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Merry Christmas: North Carolina Contractor Wins $265,968

Rodney Rhoades, a contractor from Newton, North Carolina, plans to pay off his mortgage and his auto loans with the $265,968 he won playing Carolina Cash 5. Rhoades matched all five numbers in the Dec. 7 drawing to win the jackpot. He learned of his win when he stopped at a local convenience store to [...]

Italy’s SuperEnalotto Game Rising to 42,000,000 Euros

For all of our Italian viewers…or for anyone planning to visit this beautiful country soon, here is the latest results from the SuperEnalotto game, which is next played Tuesday, Dec. 13. The last draw had no winners so the jackpot rises to 42 million euros, or 36 million U.K. pounds, or $56 million U.S. dollars. [...]

And the Survey Says: Even Lottery Winners Would Continue Clipping Coupons

Did you see that survey released the other day by Redplum.com, which showed that nearly 100 percent (OK, 95 percent) of people surveyed said that even if they won a big time lottery like Mega Millions or Powerball, they’d still clip coupons. No surprise there. I’ve told my wife I’d do the same…when we win. [...]

Twice is Nice (in Maryland); Player Wins Second Top Lottery Prize

Bernard Robison, Jr. is no stranger to the Maryland Lottery winners lounge. In 2008, Robison won a second-chance Dubble Bubble “Dream Day at the Park” prize, which provided him the opportunity to play baseball with Baltimore Orioles alumni. Recemtly, the Proctor & Gamble retiree strolled into Lottery Headquarters again. This time, he was cashing a $50,000 Bonus [...]

Atheist Finds God After Mother Wins $1,000,000 Lottery

Have you heard about the atheist who became a believer after his mother won a $1 million lottery prize? Yup. According to the Christian Post, that’s exactly what happened to a self-confessed atheist who became a believer after mocking God by sarcastically praying for his mother to win

Charles in Charge: Virginian Pockets $100,000 (Before Taxes, of Course)

Charles Ragusa of Falls Church, Virginia, probably won’t forget the numbers 1, 5, 8, 17 and 21 any time soon. He’s been playing those numbers for years in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game. And it finally paid off. Big time. When all five of them were drawn in the April 29 Cash 5 night [...]

Largest Single Cash5 Jackpot Ever in Pennsylvania ($1.57 Million) Sold to Man Who Owns a Tire Shop

Ronald Flickinger, of Somerset, won $1.57 million from the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Jan. 9 Cash 5 drawing. It is the largest single, jackpot-winning ticket sold since the game’s 1992 inception.

Want to Win a U.K. Lottery? Play in Ilford (in Greater London)

If you believe the Mail newspaper in the U.K. (where I read this report), if you want to win a U.K. lottery, play in Ilford, a part of Greater London. According to figures released by the National Lottery group, Ilford is where more people hit the jackpot than anywhere else in the UK.

Canadian Sisters Cook Up a Big $6.8 Million Lottery Pool Win, Share it With Others

This is a very cool story and it happened in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. From our local news correspondent in Canada: He writes that three sisters who work at their family’s restaurant are a whole lot richer, thanks to a winning $6.8 million lotto win

Second $190 Million Mega Millions Winner Comes Forward; Will She Have to Split the Winnings with Estranged Husband?

We may have a legal mess going on in Idaho, but I hope not. A 29 year old named Holly Lahti came forward with her half of the $380 million Mega Millions jackpot. It seemed like a good story. Single mom of two girls, worked as a bank teller. Lived in a in a tiny Idaho [...]

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