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Lottery Winner Missing
Lottery Winner Missing
In 2006 Abraham Shakespeare, a truck driver’s assistant, won $30 million dollars in the Florida. Shakespeare, 43 won the jackpot after purchasing a lottery ticket at a convenience store in Frostproof Florida and said he had just given his last $3 dollars to a homeless man just before the winning numbers were announced. Shakespeare was sued by a fellow employee who claimed that Shakespeare had stolen the winning ticket from him but a Florida court sided with Shakespeare.
Shakespeare had a criminal record that included burglary, battery and non payment of child support took a lump sum payment of $16.9 million dollars. Shakespeare would purchase lottery tickets regularly in hopes of a big win.
Shakespeare took his winnings and purchased a Rolex watch from a pawn shop, bought a $1 million dollar home in a gated community and also bought a Nissan Altima. Shakespeare repeatedly said that the money would not change him. Shakespeare was besieged with requests for money from relatives and friends. His mother reported that he paid for funerals, lent money to friends to start business and gave $1 million dollars to a person known only as ‘big man.’
Now Shakespeare has vanished and law enforcement authorities fear the worst. Sheriff Grady Judd stated, “There are a lot of odd and bizarre circumstances in this case. We fear and are preparing for the worst. We’re working this case as if it were a homicide.” Shakespeare was approached by DeeDee Moore who said she was interested in writing a book about Shakespeare”’s life. She also served as a ‘financial advisor’ for the lottery winner who never graduated from high school.
Records show that Moore’s company American Medical Professionals purchased Shakespeare’s home for $655,000 last January. His mother reported that the last time she saw him was shortly afterward. Police report that Moore began using Shakespeare’s cell phone to text Shakespeare’s friends and relatives in an attempt to make them believe it was Shakespeare trying to contact them. Moore also offered to give away a $200,000 house in exchange for a false report to law enforcement regarding a recent sighting of Shakespeare.
Moore has a history of her own. In 2001 Moore tried to defraud her insurance company saying she had been carjacked and raped. Moore has also been making transactions in Shakespeare’s name. Shakespeare’s mother has been hoping her son is alive and said he had talked about getting away from the numerous requests for money. For a guy that won $30 million dollars Mr. Shakespeare has been certainly having a hard time. The investigation is ongoing. Had Mr. Shakespeare purchased online lottery tickets he probably could have avoided a lot of problems.
Playing the Florida Cash 3 Lottery Game
Playing the Florida Cash 3 Lottery Game
Playing Florida’s Cash 3 Lottery
Playing Cash 3 is as easy as 1-2-3. It’s the game where you can play today and get paid today. You can win a top prize of $500 with a $1 Straight play, or increase your chances of winning with a Box, Combo or Pairs play. Cash 3 offers so many options to try, you’ll never stop having fun! To play, you simply select your lucky numbers and play it your way any day – twice a day. Midday and evening drawings offer two chances to play and two chances to win! To play Cash 3, you simply choose 3 numbers from 0 to 9 or you can let the terminal choose the numbers for you by choosing the Quick Pick option.
How to Win Cash 3
If you match all 3 numbers, you win the jackpot! If you do win the jackpot, or any other cash prize, you must claim your prize within 180 days of the applicable draw date. Prizes of less than $600 may be claimed at any authorized Florida Lottery retailer.
How To Know If You’ve Won
Cash 3 drawings are held twice daily, seven days per week, at 1:30 p.m. and 7:57 p.m. ET (right before the Play 4 drawings). Tickets for each drawing may be purchased up to 10 minutes before the applicable drawing – 1:20 p.m. ET for the midday drawings and 7:47 p.m. ET for the evening drawings. If you miss the drawing, you can take your ticket to a local terminal and have it scanned.
Where Does the Money Go?
The Florida Lottery supports public education in Florida. When you play the lottery, you are not only having fun, but helping a good cause. More than 5 times in its history, the VEFlorida Lottery has surpassed the billion-dollar mark in a single year. By the end of 2007, the Florida lottery has totaled more than $18 billion in proceeds for education. The impact of the Florida Lottery on public education flows from community to community. Remember, when you play the Florida lottery, we all Win!
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Buy Florida Cash 3 Tickets
If you want to play one of the most exciting lottery games in the country, or any other lottery game, simply log onto the official Florida state lotto website. You can also refer to official state websites for custom lottery news. Many sites offer lottery random number generators to help make your lottery number picking easier for you. If you would like to buy lottery tickets in person, you can also visit a local lottery terminal.
In Florida the lion’s share of lottery revenue finds various educational programs. Many states report flagging ticket sales and Florida is one of many states considering the move to online lottery tickets. Most studies show that online lottery ticket sales greatly increased lottery generated revenues. The sale of online lottery tickets would help Florida to continue funding worthwhile educational programs well into the future.