Star student with 100 GPA denied admission to dream school because of NYC’s ‘subjective’ lottery system
Four published books, a debate trophy, perfect attendance and a 100 GPA weren’t enough to get a Queen’s eighth-grader into his dream high school. On March 7, 14-year-old Christina Raevsky learned she was not admitted to Townsend Harris High School in Flushing because of a lottery system that grouped her with students with perfect test […]
Maryland ‘Power Couple’ nab $2M in lottery draw
A lucky couple in Maryland unknowingly bought two identical tickets in the same Powerball drawing and won $2 million. “I saw that and went to the Powerball site,” he told Maryland Lottery officials. “I looked at the numbers and said, ‘No!’ An Annapolis man said the miraculous drawing happened after he visited the 7-Eleven on […]
Oregon’s lottery winner is a billionaire before taxes; how much will they have after? – OregonLive
Oregon Lottery Winner Receives Prize $1.326 billion on Saturday night After purchasing tickets in Northeast Portland. But before that amount is paid, the government will receive its due. These taxes are high no matter what dividends the unidentified winners receive. The federal government treats lottery winnings as income. The Oregon Lottery will withhold at least […]
Powerball $1.3B lottery drawing delayed
Don’t tear up your ticket yet! The huge $1.3 billion Powerball drawing scheduled for Saturday night has been postponed, putting the life-changing dreams of aspiring players on hold. Powerball lottery numbers were supposed to be drawn at 11 p.m., but ran into a “pre-draw” issue. AP The numbers were supposed to be drawn at 10:59 […]
Washington’s Lottery takes down mobile site after woman complained app’s AI created topless photo of her
Washington Lottery artificial intelligence According to the report, (AI) posted on the app after a woman complained that the app’s AI created pornographic images of her. of Lottery “test drive” The app allowed users to upload a photo and the AI could superimpose their image onto the vacation spot they selected through the site. But […]
Everything we know about $1.13B Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in New Jersey
A New Jersey lottery winner who won a $1.13 billion jackpot in Tuesday night’s drawing bought his life-changing Mega Millions ticket at ShopRite Liquor in Monmouth County, the lottery announced today. It was done. The store is located on Route 66 in Neptune Township. A press conference is scheduled to be held at the store […]
Missouri mom wins in lottery after playing same numbers for 40 years
An anonymous woman won a Missouri Lottery prize after hitting the same numbers she’s been trying her luck with for 40 years. The lucky winner from Pulaski County used exactly nine numbers to match nine ticket slots, according to a Missouri Lottery news release. According to the statement, the winner’s son checked the ticket at […]
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 […]