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Mechanic Tinkers with the N.Y. Lottery, Wins $1,000,000

With worries about the future now a thing of the past, Jamestown resident Warren Conklin said he’s ready for what lies ahead. You betcha. The 48-year-old Chautauqua County, New York, man won a $1,000,000 top prize on the New York Lottery’s Empire State Millionaire scratch-off game. “It’s a Godsend, really,” said Conklin, the head maintenance mechanic at [...]

Paper Mill Operator Wins “Extreme Green” … $200,000 Top Prize

  Lori Hurdle, a paper mill operator from Williamston in Martin County, North Carolina, plans to use a portion of the $200,000 prize she won playing Extreme Green scratch game to pay off her home. Pretty cool, huh? Hurdle arrived to claim her winnings in a brand new Chevrolet Silverado truck. Hurdle decided to purchase [...]

New Powerball Rules Begin Jan. 15; Bigger Baseline Jackpot ($40 Million), But Tickets Cost More

As most of you know, I was in the lottery business from 1999 to 2011. I’ve written two books about lotteries and blogged for about four years now. My new book (updated the one you see on the right) will be out next Fall, both in print and as an ebook. During those years I [...]

Keeping Up with the Joneses; Idaho Man Almost Throws Away $200,000-Winning Ticket

Every now and then there are heartwarming stories during the holiday season that just make you believe that good luck does happen and good things do come to those who are deserving. On December 18, 2011, believing he had a non-winning ticket, Donny Jones of Idaho Falls nearly threw his $1 Powerball ticket away. At the [...]

U.S. Navy Officer Sails Away with $100,000 Prize

Edward Price thought he had been tricked. He was holding in his hand what appeared to be a Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket worth $100,000. His first thought was that it must be fake. “Who got me?” he later recalled thinking. It wasn’t a prank. Price won the top prize in the Lottery’s

Spain Might Be in Fiscal Crisis, But Ask the Winners of “EL Gordo,” the World’s Biggest Lottery, How They Feel: “Muy Bueno”

  People celebrate after winning El Gordo lottery in Spain. Photograph: Manuel Buque/EPA Spain has had a rough year in 2011. But for the winners of the Dec. 22 El Gordo lottery, things are certainly looking up in 2012. As you might expect, Spaniards bet heavily on the world’s biggest lottery, the Fat One – [...]

Business Consultant Strikes it Rich, Wins $1,000,000 Powerball Prize

For one 29-year-old man, it’s out with the old and in with a newly-minted Georgia Lottery prize for the New Year. Neil Patel won a $1 million Powerball prize from the Dec. 31 drawing. Patel matched the first five winning numbers, multiplying his winnings when he selected Powerball’s multiplier option. Patel, who is from Pensacola, [...]

23 St. Louis “Friends” Pool Ticket, Win $200,000 Powerball Prize

Brian Oswald of Hardin, Ill., accepted the role of spokesperson for a group of friends from the St. Louis area who won a $200,000 Powerball prize on Dec. 28. They won playing the Missouri Lottery, incidentally. Oswald collected money and bought the tickets for the crew of 23, who now hold Oswald in even higher [...]

UK EuroMillions Raffle Winners Had a Very, Merry Christmas

A couple from Yorkshire has scooped £1 million in the special EuroMillions UK Millionaire raffle draw on Dec. 23.   The ticket was kept in an antique family teapot while the couple celebrated Christmas. Judy and Frank Whitmore were one of the 25 ticket-holders who each banked £1 million on the amazing night. The draw was the finale of [...]

A Holiday Wish List Fulfilled: Iowan Wins $50,000 Playing Scratch Game

When an Algona, Iowa, man saw he’d matched a winning number on his “Holiday Wishes” instant-scratch ticket, he was expecting to uncover a $50 prize, but found a $50,000 prize instead. Darrin Schealler, 43, said he hadn’t even considered that he could be a top-prize winner and was shocked at what he saw. “I never [...]

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