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UPI
16 hours ago
- General
- UPI
Clerk helps Michigan woman pick out $500,000 lottery ticket
Michigan resident Amanda Hughes said she bought a scratch-off lottery ticket suggested by a store clerk and scored a $500,000 prize. Photo courtesy of the Michigan Lottery June 9 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman took a store clerk's suggestion and bought a scratch-off lottery ticket that earned her a $500,000 prize. Amanda Hughes, 42, who lives in the unincorporated community of Gwinn in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, told Michigan Lottery officials she visited the Kwik Trip on M-553 in Marquette to buy a scratch-off ticket that turned out to be out of stock. "I don't play scratch off tickets a lot, but I do buy one every once in a while," Hughes said. "When I was at the store, I asked for the $20 Wild Time game, but they had sold out of it, so the clerk suggested 50X Wild Time." Hughes took the clerk's suggestion -- and discovered it was a lucky move. "When I scratched the ticket off and saw the prize of $500,000, I wasn't sure if it was real at first," she said. "I thought I must not have read the instructions correctly, so I reread them and then went back into the store to scan the ticket and have the clerk look at it. It was surreal when I realized I really had just won $500,000!" Hughes said her prize money will go toward buying a house and saving for her children. "I still can't believe this is real! This money is going to be life changing for my family," she said.
CBS News
4 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Michigan woman wins $500K scratch-off jackpot after store clerk's suggestion
An Upper Peninsula woman won a $500,000 lottery jackpot thanks to a suggestion from a store clerk. Amanda Hughes, 42, of Gwinn, bought her winning Wild Time 50X instant ticket at Kwik Trip, located at 301 M-553 in Marquette. "I don't play scratch-off tickets a lot, but I do buy one every once in a while," said Hughes in a news release. "When I was at the store, I asked for the $20 Wild Time game, but they had sold out of it, so the clerk suggested 50X Wild Time. "When I scratched the ticket off and saw the prize of $500,000, I wasn't sure if it was real at first. I thought I must not have read the instructions correctly, so I reread them and then went back into the store to scan the ticket and have the clerk look at it. It was surreal when I realized I really had just won $500,000!" With her winnings, Hughes plans to buy a house and then save the rest for her children. "I still can't believe this is real! This money is going to be life-changing for my family," said Hughes. Since the game launched in February 2024, players have won more than $67 million playing 50X Wild Time, according to the Michigan Lottery. Each $10 ticket gives players the chance to win prizes ranging from $10 up to $500,000. More than $24 million in prizes remain up for grabs, including 52 $10,000 prizes.
Scotsman
23-05-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
Scotland's first charting podcast for small business owners Launches from Ayrshire spare room
I'm Amanda Hughes, an Ayrshire-based entrepreneur and mentor, and in February last year—on my 40th birthday—I launched The Growth Addicts Podcast from my spare room in Stevenston, Ayrshire. It recently reached the Top 30 on Apple's Entrepreneurial Charts—and is the first Scottish podcast of its kind to do so. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... What makes it unique isn't just where it's recorded—it's who it's for. This show gives a worldwide platform to small business owners who rarely get media coverage: women juggling childcare and side hustles, self-employed founders working from kitchen tables, and community-rooted businesses trying to grow with purpose. Recent Scottish small business guests include: Lauren Young (Instagram: @ (Instagram: @ Trona Freeman (@trona_freeman) (@trona_freeman) Sarah Thomson (@sarahthomsonstyle) Amanda Hughes small business owner turned podcaster taking the Apple entrepreneurial charts by storm
CBS News
01-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Stanislaus County program aims to bring more daycares to area
STANISLAUS COUNTY – Two local nonprofits have teamed up to create The In-Home Child Care Expansion Project. Stanislaus 2030 and Nurture have brought 67 new daycares to Stanislaus County since fall 2023, with plans on bringing 230 by the end of 2026. "There was a huge shortage of child care providers in our region, and the number one issue we saw was that we needed 17,000 more infant and toddler slots in order to meet workforce demand," Stanislaus 2030 Executive Director Amanda Hughes said. Hughes said the county lost the most in-home daycares during the 2008 housing crisis. The total in-home daycares went from over 700 to under 300. Just last year, Stanislaus County invested $1 million into the program. "In the Central Valley, you can bring in revenue, about $73,000 a year, and net, after all of your expenses, about $50,000 a year, which is a good job. And it's a good job for people who may not have other opportunities. So there are really low barriers to entry here, and you can get a license by the state of California, even if you don't have a high school diploma, even if you don't speak English, that this is an opportunity to have a family sustaining wage," said Hughes To find out how to become a Daycare provider through the In-Home Child Care Expansion Project, call 765-DAYCARE or visit their website.
