Winning online contests and lottery

A British woman has won the legal right to sue a man who sexually assaulted her, then won a big lottery jackpot while serving a prison sentence for the attack.

BENTON COUNTY — Don’t expect Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter to spare any effort on behalf of his proposed state lottery idea in this fall’s campaign, a Halter spokesman said Monday. (Benton County Daily Record)

BENTONVILLE — At their next meeting, members of the Republican Women of Bentonville will consider a proposal for a state lottery by Arkansas’ lieutenant governor. (Benton County Daily Record)

In a sign of the times, the Florida Lottery is set to dole out the first of its free gas prizes.

A Jefferson City man, Nicholas “Nick” Miller, uncovered a $25,000 top prize on a Missouri Lottery Scratchers game. He purchased the winning ticket, a “5X The Money,” at Rainbow Market.

You say you’d feel like you hit the lottery if someone offered you free gas for life? You’re right… it would be the lottery, the Florida Lottery.

A British woman assaulted by a serial rapist has won the right to sue the attacker who became a millionaire by winning the lottery while in prison. A judge ruled Tuesday that the 78-year-old victim, known only as Mrs. A, can seek punitive damages from Iorworth Hoare for an attempted rape in 1998.

EDMONDS — A 71-year-old Edmonds man is the most recent Snohomish County resident to win big money in Washington’s Lottery. Joseph Fortolese, a retired University of Washington professor, won a $670,000 cashpot from a Hit 5 ticket he bought at Top Food & Drug on Highway 99 in Edmonds.

The Fourth of July provided a relaxing three-day weekend for most people. But Matthew Schulenburg spent it wondering if he really did win more than $250,000 in the latest Mega Millions draw put on by the California Lottery.

Multiple sclerosis sufferers are getting poor NHS care five years after a drive to improve treatment, doctors claim. A postcode lottery means long delays for diagnosis, poor access to rehabilitation and lack of basic care, an audit of services found.