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Feud Over Lottery Ticket Found In Trash Escalates

AP | ANDREW DeMILLO | Posted 05.24.2012

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas judge on Thursday ordered a new trial to decide who can claim a $1 million scratch-off lottery ticket prize, a l...

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Thank You, Single Moms

Don McNay | Posted 05.13.2012

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It's no accident that I fell in love with a single mother. They know how to give unconditional love in a way the average people can't.

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Lottery Winner Who Threw Away Ticket: 'It's My Money. I Deserve The Money'

The Huffington Post | Katherine Bindley | Posted 05.14.2012

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An Arkansas woman who threw away a $1 million winning lottery ticket told the "Today" show Friday that she does not feel bad for Sharon Jones, the wom...

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Bummer! Lotto Ticket Misprint Fools Man Into Thinking He's A Millionaire

The Huffington Post | Emily Cohn | Posted 05.10.2012

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Imagine holding what you believe to be a winning lottery ticket worth $1 million, only to find out that the ticket was printed in error and is worth n...

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Is 401(k) a Ticking Time Bomb?

Don McNay | Posted 05.03.2012

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401(k) plan investments are a primary driver of the investment markets. They are also the reason that many people are pacing the floors at night, worrying if their retirement will get delayed or destroyed.

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Woman Who Found Winning Lottery Ticket In Trash May Have To Give Up Winnings

AP | CHUCK BARTELS | Posted 05.02.2012

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SEARCY, Ark. — An Arkansas woman who cashed a $1 million lottery ticket may have to give up the winnings to a woman who threw away the ticket af...

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48 Transit Workers Win Lottery Jackpot

AP | Posted 04.27.2012

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PHILADELPHIA — A pool of 48 workers at Philadelphia's transit agency scored the jackpot-winning ticket in this week's $172.7 million Powerball d...

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Illinois Mega Millions Winner Could Face 'Lottery Curse'

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012

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* Previous winners were inundated for requests * Many winners end up bankrupt in few years By Andrew Stern ...

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Business Lessons From a Bookmaking Front

Don McNay | Posted 04.12.2012

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There was one factor that made the dry cleaners a smart business decision. In its back room there was a bookmaking operation and an ongoing card game.

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'Three Amigos' Claim $218 Million Jackpot

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.10.2012

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Three Maryland public school workers stepped forward on Tuesday to claim a $218.6 million share of the record-breaking $656 million Mega Millions jack...

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Alleged Mega Millions Winner Says She Lost Ticket

AP | Posted 04.07.2012

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BALTIMORE -- A woman who has claimed to have Maryland's winning Mega Millions ticket now says she has lost it. Wilson had previously said she hid the...

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All Is Fair in Love, Not Lottery

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 04.05.2012

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Something strange happens when a loved one dies and it's time to distribute the estate. No matter how close people are, money has the ability to widen wedges and force family members apart. Regardless of how those assets are distributed, someone will inevitably feel slighted.

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Mega Millions Lottery: Someone's Gotta Win (If It's You, Read This)

Don McNay | Posted 04.02.2012

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I wrote a book called Son of a Son of a Gambler: Winners, Losers and What to Do When You Win the Lottery. Whenever a jackpot hits record highs, like the Mega Millions lottery did last week, the book climbs to the top of the Amazon charts. I can boil down my advice to five points.

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Kansas Lottery Winner Still Unknown

AP | Posted 04.02.2012

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TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas Lottery officials say the holder of the state's winning Mega Millions ticket has not come forward to claim a share of the $656 ...

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Maryland Lottery Director: Winning Ticket Unclaimed

AP | Posted 04.02.2012

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BALTIMORE — Maryland Lottery officials say no one in the state has stepped forward with a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket yet. Spokeswoman...

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Soul-Talk: Are You Playing The Lottery Or Just Playing The Fool?

Russell Bishop | Posted 04.02.2012

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The difference between Mega Millions and every day fool's bets is that someone actually does win the lottery. Fools bet regularly and never win at all in the game of life.

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What Would You Do If You Hit The Mega Millions Jackpot? Our Readers Weigh In

Posted 03.30.2012

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Exactly what would you do with $640 million? That's the question HuffPost Gay Voices posed its Twitter followers, many of which we can safely assum...

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Mega-Millions Jackpot: You Have A Much Better Chance Of Dating A Supermodel

AP | MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 05.30.2012

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OMAHA, Neb. -- A world-record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot has lottery players lining up for tickets early Friday and many wondering if there's ...

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Mega Millions Jackpot: What To Do After You Win

AP | JOHN SEEWER | Posted 03.29.2012

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-- With a half-billion-dollar multistate lottery jackpot up for grabs, plenty of folks are fantasizing about how to spend the money. But doing it the...

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How Would You Spend $500 Million?

Posted 03.29.2012

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You have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than winning the half-billion Mega Millions jackpot on Friday. A much better chance, as ABC Ne...

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Mega Millions Jackpot Hits Record

AP | Posted 05.28.2012

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ATLANTA — The Mega Millions jackpot is now the largest in U.S. lottery history. Georgia Lottery officials say the jackpot reached $500 million ...

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North Mankato Family Wins $2.99 Million Hot Lotto Jackpot

AP | Posted 03.23.2012

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ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- Three members of a North Mankato family have claimed a Hot Lotto jackpot worth nearly $3 million. Lottery officials say Thomas Br...

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Lotteries Winners Splurge On... This?

Posted 03.20.2012

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We all fantasize about what it would be like to win the lottery. We see ourselves driving fancy sports cars and living in a swanky penthouse. We would...

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Why Felix Salmon Is Buying A Lottery Ticket

Reuters | Felix Salmon | Posted 03.20.2012

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Have you bought your lottery ticket yet? The jackpot’s up to $241 million! An interesting thing happens, when the jackpot gets this big: if you a...

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Nice Try: This Guy Owes His Co-Workers Millions

AP | Posted 03.15.2012

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ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Five construction workers in New Jersey, vindicated by a jury, must wait before learning exactly how much they'll share of a $38.5 ...

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