Lottery Winners

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Jackpot Winner Prevails – Fake Claims Are Withdrawn

June 23rd, 2011

Matt Hayduk won the Canada Lotto Max fair and square on the 22 April 2011.

He turned up at lottery headquarters with his winning ticket – and said pay me the $33,301,693 jackpot, because I have the winning ticket right here in my hand.

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“Stick Your Job, I’ve Won The Lottery!”

June 22nd, 2011

It’s a phone call we’ve all dreamed of making, but not one most of us would be quite so quick to make.

But for Glenn Christie, 38, it was the very first thing he did!

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Costco Lottery Winners Collect Winnings [photo]

June 17th, 2011

Remember our Costco lottery winners that just scooped that enormous Powerball prize of $201.9 Million?

The syndicate have now come forward and claimed their prize. 20 giant sized winnings checks were handed out, so they could all have one each.

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Neighbours Graduation Card Worth $10,000

June 17th, 2011

Tracy Basinger’s 18 year old son, Ryan, had a pile of congratulations cards he was working through. He just graduated from La Porte High School on 5th June.

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Thought I’d Won A Tenner, Says Millionaire

June 16th, 2011

Robert Hutchison plays the UK Lotto online. Last Sunday he received an email saying he had won something, and to log-in to check the details.

Needless to say, with such a standard email, he wasn’t getting excited.

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Nurse Wins $1,000 Per Week For Life

June 15th, 2011

Tawanda Almedino is a mother of three and a nurse at Monroe Community Hospital, New York.

She works as a nurse by day and studies for a Registered Nursing degree by night.

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Broke Spanish Activist To Instant Millionaire

June 14th, 2011

Just last week he was broke, struggling to pay the bills and sleeping out in Puerta del Sol square in Madrid.

The young Spaniard was actually protesting for political change, and one of many thousands of the ‘Indignant Ones’ camped out in a show of feeling all across Spain.

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$737,580.50 From A Scratch Off Lottery Ticket

June 14th, 2011

It wasn’t even the top prize, but Roy Case Sr didn’t mind all that much.

Roy, 52, from Jacksonville, Florida bought the ticket at the Kangaroo Express in Atlantic Boulevard.

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Freeman Wins $25M Powerball Jackpot

June 13th, 2011

Jimmy Freeman bought a quick pick ticket for the Powerball draw on Wednesday 8th June.

Jimmy, 58, from Fall River, Massachusetts, then walked into lottery headquarters on Thursday morning to claim his $25,6000,000 winnings.

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Great Gran Wins Lottery But Keeps The Council House

June 9th, 2011

Helen Walker, 78, may be £1.5 Million richer but has no interest in upgrading her lifestyle.

Husband Stanley, 57, and Helen are both quite happy in the ex-council house they bought back in 1988.

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