Winning online contests and lottery

The Florida Lottery announced one player won $500,000 in Tuesday’s Mega Money drawing with a ticket purchased in Palmetto.

Internal Affairs Minister Rick Barker, has announced 15 appointments and reappointments to the Lottery Regional and National Community Distribution Committees, the Lottery Health Research Distribution Committee, and two newly established Committees; the Lottery Individuals with Disabilities Distribution Committee and the Lottery Community Sector Research Committee.

As Roy Gruel of Hawkins was leaving Josie Creek, June 10, his fishing buddy mentioned he had bought a lottery ticket for the Badger 5 game that day as the jackpot was high.

North Dakota’s former lottery director was paid more than 44-thousand dollars for unused vacation time when he retired in April.

In a June 3 story about Ohio’s new Keno lottery game, The Associated Press erroneously reported the status of the game. The state Controlling Board delayed a decision on whether to extend Keno beyond July 1, 2009, not on whether to authorize the game.

North Dakota’s former lottery director was paid more than 44-thousand dollars for unused vacation time when he retired in April. The payment to Chuck Keller was disclosed to North Dakota legislators yesterday and several had questions about it.

Yet another sex offender has won the lottery. Back in February, we told you that Daniel Snay, a Level 3 sex offender, won $10 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery. The latest lucky registrant comes to us from Michigan, where…

The winner of last week’s $57 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot is a registered sex offender who also pleaded guilty to two breaking and entering charges in the 1980s.

The winner of last week’s $57 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot is a registered sex offender who also pleaded guilty to two breaking and entering charges in the 1980s. Fred Topous Jr., 45, was discharged from Michigan Department of Corrections supervision in October 2006. The Kent City man traveled to Lansing on Tuesday to claim […]

LANSING, Mich.—The winner of last week’s $57 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot is a registered sex offender who also pleaded guilty to two breaking and entering charges in the 1980s.