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Office Workers Who Won $1 Million in Lottery to Generously Share Winnings With Colleague Who Didn't Buy Ticket

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:02:42 +0000

There are about a million reasons why Jennifer Maldonado has the best coworkers in the world. Maldonado’s colleagues at Keller Williams Partner Realty in Plantation, Florida are sharing their $1 million Powerball prize with her, even though she didn’t go in on any tickets. And you think the guy in your office who springs for [...]

Brothers Blow-Up House After Winning Lottery

Joe Student — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:55:30 +0000

Everyone who plays the lottery has their own fantasy of what they’d do first if they won. Two brothers from Wichita, Kan. celebrated their big lottery win by buying meth and weed, which resulted in them accidentally blowing-up their house and getting arrested. Authorities said the two brothers were celebrating a $75,000 winning lottery ticket [...]

Powerball Jackpot Up to $425 Million

Lori Crofford — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:02:18 +0000

The Powerball jackpot is up to $425 million. That is a lot of money! The next Powerball drawing will be on Wednesday and someone has the chance to walk away with $425 million. I usually play the lottery when it gets to be a huge payout. I know my chances of winning are slim to [...]

California Woman Learns She Won $23 Million Lottery Just in Time

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:30:21 +0000

A little more than five months ago, a Los Angeles woman bought a lottery ticket at Michael’s Market & Liquor. She then left it in her car and forgot about it, obviously not that enthused with her 18 million-to-one odds of hitting the jackpot.

Unbeknownst to her, she hit that jackpot to the turn of $23 million.

Would You Quit Your Job If You Won the Lottery? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:21:48 +0000

According to a new survey from CouponCabin.com of 2,570 adults, 50 percent play the lottery. And of that percentage, 65 percent would continue to live frugally it they happened to win big. But would a frugal life include keeping their job and continuing to draw their salary? Maybe not so much. The survey found that only 36 percent would remain at their current [...]

Why Are People Buying So Many Lottery Tickets These Days? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:05:59 +0000

The economic downturn has been rough on a lot of businesses, but it’s been a boon for state lotteries.

Seems people who only have a few dollars to spare aren’t putting them away for a rainy day — they’re trying to parlay them into big bucks.

MIT Students Create Ingenious Way to Strike It Rich in the Lottery — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:41:57 +0000

The odds of striking it rich in the lottery are remarkably small, but apparently it really helps if you’re a math genius.

Several years ago, a group of students from the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology cracked the lottery code that enabled them to win millions of dollars — and state officials did nothing to stop it.

Woman Who Lost Lottery Ticket May Still Get $1 Million

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:00:56 +0000

It takes a lot of luck to pick the winning numbers in a million dollar lottery. It takes a lot more to lose the winning ticket and still be able to claim the cash. Sharon Duncan of Arkansas purchased a lottery ticket worth a sizable amount of money, but Sharon Jones found it and cashed [...]

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

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:05 +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.

Texas Lottery Mega Millions at $500 Million

Lori Crofford — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:06:28 +0000

I don’t play the Lottery very often. I will occasionally buy a Crossword scratch off or a Bingo scratch off, but that is pretty much it when it comes to the lottery. However, I may have to change my tune. The estimated winnings of the Texas Lottery Mega Million for March 30th is $500 Million [...]

What the…?! Michigan Lottery Winner Remained on Food Stamps [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:48:19 +0000

One would think that winning $1 million in a state lottery would automatically disqualify the recipient from getting food stamps. But one would be wrong. Amanda Clayton, an unemployed 24-year-old mother of two from Michigan, got the big payday last fall, after which she bought a house and a new car. But when residents spotted [...]

Entire Town Wins Lottery — Except for One Person

Shauna Wright — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:19:01 +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.

What If? The Question of the Lottery

Lori Crofford — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:09:49 +0000

What would you do with $355 million dollars or even half of that much money. Two people with winning tickets are about to find out. Two tickets matched all six numbers in the huge Mega Millions US lottery, and will split the estimated 355 million dollar jackpot, lottery officials said Wednesday. The January 4 drawing [...]