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Winning $182 Million Powerball Ticket Sold on Fortune Road

By Mara GayFeb 28th 2011 – 11:42AM
AP

AP

A single Powerball ticket worth $182 million sold on Fortune Road near Walt Disney World is going to put some lucky winner on easy street. No one has stepped forward yet with the winning ticket, which was sold at the Publix grocery store located on the aptly named thoroughfare in Kissimmee, Fla. The road is around the...

Lucky Waitress Thanks Winter Storms for $21M Lottery Win

By Hugh CollinsJan 28th 2011 – 2:21PM
Splash News

Splash News

Lady Luck can move in mysterious ways. For Patricia Eisel of Nassau County, N.Y., winter storms over the holidays seemed like a disaster, forcing her to call off a trip to her native Ireland. But in fact the snow ended up putting millions of dollars in her pocket. Forced to stay in New York by the bad weather, the...

Mega Millions Lottery Riches Story Marred by Jarring Mug Shot

By Lisa HolewaJan 16th 2011 – 2:25PM
ABCNews.com

ABCNews.com

When Holly Lahti came forward to claim her half of a $380 million lottery jackpot, it looked like one of those rags-to-riches stories come true, featuring a 29-year-old single mother of two girls, working as a bank teller and living in a tiny Idaho town. Then along came her estranged husband. And now the story features a...

Mega Millions Lottery Winner to Claim Prize in Washington

Jan 6th 2011 – 6:37AM
Ted S. Warren, AP

Ted S. Warren, AP

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington winner of the Mega Millions lottery jackpot planned to discuss his windfall Thursday, while officials in Idaho waited for another lucky ticket-holder to come forward and claim half of the $380 million prize. Washington Lottery spokesman Scott Kinney said the Washington ticket, purchased at...

Mega Millions Jackpot: Stuff to Buy With $355 Million

By Steven HofferJan 5th 2011 – 12:01PM

Most lottery tickets are good for five minutes of daydreaming. But a couple of lucky lottery players find themselves millions of dollars richer today, after the Mega Millions' organizers announced that two winning tickets to Tuesday's $355 million drawing were sold in Idaho and Washington state. The two winners matched...

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Massachusetts Lottery Fraud Suspects Accused Of Collecting Welfare After Winning Lottery

By Bonnie Kavoussi May 31st 2012 - 10:56AM

Two Massachusetts lottery winners have been accused of collecting welfare benefits.

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Don McNay: Someone's Gotta Win (If It's You, Read This)

By Don McNay Apr 02nd 2012 - 09:50PM

Winners, Losers and What to Do When You Win the Lottery .

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Lotteries Winners Splurge On... This?

By Emily Cohn Mar 20th 2012 - 11:50AM

We all fantasize about what it would be like to win the lottery.

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Don McNay: Is Winning the Lottery a Ticket to Paradise?

By Don McNay Mar 13th 2012 - 11:14PM

One of the most bizarre lottery winners stories in recent years comes out of Shelbyville, Ind. A man claims to have won a $34.5 million jackpot and supposedly went to great lengths to hide it from the wife he is divorcing.

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