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$107 million lottery winner turns out to be son of Marriott presidentNews Story
By Todd Northrop When Lottery Post reported in August about 25-year-old Brian McCarthy claiming a $107 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, little was known publicly about the new multi-millionaire. (See Virginia man claims $107M Mega Millions jackpot, Lottery Post, Aug. 16, 2011.) Now it can be revealed that the lucky young lottery player is actually the son of the Marriott hotels president, Robert McCarthy, a millionaire in his own right, earning an annual salary of around $1.2 mill
Sep 10, 2011, 9:45 am - Lottery News

Ohio man sues for share of $99M lottery jackpotNews Story
An employee of a Geauga County cabinetry company has sued 22 of his co-workers for denying him a share of a $99 million lottery jackpot. And, last week, a judge ordered the Ohio Lottery Commission to set aside about $2 million until Edward Hairston's claim is resolved in a trial. Hairston contends that every month for eight years he pitched $5 into a lottery pool with co-workers at the KraftMaid company in Middlefield. While recuperating from a back injury, however, he failed to make contr
Sep 4, 2011, 5:24 pm - Lottery News

Louisiana Lottery may add Mega Millions next yearNews Story
With the price of a Powerball ticket slated to increase from $1 to $2 starting next year, state lottery officials are betting that adding a second multi-state jackpot game will help draw in additional revenue. The game, Mega Millions, is offered in 41 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. For $1, players pick five numbers, from 1 to 56, and one Mega Ball, from 1 to 46, and are eligible to win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. In 2010, 23
Aug 30, 2011, 2:15 pm - Lottery News

Mass. man claims $32M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
Includes video report A lottery winner has come forward in Boston and claimed the $32 million Mega Millions jackpot from the Fri., Aug. 19, 2011 drawing. The $32 million winner was introduced at a news conference on Tuesday. The newest multi-millionaire in Massachusetts is a 47-year-old man who lives in Dorchester. He used to be a record keeper, but has been unemployed ever since he was laid off. Candido Oliveira bought a single Quick Pick ticket last week for Mega Millions,
Aug 23, 2011, 7:50 pm - Lottery News

Winning $32M Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in MassachusettsNews Story
One lucky Massachusetts resident is $32 million richer after Friday night's drawing of the Mega Millions jackpot, state lottery officials said. They said a single ticket sold at a Tedeschi Food store on Neponset Avenue in Dorchester matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball selected in the Friday, Aug. 19 Mega Millions drawing to win the multi-state game's $32 million jackpot. The ticket bearing the winning numbers was 5, 15, 53, 54, and 56, with Mega Ball number 22, lottery officials sa
Aug 21, 2011, 8:27 pm - Lottery News

Virginia man claims $107M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Includes video report A 25-year old McLean, Virginia, man won the third-largest lottery jackpot in Virginia state history and his use of Facebook is partly the reason for his riches. Brian McCarthy won $107 million in the Mega Millions lottery after buying a ticket in a Giant grocery store in Herndon. McCarthy says he checked his ticket after reading an article posted on a local radio station's Facebook page that posted the winning numbers. After checking the article, McCarthy phoned
Aug 16, 2011, 12:41 am - Lottery News

22 Ohio co-workers share $99M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop A lucky group of 22 co-workers were at the Ohio Lottery's Youngstown office Monday to claim their share of last week's $99 million Mega Millions jackpot. The Ohio lottery said most of the 22 work for KraftMaid in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, midway between Cleveland and Youngstown. The majority of the winners work together in the logistics and customer service departments at the cabinet making company. The group has been playing the lottery for several years. Each winne
Aug 9, 2011, 9:41 am - Lottery News

Ohio gas station sells $99M Mega Millions ticketNews Story
A lottery official says a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $99 million has been sold at a gas station in northeastern Ohio. Ohio Lottery spokeswoman Marie Kildane says the winning jackpot ticket for Friday's drawing was sold at Speedway in Jefferson, 10 miles from the Pennsylvania border. She says the jackpot has been accumulating since July 5. Kildane says the winner can claim the prize beginning Monday because lottery offices are closed for the weekend. The w
Aug 6, 2011, 10:07 pm - Lottery News

Lucky Md. lottery player wins againNews Story
Typically wins $50K per year, but this time he won $1 million By Todd Northrop Joe Vaeth, Jr. is no stranger to Lottery wins. The 55-year-old has won $50,000 three years in a row playing Pick 4. He's picked up many additional Lottery prizes along the way and told Lottery officials that friends often want to rub his head and shoulders for good luck. Sporting a t-shirt emblazoned with a Corvette emblem, Joe also recounted the '65 Corvette that he won in a raffle 15 years ago. And, in a
May 20, 2011, 10:47 am - Lottery News

Detroit lottery millionaire charged with murderNews Story
A man who was part of a U.S. Postal Service employees group who won a share of the $93 million Mega Millions Jackpot in February is now accused of killing a Detroit landlord from Australia. In a bizarre twist to the tragic death of Greg McNicol in Detroit, police said suspect Freddie Young won a $1.8 million slice of $93 million Mega Millions lottery. Young allegedly shot McNicol during an argument over just a few hundred dollars in overdue rent money Young's daughter owed. It didn't m
May 17, 2011, 7:37 am - Lottery News