Lottery Winners

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$189 Million Winner Comes Forward

October 15th, 2013

A man has come forward to claim Maryland’s $189 million Mega Millions jackpot.  The man from Anne Arundel County had bought his winning ticket from Dash In, located at 7845 Quarterfield Road in Severn. 

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5-Year Old Syndicate Wins €2m

October 14th, 2013

Thirty-six members of an Irish lottery syndicate composed mainly of workers from medical device manufacturing company VistaMed are going to have a very early Christmas bonus. 

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Farmer ‘Harvests’ $3.5M Hoosier Lotto Jackpot

October 14th, 2013

 

When Deloris Morgan bought entries to the Hoosier Lottery at Highway 135 BP at 5630 Highway 135 South West in Corydon, Indiana, little did she know how much she would win. 

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Granddaughter Leads Man To A Million Dollars

October 13th, 2013

There are many stories about how a person wins a lottery, but the story of an Arkansas grandfather who won a million dollars from the Millinaire Madness scratch off game stands out. 

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Scottish Club Hits Jackpot Without Placing A Bet

October 12th, 2013

How does a football club hit the jackpot without even placing a lottery bet?   It is enough, apparently, to be from the same hometown as a huge (and generous) lottery winner.

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Co-op Staff Thunderball Syndicate Share £500k Win

October 12th, 2013

ThunderballSixteen members of a lottery syndicate composed of staff of the Co-op in Penzance had 500,000 reasons to celebrate.  One of their tickets managed to snag  £500,000 in the Thunderball draw last Sept.

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Coal Miner Strikes Gold

October 12th, 2013

A Rupert coal miner  ‘struck gold’ when a Powerball ticket he had bought earlier matched five numbers drawn, but not the powerball. David Feamster was one of three winners across the US who won million dollar Pwerball second prizes in the October 2 draw.

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Player Snags £10 Million New UK Lotto Jackpot

October 10th, 2013

It was the first draw of the new UK Lotto game, and one sole winner claimed the hefty £10 million jackpot.  Operators Camelot feel that the launch of their revamped lottery game could not have gone any better.

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Record $7.37 Million Match 6 Lotto Jackpot Won

October 10th, 2013

Last week’s Match 6 Lotto jackpot set a new record of $7.37 million.  Though Pennsylvania lottery officials have not officially named the winner, there are indications that an Ebensburg area couple may have won.

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Crunch Wiped Out £4.5 Million Win

October 10th, 2013

1997 lottery winner Barry Chuwen had his £4.5million jackpot wiped out by the 2008 financial crunch.  Now his company, Jasper Wishaw Ltd.,  is in liquidation.

After he won the lottery, Barry invested the money in real estate, buying up property in the exclusive places in Scotland. 

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