It is a natural human instinct to want to be a winner. Being a lottery winner helps one not only become enormously wealthy and feel uniquely blessed as a “special individual,” it also leads one to experiencing drastic financial and psychological transformations not familiar to most people.

“I looked in and my face was beat red. I took my blood pressure, I have high blood pressure anyway, and it was up considerably.”

“I looked in and my face was beat red. I took my blood pressure, I have high blood pressure anyway, and it was up considerably.”

The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee sharpened its pending investigation of the Maine lottery on Friday, voting unanimously to assess the lottery’s marketing techniques and impact on poor regions of the state. Earlier this month, lawmakers accelerated the lottery investigation , but tasked the Legislature’s independent investigative arm, the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, with refining its scope.

The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee sharpened its pending investigation of the Maine lottery on Friday, voting unanimously to assess the lottery’s marketing techniques and impact on poor regions of the state. Earlier this month, lawmakers accelerated the lottery investigation , but tasked the Legislature’s independent investigative arm, the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, with refining its scope.

An east San Diego trucker who won the California Lucky Life Scratchers lottery game died only months after becoming a millionaire, his family has revealed. NBC 7 reported that in spring 2014, Kevin Boson bought the winning Scratchers ticket for $5 at a 7-Eleven store in La Mesa.

An east San Diego trucker who won the California Lucky Life Scratchers lottery game died only months after becoming a millionaire, his family has revealed. NBC 7 reported that in spring 2014, Kevin Boson bought the winning Scratchers ticket for $5 at a 7-Eleven store in La Mesa.

The winner didn’t scratch the Payday ticket until after the holidays, and told lottery officials she and her family were shocked to discover it was a winner. “I must have been a good girl,” the winner told lottery officials, who did not reveal the winner’s name.

Fourteen MaxMillions prizes of $1-million each were available, and four winning tickets for three of those prizes were sold – meaning one of the prizes will be shared by two ticket holders. The jackpot for next Friday’s Lotto Max draw on Jan. 29 will be an estimated $60-million, and there will be 25 MaxMillions prizes up for grabs.

Fourteen MaxMillions prizes of $1-million each were available, and four winning tickets for three of those prizes were sold – meaning one of the prizes will be shared by two ticket holders. The jackpot for next Friday’s Lotto Max draw on Jan. 29 will be an estimated $60-million, and there will be 25 MaxMillions prizes up for grabs.

As the hunt for the owner of the unclaimed 33million Lotto jackpot intensified, a woman has reportedly come forward claiming to have the winning ticket. According to The Times, the blonde-haired woman presented the tattered bit of paper to a newsagent in Worcester yesterday.

A southwest suburban woman won’t have to wait on her tax refund to splurge after winning $4 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket “I am absolutely shocked. I can’t even think straight!” Marie Baio of Burbank said when she turned in the winning Fabulous Fortune ticket at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Des Plaines, according to a statement from the lottery.

A 60-year-old St. Tammany Parish man has claimed a $1 million runner up prize in the Powerball drawing held Jan. 13. Louisiana Lottery officials say Charles Schweitzer II, of the Talisheek community, held a ticket that matched all five white-ball numbers, but missed the red Powerball number in the drawing, which featured a record jackpot of $1.58 billion. The Advertiser reports Schweitzer on Jan. 15 received $700,000 after federal and state taxes were withheld.

A 60-year-old St. Tammany Parish man has claimed a $1 million runner up prize in the Powerball drawing held Jan. 13. Louisiana Lottery officials say Charles Schweitzer II, of the Talisheek community, held a ticket that matched all five white-ball numbers, but missed the red Powerball number in the drawing, which featured a record jackpot of $1.58 billion. The Advertiser reports Schweitzer on Jan. 15 received $700,000 after federal and state taxes were withheld.

A WORCESTERSHIRE councillor has called the changes to council tax “perverse” – accusing the Government of creating a “postcode lottery” over care for the vulnerable. Labour Councillor Chris Bloore says ministers have heaped too much pressure on local authorities by directly linking adult social care funding to tax rises.

A lottery millionaire was booted out of an Arnold Schwarzenegger fans event – after blowing nearly 20,000 on memorabilia of his hero. Super-fan Lewis Rider, 23, who won a 1million scratch card jackpot last August, spent 18,000 buying up collectables at a charity auction where he hoped to meet his idol.

A lottery millionaire was booted out of an Arnold Schwarzenegger fans event – after blowing nearly 20,000 on memorabilia of his hero. Super-fan Lewis Rider, 23, who won a 1million scratch card jackpot last August, spent 18,000 buying up collectables at a charity auction where he hoped to meet his idol.

Windows rattling, houses shaking, and many curious residents in the Southwest Florida area have voiced their concerns to the station, but we now have an official answer. The NBC2 First Alert Storm Team has issued a Severe Weather First Alert for Friday morning and afternoon due to the potential for a few strong to severe storms.

Windows rattling, houses shaking, and many curious residents in the Southwest Florida area have voiced their concerns to the station, but we now have an official answer. The NBC2 First Alert Storm Team has issued a Severe Weather First Alert for Friday morning and afternoon due to the potential for a few strong to severe storms.

Users of Hubberston Community Centre were told last year that its fate now rests in their hand. PICTURE: Milford Mercury.