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Man Skips Office Lottery Pool One Time ... and Misses Out on Millions

Mar 30, 2011 11:15 AM CDT

Meet the Unluckiest Guy in America

You skip one office lottery pool...

(Newser) - Here's a tip: If you're going to join your office's lottery pool, best to be consistent. One man in New York decided to take a pass last week because he wasn't feeling lucky ... and that was the week seven of his co-workers won the $319 million Mega Millions jackpot. "...

Lottery Winners Give
Entire Jackpot Away

that's $11.2M

Nov 5, 2010 12:31 PM CDT

Lottery Winners Give Entire Jackpot Away

Allen and Violet Large say keeping money would have been 'headache'

(Newser) - When you’re daydreaming about winning the lottery, you probably don’t imagine giving the entire $11.2 million jackpot away. But that’s exactly what Canadian couple Allen and Violet Large did. “What you’ve never had, you never miss,” explains Violet, 78. The retired couple is...

Clerk Runs Off With Million Dollar Lotto Ticket

Oct 23, 2009 6:59 AM CDT

Clerk Runs Off With Million Dollar Lotto Ticket

Customer's trust betrayed, guy probably in Asia

(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...

Teen Lotto Winner
Faces Bankruptcy

Aug 24, 2009 12:27 PM CDT

Teen Lotto Winner Faces Bankruptcy

UK woman is broke, says money ruined her life

(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 with...

SD Rancher: I Won't
Squander $232M Lotto Win

Jun 6, 2009 10:01 AM CDT

SD Rancher: I Won't Squander $232M Lotto Win

(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,”...