Marie Holmes, the North Carolina mom who won a $188 million Powerball lottery jackpot last year and has spent millions bailing her boyfriend out of jail, now has legal challenges of her own.
Justin Bieber took a break from singing on Tuesday night in Newark and tried his hand at teaching. Clearly perturbed that fans were tossing items on to the stage, Bieber stopped the show and asked that attendees refrain from such actions. When they continued to do so? He asked if everyone knew the meaning of the word “refrain.” One individual apparently did not. And when she threw her iPhone at the star, he stuck it down his pants! Justin Bieber Concert Clip Earlier in the week, Bieber made like Eminem during a show in Detroit. And then yesterday he received a special award for making music history .
The Powerball lottery jackpot soared to an estimated $290 million after no one claimed the six winning numbers and the grand prize Wednesday night. The winning numbers for the July 31: 8, 24, 39, 49, 59 and the Powerball number 5. No one took it home, so the pot grows. The next drawing is Saturday, August 3. Though there were no Powerball jackpot winners, two players, in Oklahoma and Oregon respectively, won $2 million each for the Match 5 Power Play. The Power Play option, which increases the prize, costs an additional $1 to play. The chances of winning the Powerball grand prize are 1 in 175,223,510. Slim. In May, 84-year-old Gloria Mackenzie of Florida (below) won the largest Powerball jackpot in history – $590 million or modest $370.8 million after taxes: Florida Woman Wins Powerball
The 2nd winner of the $380 million Mega Millions Lottery has been identified, but she’s not trying be all at the press conference. We can’t even blame homegirl either. Who wants to be answering questions and putting your situation on blast?!?! A woman from northern Idaho is the winner of the other half of the $380 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, officials announced Wednesday. The winner was identified as Holly Lahti but she did not appear at the news conference and officials said she had requested privacy. Neither her age nor hometown were provided. She had bought the ticket at a store in Post Falls, Idaho. “She’s requested that the media respect her privacy and not attempt to contact her until she’s prepared to speak to you,” Lottery Director Jeff Anderson said at a news conference. He referred to Lahti as a “delightful young lady” and said he tried to persuade her to go public because there are “a lot of curious people out there.” But he said she has a lot to get in order first. “We expect she’ll be coming forward shortly,” Anderson said. Don’t hold ya breath holmes. If she knows what good for her she’ll cash that check and skip town! Source