Lottery Winner Callie Rogers Broke, Spent $400,000 On Cocaine

Callie Rogers, a 22-year-old who won a $3 million jackpot six years ago, is now completely broke. In addition, Rogers spent a whopping $400,000 on cocaine alone. Rogers says winning the jackpot when she was a teenager ruined her life. She says she should not have been allowed...

Top Italian lottery prize is won

" A winner has been found in Italy's massive state lottery draw - described as Europe's biggest-ever jackpot. The winning Superenalotto ticket - worth 146.9m euros (£128.3m; $211.8m) - was bought in a coffee bar...

No Powerball lottery winner, making Saturday's jackpot $192 m

There was no Powerball Lottery winner last night, as no one winning ticket matched all six numbers of: 23-30-31-35-42-6 Therefore saturday's jackpot will be raised to $192 million. No one has won the grand prize since April 8th. "Finally we are able to reach the site and...

Sicilian joy over $125 million lotto win

Amid financial crisis when everybody account is facing erosion, there is a good news for the catania people. " One of the world's biggest ever lottery jackpots has been won in Italy. The winning ticket was...

9 from Roswell, NM, claim $200M Powerball jackpot

"9 from Roswell, NM, claim $200M Powerball jackpot The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Roswell,...

Lottery luck for Ottawa barber and his longtime client

The $32 million Lotto 6/49 cash prize is to be shared between Mike Detorre, an Ottawa barber, and his longtime client Samir Haddad. The two men played lottery together for quite some time but have never won big until this Saturday. What is amazing is that Samir Haddad has...

Katrina victim claims $97 million lottery prize

A man who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million lottery prize today, from a ticket he bought at a convenience store when he stopped to buy a gallon of milk." When he turned in the winning ticket, Carl Hunter became the largest Powerball winner in...

U.S. Mega Millions Jackpot Rises to $145 Million

Who wants to be a hundred millionaire? "ATLANTA — The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $145 million today.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $120 million drawing matched all...

60th Birthday Surprise: Michigan Man Wins $136 Million Jackpot

David Sneath wants a new fishing boat, because he likes to fish. And, he's making sure that he shares he money with four buddies who usually pool together for tickets, although this time they didn't.Imagine...

Civic Conscience: Vietnam Vet Wins $2.98 Million; Will Keep His Business Open...

Ya gotta like this guy. He and a friend are on a mission to get supplies to build a new ice house when his wife calls to say she feels lucky.So he listened, and they both got lucky, with a $2.98 million payout from a Marilyn Monroe-themed jackpot. Despite his new-found...

Ore. woman loses her $1 million jackpot

Crime does not always pay."MEDFORD, Ore. — A judge ruled that a woman who used a stolen credit card to buy a winning scratch-it ticket has no right to the $1 million prize. Jackson County Judge Ray White ruled Thursday that the winnings were the proceeds of illegal activity...

Lottery Player Wins TWICE!

While most of us play and lose everytime, one lucky couple from Cornwall has won the lottery...Twice in the same day. "LONDON (Reuters) - A lottery winner doubled his share of the jackpot to nearly 1 million...

New record:The biggest jackpot won at Intercasino!!!

The world record for the biggest online casino jackpot was broken last week when a player at Intercasino won a massive jackpot of $5,898,352. The previous world record was about $3 million. Read the full article.

$200,000 Payoff for Mistakenly Printed Lottery Ticket

They say every mistake is an opportunity in disguise. In this case they're right:"Wadburn Allen on Tuesday accidentally rang up two duplicate Powerball tickets for a customer in this western North Carolina town....

The secret Apple sauce: ways to put a well built brand name to use

"While the biggest names in tech were in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show in January showing off new gadgets and gizmos, Apple gambled it could extract attention in San Francisco for a sneak-peek debut...

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