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Miami Herald
4 days ago
- General
- Miami Herald
Wife's screaming wakes husband at 4 a.m. after she checks Powerball results
A man woke up in the middle of the night to his wife's yelling after she checked his Powerball ticket — and learned he had won big in Virginia. Scott Skinner narrowly missed the $84 million jackpot in the May 10 drawing, but he matched all four white balls and the red Powerball to win $100,000, the Virginia Lottery announced May 29. Skinner went to sleep without watching the drawing, but his wife decided to check the results herself, according to the Virginia Lottery. She woke him up at 4 a.m. with the good news. 'I looked at the ticket and said, 'You're right!'' he told lottery officials. When Skinner bought his ticket at a Sheetz gas station in Winchester, he paid an extra dollar for Power Play, which doubled what would have been a $50,000 win, officials said. He was one of four people in the country to win $100,000 in the drawing, Powerball results show. He told lottery officials he selected his numbers for the drawing using 'important family dates.' Winchester is in the Shenandoah Valley of northern Virginia, about a 70-mile drive northwest from Washington, D.C. What to know about Powerball To score the jackpot in the Powerball, a player must match all five white balls and the red Powerball. The odds of scoring the jackpot prize are 1 in 292,201,338. Tickets can be bought on the day of the drawing, but sales times and price vary by state. Drawings are broadcast Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:59 p.m. ET and can be streamed online. Powerball is played in 45 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Axios
06-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Pop-up park coming to lakefront this summer
The North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation is launching a "pop-up public space" on the lakefront this summer. Why it matters: The major infrastructural work of the North Coast Master Plan, including a pedestrian bridge, is still years away. The master planning has been complicated by the Trump administration and the likely departure of the Browns' stadium. But leaders want Clevelanders to be able to experience the waterfront today. State of play: The North Coast Yard will be erected with temporary materials on the city-owned lot north of Browns Stadium, next to the steamship Mather. It will feature concerts and other live programming from May through September, food vendors, outdoor games, basketball courts and seating for relaxing and enjoying views of the water. What they're saying: "Cleveland's residents should not have to wait to experience a lakefront that belongs to them," said Scott Skinner, NCWDC's executive director, in a press release. "The temporary infrastructure and exciting programming of the North Coast Yard gives our community a chance to enjoy Lake Erie now." Flashback: When leaders pitched local businesses on a costly redesign of Public Square before the RNC in 2016, they called it Cleveland's front yard. The North Coast Yard is being promoted, in a similar vein, as downtown Cleveland's lakefront backyard. What's next: The Yard will be constructed through May with a grand opening weekend June 13-15. The summertime destination will host a Wednesday basketball league and Friday skate nights, with a DJ and roller skate rentals.
