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Lucky Cashier Sells Herself Winning $1 Million Powerball Ticket — One Week After Another Win!

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:33 +0000

Some jobs pay better than others. A Doniphan, Missouri woman who works as a convenience store clerk recently sold herself a winning $1 million ticket in last weekend’s $590 Powerball jackpot. Maryjane Hart’s windfall came just one week after she collected $500 on another ticket she played. For her million dollar payday, Hart chose numbers [...]

Homeless Man Vows to Share Fortune After Winning $50,000 Lottery Jackpot

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:16:23 +0000

A homeless man in Bloomington, Illinois is ready to spread the wealth. Dennis Mahurin, a homeless man who’s been living in a tent since 1978, recently won $50,000 playing the lottery. Mahurin has no plans to let his newfound fortune change him, but he does hope it will change others: With all the other homeless [...]

Bozeman Wild Card Winner Has Not Come Forward

Erin Phillips — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:30:10 +0000

A Wild Card ticket sold at Rosauers in Bozeman matched all five numbers and the Wild Card to win Wednesday’s $815,486 jackpot. The winner has not yet come forward to claim the prize, said Daniel Iverson of the Montana Lottery. Have you recently bought a Wild Card Jackpot lottery ticket at Rosaures? Well, someone did [...]

Did Someone Really Give Away a $260,000 Lottery Ticket?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:28:23 +0000

A California woman who won $1 million in a lottery earlier this year is claiming she also won $260,000 last week — but the ticket was stolen. Mountain View resident Emily Leach, who won the million-dollar prize in January, bought a pile of Scratcher tickets last Friday, and says while one of them was worth [...]

What the…?! Michigan Lottery Winner Remained on Food Stamps [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:48:19 +0000

One would think that winning $1 million in a state lottery would automatically disqualify the recipient from getting food stamps. But one would be wrong. Amanda Clayton, an unemployed 24-year-old mother of two from Michigan, got the big payday last fall, after which she bought a house and a new car. But when residents spotted [...]

Workers Win Lottery After Getting Laid Off

Erin Phillips — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:28:23 +0000

Everyone always dreams of winning the lottery! Good news for 18 people who currently won big!! OTTAWA, Canada — Disappointment turned into celebration and happiness after a group of manufacturing plant employees in Ottawa won $7 million in the lottery a day after their company announced layoffs, reported CBC News. The prize, from Lotto 6/49, [...]

Georgia Woman Cleans Purse, Finds Lottery Ticket Worth $190K

My 1035 FM — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:25:07 +0000

Having a sorted, organized bag post-cleaning is a major bonus in itself, but a woman in Georgia has given incentive to cluttered bag owners everywhere after she found a lottery ticket worth $190k stashed at the bottom of hers.

Rhonda Williams, a 55-year-old Fairburn resident, told reporters last week that she found the Fantasy 5 ticket at the very bottom of her purse after she decided to clean it out on a whim. Turns out, she'd picked the winning numbers from a January 17 drawing.