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The Independent
28-04-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Unlucky 0s: Odd pick three hits and more than 5,000 players split prize
Some lottery players pick their numbers at random, some draw from important dates and surely more than a few have a special system for trying to predict which digits will land them a fat jackpot. And some people just pick 0-0-0. In North Carolina, there were actually a lot of people; 5,420 lotto players had to share a $2 million prize after the Carolina Pick 3 drew triple zeroes on April 26, according to the state lottery. Unfortunately, splitting a $2 million pot with more than 5,000 people means no one was getting rich from their winnings. According to lottery officials, playing triples — three of the same number — is actually a fairly popular tactic for the Pick 3 game. 'Combinations of three of the same numbers, known as 'trips,' are some of the most popular sets of numbers played," lottery officials said, according to the Raleigh News & Observer. So what are the odds of hitting on all three numbers? Not terrible, at least relative to other lottery odds. 'Whatever three numbers you pick, the odds of matching exactly all three in a Pick 3 drawing are the same: 1 in 1,000," lottery officials said. Prizes from the drawing ranged from $250 for people who bought a 50-cent ticket to $500 for those who bought the $1 ticket. Not yacht money, but it's something. All 5,000 plus winners have 180 days to claim their cash. Pick 3, as the name implies, has players pick three numbers from 0 to 9. Players can also let the terminal randomly select their numbers. Playing the same three numbers removes having to pick the order of three different numbers, taking out some of the guesswork of picking not only the right numbers, but the right order. A little further west, someone in Kentucky was celebrating winning the state's largest ever Powerball jackpot. According to WLWT, a $167.3 million Powerball Jackpot was sold at a gas station in Georgetown. The winning ticket reportedly matched all five white balls and the Powerball, with the winner selecting the numbers being 1-12-14-18-69, and 2 for the Powerball. The jackpot is the largest in the state's history, toppling the previous record of $128.6 million.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
This Central Kentucky city sold a ‘historic' Powerball Jackpot winner
A winning lottery ticket for $163.7 million was sold to a Kentuckian earlier this week at a gas station in Georgetown. The Kentucky Lottery said the Powerball Jackpot winning ticket was sold at Clark's Pump N Shop in Georgetown. Powerball numbers were 1-12-14-18-69 and the Powerball was 2. The winning ticket matched all five white balls and the Powerball from the drawing Saturday. The name of the winner was not announced. It is the largest Powerball jackpot sold in Kentucky, according to the lottery organization. Previously the largest Powerball win was a $128.6 million jackpot sold in December 2009, also at a Georgetown retailer —– ProTravel Marathon. In December 2010, the last Powerball jackpot won in Kentucky at a Simpsonville retailer. Mary Harville, the CEO of the Kentucky Lottery, said the winning was a historic moment for retailers and the players. 'We advise the winner to sign the back of their ticket and keep it in a secure location,' Harville said in a news release. 'For a prize of this magnitude, we also encourage the ticket holder to seek financial and legal advice before claiming the $167.3 million Powerball jackpot.' The winning ticket holder can claim their prize within 180 days from the date of the drawing at lottery headquarters in Louisville.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Yahoo
Flight to Ohio forced to deplane after bomb threat
Passengers on a flight bound for Cincinnati had to deplane from their Allegiant flight after an alleged bomb threat on Friday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the passengers safely deplaned on the taxiway at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport in Florida due to a 'security threat.' Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the flight from Cincinnati had just landed at the airport and was supposed to turn around quickly and return to the city, WTSP, a CBS affiliate in Tampa Bay, reported. TRENDING STORIES: Semi crashes into 3 vehicles before bursting into flames on I-70 Local sergeant found under the influence of alcohol while on duty Check your tickets! Someone won the $1.68 M Powerball Jackpot After passengers boarded the flight and the plane had taxied away from the gate onto the runway, a flight attendant opened the bathroom door and saw a 'very explicit' bomb threat written on the back of the door, Gualtieri said. The pilot was immediately notified, causing the plane to be stopped and the evacuation of the nearly 170 passengers. While the exact threat was not released, the sheriff told media outlets it affected all Allegiant planes at the airport. Bomb dogs were brought out to search at least six Allegiant planes. No evidence of explosive devices was found. No one has been taken into custody, but the sheriff told WTSP that there's a person they were focusing on. The incident caused the airport to close, but it was later reopened. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Yahoo
9 people killed when a vehicle plows into a Filipino street festival crowd in Vancouver
A man drove a vehicle into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver, killing at least nine people and injuring an unknown number of others, police said Sunday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The vehicle entered the street at 8:14 p.m. on Saturday and struck people attending the Lapu Lapu Day festival, the Vancouver Police Department said in a social media post. Several other people were injured, but the exact number of casualties wasn't immediately available. A 30-year-old Vancouver man was arrested at the scene and the department's Major Crime Section is overseeing the investigation, police said. 'At this time, we are confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism,' the police department posted early Sunday. Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai told a news conference that the man was arrested after initially being apprehended by bystanders TRENDING STORIES: Fire crews battle massive semi fire on I-75 Local sergeant found under the influence of alcohol while on duty Check your tickets! Someone won the $1.68 M Powerball Jackpot Video circulating on social media shows a young man in a black hoodie with his back against a chain-link fence, alongside a security guard and surrounded by bystanders screaming and swearing at him. 'I'm sorry,' the man says, holding his hand to his head. Rai declined to comment on the video, but said the person in custody was a 'lone male' who was 'known to police in certain circumstances.' The festival was being held in a South Vancouver neighborhood. Video posted on social media showed victims and debris strewn across a long stretch of road, with at least seven people lying immobile on the ground. A black SUV with a crumpled front section could be seen in still photos from the scene. Carayn Nulada said that she pulled her granddaughter and grandson off the street and used her body to shield them from the SUV. She said that her daughter suffered a narrow escape. 'The car hit her arm and she fell down, but she got up, looking for us, because she is scared,' said Nulada, who described children screaming, and pale-faced victims lying on the ground or wedged under vehicles. 'I saw people running and my daughter was shaking.' Nulada was in Vancouver General Hospital's emergency room early Sunday morning, trying to find news about her brother, who was run down in the attack and suffered multiple broken bones. Doctors identified him by presenting the family with his wedding ring in a pill bottle and said that he was stable, but would be facing surgery. James Cruzat, a Vancouver business owner, was at the event and heard a car rev its engine and then 'a loud noise, like a loud bang' that he initially thought might be a gunshot. 'We saw people on the road crying, others were like running, shouting, or even screaming, asking for help. So we tried to go there just to check what was really actually happening until we found some bodies on the ground. Others were lifeless, others like, you know, injured,' Cruzat said. Vancouver Mayor Kenneth Sim said in a social media post that the city would provide more information when possible. 'I am shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at today's Lapu Lapu Day event,' Sim said. 'Our thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver's Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time.' Vancouver had more than 38,600 residents of Filipino heritage in 2021, representing 5.9% of the city's total population, according to Statistics Canada, the agency that conducts the national census. Lapu Lapu Day celebrates Datu Lapu-Lapu, an Indigenous chieftain who stood up to Spanish explorers who came to the Philippines in the 16th century. The organizers of the Vancouver event said that he 'represents the soul of native resistance, a powerful force that helped shape the Filipino identity in the face of colonization.' Prime Minister Mark Carney and other political leaders on the final day of the election campaign posted messages expressing shock at the violence, condolences for victims and support for the community celebrating its heritage. 'I offer my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured, to the Filipino Canadian community, and to everyone in Vancouver. We are all mourning with you,' Carney wrote. Carney delayed his campaign events. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued a statement expressing sympathy with the victims and their families. 'The Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver is working with Canadian authorities to ensure that the incident will be thoroughly investigated, and that the victims and their families are supported and consoled,' he said. The country's Department of Foreign Affairs said that 'we remember the one million strong Filipino community in Canada and pray for their continued strength and resilience.' In 2018, a man used a van to kill 10 pedestrians in Toronto. Eight women and two men died. Alek Minassian, who was found guilty, told police that he belonged to an online community of sexually frustrated men, some of whom have plotted attacks on people who have sex. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Yahoo
Firefighters respond to fire at reportedly abandoned apartment building in Dayton
Firefighters responded to a fire at a reportedly abandoned apartment building in Dayton early Sunday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Around 6:09 a.m., crews were dispatched to Riverside Drive and Ridge Ave on reports of a fire at an apartment building. TRENDING STORIES: Fire crews battle massive semi fire on I-75 Local sergeant found under the influence of alcohol while on duty Check your tickets! Someone won the $1.68 M Powerball Jackpot The building was reportedly abandoned, according to a Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Sergeant. No injuries have been reported at this time. Crews are still working to put out the fire. This is a developing story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
