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$273M Mega Millions jackpot winner from NJ says he initially forgot the lottery ticket at the storeNews Story
A New Jersey man who claimed a $273 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot this week left the winning ticket at the store. While messing with his phone, Mike Weirsky misplaced $273 million last Thursday. When he realized on Friday that he left behind the two Mega Millions tickets he bought at the Quick Chek on New Brunswick Avenue in Pohatcong Township, he returned to the store. A Good Samaritan had found them and the store was holding them in a drawer awaiting Weirsky's return, he said
Mar 6, 2019, 5:54 pm - Lottery News

Winner of $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot has come forwardNews Story
More than four months after making his or her fateful lottery ticket purchase, the winner of the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot has stepped forward but will remain anonymous, the South Carolina Education Lottery Commission announced. The winner of the largest jackpot in U.S. history has opted for up-front cash a one-time payment of $877,784,124, the commission announced shortly before 5 p.m. Monday. According to a statement from the commission, the winner confided in how unlikely the w
Mar 4, 2019, 6:02 pm - Lottery News

Canadian lottery scammers fined $4.6 millionNews Story
A father and his daughter were each fined $2.3 million for their roles in an insider lottery scam. Jun-Chul Chung, 68, and his daughter, Kathleen Chung, 36, were handed the hefty fines last week by Justice Douglas Gray. Chung was convicted of stealing a $12.5 million Super 7 ticket from a 2003 drawing, while his daughter falsely claimed the winnings and was convicted of possession of stolen property and defrauding the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. Chung stole the free play tic
Feb 26, 2019, 8:58 am - Lottery News

4 months later, mystery and rumors surround Mega Millions $1.5 billion jackpotNews Story
Four months after South Carolina's first Mega Millions jackpot win, the staggering $1.5 billion prize remains unclaimed. That leaves two months until the six-month deadline to cash in the winning lottery ticket and more time to speculate on what's taking the person so long to collect their winnings. The winning ticket for the Oct. 23 drawing was sold at Simpsonville's KC Mart #7, and signs in the store window proclaim, We sold a Mega Millions ticket worth... $1.5 billion. Still, myster
Feb 23, 2019, 8:16 pm - Lottery News

Furloughed Staten Island park ranger wins $29.5 million in New Jersey LotteryNews Story
A New York City park ranger from New Jersey who was furloughed during the partial federal government shutdown has claimed a $29.5 million lottery jackpot. Judith Smith had purchased the winning Pick 6 ticket for the December 17 drawing just days before the shutdown closed the Fort Wadsworth recreation area in Staten Island. The Bayonne resident and her two children put the ticket in a safe place while seeking legal and financial advice before claiming the jackpot. When I read it the
Feb 23, 2019, 9:02 am - Lottery News

Irish family celebrate after record €175 million lottery winNews Story
A family from a village outside Dublin, Ireland, has claimed a 175 million (US$198.7 million) EuroMillions jackpot after stashing the winning ticket in an Argos catalog under a mattress. The family spent the day digesting and celebrating the news that it had won Ireland's biggest-ever jackpot. This is unbelievable. It will take us some time to get our heads around this win and to organise ourselves, said a spokesperson for the family, which has not been named. We are a very close fami
Feb 21, 2019, 8:24 am - Lottery News

Long Island co-workers claim $437 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A group of Long Island area co-workers have claimed the $437 million Mega Millions jackpot for the January 1 drawing, the largest jackpot in New York Lottery history. The 23-member group has claimed the prize through the New Life 2019, LLC, opting to take the lump sum payment totaling $262,213,914. They will receive a net check of $176,155,308 after required state and federal withholding. They have also chosen to remain anonymous. Representatives of New Life 2019, LLC, said they play
Feb 20, 2019, 7:21 am - Lottery News

Florida man claims $15.5M Lotto jackpotNews Story
An Estero man is taking home millions in Florida Lotto winnings, according to the Florida Lottery. Niranjan Patel, 41, claimed the $15.5 million jackpot from the drawing held Feb. 6 at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee, a press release states. Patel chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $10,539,204.33, according to the release. The jackpot-winning Florida Lotto Quick Pick ticket was purchased from a Publix at 2465 Glades Circle in Weston, Florid
Feb 19, 2019, 7:03 am - Lottery News

South Carolina lottery winner where are you? $1.5B still unclaimed, and clock is tickingNews Story
David Stevenson, a CPA in South Carolina, says he can't think of a good reason why whoever bought an enormous lottery ticket in tiny Simpsonville hasn't cashed in. The Mega Millions ticket worth more than $1.5 billion was purchased in October. It will be worthless in about two months if no one comes forward to claim the cash. I could understand there might have been tax advantages to wait until 2019, Stevenson said Thursday. But I see no purpose in waiting now. Honestly, I think it's lost
Feb 17, 2019, 10:53 am - Lottery News

Canadian businessman named $33 million lottery winnerNews Story
He was checking his lottery ticket before a Sunday drive up the Bruce Peninsula to look at cottages he and his family dreamed of buying. It was a good time to check the ticket. Jason Goreski, a 48-year-old father of two from Owen Sound, Ontario, won just shy of $33.4 million (US$25.2 million) in the Feb 2 Lotto 6/49 draw, Ontario's gaming operator announced Monday. When I noticed I had matched four numbers in a row, I started to shake, he said in a news release from the Ontario Lottery
Feb 13, 2019, 8:54 am - Lottery News