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Happy Birthday: And, Oh, By the Way, You Just Won $100,000

­ Instead of cake, a Gainesville woman was surprised with cash on her 48th birthday. Renae Smith, who celebrated her special day Sept. 1, won a $100,000 top prize on the Georgia Lottery instant game Cash Harvest. A Harvest of riches indeed. Smith¹s husband, Byron, went to Chevron Food Mart, in Cummings, Ga., purchased the [...]

Moving on Up: Powerball Jackpot Hits $81 Million; Mega Millions at $28 Million

There was no jackpot winner in the Sept. 9 Powerball game so the big prize rolls to $81 million on Sept. 12. The winning numbers are 4,26,28,51,53 and the Power ball is 23. The Power Play multiplier is 4. 2 tickets nationwide hit 5 of 6, only missing the Power ball. Those tickets are each [...]

London Teen Blows Through Nearly All of Her $3 Million Lottery Winnings

A few years ago, I was on CNN talking about my first book. All they wanted to talk about was lottery winners who lost it all. I told them the truth. That far more lottery winners have financial advice…and don’t throw it all away. Or blow it all away, as British teen lottery winner Callie [...]

$1 Million Instant Ticket Winner is “Rich”

Caroline Rich, from Marietta, Georgia, is rich in more ways than just her name. A real estate recruiter, she recently won $1 million playing a game called “World Class Millions.” One recent day, she was feeling lucky, so she asked her son-in-law to run to the store and purchase a ticket. Old Mountain Park CITGO,  [...]

Jackpots On the Rise: Powerball at $57 Million, Euro Millions, 42 Million Euros

There was no jackpot winner in the Sept. 4 Mega Millions game so the big prize rolls over to $18 million, on Sept. 8. The winning numbers for Sept. 4 are 2,4,6,21,44 and Mega ball 37. 14 tickets matched 5 of 6 (missing only the Mega ball) and each of those tickets are worth $250,000. [...]

Georgia Contractor Hits $12 Million Mega Millions Jackpot

Four days after two players shared a $33 million jackpot, a Georgia contractor, Wayne Reese, hit a $12 million Mega Millions jackpot. He discovered the win while checking the lottery’s web site. ”I said, ‘Whew’ like wrestler Ric Flair,” he said with excitement. “I shouted out to my family, ‘Y’all won¹t believe what¹s right here!’” [...]

Powerball Jackpot Rolls to a Sweet $57 Million; Euro Millions at 28 Million Euros ($44 Million, U.S.)

There was no jackpot winner in the Sept. 2 Powerball game. Nope, I didn’t win, damnit. The winning numbers are 18,23,36,47,59 and Power ball 36. The Power Play multiplier is 4. 4 tickets matched 5 of the 6 numbers. 2 of the 4 tickets Power Played their bet and those tickets, bought in Pennsylvania and [...]

Mega Millions $12 Million Winner in Georgia; It’s the Second Draw in a Row to Produce a Jackpot Winner

Mega Millions produced a jackpot winner on Friday, Aug. 28. Now, four days later, another lucky player hit the jackpot, this time in Georgia. The winning Sept. 1 numbers are 2,9,28,51,53 and the Mega ball is 19. 9 tickets hit 5 of 6. Those tickets were bought in California (2), Illinois (2), Maryland, New York [...]

Military Justice: Supervisor Salutes $250,000 Mega Millions Prize

I love it when the men and women in our military win big lottery prizes. A quarter-million dollar lottery win is the latest hire for one military supervisor. Shirley Devlin, a resident of Sharpsburg, Georgia, matched the first five winning numbers in the Aug. 14 Mega Millions drawing, winning a second prize of $250,000. ”It’s [...]

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