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Couple Win Lotto First Division Prize After Home Fire

July 30th, 2016

A couple from Auckland had a roller-coaster weekend which ended with them a lot richer.

Paul and Lucy went out on dinner to celebrate her birthday on Friday, 8 July; Paul used the opportunity to propose to Lucy. 

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This Week’s Top Stories

July 27th, 2016

Lottery Stories Of The Week

Among this week’s top stories a NY man has just become $5 million richer after bagging the top prize in the Set For Life game and a UK couple went on a holiday for two weeks before claiming a £15 million lottery jackpot. 

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Third Winner Of Record $1.6 Billion Jackpot Makes Claim

July 22nd, 2016

The long wait is over.  The third winner of the biggest Powerball Jackpot ever has come forward.

Marvin and Mae Acosta have been revealed as the holders of a ticket which won a third of a $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot six months ago. 

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Lottery Winners Establish Charitable Foundation

July 10th, 2016

When Paul and Sue Rosenau won a Powerball jackpot worth $180 million back in 04 May 2008, they knew what they had to do.  After they received a one time payment of $44 million net of taxes, they used $26.4 million to establish The Legacy of Angels Foundation dedicated to finding a cure for Krabbe disease which claimed the life of their grandchild five years earlier.

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Two-Time Lotto Winners Remain Grounded

July 6th, 2016

rsz_tempeKerry and Dianne Carmichael have been playing the lottery for more than 30 years, and they have been handsomely rewarded for it.  The couple have won big twice:  a $2.5 million Pick Jackpot Kerry won in 1995 and a $1 million Powerball payout for Dianne just before their annuities from the first ran out.

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This Week’s Top Stories

July 5th, 2016

Lottery Stories Of The Week

This week saw an Irish woman interrupt her football watching to discover a 500,000 euro win and a dozen Tesco workers in the UK have bagged a million pound win.

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Cop Follows Wife’s Orders To Post Big Lotto Win

July 5th, 2016

A NY cop found that the secret to winning big in the lottery is to follow his wife’s orders; sort of.

Back in January when the Powerball Lottery’s jackpot had rolled over to a huge $1.6 billion, Vito Viola’s wife asked him to buy Powerball tickets. 

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Car Repair Shop Owner Wins $1 Million

July 2nd, 2016

An auto repair service shop owner from Noel, Mo. has just won a million dollar payout from the Powerball.

Leonardo Angeles ticket, a quick pick he bought from RJ’s Mini Mart in Noel, matched five white balls drawn to win 2nd prize of $1 million. 

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Powerball Winner Builds A New Firehouse

July 2nd, 2016

Mark Hill was a simple hardworking man from Camden Point in New Jersey prior to Nov. 2012;  that was when he won half of a $587 million jackpot. 

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This Week’s Top Stories

June 22nd, 2016

Lottery Stories Of The Week

Among this week’s top stories is that of a great-grandmother from New Zealand who scooped a million pound win after visiting the UK to celebrate her 70th birthday.

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