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Brothers Charged In Lotto Scam

JayCee — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:12:21 +0000

I was at a convenience store in the Youngsville/Broussard area a few months back, and there was a lady yelling at the clerk as she exited the store, shouting something to the effect of “that’s the second winning ticket that you have stolen from me! I am going to call the law!”. I don’t know [...]

Lottery Ticket Purchased in Lafayette Still Unclaimed

Debbie Ray — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:44:38 +0000

As of today, no one has stepped forward to claim a $10,000 Louisiana Lottery Powerball prize won on March 14, 2012. The winning ticket was purchased at Raceway #996 on Johnston Street in Lafayette and is set to expire Sept. 10, 2012. The ticket matched four of the five white ball numbers drawn and the [...]

Arnaudville Man Wins One Million Dollars!

Debbie Ray — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:57:11 +0000

Ricky LeGrange of Arnaudville won a $1 million Powerball prize from the Aug. 1 drawing! “My coworkers told me someone in Arnaudville won $1 million on Powerball from Wednesday’s drawing so I walked out to my truck to check my ticket. I looked at it over and over again, and I just couldn’t believe it,” [...]

$1 Million Lottery Winner Also Wins Welfare Fraud Charges for Remaining on Food Stamps

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:59:05 +0000

Money may not buy happiness, but it just might buy you a whole heap of trouble.

One Michigan lotto winner discovered that firsthand after she was arraigned on two felony counts of welfare fraud.

Is Mega-Millions Winner A Businessman From Lafayette, Louisiana?

JayCee — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:46:39 +0000

So, this is the rumor I’m starting: A businessman from Lafayette, Louisiana, was in the Northeast (presumably on a business trip) when he decided to go into a convenience store to purchase a Coors Light and a Mega-Millions ticket. Here is how I sleuthed my way to this deduction: A friend of mine (from Carencro) [...]

If I Win The Mega Millions Tonight

JayCee — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:33:51 +0000

If I happen to hit the numbers this evening, here is a list of websites I will use to WISELY spend my easy-earned- mega-millions-almost-billion-I-can’t-believe-I’m-rich-enough-to-hire-the-President-of-the-United-States money: (I’m going to hide the identities of the websites, you know, for dramatic effect and all…) 1. This website number 1. I am sure that I can find something for [...]

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

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:00:23 +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 [...]

How Can You Win the Lottery? Here Are Some Tips — Dollars and Sense [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:41:33 +0000

The jackpot for the multi-state Mega Millions lottery now stands at $363 million, causing even those who don’t normally play to throw their hopeful hats into the ring for Tuesday night’s drawing.

Are there things you can do to boost your chances of winning?

Teenager Finds Winning Lottery Ticket After Mom Makes Him Clean Room

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:45:17 +0000

Ryan Kitching’s mom had been nagging him to clean his room, as moms tend to do. When the 19-year-old from Midlothian, Scotland finally relented and attacked the mess, he found 12 old lottery tickets.

Figuring they must all be losers, he thought about throwing the tickets out with the rest of the junk. But then he had a “strange feeling” that he should check the numbers, and when he did, he was nearly $85,000 richer.

Entire Town Wins Lottery — Except for One Person

Shauna Wright — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:09:01 +0000

We’ve all seen those stories about groups of people who routinely buy lottery tickets together, only to have one member of the pack fail to do so the week they strike it rich.

Now something similar has happened again — in Spain.

Did Woman Who Won Four Lotteries Cheat Her Way to a Fortune?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:00:09 +0000

Since 1993, Joan R. Ginther has hit the lotto jackpot four times, to the tune of $2 million, $3 million, $5.4 million and $10 million. The chances of this happening are one in 18 septillion. For a point of reference, there are about one septillion grains of sand on earth. Now there are doubts whether [...]

Lottery Winner With Kidney Disease Wants To Help Others (Video)

Steve Wiley — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:52:58 +0000

About a month ago, we told you about a lottery millionaire collecting food stamps. Her's the 'Other Side Of The Coin'. An Ohio man on Kidney dialysis wants to use his fortune to help others. Phillip Lithem won five million dollars in the Ohio lottery.

'I'm going to help people because I love it. It makes me feel good, and I think that's what God put us here for.' - Phillip Withem

Withem say he plans to donate part of his winnings to friends who've help him in his time of need, and to children's charities.

Mega-Millions: 2 Winners

JayCee — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:34:49 +0000

I'm sorry, I won HOW MUCH?!?!??!
After a nationwide frenzy for a life-changing chance to win a $380 million Mega Millions jackpot, the two winning tickets were sold in
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