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Colorado lottery winner's first order of business after winning $5M: buy watermelon and flowersNews Story
Lucky winner has priorities in check By Kate Northrop A Colorado man's priorities after winning a $5 million Colorado Lottery's Colorado Lotto+ jackpot were clear buy a watermelon for himself and some flowers for his wife. Some lottery players might scratch their heads wondering why one Colorado man made a point to say that a watermelon was the first thing he sought to buy after winning $5 million in the lottery, but the reason is a rather sweet one. Waldemar Bud T. of Montrose w
Sep 15, 2023, 7:30 pm - Lottery News

Missouri widow wins $199,000 lottery jackpot with numbers related to her late husbandNews Story
Lottery winner in shock from gift from Heaven By Kate Northrop A Missouri woman who lost her husband says she won a $199,000 Show Me Cash lottery jackpot with numbers inspired by her late spouse. An anonymous Missouri woman is six figures richer after winning a lottery prize using a special set of numbers with heartfelt meaning. On Aug. 16, the nameless woman, who remains anonymous under Missouri's laws regarding lottery winner privacy, entered the Missouri Lottery's Show Me Cas
Sep 14, 2023, 12:58 pm - Lottery News

UK woman who went through £1.8M lottery winnings says she "spent it wisely" and "had a great time"News Story
Lottery winner rebukes claims that she carelessly squandered money By Kate Northrop A lottery winner from the United Kingdom says she is tired of claims that she handled her win irresponsibly, saying that she's happy with how she spent her 1.8 million (US$2.25 million) in winnings and had a great time. Despite buying secondhand cars and flying economy, Lara Griffiths, 53, of West Yorkshire, says she doesn't regret going through a 1.8 million lottery prize she won with her then-husba
Sep 13, 2023, 4:49 pm - Lottery News

$2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro buys a third California mansion for $47 millionNews Story
Winner of world's largest lottery jackpot is racking up the properties By Kate Northrop Edwin Castro, the winner of the largest lottery prize in history, has once again expanded his real-estate portfolio with the purchase of a $47 million mega mansion in Los Angeles, California. Not many would ever expect to amass the wealth that Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro suddenly gained overnight at 31 years old. Having just bought his third California multi-million-dollar mansion, he's
Sep 12, 2023, 6:57 pm - Lottery News

Arkansas woman almost gifts winning lottery ticket to ex-father-in-lawNews Story
Gift giver decides to keep lottery ticket at the last minute not knowing it was a winner By Kate Northrop An Arkansas woman nearly gave away a scratch-off lottery ticket that would have won the gift recipient $75,000, but she decided to keep the ticket in the end. A lottery player who resides in Texarkana, Arkansas almost gifted a winning lottery ticket to her ex-father-in-law for his birthday, but the decision to leave it out of the envelope meant she won a huge prize instead. P
Sep 11, 2023, 1:32 pm - Lottery News

70-year-old woman wins £10k a month for 30 years, credits "money spiders" for lottery prizeNews Story
Tiny uninvited guests help winner make a life-changing decision By Kate Northrop A UK woman says its thanks to some lucky spiders that she won a 10,000 (US$12,465) a month prize in the National Lottery. Doris Stanbridge, 70, learned she was set for life after a lucky encounter with money spiders that prompted her to buy a lottery ticket for the National Lottery's Set for Life game. Last month, Stanbridge was at home with her three daughters when she noticed a couple of surprise g
Sep 9, 2023, 12:30 pm - Lottery News

UK Teacher who won £2 million in lottery will leave job to pursue dream of writing historical novelsNews Story
Lottery winner didn't quit teaching until his students finished their exams By Kate Northrop After winning 2 million (US$2.5 million) in the UK National Lottery, a teacher will swap the classroom for a writing desk to pursue a dream job as a novelist. A UK teacher is leaving his current job to chase his passion of writing historical adventure novels and it's thanks to his 2 million lottery win. In October 2021, Mike and Andrea Law, of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, won the big pri
Sep 7, 2023, 6:41 am - Lottery News

Kentucky man who won $500,000 lottery prize celebrates by giving retailer employees moneyNews Story
First thought from lottery winner is a generous one By Kate Northrop A Kentucky man's first action on his to-do list after winning $500,000 in the lottery was to give money away to the employees at the store he bought the ticket from. A Kentucky lottery winner decided to pay it forward after he won a $500,000 top prize in a scratch-off game. Last Sunday, Daniel Reffitt was leaving the Meijer grocery store on Houston Road in Florence when he walked by a Kentucky Lottery vending ma
Sep 5, 2023, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins his second six-figure jackpot prize from the same game this yearNews Story
Talk about luck this winner bumps up his total winnings this year to over $800,000 By Kate Northrop A Michigan man won the Michigan Lottery's Big Ca$h Second Chance jackpot for the second time this year, bumping up his collective winnings from the game to over $800,000. It's hard to believe the luck of one anonymous winner from Michigan, who just won the Big Ca$h Second Chance jackpot for the second time this year. In February, a Macomb County resident struck it big with a $261,9
Sep 1, 2023, 9:40 am - Lottery News

Virginia college student who "never wins" lands a $500,000 scratch-off lottery prizeNews Story
Lucky student picks out a top prize-winning lottery ticket By Kate Northrop A Virginia woman who very rarely picks up a lottery ticket because she doesn't understand them found success with one particular scratch-off that landed her a $500,000 prize. Virginia Beach resident Lilian Gutierrez Silva says she doesn't think much about playing the lottery, but perhaps the ticket she bought on a whim that ended up winning a $500,000 prize might change her mind. I never win! she told the
Aug 31, 2023, 3:55 pm - Lottery News