Winning online contests and lottery

Brett Arends at the Wall Street Journal wrote a column titled, Take the Money and Run. He said that lottery winners should take the lump sum instead of annual payments.

An Independence man is $1 million richer, thanks to the Missouri Lottery’s 4 Million Dollar Cash Bonanza Scratchers game.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Lottery officials say a man from Grand Forks has the second-largest winning ticket in state lottery history. His name has not been released.

GRAND RAPIDS — Part of a $2 million mystery surrounding a winning lottery ticket sold at B&B Party Depot was solved after the winner claimed the prize Monday. Who is counting that cash remains a mystery, as the person chose to remain anonymous, state lottery officials said.

Big Island police are warning the public about a lottery scam after a Pähoa woman reported that she received a letter claiming to be from the accounting manager of “Fantastic Worldwide Sweepstakes and Lotteries.”

SIDELINED Morton star Allan Jenkins says that being involved in the play-offs is like playing the lottery — but it doesn’t matter who has the most tickets.

A Grand Forks man has the second-largest prize won by a North Dakota lottery player, state lottery officials say.

One NBA Draft analyst said Monday that basketball players Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington likely won’t be lottery picks if they declare early.

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