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Calif. Lottery trying to track down big winnerNews Story
By Todd Northrop The California Lottery has released images from surveillence video of a man buying a lottery ticket, in hopes that someone recognizes him before the winning ticket expires. The man in the video stands to lose a jackpot of $465,539 that he won in May, but if the lottery can't find him in less than two weeks, he'll miss out on the payout for good. According to the California Lottery, the half-millionaire in waiting hit five of six winning numbers in the May 22 Powerball g
Nov 6, 2013, 8:00 am - Lottery News

Fresno man is $213 million California Powerball winnerNews Story
A retired nuclear medicine technician from Saint Agnes Medical Center was the winner of the $213 million Powerball jackpot, the California Lottery confirmed Monday. Carlo Mitchell, 68, of Fresno, bought the ticket at the Fast 'N Easy store at Shields and Armstrong avenues, which is a short distance from his east-central Fresno home. In a lump sum, the ticket is worth $123.3 million after taxes. He was the only winner in the Oct. 23 drawing that got all six numbers. He selected the numbers
Nov 5, 2013, 9:11 am - Lottery News

Florida man wins multimillion lottery jackpot for 2nd timeNews Story
By Todd Northrop A U.S. man who won a multimillion-dollar jackpot playing the Florida Lotto has done it again. The Florida Lottery says 67-year-old James Bozeman Jr., of Orlando, has claimed a $3 million jackpot from the drawing held on Aug. 31, 2013. Bozeman chose to receive his winnings in annual payments of $100,000.00 for the next 30 years. Last year, Bozeman claimed a $10 million jackpot. He purchased both winning tickets from the same convenience store 7-Eleven, located at 5
Oct 31, 2013, 10:47 am - Lottery News

$213 million ticket sold in Fresno is California's first Powerball winnerNews Story
Somebody who likely lives in the Fresno area is in a much higher tax bracket as a new multimillionaire and California's first-ever Powerball winner. The $2 ticket, bought sometime Wednesday at the Fast 'N Easy store on Shields Avenue in east-central Fresno, was worth $213 million, state Lottery officials said. After taxes, the lump sum totals $123.3 million, said Alex Traverso, a lottery spokesman in Sacramento. That kind of money could buy a couple of F-16 fighter jets, maybe the Save
Oct 26, 2013, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Southlake gas station sells winning $19.5M Texas Lotto ticketNews Story
What would you do with $19.5 million dollars? A Southlake, Texas, gas station sold the $19.5 million winning ticket for Saturday's Lotto Texas jackpot, according to the Texas Lottery. The winner, who chose the random Quick Pick option, has not been identified yet. Today a lot of people came by to try their luck after learning the Shell station near North Kimball Avenue and Northwest Parkway had sold the drawing's only jackpot-winning ticket, employee Temesgen Desta said. Desta said
Oct 22, 2013, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner is sued by his sisterNews Story
Claims she gave him $1 towards tickets A handyman who won a $32 million jackpot lottery with his barber is being sued by his sister who says she is entitled to a third of the winnings. Leila Nahas claims she paid her brother Samir Haddad $1 toward the $3 winning ticket and deserves $10.6 million, plus $500,000 in damages. But Haddad said he doesn't owe her a dime, because 'they never had an agreement'. Haddad and his longtime friend and barber Mike Dettorre hit the jackpot with a Lot
Oct 17, 2013, 5:46 am - Lottery News

Maryland $189M Mega Millions winner claims prizeNews Story
Chooses to remain anonymous The winner of Maryland's $189 million Mega Millions jackpot is no longer a mystery, although their identity remains so. The Maryland Lottery announced Friday that the winner has come forward and has chosen to remain anonymous. He hid his ticket in an unplugged lamp for over a week until driving through pouring rain Friday to claim his prize at Lottery headquarters on Friday. The Anne Arundel County man won the second largest jackpot in Maryland's history, off
Oct 11, 2013, 2:05 pm - Lottery News

Lottery jackpot probe heats up after immunity dealNews Story
Investigators trying to unravel the mystery behind a bogus claim for a $14.3 million multi-state Hot Lotto jackpot won in Iowa in 2011 have received valuable information from a man in Canada who was granted limited immunity, state officials said Tuesday. A month ago, investigators traveled to Canada to conduct an interview after reaching an agreement in which a person of interest was promised the information given would not be used against him, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation assistan
Oct 8, 2013, 11:24 pm - Lottery News

$189 million Mega Millions winning ticket sold in MarylandNews Story
Second Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Maryland this year Maryland is certainly having a mega streak of luck this year thanks to Mega Millions. One Mega Millions ticket worth $189 million with a cash option of $129.7 million matched all six numbers including the Mega Ball. The winning numbers were 7, 10, 30, 37, and 53, with Mega Ball number 1. This is the second Maryland Mega Millions jackpot win this year, following the $26 million jackpot claimed by a Mt. Airy woman in late F
Oct 2, 2013, 8:02 am - Lottery News

$189 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot rolls againNews Story
By Todd Northrop It doesn't have the monster jackpot increases that Powerball has been experiencing lately, but the current Mega Millions jackpot run-up continues to offer the biggest jackpot in the world for yet another drawing. After no lottery tickets matched all 5 numbers plus the Mega Ball Friday night, the multi-state Mega Millions jackpot was increased to an estimated $189 million. Tuesday night we may see a very lucky mega-jackpot winner, or else the Mega Millions lottery game p
Sep 28, 2013, 7:56 am - Lottery News