Category Archives: Lottery

Resurrected lottery allocation not a game changer for local schools

Local school divisions next year are being given more freedom in how they spend revenue gained from the Virginia lottery. For the state’s fiscal years 2017-18 biennial budget, the General Assembly allocated a total of $193.7 million of state lottery profits to a per-pupil supplement for school divisions.

Winning Powerball Numbers April 9: Any $168 Million Jackpot Winners?

What are the winning Powerball numbers for April 9? Saturday night’s jackpot is $168 million – match all five white balls and the red Powerball and you’ll be able to pay off your bills with plenty of money to spare. Scroll down to see the results from tonight’s Powerball drawing and find out if the numbers on your ticket brought you some good luck.

New York man pleads guilty to bogus lottery scheme

Twenty-nine-year-old Wilder Vladimir Merelan, of Hempstead, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Prosecutors say Merelan and his co-conspirators told people they had won millions of dollars through the lottery but needed to pay taxes on their winnings before receiving the funds.

New York man pleads guilty to bogus lottery scheme

Twenty-nine-year-old Wilder Vladimir Merelan, of Hempstead, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Prosecutors say Merelan and his co-conspirators told people they had won millions of dollars through the lottery but needed to pay taxes on their winnings before receiving the funds.

2nd Suspect Arrested In Multi-State Lottery Scam

Now forensic evidence, described as a “breakthrough” by investigators, have led to charges being filed against Tipton’s younger brother, Tommy Tipton, a former justice of the peace and reserve police officer in Texas for his role in securing the Colorado and Oklahoma jackpots, which allegedly netted him $1.2m in cash. Eddie Tipton was convicted in July 2015 for tampering with lottery equipment to win a $16.5 million jackpot ticket in Iowa.

11 things we'd do if Reading won the lottery

One lucky winner bagged themselves the UK record for The National Lottery’s biggest cash prize with a single ticket on Wednesday, April 6. The 35.1 million jackpot is a mind-blowing sum of money being the biggest prize in the British game’s history. Wednesday’s winning numbers 50, 57, 31, 17, 41 and 15 were matched to win 35,133,888.

11 things we'd do if Reading won the lottery

One lucky winner bagged themselves the UK record for The National Lottery’s biggest cash prize with a single ticket on Wednesday, April 6. The 35.1 million jackpot is a mind-blowing sum of money being the biggest prize in the British game’s history. Wednesday’s winning numbers 50, 57, 31, 17, 41 and 15 were matched to win 35,133,888.

More claims on Geelong Powerball 14's disputed lottery winnings

The Powerball 14 – the group of Geelong Toll workers who claim they have been diddled out of a jackpot – has now grown to 16. Two more men, former Toll employee John Dimasi and colleague Brendon Clark, are making a claim on the $16.6 million jackpot. Powerball millionaire Gary Baron now looks set to fight to keep his winings on three legal fronts – the 14 in the syndicate who have already mounted a legal case, Mr Dimasi and Mr Clark.