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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: lotto

lotto stories: 3 news summaries

 Clerk Runs Off With Million Dollar Lotto Ticket

Customer's trust betrayed, guy probably in Asia

Oct 23, 09 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former Texas convenience store clerk is on the lam and living large, police say, after making off with an unwitting customer’s million dollar lotto ticket. Willis Willis of Grand Prairie, Texas bought tickets at the Lucky Food Store every week, trusting the clerks to check if he’d... More »

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Texas • theft • convenience stores • lottery • lotto

 Teen Lotto Winner 
 Faces Bankruptcy 

UK woman is broke, says money ruined her life

Aug 24, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Callie Rogers was once the UK's second-youngest lottery winner, coming into more than $3 million in 2003 at the age of sixteen. Now at 22, she’s attempted suicide twice, drives a secondhand car, and works three jobs to avoid bankruptcy, the Mail reports. Rogers—who has two children... More »

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bankruptcy • lottery • lotto

(Newser) - South Dakotan Neal Wanless has just hit it big—$232 million in lotto winnings—but he promises to be wise and generous with his newfound wealth, reports the Argus Leader. “I want to thank the Lord for giving me this opportunity and blessing me with this great fortune,”... More »

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wealth • South Dakota • lottery • lotto • Powerball • Neal Wanless • winnings

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