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Oregon man wins lottery jackpot with 'mistake ticket'

A convenience store clerk last week offered an Oregon man a chance to buy two lottery tickets that were printed by mistake. The man bought one and left, then thought better of it and returned to buy the other one. It was a decision for which he would be richly rewarded. That second ticket Charles ...

Are cartoon characters on lottery scratch-off tickets a way to lure young gamblers?

Are our lottery agencies knowingly targeting kids, hoping to attract them to gambling? A man was on Metro not long ago when he saw an ad for scratch-off lottery tickets. The theme of the DC Lottery scratchers was the Racing Presidents with a childish appeal. To put it another way: Are colorful, ...

Woman wins lottery using fortune cookie numbers

A Virginia woman is $100,000 richer thanks to a tiny sweet treat. WWBT reports Loraine Simon Henry saved the little slip of paper tucked inside her fortune cookie and played the lucky numbers to win $100,000 in Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 game.

Texan wins $4.7 million playing lottery scratch-off game

A San Antonio resident won $4.777 million playing a $50 lottery scratch-off game, officials with the Texas Lottery Commission said Tuesday. The person, who decided to stay anonymous, won the top prize in the Ultimate 7’s scratch-off game, officials said.

He had 31 sealed packs of lottery tickets, but it was not his lucky day: police

A city man used a brick to break into a 21st Street market and steal cash, lottery tickets and cartons of cigarettes -- two weeks after he was accused of ransacking an exclusive golf club, police said.

$1 million lottery winner picks up check in emoji mask

After winning the equivalent of $1 million from the Super Lotto jackpot in May, a recipient known only as N. Gray of Jamaica finally collected her check last week. And she did it while wearing an emoji wink mask. While her disguise elicited laughter, it was also quite smart.