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Lottery heartbreak: Florida man says he lost $500,000 ticketNews Story
Florida Lottery security officials have opened an investigation into the case of a 69-year-old Wellington man who lost a scratch-off ticket worth $500,000. But it's too early to tell if Louis Tolentino will get the money. They have begun an investigation, but there's nothing conclusive at this time, said Laurie Wright, spokeswoman for The Florida Lottery. Tolentino is behind on his mortgage. His maintenance payments are past due. Medical bills are mounting. His $500,000 scratch-off
Aug 3, 2009, 3:35 pm - Lottery News

Waffle House waitress tastes lottery successNews Story
Mother of two wants to open her own restaurant An Austell, Georgia, Waffle House waitress, who won the half-million dollar top prize in the $500,000 Monopoly instant game, is considering opening a restaurant with her winnings. Autumn Laney, 26 and a mother of two, purchased her winning ticket while making a stop at Quick Pick Food Store on Six Flags Drive. Before leaving, she scratched the ticket in her car. I had to put on my glasses, and I cried when I saw all of those zeros, she
Jul 31, 2009, 12:42 pm - Lottery News

Titans, Tenn. Lottery team up for new instant gameNews Story
Count the Titans among the NFL teams partnering with state lotteries. The Titans and the Tennessee Lottery will announce their partnership today. The deal gives lottery players an opportunity to win prizes including season tickets, cash up to $100,000 and team memorabilia. The NFL began allowing its teams to partner with state lotteries in May. The Titans logo will be featured on the instant scratch-off tickets. The blue and red instant ticket, which features 15 Titan helmets, offers a
Jul 31, 2009, 11:51 am - Lottery News

Maryland lottery winner: 'My hands are still shaking'News Story
Includes video report William Morris, Jr. walked into the Fruitland Exxon one July morning with just $10 in his pocket. He walked out with a $50,000 winning scratch-off. I hesitated to buy the ticket. It was the funniest feeling going in with all I had. The 54-year-old from Salisbury said he plays scratch-offs every chance he gets. He came to Lottery Headquarters Monday afternoon, still shaking. I am still jittery, he said. I've worked for many years and have never seen a check like that!
Jul 31, 2009, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery signs up two NFL teams for branded gamesNews Story
With the signing of partnership agreements with the Ohio Lottery, the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns have become the sixth and seventh National Football League (NFL) teams to sign up to launch a limited number of team-branded lottery scratchcards through their state-sponsored lottery. Set for launch in late August, the Ohio Lottery will debut $5 Cincinnati Bengals and $5 Cleveland Browns instant games, with a top prize for each game of $100,000. The games will also offer a wide ar
Jul 31, 2009, 9:00 am - Lottery News

TV station investigates repeating Kentucky Lottery scratch winnersNews Story
Is it luck or something else? The Kentucky lottery sells hundreds of millions of dollars in scratch off lottery tickets each year. While it's difficult to hit the big one, people beat the odds time and time again. WHAS11's investigative reporter Adam Walser traveled the state, trying to discover how some people repeatedly get so lucky. For thousands of Kentucky residents, playing the lottery is favorite pastime. Sometimes players win big, but usually, the outcome is not so lucky.
Jul 29, 2009, 2:56 pm - Lottery News

2-time lottery winner's past questionedNews Story
He definitely won the $1,000, but is the $1 million claim a fraud? The past of a Fall River man who claimed he won the lottery twice in one day is now being called into question. It turns out Phillip Brunelle, formerly known as Phillip Daggett, has been in legal trouble before for making false claims. Brunelle said he bought a lottery ticket from a convenience store on East Main St. Sunday morning and won $1,000. He said he then went back into the convenience store, plunked down $20 for a
Jul 28, 2009, 6:18 pm - Lottery News

Man wins $1,001,000 from 2 scratch ticketsNews Story
A Massachusetts man won $1,000 and $1 million dollars from two scratch-off lottery tickets on the same day. Phillip Brunelle, 29, of Fall River, said he was so excited about winning $1,000 on a scratch-off ticket at a convenience store that he decided to return to the store later to buy another $5 Money Mania ticket, WCVB-TV, Boston, reported Monday. I already won $1,000, so I don't know why I went back down. I guess I'm greedy, Brunelle said. He said he used his lucky penny to uncover
Jul 28, 2009, 8:30 am - Lottery News

Washington Lottery-Seahawks team up on scratch gameNews Story
Washington's Lottery is rolling out a scratch-off ticket with the Seattle Seahawks, now that the NFL owners have agreed to allow team logos to be used on lottery tickets. The new Seahawks Winning Play Scratch tickets went on sale Tuesday and will be sold inside Qwest Field during Seahawks home games. The new Seahawks Scratch ticket gives players another way to support their team throughout the season, said Washington's Lottery Director Christopher Liu said in a statement. In addition, tic
Jul 22, 2009, 5:57 pm - Lottery News

Georgians win big in lotteryNews Story
An Alpharetta salesman, a former HOPE scholarship recipient and a grandmother are some of recent Georgia lottery winners. Their winnings, ranging from $50,000 to $777,777, total more than $1.6 million. Alpharetta linen salesman, Ronnie Adams, 63, matched the first five winning numbers in the July 10 Mega Millions drawing, winning $250,000. He saw the winning numbers in the sports section of a local newspaper and decided to check online. I called my wife over, and we both were just s
Jul 17, 2009, 8:41 am - Lottery News