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The Independent
16 hours ago
- The Independent
Woman recovers lottery ticket she threw away and ends up winning top prize
A Kentucky woman has won the state lottery after nearly losing the winning ticket by throwing it in the trash. Pamela Howard-Thornton of Shepherdsville, not far south of Louisville, bought four tickets for the Flamingo Bingo scratch-off game at a rest stop store in nearby Lebanon Junction after having a dream about winning a large jackpot. "I just had this premonition – go get that ticket," she told lottery officials. But the tickets lay forgotten on her countertop until around 11:30pm that night, she said, when she remembered to play them. "The first three were not winners so I put them in the trash. Then I was like 'where's my fourth ticket?' I looked in the trash and I was like, 'oh, my gosh, I threw it away.'" Luckily, Howard-Thornton was able to recover the ticket, and won the game's top prize of $80,000 — or $57,600 after taxes. "I scanned it, of course, I started crying, and I started shouting and screaming," she said. "I immediately called my daughter and my mom. "My mom has always said she would give anything if she could just see me hit a big ticket before something happens to her. When I called her the night I won, she was so thankful and happy for me." Howard-Thornton told lottery officials she would use the money to buy a new car, pay off bills, and make a gift for her mom. The current Flamingo Bingo run began on May 15 and is ongoing, with one $80,000 prize and eight $1,000 prizes still to be won. The odds of winning that top prize are one in 360,000, which is is about 50 percent more improbable than being attacked by a grizzly bear during a backcountry hike in Yellowstone National Park — or, assuming you live in the U.S., about 24 times more improbable than being struck by lightning at some point during your lifetime.
New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Eerie ‘premonition' inspires Lotto player to buy $80K ticket, but she has to save it from trash
From trash can to treasure. A Kentucky woman narrowly avoided a costly mistake when she tossed an $80,000 lottery ticket in the trash after a sixth sense told her she should buy it, according to authorities. Pamela Howard-Thorton, of Shepherdsville, had a feeling she should enter the $5 Flamingo Bingo scratch-off lottery, and finally took a chance at a Speedway in Lebanon Junction, the Kentucky Lottery said in a statement. Pamela Howard-Thorton nearly tossed an $80,000 winning Flamingo Bingo ticket in the trash. Kentucky Lottery 'I just had this premonition – go get that ticket,' Howard-Thorton said, according to the organization. After winning $200 from a previous scratch-off, she decided to return to the store to buy four more. 'They laid on the counter all day long. I had forgotten about them, so at about 11:30 that night I decided to play them,' she recalled. 'The first three were not winners so I put them in the trash. Then I was like, 'Where's my fourth ticket?' I looked in the trash and I was like, 'Oh, my gosh, I threw it away, ' she said. The lucky winner plans to buy herself a new car, pay bills, and toss some of her new money to her mother. Kentucky Lottery The fourth ticket she lured from the trash turned out to be the $80,000 top prize ticket. 'I scanned it, of course, I started crying, and I started shouting and screaming,' she said. 'I immediately called my daughter and my mom. My mom has always said she would give anything if she could just see me hit a big ticket before something happens to her. When I called her the night I won, she was so thankful and happy for me.' Howard-Thorton's final prize will be $57,600 after taxes. She plans to buy herself a new car, pay bills and toss some of her winnings to her mother, the statement said.
UPI
4 days ago
- General
- UPI
5 lottery near-misses where big prizes were almost lost forever
June 27 (UPI) -- Lottery players buy their tickets dreaming of the big one, but sometimes even tickets that earn big prizes can end up lost, forgotten or even thrown in the trash. Here are five times winning lottery tickets with major prizes nearly failed to find their way to a claims center. In a file container A Calvert County, Md., man bought a six-board ticket for the July 12, 2024, Bonus Match 5 drawing, but when he thought to check whether it was a winner, he discovered the ticket was nowhere to be found. He ended up locating the ticket in a file container months later, and discovered one of his lines had scored a $500,000 prize, and another had netted him an additional $400. He was able to claim his prize with just days to spare before it would have expired. In the car Another ticket that went missing for several months was an August 2024 Powerball ticket purchased by a Jonesboro, Ark., woman named Tracy H. The player told lottery officials the ticket went missing before she could even check if it was a winner. Tracy ended up finding the ticket in her vehicle in February, and was able to claim a $100,000 prize shortly before the 180-day expiration period. The ticket hoarder A Prince George's County, Md., man claimed a $50,000 Pick 5 prize with less than a week to spare before it expired, but he said the ticket hadn't been forgotten or misplaced, sharing how: "I just wanted to hold on to it. But, I'll tell you I sure was excited about it." The win even came as a surprise to the player's wife, who wasn't told of her husband's luck until the day before he claimed his prize in February. Under the furniture A Nottingham, Md., man told Maryland Lottery officials he was helping his mother move furniture at her house when he discovered a stack of scratch-off tickets that she had intended to give as stocking stuffers months earlier. The man's mother told him to go ahead and take the tickets home, with the understanding that they would split any winners. The duo ended up sharing a $50,000 prize from a $5 Holiday Luck Doubler ticket -- as well as smaller prizes of $6 and $15. In the trash Shepherdsville resident Pamela Howard-Thorton told Kentucky Lottery officials she bought four $5 Flamingo Bingo scratch-off tickets, but found after tossing out three non-winners that her fourth ticket was missing. "I looked in the trash and I was like, 'Oh, my gosh, I threw it away,'" she said, adding that the ticket rescued from the garbage can turned out to be an $80,000 winner.
UPI
6 days ago
- General
- UPI
$80,000 lottery ticket rescued from the trash
An unscratched lottery ticket mistakenly thrown into the trash by a Kentucky woman was rescued and found to be an $80,000 winner. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo June 25 (UPI) -- A Kentucky woman rescued an unscratched lottery ticket from the trash and discovered it was an $80,000 winner. Shepherdsville resident Pamela Howard-Thorton told Kentucky Lottery officials the $5 Flamingo Bingo scratch-off ticket had caught her eye before, but she had never bought one until her recent visit to a Speedway in Lebanon Junction. "I just had this premonition -- go get that ticket," the player recalled. She used $200 in winnings from another ticket to buy four Flamingo Bingo games. "They laid on the counter all day long. I had forgotten about them so at about 11:30 that night I decided to play them," Howard-Thorton recalled. "The first three were not winners so I put them in the trash. Then I was like, 'Where's my fourth ticket?' I looked in the trash and I was like, 'Oh, my gosh, I threw it away.'" The ticket she rescued from the trash turned out to be an $80,000 winner. "I scanned it, of course, I started crying, and I started shouting and screaming," she said. "I immediately called my daughter and my mom. My mom has always said she would give anything if she could just see me hit a big ticket before something happens to her. When I called her the night I won, she was so thankful and happy for me."
Glasgow Times
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Pink drinks and prizes at Grand Central Flamingo Bingo
The voco Grand Central Hotel will host its first 'Flamingo Bingo' event on July 5, between 12 pm and 4 pm. Centred around the hotel's flamingo mascot, the event will combine bold colours, bubbly drinks, and the traditional game of bingo for the first time. Guests can expect to be welcomed with a pink Bellini before enjoying a buffet filled with favourites from the Champagne Central menu. (Image: Supplied) Attendees can also look forward to winning a range of prizes throughout the afternoon. Read more: Rangers fans at Ibrox divided over 'underwhelming' new manager Russell Martin Update after death of woman in Glasgow's West End 'Five painful weeks': Family organises new search for missing teen Cole Cooper Marcello Ventisei, general manager of voco Grand Central, said: "We're incredibly proud to be one of Glasgow's most iconic and historic venues – especially as the city celebrates its 850th anniversary this year – so we felt it was the perfect time to host something playful and memorable. "Grand Central is all about creating standout moments for every occasion, and Flamingo Bingo is set to be a fabulous afternoon of laughter, colour, and connection." After the bingo draws to a close, guests can continue their evening with cocktails and signature drinks from Champagne Central, which will be open until late. Tickets for the event are priced at £54 and are available at
