They WON the lottery!

Bittersweet day for lottery winner

pctutor1 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:30:28 +0000

Glen Bell will remember this day, for the best of reasons and the worst of reasons.

Bell is a bus driver, 52 years old. He recently matched his winning numbers in the 649 Lotto, and won $4.3 million. That’s the good news.

The bad news came as Bell and his wife Treva were on their way to the Lottery offices to claim their winnings - they got news of Treva’s father dying unexpectedly. The mood went from elated to somber very quickly.

The Bell’s have decided to use their winnings to improve the lives of others, and they will start with their 3 adult children by buying them houses. They will also pay off their own mortgage. Bell plans to keep his bus-driving job for a little while, until they figure out what to do with the rest of the money.

Lottery winner shops for a car

pctutor1 — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:30:32 +0000

A British lottery winner goes car shopping. Hmmm…A Ferrari or an Aston-Martin? Tough decision.

Curse of the lottery

pctutor1 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:30:26 +0000

This is one Powerball winner who wishes he had never won the lottery.

Store clerk sees opportunity, ends up in prison

pctutor1 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:30:32 +0000

It’s a typical scene: customer comes in convenience store and hands the clerk a lottery ticket from the previous day’s drawing to see if it is a winner. Clerk says it is not a winner, and customer is not all that surprised. But what if the ticket was actually a big winner, and the clerk just keeps it and claims the big prize? That is what happened recently to a man in Baton Rouge.

The store clerk, Melissa Trahan, told him the ticket was no good. It was in fact a winner of about $800,000 total. She pocketed the ticket and later gave it to her mother. Her mother agreed to present the winning ticket in return for $150,000 of the winnings.

Store cameras later revealed the scam, and mother and daughter are now in prison. They could be sentenced to as much as 20 years behind bars.

Here’s the sad part - the actual winner may not even receive the money he was rightfully due. The money has been seized by authorities as evidence.

Winners from yesterday, updated

pctutor1 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:30:34 +0000

Remember yesterday’s post? New millionaires, and they can’t even crack a smile. Well, the husband finally figured out how to answer the question, “What is the first thing you will do with your new wealth?”

Newest millionaires act like it’s a funeral

pctutor1 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:30:10 +0000

These people just won many millions of dollars, but you would think they just got news that their dog had died. I know it’s a little overwhelming, but show a bit of excitement, people!

Lottery winner almost killed while cashing ticket

pctutor1 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:30:24 +0000

Prank fake lottery ticket

pctutor1 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:30:01 +0000

There are fake scratch-off tickets that you can buy and give to an unsuspecting victim. Of course they are all “big winners” until they read the back of the ticket and see that it is a joke. As much as I love a good prank, I think this is just going too far. It’s sad to see this girl so happy to win $50,000, knowing as you watch it that she is just being pranked. She took it well though.

North Carolina Powerball winner

pctutor1 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:30:37 +0000

Clifton Jones was a regular player of the Powerball game. His wife wasn’t all that excited about it, but she figured that since the money from the Lottery was going toward education in the state, it wasn’t all that bad. Now that they have won $2 million, she’s a little happier about it.

Powerball winners describe the feeling

pctutor1 — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:30:36 +0000