Richard Loveless of Cayuga County was handed a check for 42 million dollars after be purchased a winning lotto ticket in Weedsport last month. Richard says as soon as he found out he had a winning ticket, he was on the phone with his kids.

The Cash 5 ticket worth $325,000 was from the Tuesday, November 17, drawing. It was sold at Village Market, 300 S. Main St. in Sellersville.

Approximately $100 million in combined jackpots is up for grabs among the Ohio Lottery’s three biggest games over the next two nights – or half the amount of money a Columbus-area player won in the Mega Millions Friday night. Since the $200 million winning ticket in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, which matched the winning numbers of 17, 18, 31, 35 and 59 with the Mega Ball of 9, was sold at Blendon Drive Thru in Westerville, the jackpot for tonight’s drawing returns to its starting point of $15 million.

Approximately $100 million in combined jackpots is up for grabs among the Ohio Lottery’s three biggest games over the next two nights – or half the amount of money a Columbus-area player won in the Mega Millions Friday night. Since the $200 million winning ticket in Friday’s Mega Millions drawing, which matched the winning numbers of 17, 18, 31, 35 and 59 with the Mega Ball of 9, was sold at Blendon Drive Thru in Westerville, the jackpot for tonight’s drawing returns to its starting point of $15 million.

Financial voyeurs of the world, rejoice! I dug out all our old tax returns, pay stubs, and my net worth spreadsheet to pull together the story of our ten year journey from nearly zero net worth to millionaire status .

Financial voyeurs of the world, rejoice! I dug out all our old tax returns, pay stubs, and my net worth spreadsheet to pull together the story of our ten year journey from nearly zero net worth to millionaire status .

Charles Clark, a semi-truck driver from Cairo, won a $477,777 top prize playing the Georgia Lottery instant game The 777 Series. Clark claimed his prize Tuesday at the Georgia Lottery District Office in Tifton after purchasing the lucky ticket on Friday the 13th, a day he considers to be lucky.

Charles Clark, a semi-truck driver from Cairo, won a $477,777 top prize playing the Georgia Lottery instant game The 777 Series. Clark claimed his prize Tuesday at the Georgia Lottery District Office in Tifton after purchasing the lucky ticket on Friday the 13th, a day he considers to be lucky.

Winning the lottery is nothing new for Constance Carpenito, a Stoneham woman who has twice won a $1 million prize on a scratch ticket purchased at her local grocery store, most recently last Wednesday. Carpenito became the 26th $1 million prize winner of the “$10,000,000 Diamond Millionaire” instant game, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.

Winning the lottery is nothing new for Constance Carpenito, a Stoneham woman who has twice won a $1 million prize on a scratch ticket purchased at her local grocery store, most recently last Wednesday. Carpenito became the 26th $1 million prize winner of the “$10,000,000 Diamond Millionaire” instant game, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.

THE SNP has called for clarity over fears a A 30 million cut to Big Lottery funding in Scotland would have a devastating impact on charities and force Holyrood ministers to reduce spending on sports and the arts. The leader of Scottish charities’ umbrella organisation, the Scvo, Martin Sime, has said the sector is concerned about proposals to cut UK Government money for the Big Lottery Fund from 40 per cent to 25 per cent.

THE SNP has called for clarity over fears a A 30 million cut to Big Lottery funding in Scotland would have a devastating impact on charities and force Holyrood ministers to reduce spending on sports and the arts. The leader of Scottish charities’ umbrella organisation, the Scvo, Martin Sime, has said the sector is concerned about proposals to cut UK Government money for the Big Lottery Fund from 40 per cent to 25 per cent.

Florida legislators are moving forward with a bill that would allow lottery tickets to be sold anywhere you can swipe a credit card, including gas pumps and ATMs. “Under this bill, you could get your Powerball, Mega Millions and Florida Lotto tickets at the gas pump,” said the bill’s sponsor, State Rep. Holly Raschein .

Florida legislators are moving forward with a bill that would allow lottery tickets to be sold anywhere you can swipe a credit card, including gas pumps and ATMs. “Under this bill, you could get your Powerball, Mega Millions and Florida Lotto tickets at the gas pump,” said the bill’s sponsor, State Rep. Holly Raschein .

Since 1988, the Virginia Lottery has funneled millions of dollars into education. Profits from the games go straight to schools.

Lottery officials said that even though overall ticket sales were up over the same period last year, sales of Powerball, as well as Mega Millions, have been weak. Lawmakers are scheduled next week to hear from lottery officials on the long-term contract with a private operator that has so far fallen short of its contractual income goals for the state.

SPRINGFIELD – An alleged lottery ticket thief was not lucky enough to get away with stealing 900 lottery tickets, let alone hit the potential $5 million jackpot, according to police. An investigation led police to arrest Andrew Miller, 20, of Scotch Plains, on Monday, and charge him with a slew of ticket thefts, said Springfield Township Det.

The figure was 33% higher than in the same month last year and 16% more than the previous month, Pongpan Jiarawiriyapan, director general of the Department of Business Development, said on Tuesday. The sharp increase in October was due to changes in lottery retail trade where rules had been tightened and the quota system scrapped, causing many small firms to shut down, said Mr Pongpan.

The final totals are in for a game of Chase the Ace that recently drew thousands to a small Nova Scotia town and sparked a wave of similar lottery games across the region. Committee spokesperson Cameron MacQuarrie says more than 3.5 million tickets were sold for the Chase the Ace fundraiser over its 48-week run in Cape Breton’s Inverness.

The final totals are in for a game of Chase the Ace that recently drew thousands to a small Nova Scotia town and sparked a wave of similar lottery games across the region. Committee spokesperson Cameron MacQuarrie says more than 3.5 million tickets were sold for the Chase the Ace fundraiser over its 48-week run in Cape Breton’s Inverness.