained when they were spotted crossing a river near the U.S.-Mexican border. The high-profile arrest occurred Monday evening when Border Patrol agents witnessed a group of people crossing the river four miles from the Zaragoza Bridge, trying to sneak into the Unite
Apr 26, 2006, 6:50 pm - Lottery News

Lucky store! So who's the Florida Lotto winner?News Story
A steady stream of customers has been coming through the Cumberland Farms store in Port St. Lucie, Florida, buying potato chips and gum and trading rumors. The store was identified early Thursday as the location where one of two winning tickets was sold in Wednesday's $82 million Florida Lotto drawing. Everybody's been talking about it, Yesenia Quevedo, 18, a customer-service associate, said. A lot of people have asked for the Lotto. No one has presented a winning ticket, said Alf
Apr 23, 2006, 10:24 am - Lottery News

One of two winning Florida Lotto tickets from Port St. LucieNews Story
The Cumberland Farms store on Floresta Drive was a revolving door of media and frequent customers who had heard the news Thursday morning that one lucky Florida Lottery player bought the winning ticket there. By 11:30 a.m., store clerk Keri Frosch stopped curious people short and just said with a smile, No, we don't know who it is. But she does know that receipts show about 4,000 people bought tickets Wednesday night alone. When it's that high it happens, Frosch said, referring to h
Apr 21, 2006, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery player in The Villages has 44 million reasons to smileNews Story
From the fairways to coffee shops, retirees Thursday wondered: Who is the overnight multimillionaire? News zipped from golf cart to golf cart in the retirement community that a convenience store there sold one of two winning tickets to Wednesday night's $87.9 million Florida Lotto jackpot. Our employees are all rattling about who it might be, said Teresa Gladstone, manager of the Circle K. We know it was none of us. The store quickly boasted the good fortune with a hand-written sign
Apr 21, 2006, 7:02 am - Lottery News

Big Florida Lotto prize whips up ticket frenzyNews Story
If conventional wisdom holds, Lake County will break out in Lotto fever today. The Florida Lotto jackpot has grown to $82 million and is expected to tempt residents into throwing down $1 or more for a shot at a fortune. It's a great way to waste your money, said Barbara Back, 66, of Eustis, clutching the five tickets she just bought Tuesday at a Publix off U.S. Highway 441. A stranger pushed a cart past Back and waved her tickets. Do you think we'll win? the woman asked. No, Ba
Apr 19, 2006, 7:36 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto fever peaks with tonight's $64 million drawingNews Story
Lotto fever heated up Friday in Southwest Florida and the rest of the state as people lined up to take their shot at instant millions. Tonight's Florida Lottery drawing is estimated to be worth $64 million. The drawing is scheduled for 11 p.m. This is the 14th largest Lotto jackpot in Florida history. If one winner beats the odds, that person could accept a pretax check of $36 million, or choose to take $2.1 million in each of the next 30 years. Lottery officials expect ticket sales to pea
Apr 15, 2006, 3:06 pm - Lottery News