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Homeless Man Vows to Share Fortune After Winning $50,000 Lottery Jackpot

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:16:23 +0000

A homeless man in Bloomington, Illinois is ready to spread the wealth. Dennis Mahurin, a homeless man who’s been living in a tent since 1978, recently won $50,000 playing the lottery. Mahurin has no plans to let his newfound fortune change him, but he does hope it will change others: With all the other homeless [...]

If Miranda Lambert Wins the Lottery, She Wants Exotic Pets

Megan Pacella — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:00:01 +0000

After rescuing several dogs and cats from the streets, you would think that Miranda Lambert would have gotten her fill of animals. But her bleeding heart can't be contained! Now, the country songstress has her eye on a few larger-than-life pets. Here's a hint: She's pining for a popular marsupial from 'Land Down Under' and a behemoth mammal from Africa.

One Winning Powerball Jackpot Ticket Sold in Missouri

Newstalk 1050 Staff — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:25:48 +0000

UPDATE: A Powerball ticket sold in Dearborn matched all six Powerball numbers drawn last night to win half of the $587.5 million jackpot. At $293.7 million, this is the largest jackpot prize ever won in Missouri and the second-largest Powerball jackpot awarded nationwide. The ticket was sold at Trex Mart, 17605 Highway Z, in Dearborn. The winning numbers were: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29, and the Powerball number was 6.

California Woman Learns She Won $23 Million Lottery Just in Time

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:00:21 +0000

A little more than five months ago, a Los Angeles woman bought a lottery ticket at Michael’s Market & Liquor. She then left it in her car and forgot about it, obviously not that enthused with her 18 million-to-one odds of hitting the jackpot.

Unbeknownst to her, she hit that jackpot to the turn of $23 million.