Ohio family wins &#36;314M in Powerball
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A retired auto worker and his two adult children claimed a $314 million Powerball jackpot Monday after waiting two weeks to step forward.
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Bettors give Bush a higher likelihood of victory than Kerry on websites that allow wagering on next week's election. But odds indicate that the race is still very close and whoever wins the crucial swing state of Ohio will likely prevail. By Joanna Glasner.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- A woman who won $1 million from a state lottery game four years ago has improbably hit the jackpot again.
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A woman who won $1 million from a state lottery game four years ago has improbably hit the jackpot again.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - A prison guard stepped forward briefly Friday to claim her $74.5 million Powerball jackpot before dashing off in a stretch SUV limousine.  Jackie Alston, 38, had quietly celebrated her win since the Nov. 29 drawing.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith threw for two touchdowns, Antonio Pittman rushed for one touchdown and kicker Mike Nugent converted three field goal tries to lead the Buckeyes to a 30-7 victory over Indiana Saturday in front of 104,538
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A Powerball ticket sold at an Iowa convenience store is worth $200 million, Iowa Lottery officials said Sunday.
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A man who won a record &#36;315 million in the Powerball lottery was taken to jail on charges of drunken driving and carrying a pistol, authorities said.
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The winner of a $315 million lottery jackpot has been ordered to honor a settlement he reached with a racetrack worker who accused him of assaulting her.
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A jury on Thursday awarded more than &#36;4.4 million to a high school girls basketball coach who was accused of molesting a student but was never charged with a crime.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A woman playing the penny slots Saturday morning left the Resorts Atlantic City casino with her own little jackpot - a new baby boy.  Eight-months pregnant Nyree Thompson, 32, went into labor on the casino floor about 9:30 a.m.
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Spain's "El Gordo," the world's biggest lottery, gave out 2.2 billion euros (1.6 billion pounds) in Christmas prizes on Saturday.
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By MICHAEL MAROT  INDIANAPOLIS - Greg Oden dominated the middle in his hometown Saturday, finishing with 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks in 27 minutes as No. 4 Ohio State routed Cincinnati 72-50 on Saturday.
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An Orange County couple ran, hiked and even used a luge to win &#36;1 million in "The Amazing Race 5" that aired Tuesday.
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Spain's "El Gordo," the world's biggest lottery, gave out 2.2 billion euros ($3.2 billion) in Christmas prizes on Saturday.
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A couple who provide funerals for dead abandoned babies and helped inspire a law to save unwanted newborns have won a &#36;27 million jackpot in the California lottery.
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By Heather Rutz, The Lima News, Ohio  Feb. 2--LIMA -- A piece of property the Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma have secured for a possible casino is significant in several ways.  It's next to land that was the tribe's last reservation in Ohio.