Winning online contests and lottery

FOSTORIA — Having one person purchase a winning lottery ticket is defying massive odds. Having two from the same city within a month’s time is practically unheard of.

A lottery player in Shanghai won the biggest single-ticket jackpot ever in the city, taking home eight million yuan (US$1.15 million) at the weekend, Jiefang Daily reported Monday.

US authorities said Tuesday they had received too many applications for a visa program for skilled workers for the coming year, meaning a random lottery will determine the winners.

When will the Tenn. Lottery dump the computer draws? Seven was a lucky number for Tennessee lottery players last week. A very, very, very lucky number.

One Pasco County man is mourning despite winning millions in the Florida Lottery.

The U.S. immigration agency stopped taking H-1B visa applications for highly skilled foreign workers after just one week and will hold a lottery to award them, the government said on Tuesday.

Gail Przybylski bought a lottery ticket on the day his 30-year-old son died. He ended up winning $9 million.

The Tampa Bay Lightning won the NHL draft lottery on Monday and will have the first selection when the draft begins on June 20 in Ottawa.

One Pasco County man is mourning despite winning millions in the Florida Lottery.

WESLEY CHAPEL, FL (AP) — One Pasco County man is mourning despite winning millions in the Florida Lottery. Gail Przybylski’s son died March 1. Roy Hawkins was buried five days later. It’s not clear how the 30-year-old died, and his father only says the death was unexpected.