Man won $500K lottery â then forgot winning ticket at store
This winner ended up empty-handed. Pastor Kevin Frey, 64, could have cashed in his winning lottery ticket, but he forgot it inside a general store in Iowa. “I was so excited and panicked that I left the ticket inside Casey’s and went out to my car and started calling everyone. First I called my wife, […]
Washington DC Powerball player denied $340M lottery prize over DC Lottery website mistake
of bad luck Of the lottery. A Powerball player claims he was denied a life-changing jackpot worth $340 million last year, even though his numbers matched the lottery’s website, and the company claims this was a “mistake”. Now he’s suing Powerball and the DC Lottery. According to some sources, John Cheeks bought a Powerball ticket […]
Florida man Warren Johnson racks up over $31K in charges on company card to purchase lottery tickets
A Clearwater, Florida, man was arrested Monday after allegedly using a company credit card to purchase $31,000 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets, according to law enforcement officials. Warren Alexander Johnson, 47, is charged with conspiracy to defraud people of between $20,000 and $50,000, according to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office records. FOX 13 in Tampa reports […]
Florida man racks up over $31K in charges on company card to purchase scratch-off lottery tickets
A Clearwater, Florida, man was arrested Monday after allegedly using a company credit card to purchase $31,000 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets, according to law enforcement officials. Warren Alexander Johnson, 47, is charged with conspiracy to defraud people of between $20,000 and $50,000, according to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office records. FOX 13 in Tampa reports […]
Ohio man in disbelief after scratching winning lottery ticket: ‘I thought I was having a heart attack’
A Vienna, Ohio, man was in disbelief last month when he scooped up a lottery ticket and realized he had won the top prize of $200,000 a year for the next 25 years. Ohio Lottery officials said the man, identified only as “Gary,” bought the winning lottery ticket at the Beverage Depot in Youngstown on […]
Powerball winner Edwin Castro’s rival says he’s too broke to play lottery — and maintains he’s the ‘true winner’
A rival of billionaire Powerball jackpot winner Edwin Castro has revealed he is now bankrupt and unable to play the lottery, but insists he is the “true” winner. ing. Jose Rivera previously said he still plays the California lottery But he told The Sun on Saturday He “doesn't have a dollar in his pocket.” “I […]
Lottery winner Jane Park’s ex Marc Webley killed on NYE
The ex-girlfriend of the world's youngest lottery winner was shot dead during an argument on New Year's Eve. Jane Parkes, 28, is the youngest EuroMillions winner in British history, winning £1 million ($1.22 million at current exchange rates) in the lottery in 2013 at just 17 years old. She had been in an on-and-off relationship […]