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Scott Hoover, a business professor at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, wasn’t surprised when his “Beginner’s Luck” lotto tickets didn’t bring him the $75,000 grand prize, but he was stunned to find out the top prize had been awarded before he bought the tickets. Hoover discovered the Virginia State Lottery was continuing to sell tickets for games in which the top prizes were no longer available. Public records show that someone had already won the top prize one month before Hoover played. He is now suing the state of Virginia for breach of contract. Virginia isn’t the only state to sell tickets that have no top prizes available. USA Today estimates that about half of the 42 states that have lotteries were, as of early July, continuing to sell tickets after the top prizes are claimed. In New Jersey, tickets for the “$1,000,000 Explosion” scratch-off game were still on sale last week, even though the million bucks was already awarded.
Ozzy Osbourne, his wife and two of his children are set to star in a new hour-long TV variety show. FOX has ordered six episodes for the as-yet-untitled show, which will feature Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly. A FOX rep said the show will be something along the lines of “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour” or “Donny and Marie,” and will feature musical performances, comedy sketches, audience participation and taped segments. FOX hopes to kick off the series with a Christmas special.
A Florida man survived being bitten by a venomous pygmy rattlesnake while browsing the garden department at Wal-Mart. The man was injected with an antidote at a hospital after being taken from the Pembroke Pines shopping center. Officials said the man was bitten on his right hand by the footlong snake. He is expected to make a full recovery. Wal-Mart is cooperating with officials who are investigating the incident.
Wendy Slaughter, her sister, and her four children were kicked off their connecting Southwest Airlines flight to Seattle, because her children were reportedly too unruly on the first leg of the trip from Detroit to Phoenix. Although Wendy admits that her children – two of whom have special needs – were restless and a little out of control, she doesn’t believe her family deserved to be abandoned at the airport. Slaughter’s mother said she had to pay $2,000 to book last-minute tickets to Seattle the next day on Alaska Airlines. The family wants Southwest to compensate them and give a public apology.
Despite record-breaking fuel prices, typical RV trips remain the least expensive type of vacation,
according to a new study by PKF Consulting. PKF found that typical RV family vacations are on
average 27% to 61% less expensive than other types of vacations – even after factoring in RV
ownership and fuel costs! Fuel prices would have to more than double for typical motor home
vacations to become more expensive than other forms of travel, according to PKF. The study also shows that fuel costs would have to more than triple for trips in lightweight travel trailers or folding camping trailers to be more expensive than the least expensive non-RV vacation. Almost 80% of the RV market consists of towable RVs, including lightweight units which can be towed by car, van or pickup.
according to a new study by PKF Consulting. PKF found that typical RV family vacations are on
average 27% to 61% less expensive than other types of vacations – even after factoring in RV
ownership and fuel costs! Fuel prices would have to more than double for typical motor home
vacations to become more expensive than other forms of travel, according to PKF. The study also shows that fuel costs would have to more than triple for trips in lightweight travel trailers or folding camping trailers to be more expensive than the least expensive non-RV vacation. Almost 80% of the RV market consists of towable RVs, including lightweight units which can be towed by car, van or pickup.
Toby Keith's new single, "She Never Cried in Front of Me," is available at iTunes, Walmart.com, and Amazon.com today. The song is sung from the perspective of a man who regrets the love he lost but nevertheless maintains some bitterness about it. It's from his upcoming studio album, which will be released this fall. Also on Keith's agenda is the release of his new movie, "Beer for my Horses," which will be in theaters August 8th. Toby stars in the film with Rodney Carrington, with whom he also wrote the script. Willie Nelson and Ted Nugent also have roles.
Blake Shelton says he loved his single "Home" the first time he heard it, but the song means even more to him now. Shelton is at the top of the "Billboard" and "Country Aircheck" country singles chart with the Michael Buble song. Blake notes the tune tells a story of longing to be home with loved ones.
Brooks & Dunn's Ronnie Dunn is taking partial credit for Nicole Kidman's special delivery. He explains that Keith Urban brought his pregnant wife to his home for the Fourth of July to watch his very impressive fireworks display. Ronnie says, quote, "Nicole told me Friday night that she was hoping that my fireworks would do it. I'm overjoyed for them." Ronnie's singing partner, Kix Brooks, offers his congratulations as well, saying, quote, "They've been so excited -- I'm so happy for them." He adds his prediction that Sunday Rose Kidman Urban will be, quote, "one beautiful baby girl," since her parents are, quote, "a red-headed movie star and a guitar slinger." Keith and Nicole celebrated the birth of their daughter, who arrived in Nashville yesterday morning.
Keith Urban's officially a dad. His wife, actress Nicole Kidman, gave birth to a girl yesterday morning in Nashville. They've named their little bundle of joy Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, who weighed in at six pounds, seven ounces. Keith was with Nicole for the delivery, and reports that mom and baby are doing "very well." The baby arrived within two days of Keith's last concert. He performed on Kenny Chesney's "Poets & Pirates 2008" tour at LP Stadium in Nashville on Saturday. Nicole was backstage for the performance.
A disabled Illinois woman is hospitalized, recovering after losing a big toe -- chewed off by her beloved dog. Linda Floyd's year-old miniature dachshund, Roscoe, gnawed her right big toe completely off and part of the toe's knuckle, puncturing an artery while she was sleeping. Floyd, a diabetic who suffers from neuropathy and has no feeling in her toes, is unable to walk because of ongoing leg problems. She is legally blind in her right eye and unable to see well without glasses. Floyd had a hangnail on the toe, which was covered with a bandage when she went to sleep after a weekend camping trip with her family. When she woke up, her toe was gone. She recalls, "I said, 'Roscoe, what are you doing?' He moved right over and laid beside my foot. I was talking to him, petting him and holding my (foot) at the same time."
Trace Adkins has been sober for almost six years, but he does remember being arrested for that D-U-I charge even though that wasn't his only arrest. He tells suburban Chicago's Daily Herald, "I've been arrested a few times. That wasn't the first time. I've been in a lot scarier jails than the one in Williamson County, Tennessee. I've been in jail in Texas." Trace is in Atlanta Friday with the legendary Ronnie Milsap.
Miranda Lambert's latest hit, "Gunpowder and Lead," has become an anthem for many abused women. Miranda, whose parents used to take abused women and their children into their home, has seen first hand what abuse can do to a family. She says, "I'm really am glad that I can empower women who have been beaten down so badly." Miranda tells the Houston Chronicle that she co-wrote the song while attending a concealed-handgun class. She says, "They were talking about all the parts of a gun and the parts of the ammunition. I was like, 'That's it -- gunpowder and lead.'
The video for Reba McEntire's latest single, "Every Other Weekend" from her Reba Duets C-D, has just been released. The clip features Joanna Garcia and Steve Howey -- Reba's former co-stars on her sitcom Reba. Joanna and Steve, who played her daughter and son-in-law on the show, portray a divorced couple who share custody of their kids in the video. Though the video features the album version of the song, which is Reba's duet with Kenny Chesney, Kenny does not appear in the clip.
Taylor Swift spent the last few days in Kona, Hawaii with her band, crew and their families -- a little treat for all their hard work over the past two years. Taylor writes on her MySpace blog, "It's so crazy to remember what it is to relax and not have plans. To wake up and think, 'What am I doing today? Oh yeah...nothing.'" With her batteries re-charged, Taylor is ready to get back to work opening shows for Rascal Flatts
Faith Hill has finished her upcoming Christmas C-D, Joy to the World, after three years of preparation and recording. But the country icon is only planning on doing one holiday collection so she had specific goals for the project. She tells Billboard magazine, "I want it to be spiritual, I don't want to forget why we even celebrate Christmas. To me these songs are powerful and meaningful, and I want this to be the only Christmas album I'll ever record. And hopefully in 50 years it will sound as good as it does now." Joy to the World is scheduled for a September 16th release.
Most U.S. employees are feeling good about their work future. That's according to a new poll by Spherion, which has found that 76-percent of workers feel it is unlikely they will lose their jobs in the next year, while 63-percent of staffers express confidence in the future of their current employer. The survey also found that 34-percent of workers are likely to look for a new job in the next 12 months, while 49-percent of those polled are confident in their ability to find a new job, down two-percent from the last survey.
New mothers get a natural high from seeing their babies smile. NewScientist.com reports a new study in the journal "Pediatrics" found the MRIs of first-time mothers changed after seeing the smiling face of their own child. The mothers' dopamine levels increased when compared to seeing images of other babies and other expressions. Researcher Lane Strathearn said, quote, "These are the areas that have been activated in other experiments associated with drug addiction." Strathearn compared seeing your own baby's smile to a "natural high," and added understanding how a mother responds to her infant may be a step towards understanding the mother-infant bond.
A Florida family is taking their wireless company to court over a massive bill. According to the "Palm Beach Post," Steven Sprague signed a two-year contract with his previous provider, Verizon Wireless. In exchange, he received a free wireless card that allowed him to connect his laptop to the Internet without using cables. He claims he was promised his unlimited wireless plan would remain in effect. But Sprague says he was stunned when his first bill came in at nearly 95-hundred dollars. According to Verizon, Sprague signed a deal that included a monthly 49-cent surcharge for every megabyte used over the five gigabyte limit. Sprague is suing to have the nearly ten-thousand-dollar bill thrown out. A Verizon attorney admitted he'd never encountered a customer with such a high bill, and says the company will do what they can to "make the customer happy."
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