A single ticket sold in Plantation, Fla. , matched the winning numbers from Saturday’s Powerball drawing for an $80 million jackpot.

Florida winner hits $80 million Powerball One Powerball ticket, purchased in Plantation, has one Florida lottery player $80 million richer today. Check out this story on wtsp.com: http://on.wtsp.com/1MYIv9V According to Florida Lottery officials, it is the 10th time since October of 2009 that a ticket bought in Florida won a Powerball jackpot, although a ticket worth $50 million, purchased in Tampa, was never turned in and it has since expired.

Marston resident Wenona Jones’ numbers came up in the June 3 Powerball drawing and Jones claimed her prize this week, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. Jones was one of 14 players throughout the Tar Heel State who won prizes of $10,000 to $50,000 in lottery drawings and scratch-off games.

Lottery officials said the ticketholder matched the Powerball numbers drawn on Saturday.

An American woman accused of operating a lottery scam for two Jamaican men has been arrested in the United States on multiple criminal charges. Melinda Bulgin was reportedly arrested in the State of Rhode Island on Tuesday and charged with mail, wire and telemarketing fraud as well as money laundering.

Ohio Lottery officials are considering new options to pay some winners because retailers now have less cash on hand to give out to those holding winning tickets. Lottery winners one day might receive payment cards or have their winnings electronically transferred to an account, the Northeast Ohio Media Group reported.

Everybody’s got a story about the one that got away, but Walid Aboroomi’s tale of loss and deprivation can bring tears to anyone who favors simple games of chance and the specter of quick riches. Aboroomi has owned the BP service station and convenience store on Cross Creek Boulevard for six months, and on the night of May 28, he felt lucky.

The lottery’s main prize was last won June 17, when someone in Alberta bought the winning ticket for the $17.3-million jackpot. We have sent a confirmation email to {* emailAddressData *} .

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today warned Ohioans to avoid lottery and sweepstakes scams as the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots grow.

Columnist Carolyn Hitt on the dreams and perils of winning the lottery – and what happened when Aunty Rhona won the Pools in 1978 From kidnapped daughters to criminal skeletons being sprung out of cupboards, nothing but catastrophe has befallen each character since they hit the jackpot. To add to my personal devastation of achieving just two numbers in last Saturday’s draw, Camelot has since announced sweeping changes that will see the odds of winning the lottery lengthen from one in 14,000,000 to one in 45,000,000.

A Gresham liquor store was unaware that it had sold the winning Illinois Lottery ticket in Friday’s midday drawing. Prestige Hoyne Liquor, 2043 W. 79th St., Chicago, sold the winning ticket that matched all five numbers — 02, 05, 07, 13, 24 — in the Lucky Day Lotto drawing.

Last week, along with his cup of joe, he also bought a lottery ticket at the convenience store in Fauquier County. Turns out it was a winner.

With thousands of applicants fighting for only a few units of affordable housing in New York, getting into a discounted apartment is a lot like winning the lottery. Actually, it’s exactly like winning the lottery, with the lottery system as one of the main ways tenants are selected to the few apartments.

Struggling to rein in what was a $9 million deficit only a few months ago, city officials on Tuesday unveiled a balanced budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, one that did not include any layoffs or cuts to service. The city did not suddenly win the lottery.

A 21-year-old Pasadena man claimed his multimillion Multi-Match winnings from the Maryland Lottery on Friday. The man, who wanted to remain anonymous, won $3.6 million but chose to take a lump-sum payment of $2.7 million – or $1.8 million after taxes.

The Virginia Lottery says the winner’s identity will be revealed Friday afternoon at a ceremonial check presentation at the Sheetz store where the ticket for the June 12 drawing was sold. The Warrenton winner matched the first five numbers but missed the Mega Millions number.

After purchasing a $20.00 “100-times the cash” ticket at the Harris Teeter on U.S. 70 in Morehead City, Ernesto Mellon Junior of Newport won the top prize of $4-million. Mellon says, “I was sitting in the parking lot scratching off the ticket when I saw one of my numbers had matched.

With two weeks left in the fiscal year, state officials acknowledged Thursday that the lottery is unlikely to meet its budget projections despite nearing record ticket sales and adding more retailers. The shortfall would be the second in the two years since Governor Christie outsourced the lottery’s sales and marketing to the conglomerate Northstar New Jersey, a move that was contested by the Democratic-controlled Legislature.

Cumberland’s Rocky Gap Casino Resort is seeking Maryland regulators’ approval to add 54 slot machines and create a new outdoor gambling area. The request, if approved at Thursday’s meeting of the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission, would boost the casino’s slots total to 631 even as other Maryland casinos have been cutting back on slot machines.

Mark Slaker won a $12,500 prize from being selected as a grand prize winner in the Georgia Lottery’s Play It Again Reloaded Second Chance Promotion. As a monthly cash prize winner in the Georgia Lottery’s Play It Again Reloaded Second Chance Promotion, Slaker had an opportunity to spin a wheel to win cash prizes ranging from $5,000 to $1 million.