Powerball winner turned away by lottery office
August 22, 2009 by admin
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A US Powerball winner was turned away by the lottery office after he arrived too late to claim his prize. The Iowa Lottery’s slogan is, “You can’t win if you don’t play but this lottery winner discovered that you cannot claim your prize money if you show up shortly after the offices close.
Australian lottery winner waited seven months before claiming his $2 million prize
August 21, 2009 by admin
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If you won a lottery jackpot surely you would be desperate to cash your lucky ticket in. Not for one man. An Australian lottery winner waited seven months before claiming his $2 million prize and even then he considered waiting longer.
EuroMillions jackpot winner has been convicted for drink driving
August 19, 2009 by admin
Filed under Lottery News, Lottery Winners
A EuroMillions jackpot winner has been convicted for drink-driving and for trying to corrupt public officials after he was found to have over four times the legal limit of alcohol in him. The EuroMillions winner was asked to move his badly parked Ferrari while he was out grocery shopping near Bordeaux but the Frenchman was suspected of being drunk and was promptly breathalysed and arrested.
Lottery jackpot winner has received a letter threatening to ruin his life
August 10, 2009 by admin
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Seamus Duffy, last week’s £4.5 million National Lottery jackpot winner has received a letter threatening to ruin his life just a few days after his massive lottery win. The letter, which was sent to Mr Duffy’s elderly parent’s home, attacked the Lotto winner for fathering children with different women.
Lucky lottery player won twice in a year
August 9, 2009 by admin
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We’ve all heard the expression ‘lightning never strikes twice’ and should you be unlucky enough to actually be struck by lightning I would hope for your sake that this is true. However for a man from Wichita, Kansas, US lightning has struck twice. This lucky lottery player won twice in a year grabbing over $900,000 in lottery prizes in the process.
