Lottery Winners

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Eduardo Reyes Bags $7 Million Instant Ticket Prize

April 25th, 2016

rsz_chefThe head chef at the Colonnade Diner has just won a $7 million jackpot off the Golden Ticket, a game he frequently plays.  He says he has won smaller amounts in the past which made him keep playing the $25 per ticket game.

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Forfar Man Retires After Bagging £10.3m Jackpot

April 24th, 2016

To simply say that John Bowman has come into some money is a gross understatement.  The lucky bloke has landed a £10.3 million lottery jackpot.

The 53-year old father of two checked his tickets for the Saturday draw and initially thought he had won £10,000. 

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NY Chef Wins $7 Million Off An Instant Ticket

April 24th, 2016

rsz_reyesNot all lottery winners immediately leave their work to live a life of leisure.  Some like chef Eduardo Reyes prefer to keep working, but at least the decision is not made because of financial needs

Actually, Reyes’ ticket won he could not take time off from his job to get it verified so he had his brother do it. 

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Praying To Chickens Led To Lottery Luck?

April 20th, 2016

Just when we think we’ve heard all of the “winning secrets” lottery players swear by, another even stranger one comes along.  Narisa Srisamannuwat of Thailand attributes her 6 million baht lottery win to her visit to the “Ai Khai” or the egg temple in Nakorn Sri Thammarat.

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IT Man Wins $1 Million From Powerball Lottery

April 19th, 2016

In Rochester, a man who regularly plays either the Powerball or Megamillions Lottery has just become a millionaire.  Nick Suchla’s latest Powerball entry managed to match all numbers drawn except for the power ball – still good for a cool million dollar payday.

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Man With Cystic Fibrosis Wins $1 Million

April 19th, 2016

As a cystic fibrosis survivor, Clint Dunnet is no stranger to long odds.  Perhaps that is the reason why he regularly takes chances playing the lottery. 

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This Week’s Top Stories

April 19th, 2016

Lottery Stories Of The Week

Just one ticket manages to win a huge £35.1 million National Lottery jackpot, making one still unidentified player very well off indeed.  A Canadian man’s patience is finally rewarded with a $1.6 million win.

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Lucky Numbers Win $1.6M After 30+ Years Of Play

April 16th, 2016

rsz_essexAn Essex man was finally rewarded after playing the same set of numbers for more than 30 years.  Alfred Ayotte was one of eight winners of a $13 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot.

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Retiree Wins A Million Dollars Off An Instant Ticket

April 16th, 2016

After deciding to stop over a Get 2 Go in Fort Wayne to buy tickets while on the way to buy dinner, two things happened: the man won a million dollars and he forgot to buy dinner! 

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Single Lotto Ticket Wins £35.1 Million Jackpot

April 12th, 2016

The National Lottery announced that a single ticket posted a 6-number match to win the biggest prize in its history – all £35,133,888 of it.  This comes on the heels of two tickets splitting a £66 million jackpot just this January.

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