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Charges dropped against $167M Kentucky Powerball lottery winnerNews Story
Ex-girlfriend rescinds statements about stolen $12,000 Includes video report By Kate Northrop Charges against the record-breaking $167 million Powerball lottery winner were dropped earlier this week after court testimony absolved him from the accusations related to an alleged burglary. All charges related to an alleged break-in against $167 million Powerball jackpot winner Shannon James Farthing, 51, were dismissed after it was revealed in court a miscommunication led to his arre
May 15, 2026, 7:59 am - Lottery News

$167 million Powerball lottery winner arrested a THIRD TIME after burglarizing home for $12kNews Story
Lottery millionaire resorts to home burglary for a fraction of his fortune By Kate Northrop $167.3 million Powerball jackpot winner Shannon James Farthing was arrested a third time since his lottery win, this time on burglary charges that involved stealing $12,000 from someone's home a fraction of his fortune. The Kentucky lottery winner who scooped a $167 million Powerball jackpot last year has been arrested for the third time since his win. Arrest documents filed by the Lexingt
Mar 31, 2026, 1:30 pm - Lottery News

$2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro buys up lots destroyed by L.A. firesNews Story
World's biggest lottery winner focuses on preserving neighborhood as he knew it By Kate Northrop $2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Malibu mansion was one of the many homes flattened in the Palisades fire disaster earlier this year. Now, he's buying up several plots of land to help rebuild the area he grew up in. Several investors have been reportedly picking through the ruins to seize and repurpose plots of land that were destroyed in the devastating L.A. fires, and
Oct 15, 2025, 8:13 am - Lottery News

$1.3 billion Powerball jackpot winner continues fight against cancerNews Story
Oregon lottery winner puts jet-setting lifestyle on hold to focus on health By Kate Northrop The Oregon lottery winner of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot said the jackpot has been essential in providing security for himself and his family, but a travel-centric lifestyle is on hold while he continues his fight against cancer. One year after hitting a monumental $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot , Cheng Charlie Saephan caught up with the Oregon Lottery about what life has been like since
Apr 8, 2025, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Michigan $80M Powerball jackpot winners encourage personal healing with non-profit horse ranchNews Story
Lottery millionaires use personal passion to give back to community Includes video report By Kate Northrop Since winning an $80 million Powerball jackpot in 2019, a loving Michigan couple have used it as an opportunity to channel a long-lost passion and start a non-profit ranch that benefits others in need. Five years after hitting an $80 million Powerball jackpot, two Michigan grandparents are doing well for themselves, their family, and others in their community through their
Apr 7, 2025, 6:58 am - Lottery News

$2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Malibu mansion destroyed in LA Palisades FireNews Story
Lottery winner's house is one of thousands of homes decimated by horrific fires By Kate Northrop $2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's $3.8 million Malibu home was one of the many homes flattened in the Palisades Fire disaster that has been ravaging Los Angeles County since Tuesday. The ongoing Palisades Fire has utterly decimated residential areas in Los Angeles County, erasing more than 10,000 homes and other structures. One of those homes is a $3.8 million Malibu mans
Jan 11, 2025, 9:46 am - Lottery News

$180 million Powerball winners embroiled in court battle after losing $20M to financial advisorNews Story
Mismanagement cost Powerball jackpot winners money and time By Kate Northrop A Minnesota couple who won a $180.1 million Powerball jackpot in 2008 have come forward to talk about how they lost millions to their financial advisor's poor management and spent five years embroiled in court battles. Two Powerball winners of a $180.1 million jackpot lost a significant portion of their lottery prize after a financial business they entrusted their winnings to sunk their portfolio. Paul a
Jul 18, 2024, 2:39 pm - Lottery News

£1 million EuroMillions lottery winner delivering babies as a midwife one decade laterNews Story
Millionaire Midwife had no plans to give up on her passion By Kate Northrop A midwife who won a 1 million (US$1.29 million) EuroMillions lottery prize in 2014 never gave up her passion for her role in helping new parents and is still delivering babies a decade after the win. Ruth Breen had no plans to quit her job after winning 1 million in the lottery and has helped thousands of new mothers and fathers as they entered parenthood for the first time. Giving up my role as a midwife
Jul 13, 2024, 8:40 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's $25.5 million mansion nearly crushed by landslideNews Story
Multi-million home mere feet and inches away from disaster Includes video report By Kate Northrop $2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Hollywood Hills mansion was just mere inches away from being bowled over by a landslide this week. It was a very close call for lottery billionaire Castro's $25.5 million Hollywood Hills paradise , which just narrowly missed being crushed by a landslide. The effects of a storm this week reached all the way up into luxurious Holly
Apr 9, 2024, 10:22 am - Lottery News

Australian lottery winner sues daughterNews Story
Claims she overwhelmed him into gifting part of $1 million jackpot By Kate Northrop A would-be happy celebration of a $986,212 (US$661,142) jackpot turned into a drawn-out legal battle after an Australian lottery winner sued his daughter for allegedly pressuring him into sharing some of the winnings with her. Things started going his way when Queensland resident William John Bampton, 92, won a nearly $1 million Australian Lottery jackpot, but he eventually found his family in pieces
Jan 16, 2024, 8:37 am - Lottery News