added 2007 Mon Mar 5 19:39:42 by bhartzer
Broke and unemployed, Domingo Perez walked out of Guru's Market on 13th Street in San Jose with a beverage wrapped in a brown paper bag in one hand and a Mega Millions lottery ticket in the other.
Broke and unemployed, Domingo Perez walked out of Guru's Market on 13th Street in San Jose with a beverage wrapped in a brown paper bag in one hand and a Mega Millions lottery ticket in the other.
added 2007 Thu Feb 22 20:30:12 by moemebe
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The dream of becoming a millionaire could be turning into someone's nightmare. Connecticut lottery officials said no one has produced the winning ticket for a $3.5 million jackpot in the Feb. 14, 2006, drawing. The winning ticket expired and is worthless, lottery officials said.
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The dream of becoming a millionaire could be turning into someone's nightmare. Connecticut lottery officials said no one has produced the winning ticket for a $3.5 million jackpot in the Feb. 14, 2006, drawing. The winning ticket expired and is worthless, lottery officials said.
added 2007 Fri Feb 16 6:53:16 by corey.spring
Lottery officials described the sequence as "unbelievable" - so farfetched that the odds against it are "virtually incalculable."
Lottery officials described the sequence as "unbelievable" - so farfetched that the odds against it are "virtually incalculable."
added 2007 Tue Feb 13 16:02:45 by ochs
Wayne A. Schenk's lottery dream turns into a nightmare when he learns it will be paid out over 20 years. Schenk has only 12 to 18 months to live.
Wayne A. Schenk's lottery dream turns into a nightmare when he learns it will be paid out over 20 years. Schenk has only 12 to 18 months to live.
added 2007 Wed Jan 31 7:17:00 by PinkyPie
Life has taken a startling turn for Edward R. Cowal. Florida lottery officials announced Monday that Cowal, who is a state registered sex offender, was the sole winner of the $14 million lottery drawing from Jan. 13.
Life has taken a startling turn for Edward R. Cowal. Florida lottery officials announced Monday that Cowal, who is a state registered sex offender, was the sole winner of the $14 million lottery drawing from Jan. 13.
added 2007 Sun Jan 21 21:16:59 by idyll
For many lottery winners, the reality is more like a nightmare. "Winning the lottery isn't always what it's cracked up to be," says Evelyn Adams, who won the New Jersey lottery not just once, but twice (1985, 1986), to the tune of $5.4 million. Today the money is all gone and Adams lives in a trailer.
For many lottery winners, the reality is more like a nightmare. "Winning the lottery isn't always what it's cracked up to be," says Evelyn Adams, who won the New Jersey lottery not just once, but twice (1985, 1986), to the tune of $5.4 million. Today the money is all gone and Adams lives in a trailer.
added 2007 Fri Jan 12 21:36:37 by TimALoftis
A man beset by problems since winning a record lottery jackpot says he can't pay a settlement to a casino worker because thieves cleaned out his bank accounts.
A man beset by problems since winning a record lottery jackpot says he can't pay a settlement to a casino worker because thieves cleaned out his bank accounts.
added 2006 Thu Aug 24 18:40:10 by capn_caveman
A woman stole $2.3 million (1.2 million pounds) from her employers and spent the money on lottery tickets, buying as much as $6,000 worth of tickets a day in a bid to hit the jackpot, prosecutors said on Thursday.
A woman stole $2.3 million (1.2 million pounds) from her employers and spent the money on lottery tickets, buying as much as $6,000 worth of tickets a day in a bid to hit the jackpot, prosecutors said on Thursday.
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added 2006 Fri Aug 11 8:31:21 by JimEspo
A woman who has been playing the lottery since 1972 won $400,000 by purchasing 80 $1 tickets, all with the same number that represents her late husband's birthday.
A woman who has been playing the lottery since 1972 won $400,000 by purchasing 80 $1 tickets, all with the same number that represents her late husband's birthday.
added 2006 Mon Aug 7 14:26:50 by TimALoftis
The single winning ticket for the $208.6 million prize in the multistate Powerball was sold to someone in Fond du Lac, a city with a history of big jackpot winners, the Wisconsin Lottery said.
The single winning ticket for the $208.6 million prize in the multistate Powerball was sold to someone in Fond du Lac, a city with a history of big jackpot winners, the Wisconsin Lottery said.
