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Record Setting PowerBall Lottery Jackpot Up to $550 Million

Lucky Larry — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:05:42 +0000

It seems as if its happening more frequently than in the past and it’s happening again with tomorrow nights PowerBall lottery drawing as the jackpot continues to soar to new heights! The estimated jackpot for tomorrow night’s drawing is sitting at $550 million dollars! If you happen to match all 5 numbers and the one [...]

Don't Throw Away Your Losing Lottery Tickets, Just Make a Car Out of Them [VIDEO]

Nora Schreiber — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:20:55 +0000

Some of you out there have discarded hundreds, if not thousands, of lottery tickets that didn't bring the riches you hoped of them. Millions of people across the globe have been in the same boat. That makes for a lot of lottery tickets being thrown away. This couple found something very interesting to do with these losing tickets.

Homeless Man Vows to Share Fortune After Winning $50,000 Lottery Jackpot

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:16:23 +0000

A homeless man in Bloomington, Illinois is ready to spread the wealth. Dennis Mahurin, a homeless man who’s been living in a tent since 1978, recently won $50,000 playing the lottery. Mahurin has no plans to let his newfound fortune change him, but he does hope it will change others: With all the other homeless [...]

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 [...]

The Other Winner of That Big Powerball Prize? The I.R.S.

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:42:52 +0000

On Wednesday, the Powerball lottery reached a record $587.5 million. So far two winning tickets have been announced, one in Arizona and one in Missouri. But there's at least one more guaranteed winner: the Internal Revenue Serv

Surveillance Camera May Have Caught Possible Powerball Winner [VIDEO]

Amy Austin — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:30:18 +0000

Looks like the two winners of the latest $587 million Powerball, bought their tickets in Arizona and Missouri. Their identities haven’t officially been announced, but folks in Missouri say they already know who one of the winners are.. The rumors began running wild in the Dearborn, Mo., when a factory worker named Mark Hill updated [...]

How to Win the Lottery — Is There Really a Secret?

Nora Schreiber — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:26:13 +0000

Are you going to be playing for that growing lotto pot? Each day the pot becomes richer, more an more people want to win it. Who wouldn’t want to retire at a young age without doing too much work? But, is it really that likely to win? How do you win? Wouldn’t it be nice [...]

$425 Million Jackpot — Are You Getting in on the Powerball Craze? [POLL]

Lucky Larry — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:02:38 +0000

Lottery fever is once again sweeping the nation thanks to the record setting Powerball Lottery. Saturday's numbers failed to produce a winner and now the jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is at an all time high of $425 million. That jackpot is likely to grow as more people opt to buy lottery tickets leading up to the drawing so you could end up winning more than that, if you're the only one that matches all 6 numbers!

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

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:01:21 +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.

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

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:13:05 +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.

How To Protect Yourself If You Win The Mega Millions Tonight [VIDEO]

Amy Austin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:27:18 +0000

If you are lucky enough to win the Mega Millions tonight, what will you do? You might need to prepare yourself! There are a lot of things you need to do to protect yourself and your winnings! First of all you should definitely sign the back of your ticket immediately and put it in a safe place. I saw this video on "Good Morning America" and it made good sense to me. Good Luck!

How Would You Spend Your Mega Millions if You Won? [CONTEST]

Amy Austin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:13:48 +0000

The lottery jackpot that is sweeping the nation is now seeing a prize of $640 million, which will likely get even higher by the time the numbers are drawn at 10 p.m. tonight. Since we all have about as good a chance to win the lottery as we would to get struck by lightning (your odds are actually better to get struck by lightning!), we still want to know how you would spend the money. And by telling us, you could win two tickets to see Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw on the Brothers of the Sun Tour at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington!

President Obama Says He Is Not Tempted to Buy a Lottery Ticket

Amy Austin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:30:03 +0000

101.5 KNUE and Jack O Diamonds Honda Lincoln is giving listeners a chance to win 500 million bucks! Enter to win at KNUE.com or listen to win! The contest ends at 1pm. Winners must 18 years of age or older and they must pick up the tickets at t

Want a Chance to Win Half a BILLION Bucks?

Chase Colston — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:53:38 +0000

We've all dreamed it. We've all imagined what we could do if we just won the lottery. Retire. See the world. The list goes on. But even with the odds always against you, we still want to give you the chance to win the biggest lottery jackpot EVER.

Here's 5 Things You Could Buy With $476 Million to Make Tyler a Better Place to Live

Jeff Evans — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:00:38 +0000

There was no winner last night in the Mega Millions Lottery, so this means the jackpot for Friday will go up to an estimated $476 million! If you win, here are a few recommendations on how you can spend the money to make Tyler a better place for us to live. Anirudh Koul, Flickr [...]

Mega Millions Jackpot Has Palestine Winner & Jackpot Continues To Grow

Lucky Larry — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:50:03 +0000

The Texas Lottery‘s Mega Millions jackpot drawing was estimated to be $363 million for last nights’ drawing, unfortunately there was no winner of the jackpot after the numbers were drawn and announced. However, an East Texan did win a cool $250,000 though by matching 5 out of 5 numbers and that ticket was sold at an East Texas convenience store!

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

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:04:19 +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 [...]

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

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:00:09 +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 [...]

Georgia Woman Cleans Purse, Finds Lottery Ticket Worth $190K

Marcie Pink — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:46:13 +0000

Having a sorted, organized bag post-cleaning is a major bonus in itself, but a woman in Georgia has given incentive to cluttered bag owners everywhere after she found a lottery ticket worth $190k stashed at the bottom of hers.

Rhonda Williams, a 55-year-old Fairburn resident, told reporters last week that she found the Fantasy 5 ticket at the very bottom of her purse after she decided to clean it out on a whim. Turns out, she'd picked the winning numbers from a January 17 drawing.

Man Finds $9 Million Lottery Ticket in the Nick of Time

Amy Austin — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:39:10 +0000

Doing your taxes is a pain, and many people put off their preparation until right before the mid-April filing date. Chicago man Irving Przyborski is certainly grateful he got a bit of a jump on his 2010 taxes .

That's because when Przyborski went into his tax files last week, he found a lottery ticket he had bought almost a year before among the paperwork. When Przyborski checked the numbers, he realized he was a winner to the tune of $9 million dollars!