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CBS News
2 days ago
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- 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.
CBS News
27-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Scratch-off worth $1 million sold in Westmoreland County
A scratch-off ticket worth $1 million was sold in Westmoreland County. The Pennsylvania Lottery says a winning $1,000,000 Winnings scratch-off ticket was sold at Rick's Tobacco Outlet on South Main Street in Greensburg. The store gets a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The lottery says scratch-offs are sold at random, so it's not known where winning tickets are sold until after a prize has been claimed. It's not the only winning ticket that was recently sold in the Pittsburgh area. A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Treasure Hunt ticket that sold in Washington County for Friday's drawing matched all five balls drawn: 6-13-18-27-29. The person who bought that ticket at the Grab-N-Go on Steubenville Pike in Burgettstown will win $146,552. The store will get a $500 bonus. To play Treasure Hunt, players pay $1 and select five numbers from 1 to 30. More than 51,200 other Treasure Hunt tickets won prizes in Friday's drawing, the Pennsylvania Lottery says. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prizes. The Pennsylvania Lottery says since it began selling tickets in 1972, it has contributed more than $36 billion to programs that benefit older residents, like tax and rent rebates, transportation and care services.
CBS News
23-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
$5 million scratch-off ticket sold in Secane, Pennsylvania
A store in Secane, Delaware County, sold a scratch-off ticket worth $5 million, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced on Thursday. The Pantry Food Mart at 629 South Avenue near Imperial Pizza sold the $5,000,000 Lion's Share ticket worth $5 million. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. $5,000,000 Lion's Share is a $50 scratch-off ticket that offers top prizes up to $5 million. The Pennsylvania Lottery says that scratch-off tickets expire one year from the game's end sale date. Winners of the lottery are encouraged to sign their ticket and call the Pennsylvania Lottery at 1-800-692-7481. Any lottery prizes more than $5,000 are subject to applicable withholding.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Woman stops for gas, leaves with 6-figure lottery prize: 'It felt so unreal'
A North Carolina woman's stop for gas turned into a windfall of nearly a quarter of a million dollars, lottery officials said. Natalie Vega of Asheboro won the $200,000 top prize after buying a $5 scratch-off Prize Link Multiplier ticket from Zingo Express on North Main Street in Archdale, just southeast of Winston-Salem. 'It felt so unreal,' Vega recalled to North Carolina lottery officials. 'It's just overwhelming.' Vega said that it was her first time buying that particular lottery ticket, telling officials: 'I like to just pick random ones.' This was her biggest lottery win ever. 'I've only ever won a couple dollars,' Vega said, per lottery officials. 'I think $20 is the biggest before this.' After scratching off the ticket, it took Vega some time to fully process the big win. 'I had to read the instructions on the ticket like 10 times, just to make sure I was looking at it right," she said. On May 21, Vega went to lottery headquarters in Raleigh to collect her winnings, which, after required state and federal tax withholdings, totaled $143,501. The Prize Link Multiplier game debuted in April with five $200,000 top prizes. Three $200,000 prizes remain to be claimed, according to lottery officials. Vega said she plans to use her winnings to buy some land and invest. Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores, and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets. You can also order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, see your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer. Jackpocket is the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network. Gannett may earn revenue for audience referrals to Jackpocket services. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). 18+ (19+ in NE, 21+ in AZ). Physically present where Jackpocket operates. Jackpocket is not affiliated with any State Lottery. Eligibility Restrictions apply. Void where prohibited. Terms: This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Woman's gas stop in North Carolina turns into 6-figure lottery win
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Osceola County woman turns $20 into $2 million playing scratch-off game
Pamela Cordeiro Silva, hailing from Kissimmee, joyfully claimed a $2 million prize from the Florida Lottery after turning $10 into $2 million with her winning ticket in the Silver Streak scratch-off game. Silva joyfully accepted her winnings in a single payment, amounting to an impressive total of $1,195,000.00. The winning ticket is presented below. The $10 scratch-off game,Silver Streak, launched in September 2024. The game features four top prizes totalling in $2 million and 358 prizes of $10 thousand. The winning ticket was brought at a local Wawa that can be seen on the map below. The Wawa is located at 7940 W. Irlo Bronson Highway in Kissimmee. The retailer received a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket. Also, since they began, Scratch-Off games have given away over $66.9 billion in prizes, helped create 2,350 millionaires and contributed more than $20.09 billion to the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF).Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. The retailer received a $4,000 bonus commission for selling the winning scratch-off ticket. Also, since they began, Scratch-Off games have given away over $66.9 billion in prizes, helped create 2,350 millionaires and contributed more than $20.09 billion to the state's Educational Enhancement Trust Fund (EETF). Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
