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A grocery store in Rockford, Illinois, has sold its second top-prize-winning lottery ticket in three months, with a lucky player winning $500,000 on a Diamond Dollars scratch-off ticket purchased for $10 at Schnucks. The retailer is entitled to a $5,000 selling bonus, and lottery officials advise winners to sign their tickets and keep them secure until claiming their prize.
A Weis Markets store in Berks County, Pennsylvania, sold a $5 million winning scratch-off ticket in the Monopoly Own it All game, with the prize already claimed but the winner remaining unidentified. The store received a $10,000 bonus for selling the top-prize ticket, and scratch-off prizes expire one year from the game’s end-sale date.
A MONOPOLY Own It All scratch ticket worth $5 million was sold at Weis Markets in Berks County, Pennsylvania, making someone $5 million richer, while the store receives a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
A 30-year-old woman from Michigan's Upper Peninsula won a $2 million prize playing the Michigan Lottery’s $2,000,000 Cash Multiplier instant game after a store clerk's recommendation. She opted for a one-time lump sum payment of about $1.3 million and plans to use the winnings to pay bills and invest. Additionally, a winning $842 million Powerball ticket was also sold in Michigan.
An Akron man named Clarence won $500,000 from a $10 scratch-off lottery ticket purchased at a Giant Eagle grocery store in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. After taxes, he will receive $360,000. There are only two $500,000 winning tickets remaining in the game.
A lucky person in Akron, Ohio, turned a $10 scratch-off ticket into $500,000 after purchasing it at a Giant Eagle store in Cuyahoga Falls. After taxes, the winner will take home $360,000.
An airport worker in California won $20 million from a scratch-off ticket he purchased during his lunch break. Durwin Hickman, a skycap at an airport, bought the Set for Life! ticket at L & M Liquor in Hayward. After uncovering the word "LIFE" on the ticket, he realized he had won the top prize. Hickman plans to use the money to buy a house for his wife. L&M Liquor will receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
Raul Reyes Arreola from Anaheim, California, won $20 million in the California Lottery's $30 "Set For Life" scratchers game, becoming one of the largest cash prize winners in the history of the California Lottery. Another player in Anaheim, Daniel Peramaki, won $5 million on a $20 scratcher, revealing his superstitious strategy of buying specific ticket numbers and not scratching them right away.
An anonymous resident of Edinburg, Texas, won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket purchased at the H-E-B Food Store. The ticket was from the game "$100,000,000 Riches!" and is the second of four top prizes to be claimed. The Texas Lottery has generated $37.9 billion in revenue since 1992 and has contributed $31.9 billion to the Foundation School Fund, supporting public education in Texas.
A man in California won a $10 million prize from a scratch-off ticket after asking a gas station clerk to pick one for him. Brent Young purchased a $30 California 200X game and discovered the top prize while scratching the ticket. He claimed a lump sum prize of $5.8 million, while the gas station owner received a $50,000 prize for selling the winning ticket. Young believes it was a stroke of luck and divine intervention that led him to the winning ticket.
An Alabama man, Gary Thomas, won over $2 million from a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket. He chose to receive a lump-sum payment of $2,440,000.00. Thomas purchased the winning ticket from Lotto Discount Liquor in Campbellton, FL, and the retailer will receive a $4,000 bonus commission.
A man in Greenville, South Carolina, won $300,000 while playing the lottery. He scratched the winning ticket at a gas station and fell to his knees in shock. The man plans to use the money to help his family and others.
A 54-year-old man from Kent County, Michigan, won $4 million on a scratch-off ticket purchased at a gas station in Grand Rapids. Initially thinking it was a prank, he called his brother and read through the fine print on the ticket to confirm his win. Opting for a lump sum payment of about $2.7 million, he plans to use the money to pay bills and travel.
A Florida man, Travis Hall, won a $5 million top prize from a $20 MONOPOLY DOUBLER scratch-off ticket purchased at a Publix store in Stuart. Hall's hands were trembling with disbelief when he realized his win, and the retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus commission for the sale.
A 57-year-old man from Brooklyn, New York, won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket he purchased at a corner store in Harlem. Rodney Henderson will receive 20 annual installments of $30,612. The store employees were unaware of the win until now and hope it will attract more customers. The New York Lottery, which contributed $3.7 billion to public education in the state last fiscal year, is the largest and most profitable lottery in North America.