WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Despite a slow-burn start to Thursday night’s game, “Jeopardy!” champion Adriana Harmeyer rose to the top once again, bringing her seven-day winnings to $155,700. Before the first commercial break, Harmeyer, a clinical assistant professor and archivist for University History in Purdue’s Archives and Special Collections, briefly found herself in the negative […]
This Florida mom’s lottery win turned to ‘absolute nightmare’ after the state snatched her winnings Brittany Wilson was down on hard times when she got the itch to try her luck in the Florida lottery. “It was hard for me during that time,” the cash-strapped mom told ABC Action News. “I was financially struggling … […]
A man from Gastonia walked into a convenience store for a drink and left with enough cash to buy a home. Joshua Ramsey said he had a gut feeling to buy a $5 scratch-off ticket at Mike’s Food Store on South York Road. “Something was just telling me to get that ticket.,” Ramsey said. “I’m […]
A 92-year-old Australian man won $642,664 in the lottery. He paid his daughter $195,051, but later sued her, claiming he was bullied into giving the money. But a judge dismissed the case, ruling that the man was unlikely to have been coerced into it. A 92-year-old Australian man unsuccessfully attempted to sue his daughter, alleging in […]
Two more men have been charged for their alleged roles in last month’s beating of a Mahtomedi man and robbery of more than $38,000 as he arrived home from a casino. Philip William Davids Sr., 59, of Chisago City, and Shawn Eric Lewis Sr., 52, of Minneapolis, were charged by warrant last week with aiding […]
People across the country are starting the new year hoping to become an instant millionaire. >>RELATED: Powerball: Jackpot rises to $810 million The Powerball is now at $810 million, and the next drawing is Monday night, New Year’s Day. Your odds of winning the grand prize is 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball. There […]