BRIDGETON, N.J. — No one is complaining about a $100,000 mistake made by a southern New Jersey store clerk. Indian Fields Market owner Domenic Galle says a man walked into the Bridgeton store and asked for a Deuces Wild scratch-off lottery ticket Monday night. Galle says the clerk gave him an Aces High ticket instead. [...]
October 5, 2009
GIRARD, Kan. – A former Kansas radio executive who admitted that he embezzled to support an addiction to scratch-off lottery tickets won a $96,000 lottery prize. Prosecutors say the prize money will go toward paying restitution to Paul W. Lyle’s former employer, American Media Investments. Lyle pleaded guilty Thursday to felony theft for embezzling an [...]
October 5, 2009
QUINCY, MASS. — From baby deliveries to unexpected deaths, Mike Bowes, a 911 dispatcher from Quincy, Massachusetts, has handled a wide range of emergency calls. His cool, calm demeanor, however, was recently tested when he received a call that his own home was in flames. My neighbor’s house just blew up, the caller said. “What’s [...]
September 19, 2009
SOFIA, BULGARIA - The draw of the same six winning numbers twice in a row in Bulgaria’s national lottery was a freak coincidence, officials said Thursday. Sports Minister Svilen Neikov ordered an investigation after the numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35 and 42 were selected, in a different order, by a machine live on television [...]
September 11, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – At least it will be easy to remember their birthdays. An Arkansas couple welcomed a new baby girl into their lives September 9, 2009 (09-09-09). Andy and Alison Miller‘s newest daughter Molly Reid will come home to sister Campbell, who was born on August 8, 2008 (08-08-08). To further the uncanniness, though [...]
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