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Lottery Winner

Leesburg, VA
Business
From Food Lion To Fortune: Leesburg Man Hits $3M Lottery Prize, Eyes Business Dreams From Food Lion To Fortune: Leesburg Man Hits $3M Lottery Prize, Eyes Business Dreams
From Food Lion To Fortune: Leesburg Man Hits $3M Lottery Prize, Eyes Business Dreams A Leesburg man just turned pocket change into a jackpot — and he’s already thinking about how to turn that win into something bigger. The lucky player scratched a 50X the Money ticket from the Virginia Lottery and hit the game’s $3 million top prize, officials announced. The winning ticket came from the Food Lion on South King Street in Leesburg. Virginia law lets winners of $1 million or more remain anonymous, so the jackpot holder’s identity will stay a mystery.  But Lottery officials said he admitted he was overcome with “tears of happiness” when he realized he’d won. He had two …

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by Zak Failla
Franklin-Hamburg, NJ
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Franklin $1.5M Winner Drove 100 Miles To Claim Lottery Ticket: 'I Couldn't Sleep/ Franklin $1.5M Winner Drove 100 Miles To Claim Lottery Ticket: 'I Couldn't Sleep/
Franklin $1.5M Winner Drove 100 Miles To Claim Lottery Ticket: 'I Couldn't Sleep/ A Sussex County lottery player won $1.5 million playing Jersey Cash 5, and was so anxious about the ticket, they drove 100 miles to claim it first thing Monday morning, state officials said. The winning ticket — worth $1,517,266 — was purchased at Quick Chek #77, located at 180 Route 23 in Franklin, the New Jersey Lottery said. “I couldn’t remember the store I bought the winning ticket in,” the winner said. “I couldn’t sleep at all last night. I didn’t want that ticket lying around. I was afraid I’d lose it.” The win marks the 30th Jersey Cash 5 jackpot of 2025, and the sixth this year to …

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by Cecilia Levine
Syosset-Woodbury, NY
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Syosset Attorney Admits Stealing $400K From Clients, Including Lottery Winner Syosset Attorney Admits Stealing $400K From Clients, Including Lottery Winner
Syosset Attorney Admits Stealing $400K From Clients, Including Lottery Winner A Long Island attorney formally confessed to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her clients, including a lottery winner. Daphna Zekaria, 54, of Syosset, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 21, in connection with a series of thefts committed while working as a partner at the Huntington law firm Sokolski and Zekaria, P.C. Zekaria admitted to using her position to siphon large sums from clients under the guise of holding funds for safekeeping or investing on their behalf, prosecutors said. In one case, she stole approximatel…

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by Michael Mashburn
Danbury, CT
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Danbury Man Stops By Convenience Store, Walks Out A Millionaire — Now He's South America Bound Danbury Man Stops By Convenience Store, Walks Out A Millionaire — Now He's South America Bound
Danbury Man Stops By Convenience Store, Walks Out A Millionaire — Now He's South America Bound A trip to grab a KENO ticket turned into a life-changing moment for a Danbury man when he walked away a millionaire.  The longtime lottery player scored the top prize in the CT Lottery’s “$2,000,000 MEGA MULTIPLIER” game, his favorite. The winner's name was not released.  He bought the winning ticket at J & R White Street Citgo on White Street. The winner said he’d come in planning to play KENO but decided to try his luck on a few scratch-offs. That’s when everything changed. “I’ve won a few larger prizes in the past,” he said, and considers himself lucky. But this one tops t…

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by Josh Lanier
Norfolk, MA
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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Plymouth Winner Plans To Spoil Grandson With His Payday $1M Lottery Jackpot: Plymouth Winner Plans To Spoil Grandson With His Payday
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Plymouth Winner Plans To Spoil Grandson With His Payday A man who won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery said he wants to use the money to buy a boat and bring his grandson aboard as his first mate.  David Mulligan, of Plymouth, won the seven-figure prize on a “$2,000,000 50X Cashword” game, a $10 scratch-off ticket. Related: Winthrop Man Has Sensible Plan For $1 Million Lottery Jackpot He chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity, which would have paid out the $1 million over 20 years.  Mulligan brought his son Joseph along to collect the prize.  Mulligan bought the winn…

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by Josh Lanier
Yorktown, NY
Lifestyle
7-Eleven Heaven: $32K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold In Yorktown Heights 7-Eleven Heaven: $32K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold In Yorktown Heights
7-Eleven Heaven: $32K Winning Lotto Ticket Sold In Yorktown Heights It wasn’t just Slurpees and snacks on the menu at a Yorktown Heights 7-Eleven this week—one lucky customer also grabbed an over $32,000 winning lottery ticket as well.  The top-prize-winning Take 5 ticket was sold for the evening drawing on Thursday, Jan. 9 at the 7-Eleven located at 1949 Commerce St., New York Lottery officials announced on Friday, Jan. 10. The TAKE 5 game draws numbers from a field of one through 39, with drawings held twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Winners have up to one year from the drawing date to claim their prize. Players are encouraged to check…

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by Ben Crnic
Ridley Park-Folsom, PA
Lifestyle
Over $4 Million In Wins From 3 PA Lottery Tickets In Less Than 24 Hours Over $4 Million In Wins From 3 PA Lottery Tickets In Less Than 24 Hours
Over $4 Million In Wins From 3 PA Lottery Tickets In Less Than 24 Hours There are three new millionaires in the Philadelphia area with jackpot-winning tickets from three different lotteries sold in Northampton, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties. Northampton A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 ticket worth $1.68 million from the Wednesday, Sept. 25 drawing was sold in Northampton County at West Easton Grocery & Smoke Shop, located at 708 A East Street in Easton, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The store will earn a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The ticket matched all six winning numbers of 3-23-25-26-41-42 to win the …

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by Merriell Moyer
Westminster, MD
Lifestyle
Westminster Man Picks Up Sweetener For Sweetheart, $50K Lottery During Lucky Walmart Trip Westminster Man Picks Up Sweetener For Sweetheart, $50K Lottery During Lucky Walmart Trip
Westminster Man Picks Up Sweetener For Sweetheart, $50K Lottery During Lucky Walmart Trip A romantic Carroll County man has big plans after winning a $50,000 jackpot on a Maryland Lottery scratcher sold at an area Walmart. Sporting his finest Slayer t-shirt this week, Westminster resident Brian Murray was happy to take the short trek to Maryland Lottery Headquarters in Baltimore on Aug. 14 to claim the unexpected five-figure prize. "I wore my favorite band shirt to (make the) claim," he said while signing the paperwork to collect his money. "This is the coolest thing that has ever happened to me."  Murray said that he tends to play a few scratch-off tickets every other wee…

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by Zak Failla
Lower Paxton, PA
Lifestyle
$213.8 Million Jackpot-Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In PA $213.8 Million Jackpot-Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In PA
$213.8 Million Jackpot-Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In PA For the 20th time, a Pennsylvania Lottery retailer sold a jackpot-winning Powerball ticket. The $213.8 million ticket for the Monday, August 12 drawing sold at Quick Pizza and Hoagies, 3565 Harts Run Road, Pittsburgh, will earn a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The ticket matched all five white balls drawn, 9-22-57-67-68, and the red Powerball 14, to win a jackpot worth an estimated annuity value of $213.8 million, or $106.4 million cash, less applicable withholding. “The Pennsylvania Lottery congratulates the lucky winner and our retailer, Quick Pizza and Hoagies, for …

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by Jillian Pikora
Cambridge, MA
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Jackpot!: $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Newton Jackpot!: $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Newton
Jackpot!: $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Newton One Bay Stater had a life-changing moment on Saturday, Aug. 3, when they correctly guessed the numbers in a multi-state lottery and won $1 million.  The winner purchased a Powerball ticket in Newton and got all five drawn numbers right, but they missed the Powerball, which would have netted them more than $174 million.  The winning numbers were: 13, 33, 40, 60, and 61, with the Powerball being 20.  The winner's name has not been released.  The winning ticket was purchased at Quik Stop at 293 Watertown St. in Newton. The store will get $10,000 for the sale.  …

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by Josh Lanier
Bel Air, MD
Business
Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven
Winning $50K 'Powerball' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven One lucky Lottery player has a $50,000 hole burning in their pocket after winning a third-tier prize on Wednesday's Powerball drawing. Officials say that the five-figure winner was sold at 7-Eleven on Conowingo Road in Bel Air, the biggest win out of nearly 7,000 others who can claim prizes ranging between $4 and $100.  The winning numbers for the drawing on Wednesday, July 18 were 24-27-32-47-66 with a Powerball of 26. It marks the 36th third-tier winner sold in Maryland so far in 2024. The winner will now have 182 days to claim their prize. "Lottery officials encourage all wi…

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by Zak Failla
Quincy, MA
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$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Hanover $100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Hanover
$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Hanover It's been a very lucky week for one Bay Stater after they won a $100,000 jackpot in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  They won the six-figure prize by playing the $30 scratch-off game "$15,000,000 Money Maker." The winner claimed the ticket on Thursday, June 27. It was the biggest jackpot that day.  The winner's name was not announced.  The ticket was sold at Grampy's General Store at 148 King St. in Hanover. The store will get a $1,000 bonus for the sale.  The winner was among 587 people who won $600 or more in the state lottery on Thursday. Click here to see the…

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by Josh Lanier
Quincy, MA
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$100K Lottery Ticket Sold At Appropriately Named Weymouth Store $100K Lottery Ticket Sold At Appropriately Named Weymouth Store
$100K Lottery Ticket Sold At Appropriately Named Weymouth Store It's been a lucky week for one Bay Stater after they won a six-figure payday from the Massachusetts State Lottery. The $100,000 prize was collected on Wednesday, June 26, after the winner correctly guessed the five numbers in the daily Mass Cash drawing. On Thursday, those were: 2, 5, 6, 8, 19.  The winner's name was not announced.  The ticket was sold at the appropriately named Butts & Bets II in Weymouth at 99 Pleasant St. The store will get a $1,000 reward for the sale.  The jackpot was the biggest of the day on Wednesday. There were 519 people who won $600 or m…

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by Josh Lanier
Towson, MD
Business
Mother Can Thank Son For Winning $50K Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store Mother Can Thank Son For Winning $50K Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
Mother Can Thank Son For Winning $50K Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store A grandmother from Baltimore County is planning to get a new ride after winning big playing a Maryland Lottery scratcher that was picked up by her son at an area liquor store. On Monday, a Dundalk woman was escorted by her son to Lottery Headquarters to claim a $50,000 jackpot on a Gold Rush 7s Tripler instant ticket that was purchased at Man's Liquors on Holabird Avenue, officials say. "I love the Lottery," the winner's son said, noting that he likes to take scratch-offs home to his retired mother to enjoy.  She enjoyed this one a little more than some of the other ones. According t…

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by Zak Failla
Quincy, MA
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$2M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Knows How He'll Spend His Winnings $2M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Knows How He'll Spend His Winnings
$2M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Knows How He'll Spend His Winnings A Hyannis man said he has big plans for the $2 million jackpot he won playing in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Garen Downie won the seven-figure prize playing the "Lifetime Millions," a $50 scratch-off game. This is the fourth $1 million or more winner in that game since February.  Downie chose to take the lump sum payment of $1.3 million (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  He said he would invest that money.  He bought the ticket at Old South Diner at 57 Old South Rd. in Nantucket. The store will get a $20,000 bonus for the sale. 

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by Josh Lanier
Springfield, MA
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$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Western Mass $100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Western Mass
$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Western Mass It was a very lucky day for one Bay Stater on Thursday, April 18, when they bought a lottery ticket that scored them a $100,000 payday.  The winner collected the grand prize for the "Quick $100s" lottery game. It's a tidy sum for a $2 scratch-off ticket. The winning ticket was purchased at Emporium Newstand at 444 N Main St. The store will get a bonus for the sale.  The winner's name was not released, but they were one of 555 people who won $650 or more Thursday in the Massachusetts State Lottery. Click here to see the full list. 

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by Josh Lanier
Lynn, MA
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Newly Minted Millionaire: Peabody Man Plans To Help Family With $1M Win Newly Minted Millionaire: Peabody Man Plans To Help Family With $1M Win
Newly Minted Millionaire: Peabody Man Plans To Help Family With $1M Win While many lottery winners are looking to buy themselves a new home or something special, a Peabody man said his first big purchase will be to someone important in his life: his mom.  Sean Salvati won $1 million playing the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “100X Cash” scratch-off game.  Salvati chose to take the lump sum of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  He plans to use that money to buy his mom a car.  Salvati bought his lottery ticket at  Gulf Express at 160 Andover St. in Danvers. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the …

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by Josh Lanier
Arlington, VA
Business
Newly Minted Millionaire: Arlington Trucker Claims $1M Lottery Prize Newly Minted Millionaire: Arlington Trucker Claims $1M Lottery Prize
Newly Minted Millionaire: Arlington Trucker Claims $1M Lottery Prize A local trucker is one of the Virginia Lottery's newest millionaires.  Berhane Meharena, of Arlington, was driving a truck in Texas when he decided to check the winning numbers in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. That’s how he found out his ticket was one of five $1 million winners. “I was by myself in the truck,” he later told Virginia Lottery officials. “I was screaming!” He then drove all the way from Texas back to Virginia to claim his prize. Once he arrived in Virginia, he got sick and had to wait a bit more to claim his prize. When he started feeling better, he went to …

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by Cecilia Levine
New Rochelle, NY
Lifestyle
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Nearly $20K Sold At New Rochelle Gas Station Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Nearly $20K Sold At New Rochelle Gas Station
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth Nearly $20K Sold At New Rochelle Gas Station Someone out there is nearly $20,000 richer after buying a winning lottery ticket at a gas station in Westchester. The top-prize-winning Take 5 ticket, worth $18,932.50, was bought in New Rochelle for the midday drawing on Thursday, Jan. 25, New York Lottery officials announced.  The location where the ticket was bought was revealed to be a gas station at 635 Main St. (Route 1), officials said. For those who want to take their chances at the game, Take 5 drawings are televised twice a day at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., and winners have up to a year to claim their prize. 

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by Ben Crnic
Worcester, MA
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$120K Keno Win: Central Mass Man Decided To 'Win Big' $120K Keno Win: Central Mass Man Decided To 'Win Big'
$120K Keno Win: Central Mass Man Decided To 'Win Big' Mark Hall said he had just sat down to enjoy a hamburger and a drink when the Keno numbers were read aloud. All of his numbers hit, including the bonus multiplier.  What would have been a $40,000 win turned into a $120,000 win after the 3X multiplier ball was drawn. Hall said he always chose to pay the extra $1 for the multiplier because if he was going to win, he wanted to "win big." Hall said his lucky numbers are an assortment of birthdays and random numbers.  Hall bought his ticket at Charlie’s at 5 Meadow Road in Spencer. The store will receive a $1,200 bonus for the sa…

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by Josh Lanier
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $429K Sold In Atlantic County Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $429K Sold In Atlantic County
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $429K Sold In Atlantic County A lucky lottery winner in Atlantic County will start the new year with almost half a million dollars. The NJ Lottery says a ticket worth $429,298 was sold in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Wednesday, Jan. 3. The ticket was purchased at Canal's Discount Liquor Mart on Black Horse Pike in Mays Landing. The winning numbers were 3, 7, 11, 32, and 34. The XTRA number was 5. The liquor store will receive a bonus check of $2,000.

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by Chris Spiker
Lakewood, NJ
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Powerball Player Wins $1M At 7-Eleven, Two Others Take Home $50K Powerball Player Wins $1M At 7-Eleven, Two Others Take Home $50K
Powerball Player Wins $1M At 7-Eleven, Two Others Take Home $50K One New Jersey Powerball ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn for Saturday, Dec. 16, winning $1 million, state Lottery officials said. The winning ticket was sold at 7-Eleven #16164, 403 US Highway 9, Lanoka Harbor in Ocean County. In addition, two tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn winning the $50,000 third-tier prize.  Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Ocean County: Shoprite #641, Route 70 and Chambersbridge Rd., Brick; and Passaic County: Super Exito Supermarket, 218 Dayton Ave., Clifton. The winning numbers for the…

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by Jon Craig
Frederick, MD
Business
Loaf Of Bread Leads To Load Of Cash For $100K Maryland Lottery Winner Loaf Of Bread Leads To Load Of Cash For $100K Maryland Lottery Winner
Loaf Of Bread Leads To Load Of Cash For $100K Maryland Lottery Winner A Frederick County grandfather went to the store for a loaf of bread, and he came home with a load of cash after taking his chances playing a Maryland Lottery scratcher. What started as a routine trip to the grocery store for the Frederick County man led to a six-figure windfall when he picked up a top-prize winning "Snow Globes 7s" ticket worth $100,000, Lottery officials announced.  The regular Lottery player was back in the Winner's Circle on Friday to claim what he described as the biggest prize of his life after turning the $10 ticket into a small fortune. According to the winner…

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by Zak Failla
Quincy, MA
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$11.7M Lottery Jackpot: Foxborough Winner Making Vacation Plans With Grandchildren $11.7M Lottery Jackpot: Foxborough Winner Making Vacation Plans With Grandchildren
$11.7M Lottery Jackpot: Foxborough Winner Making Vacation Plans With Grandchildren A Foxborough trust that claimed an $11.7 million jackpot said the winner plans to use the money to give them more time with their children and grandchildren.  Let It Be Trust collected this week the money won playing the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Megabucks Doubler drawing in October. The winner's name was not disclosed, but Felix Betro, a trustee, stood in for them to collect the check.  The winner chose the lump sum payment of $7,486,238 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  They plan to use that money for travel and working less to spend more time with the…

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by Josh Lanier
Quincy, MA
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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Not Sure How To Spend His Massive Windfall $1M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Not Sure How To Spend His Massive Windfall
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Mass Man Not Sure How To Spend His Massive Windfall While a lot of lottery players know exactly what they would do if they won the jackpot, a Massachusetts man still isn't quite sure how he'll spend his newfound cash.  James Seavor, of Swansea, won $1 million playing the “Diamonds and Dollars” $5 scratch-off game.  Seavor, a retired fisherman, took the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Seavor isn't sure what he'll do with that money, however. He's considering taking a cruise, but the gravity of the win is still setting in.  He bought the ticket at Swansea Mart at 367 Wilbur …

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by Josh Lanier
Quincy, MA
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Newly Minted Brockton Millionaire Has Big Plans For His Lottery Payday Newly Minted Brockton Millionaire Has Big Plans For His Lottery Payday
Newly Minted Brockton Millionaire Has Big Plans For His Lottery Payday A Brockton man says he is planning for his future after winning $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery earlier this month.  Daniel Bones De Jesus won the seven-figure sum playing the “$10,000,000 Lucky Bucks” $20 scratch-off game.  Bones De Jesus chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. He plans to use that money to buy a new home.  Bones De Jesus bought the ticket at Las Americas Market at 970 Blue Hill Ave. in Dorchester. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sale. There are two remaini…

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by Josh Lanier
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Montco Smoke Shop Sells $208K Lottery Ticket Montco Smoke Shop Sells $208K Lottery Ticket
Montco Smoke Shop Sells $208K Lottery Ticket An Elkins Park area shopper hit it big at an area smoke shop over the weekend, according to Pennsylvania Lottery officials.  The lucky winner earned the $208,603 top prize playing the Buried Treasure $5 Fast Play game on Sunday, Nov. 12, said lotto representatives.  J Smoke Shop at 425 Township Line Road in Elkins Park will receive a $500 bonus for vending the lucky ticket, officials added.  Fast Play tickets can be checked by scanning them at official Lottery retailers or using the Ticket Checker feature on the official Pennsylvania Lottery app. Winners should imm…

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by Mac Bullock
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $100K WINNER: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $100K
Winner: Jersey Cash 5 Lottery Player Takes Home $100K One lucky ticket matched all five numbers drawn winning the $100,000 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The winning numbers were: 08, 09, 22, 23 and 26, and the XTRA number was: 05.  The retailer will receive a bonus check for $2,000 for the winning ticket sold.  The winning ticket was sold at Quick Stop Food Store, 305-307 Route 130 and 206 South, Bordentown in Burlington County.

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by Jon Craig
Cambridge, MA
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$1M Lottery Win: Wilmington Woman Plans To Take Freshly Groomed Husband On Vacation $1M Lottery Win: Wilmington Woman Plans To Take Freshly Groomed Husband On Vacation
$1M Lottery Win: Wilmington Woman Plans To Take Freshly Groomed Husband On Vacation Mary Leary was killing time while her husband got a haircut and walked away a millionaire.  The Wilmington woman said she was scratching her ticket as she waited on him and won $1 million on the $10 “$4,000,000 Diamonds” game. Leary plans to take her handsome husband on vacation with the money.  Leary chose the one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes over the annuity.  Leary bought her ticket at Sunrise Market, 327 Main St. in Wilmington. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sale. 

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by Josh Lanier
Columbia, MD
Business
'Cash Is King' For Man Who Won $2M On Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store 'Cash Is King' For Man Who Won $2M On Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store
'Cash Is King' For Man Who Won $2M On Scratcher Sold At Maryland Liquor Store There's a new millionaire in Maryland after he won big on a scratch-off ticket that was sold at an area liquor store. A 63-year-old man is feeling lucky after claiming the top $2 million prize on a $30 "Cash Is King" scratcher that he picked up earlier this month at 108 Liquors in Clarksville.  The joyous player said that he scratched off his instant ticket and noticed that one of the winning numbers was 39, which matched the number with a $2 million top-prize underneath, leaving him elated. For selling the big winner, the Howard County liquor store will also receive a $2,000 bonus, a…

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by Zak Failla
Cambridge, MA
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$1M Lottery Win: Mass Man Loses Winning Ticket, Housekeeper Finds It $1M Lottery Win: Mass Man Loses Winning Ticket, Housekeeper Finds It
$1M Lottery Win: Mass Man Loses Winning Ticket, Housekeeper Finds It A Middlesex County man is $1 million richer now, thanks to his honest housekeeper.  Khalil Soussa, of Medford, won the payday playing the “15,000,000 Money Maker” scratch-off lottery game, Massachusetts Lottery Officials said.  He bought the ticket months ago but lost it. Soussa's housekeeper found it inside a vase, the lottery said.  Soussa took the lump sum of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity.  He said he plans to use the money to help a friend and donate to charities.  He bought the ticket at Tony’s Convenience at 416 Salem St. in Medfor…

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by Josh Lanier