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N.C. woman wins lottery twice in one dayNews Story
The odds of winning the lottery are pretty slim, but the chances of winning twice in a single day seem impossible. For North Carolina resident Kimberly Morris, this improbable event happened on Monday. According to a press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery, Morris bought a Diamond Dazzler scratch-off ticket with a possible $4,000,000 jackpot. She scratched off a $10,000 prize. The ticket was purchased at her local Harris Teeter store in Wake Forest. After collecting her pri
Nov 4, 2017, 8:25 pm - Lottery News

Maryland postal worker wins $10 million scratch-off lottery jackpotNews Story
Woody Simmons sat in his car and screamed. Thankfully, it was for good news the Maryland man had just realized that he won $10 million in a Virginia lottery scratch-off game. A week ago, Simmons, who works for the U.S. Postal Service and lives in Hyattsville, stopped at a Woodbridge convenience store where he often shops. He noticed a sign inside about a new lottery game, Extreme Millions. I thought, 'Well, let me take a chance,' Simmons told lottery officials in Virginia. He bought
Nov 3, 2017, 6:33 pm - Lottery News

77-year-old crossing guard with winning $1M lottery ticket will keep workingNews Story
For Richard Heath, there is only one way to start the workday: with lottery tickets. Heath, a 77-year-old Syracuse native, said he became a school crossing guard after he retired from his job as a Pennzoil truck driver in 2001. He buys a handful of $2 scratch-off tickets every morning from a gas station in the Valley before helping children safely get to school. Over the last 16 years, Heath said he has gotten lucky occasionally scratching off $40 or $100 winning tickets. But he never e
Oct 20, 2017, 8:15 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner guilty of attempted shopliftingNews Story
A Tewksbury, Massachusetts, woman was found guilty Wednesday of attempting to steal $80 worth of lipstick from a Kohl's department store two months after winning $1 million on a scratch ticket. Judge Robert Stephen ordered Yokatia Rodriguez, 40, to pay a $2,000 fine and serve 30 days in Rockingham County Jail if she is not on good behavior for the next year. Half of the fine and all of the jail sentence will be dismissed if she doesn't get arrested again, he explained. According to court d
Oct 12, 2017, 10:34 am - Lottery News

Marine veteran scratches $10M lottery prize while watching footballNews Story
A North Carolina Marine Corps veteran and his wife won a $10 million lottery prize while watching a football game. Monte Hukill and his wife, Gage, of High Point, North Carolina, were the first to win the top $10 million prize in the Extreme Millions scratch-off game. Hukill bought the winning scratch-off ticket at the Fairway One Stop on Greensboro Road in High Point, then headed home to watch Thursday night football. I would scratch a number and then look back at the game, Hukill tol
Oct 4, 2017, 10:11 pm - Lottery News

Florida Irma evacuee and mother of three wins $10K lottery in North CarolinaNews Story
A Florida woman who evacuated from Hurricane Irma with her three children won $10,000 on a lottery scratch-off ticket while sheltering in North Carolina. Tiffany Hatfield, 28, left her home in Ocoee, near Orlando, late Friday night with her three young daughters to drive to a friend's home in Virginia. Hatfield moved to Florida from Connecticut in June to live closer to family while her husband, a member of the U.S. Navy, is stationed in Hawaii. Hatfield did not plan to evacuate until her
Sep 14, 2017, 11:55 am - Lottery News

NJ Lottery scrapped instant scratch-off game after only 3 daysNews Story
High Card Poker rules were confusing By Todd Northrop The New Jersey Lottery pulled its latest instant scratch-off game from retailers' shelves after players became confused by the game's rules. High Card Poker (Game #01436) went on sale Aug. 7, and was canceled three days later on Aug. 10. In a statement, the NJ Lottery said the cancellation was due to the potential for players to misunderstand the game's win scenarios as stated on the back of tickets. Despite the game being voide
Aug 18, 2017, 9:13 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery celebrates eclipse with new scratch-off gameNews Story
By Todd Northrop There's nothing like the moon passing in front of the sun for 15 minutes to get people running to the store for scratch-off lottery tickets. So must have went the theory when the Tennessee Lottery decided to launch its latest instant lottery game, Eclipse Jumbo Bucks. The lottery stated in a release that the new game offers a fun way to celebrate the upcoming total solar eclipse. On August 21, a solar eclipse will be visible in the United States from coast to coast,
Aug 14, 2017, 4:51 pm - Lottery News

Missouri electrician finds his $10 million 'Golden Ticket'News Story
By Todd Northrop Life is about to become very different for an electrician from Jefferson County, Missouri. On July 9, David Piper, 67, walked into the Schnucks at 3900 Vogel Road in Arnold. He picked up some groceries and bought a few lottery tickets, as he usually does. When Piper returned to his home in Imperial, he drank a cup of coffee and scratched off his $30 game, the $300,000,000 Golden Ticket. The number 33 came up, and I thought, 'Well, I won something,' Piper told lotte
Aug 1, 2017, 3:54 pm - Lottery News

18-year-old wins $26,000 a year for life in Florida lotteryNews Story
One lucky Florida teen will receive $26,000 year after winning the top prize in the state's latest $500 a Week for Life scratch-off lottery. Daniela Leon Ruz, 18, will receive the money in annual payments of $26,000 after choosing not to collect a lump sum of $410,000, according to a press release by the Florida Lottery. The teen or her estate if something were to happen to her will collect the money for a minimum of 20 years, or for the duration of her life if it's longer than that. Ru
Jul 26, 2017, 7:29 pm - Lottery News