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RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - A Plymouth woman could hardly believe her eyes when her scratch-off won her a prize. The North Carolina Education Lottery has announced that Melinda Porter has won $100,000 from ...

Two people in the Alle-Kiski Valley are much richer after buying winning lottery tickets in Harrison and Lower Burrell. Someone won $3 million after buying a “3’s a Charm” scratch-off at the Welmart ...

A Cleveland resident claimed a $1 million prize for a winning scratch off in the $1,000,000 Crossword game, Texas Lottery announced this week. The ticket was sold at Teddy’s Plum Grove at 7940 Plum ...

A woman from Palmer has claimed a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$4,000,000 Gold 50X” instant ticket game. After Obama says they're real, Trump orders release of government ...

An unfinished lottery-funded old age home in the village of Marapyane in Mpumalanga is steadily being looted, despite attempts by the local community to protect it. But the National Lotteries ...

A lottery winner who blew his £100,000 scratch card fortune and turned to drug dealing threatened to murder a family by detonating a petrol bomb on them. Jack Tanbini, 30, who won on a £1 scratch card ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A Winston-Salem woman says she plans to buy a home after winning a $768,201 jackpot through an online lottery game, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery. Vertella ...

Ben Cantey, 41, co-founder and CEO of Rumby, a now-defunct Cincinnati-based laundry tech startup, pleaded guilty Oct. 22 in federal court to wire fraud. He initially faced a six-count indictment with ...

A Lynn woman says she plans to invest in a house and car after winning $25,000 a year for life in the multistate Lucky for Life Lottery game, according to a community announcement. Ana Garcia's ...

A EuroMillions lottery winner has not claimed their £1m prize as organisers urged ticket buyers to search their wallets and coats for the missing ticket. The ticket was purchased on 15 August 2025 in ...