What lottery winners REALLY spend their jackpot on
...to start spending or what to do with it â€" the first thing I bought was four pairs of trainers. People have expectations of lottery winners that they just go out and spend, spend, spend but it really wasn’t the case with us in the beginning â€" though we have...info
At least three winners in record $640 million U.S. lottery
...has at least three winners who bought tickets in Maryland, Illinois and Kansas, and officials were waiting on Saturday for the winners to come forward. Lottery officials in Maryland and Illinois said that winning tickets were purchased in their states, and...info
Search on for US lottery winners
...prize numbers are drawn for the $640m prize The search is on in the US for the winners of the world's biggest ever lottery jackpot - $640m (ÂÅ400m). Three tickets have now been announced as sharing the massive prize, with the winners in the states of Maryland,...info
Record $640 million US lottery prize has three winners
New York: A record $640 million lottery prize that sent the United States into a gambling frenzy has gone to as many as three winners, lottery officials and media said on Saturday. None of the players were identified but officials confirmed that winninginfo
Official: Winning lottery ticket sold in Maryland
...immediately clear if that ticket holder would get sole possession of the $640 million jackpot or have to split it with other winners. Carole Everett, director of communications for the Maryland Lottery, said the winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased at...info
Will Winning the Lottery Ruin Your Life?
...just fine. And some wind up happier, healthier and wealthier. Consider: A 2006 study in the Journal of Health Economics of lottery winners in Britain found that the winners “go on eventually to exhibit significantly better psychological health.†It also found...info
Experts warn potential lottery winners of big money risks
...hit the record-breaking $540 million jackpot, experts are warning them to beware of the perils of a sudden win. While some lottery winners live the good life, others go broke because they're not used to the wealth, they're swindled or they're hassled for a...info
Who Are the Nation's Biggest Suckers? Lottery Players
...study, state-run lotteries "have the worst odds of any form of legal gambling" in America. They're so bad that when you play the lottery in Louisiana, over time you're going to average $0.51 in "winnings" for every dollar you pay to play. The best odds in...info
Tinton Falls lottery winners claim 'unbelievable' $70M prize
...to chance in the 60-plus hours they had to keep their luck secret, according to Foster Krupa, marketing manager for the New Jersey Lottery. He told me that he stuck it away in a strongbox, or some sort of safe, that he sat on for the entire weekend because...info
Lottery winners may no longer get welfare
...gave unanimous approval to the Senate bills Thursday. The legislation was sparked by revelations that two recent Michigan Lottery winners continued using food stamps to buy groceries despite their winnings. In early March, a 24-year-old Lincoln Park woman...info