Philly Area Players Win Over $1.2 Million Combined In Pennsylvania Lottery Philly Area Players Win Over $1.2 Million Combined In Pennsylvania Lottery
Philly Area Players Win Over $1.2 Million Combined In Pennsylvania Lottery A pair of Pennsylvania Lottery players in greater Philadelphia will take home more than $1.2 million combined, according to state gaming officials.  In Northeast Philadelphia, a lucky player matched all five balls pulled in the Saturday, April 13 drawing for the Cash 5 with Quick Cash game to win $956,334, lotto reps said.  The vendor, Krewstown Beer & Beverage at 8900 Krewstown Road, will receive a $5,000 bonus check for selling the winning slip.  Also on Saturday, an online player in Montgomery County won $250,000 by matching five of the six balls pulled…
$1 Million Winning Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In Lebanon County $1 Million Winning Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In Lebanon County
$1 Million Winning Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Sold In Lebanon County There's a newly minted millionaire after buying a lottery ticket in Pennsylvania.  The winning $1,000,000 lottery ticket for the Mega Millions drawing on Friday, April 12, 2024, sold in Central Pennsylvania lottery officials announced the following Monday.  The ticket matched five of the balls: 1-12-14-18-66, but not the yellow Mega Ball 16, to win $1 million, less applicable withholding. It sold at BG’s Value Market, 19 Old Route 22, Jonestown, which will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. More than 28,200 other PA Lottery Mega Millions tickets won…
Second Reading Lotto Player Wins $1 Million Second Reading Lotto Player Wins $1 Million
Second Reading Lotto Player Wins $1 Million A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Reading won $1 million playing the Powerball on Saturday, March 30, state gaming officials say.  The lucky winner matched five of the six balls pulled in the Saturday drawing, according to lotto reps.  The win came just one day after a Match 6 player won $1.07 million at a Reading Rite Aid.  The vendor, Paulino’s Deli & Grocery at 555 North 9th St., will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket.  Winners are not know until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated. Winners have up to one year from the draw…
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Pays Two Dollars, Becomes Millionaire Pennsylvania Lottery Player Pays Two Dollars, Becomes Millionaire
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Pays Two Dollars, Becomes Millionaire A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Reading stopped by a Rite Aid last week and walked out a million dollars richer.  The lucky winner earned the jackpot $1,070,000 prize playing the Match 6 on Friday, March 29, according to state gaming officials.  The Rite Aid at 4630 Perkiomen Avenue will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning slip, they added.  Winners are not know until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated. Winners have up to one year from the drawing date to file a claim, but winning tickets should be immediately signed on the back.  Mo…
Coloring Books NOT Bomb Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour In PA, Officials Coloring Books NOT Bomb Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour In PA, Officials
Coloring Books Cancel Drag Queen Miss Amie Vanité Story Hour An unmarked box of coloring books led the Lancaster Public Library to cancel a story hour scheduled for Saturday with a "professional drag entertainer" city officials told Daily Voice.  Christopher Paul Paolini known by the stage name of Miss Amie Vanité had been facing pushback from the Lancaster County commissioners about the children's Drag Queen Story Hour scheduled at the library.  A GoFundMe was launched to help the library after the commissioners threatened to pull public funding.  View this post on Instagram …
Drag Queen Story Hour Returns To Central Pennsylvania, Commissioner NOT Happy Drag Queen Story Hour Returns To Central Pennsylvania, Commissioner NOT Happy
Drag Queen Miss Amie Vanité Scheduled For Library Story Hour A Reading man who's a "professional drag entertainer" will be dressing up as a woman to read children's stories at the Lancaster Public Library — and a public official is speaking out against it.  Christopher Paul Paolini has been dressing up as Miss Amie Vanité for professional events for over 20 years and began including children's story hours in 2018, according to social media and the library.  Another Reading Pride 2022 Photo Dump!! 📸: Keeb Photography LLC Posted by Amie Vanité on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Paolini has been a trustee at the West Read…
Pennsylvania Cheers On Native Oscar Winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph Pennsylvania Cheers On Native Oscar Winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Pennsylvania Cheers On Native Oscar Winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph The 2024 Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress had the support of her home state when she held up her golden statue on Sunday, March 10.  Da'Vine Joy Randolph, a Philadelphia native, won Best Supporting Actress — yet again — for "The Holdovers." She previously won the title at the Critics’ Choice Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Golden Globes, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards.   Randolph was voted on by the Academy above Emily Blunt in “Oppenhei…
Taylor Swift's Relatives Include This Iconic Poet, Ancestry Reveals Taylor Swift's Relatives Include This Iconic Poet, Ancestry Reveals
Taylor Swift's Relatives Include This Iconic Poet, Ancestry Reveals From one “tortured poet” to another: the uber-famous Taylor Swift is related to another famous wordsmith, who happens to be from Massachusetts. Taylor Swift, the internationally-loved pop star who recently announced her upcoming album “The Tortured Poets Department,” was discovered to be related to iconic poet Emily Dickinson, NBC’s TODAY Show announced on Monday, March 4. According to Ancestry, who revealed the star-studded lineage to TODAY, Swift and Dickinson are both descendants of a 17th-century English immigrant, who was an early settler in Connecticut, in the Hartford County t…
Three Winning PA Lotto Players Must Split Prize, Officials Say Three Winning PA Lotto Players Must Split Prize, Officials Say
Three Winning PA Lotto Players Must Split Prize, Officials Say Three lucky Pennsylvania Lottery players each won the jackpot prize in the "Treasure Hunt" game over the weekend, according to state gaming officials.  All three winners matched the five numbers pulled in the Sunday, March 3 drawing to win the $153,831 prize, lotto reps said in a release.  The trio will split the jackpot and take home $51,277 each, minus withholding.  The lucky tickets were sold at:  Pantry 1 Food Mart, 629 South Avenue, Clifton Heights, Delaware County. Wawa, 631 South 25th St., Palmer, Northampton County; Hayes Market, 686 Roosevelt Highway, Wa…
PA's Shane Gillis Bombs SNL Monologue, Scores Netflix Deal PA's Shane Gillis Bombs SNL Monologue, Scores Netflix Deal
PA's Shane Gillis Bombs SNL Monologue, Scores Netflix Deal Shane Gillis is having the last laugh, after many awkward ones. The Mechanicsburg, PA native who launched his career in Philly announced his new series "Tires" was bought by Netflix days after bombing his "Saturday Night Live" monologue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shane Gillis (@shanemgillis) Gillis, 36, allegedly self-financed and co-created the show, which IMDB says is about a "nervous" auto repairman who must save his father's shop amid being "tormented" by his cousin. Last Saturday, Gillis opened SNL by telling the audi…
Amish Philadelphia Bakery Named Among Best In US Amish Philadelphia Bakery Named Among Best In US
Amish Philadelphia Bakery Named Among Best In US The City of Brotherly Love is home to Pennsylvania's best bakery. That's according to Yelp.com, which ranked Beiler's Doughnuts of Philadelphia as the best bakery in the Keystone State this week.  The honor went specifically to the chain's Reading Terminal Market location — Beiler's also operates in Lancaster City and Germantown, Maryland, according to its website. Doughnuts are the shop's signature offering, but the menu also features cakes, cheesecakes, cookies, fudge, pies, and breads.  View this post on Instagram A post sh…
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $209K At Delco Convenience Store Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $209K At Delco Convenience Store
Pennsylvania Lottery Player Wins $209K At Delco Convenience Store A shopper at an Aldan corner store hit it big playing the Pennsylvania Lottery on Tuesday, Feb. 6.  The lucky player won a $209,395 prize playing the "MONOPOLY Free Parking Progressive" Fast Play game, said state gaming representatives in a release.  The vendor, Shree Ganeshaay Inc. at 500 East Providence Road, will get a $500 bonus of its own for selling the winning slip. Fast Play games are similar to scratch-off games but without the need to scratch or wait for a drawing, officials say. Tickets can be scanned at any Lottery retailer or with the ticket checker feature…
Woman Behind Elmo's Viral Tweet In Disbelief: 'Wildest Week Of My Life' Woman Behind Elmo's Viral Tweet In Disbelief: 'Wildest Week Of My Life'
Woman Behind Elmo's Viral Tweet In Disbelief: 'Wildest Week Of My Life' Elmo checked in. And the internet responded. Christina Vittas, 25, a Wayne native who now lives in Hoboken, is the social media manager for Sesame Street's furry red monster. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Christina Vittas (@c_vittas) On Jan. 29, Vittas tweeted out a seemingly innocent question to Elmo's followers. "Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?"  Vittas, whose LinkedIn page shows she's been working at Sesame Street for 3 years, never could've predicted what followed: Hundreds and thousands of response…
STRIKE IT RICH! $699K+ Winning PA Lottery Ticket Sold At York Royal Farms STRIKE IT RICH! $699K+ Winning PA Lottery Ticket Sold At York Royal Farms
Strike IT Rich! $699K+ Winning PA Lottery Ticket Sold At York Royal Farms Someone struck it rich playing the Pennsylvania Lottery's "Strike It Rich" vending machine ticket! The ticket was a progressive top prize-winning ticket totaling exactly: $699,035.50, according to the PA Lottery Commission.  The "Strike it Rich" ticket was sold at Royal Farms located at 1170 Loucks Road in West York, which will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The game costs $20 to play with top prizes starting at $350,000. This was a Fast Play game, which means it was available as either a print-on-demand from a Lottery sales terminal or a self-service touch-scr…
“No More Needles!” Says Mass Woman After Achieving Weight Loss Success “No More Needles!” Says Mass Woman After Achieving Weight Loss Success
“No More Needles!” Says Mass Woman After Achieving Weight Loss Success Diabetes doesn’t have to be a lifelong companion. OwnaHealth is here to change the narrative. With an impressive 93% success rate in beating diabetes, our medical coaching program is redefining diabetes management. Our approach is not just about managing symptoms; it’s about turning the tide on diabetes. At OwnaHealth, we believe that effective diabetes care extends beyond medication. It’s about a holistic approach, combining medical expertise with personalized coaching. This is where our team of top medical professionals comes in, offering tailored strategies and support that resonate with…
NJ Native Shaquille O'Neal Meets Horde Of Cheerleaders During Hershey Visit NJ Native Shaquille O'Neal Meets Horde Of Cheerleaders During Hershey Visit
NJ Native Shaquille O'Neal Meets Horde Of Cheerleaders During Hershey Visit New Jersey native and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal was spotted in Hershey’s Chocolate World by a large group of cheerleaders. Newark-born, Shaq, as he's popularly known, had just arrived at Hershey's around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27 when cheerleading teams in town for the PIAA Competitive Spirit State Championship spotted the Basketball Hall-of-Famer.  The approximately 7-foot-tall athlete would stand out in a crowd.  Several of the teams shared photos they took with the founder of Big Chicken on Facebook.  Daily Voice reached out to some of the teams. Central Valley…
Contamination Concerns Prompt Nationwide Robitussin Cough Syrup Recall Contamination Concerns Prompt Nationwide Robitussin Cough Syrup Recall
Contamination Concerns Prompt Nationwide Robitussin Cough Syrup Recall Two types of Robitussin cough syrup products sold nationwide are being recalled due to potential microbial contamination, federal authorities announced. This week, New Jersey-based Haleon announced a recall of several lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult that could be contaminated, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Recalled items include:  Four- and eight-ounce Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult with these lot numbers/expiration dates:  T18010 with an expiration date of Oct. 31, 2025; T08730 with an…
PA Native Amanda Seyfried Goes On Police Ride Along In Philly's Kensington Neighborhood PA Native Amanda Seyfried Goes On Police Ride Along In Philly's Kensington Neighborhood
PA Native Amanda Seyfried Goes On Police Ride Along In Philly's Kensington Neighborhood Amanda Seyfried stopped by the Philadelphia Police Department's 26th District this week.  The "Mean Girls" actress joined author Liz Moore for a ridealong in Philly's Kensington section on Tuesday, Jan. 23, according to officers.  Seyfried will play the lead role in a TV adaptation of Moore's book, "Long Bright River,” in which a Philly cop searches for her missing sister in Kensington, police said.  Seyfried, 38, was born and raised in Allentown and graduated from William Allen High School in 2003, according to her online bio. 
$150K Powerball Ticket Sold In Reading $150K Powerball Ticket Sold In Reading
$150K Powerball Ticket Sold In Reading A Turkey Hill shopper in Reading got six figures richer over the weekend playing Powerball, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery.  Officials said the lucky player matched four of the five white balls pulled plus the red Powerball to win $150,000 in the Saturday, Jan. 20 drawing. The Turkey Hill at 2001 Kutztown Road is slated to receive a $500 bonus check for vending the winning ticket.  It's the first Pennsylvania Lottery winner of the year for Berks County, according to the state website.  The winner is not known until they step forward to claim their prize and …
Rapper Gives Small PA Hometown Shoutout On Major Podcast That Reaches Millions Of Listeners Rapper Gives Small PA Hometown Shoutout On Major Podcast That Reaches Millions Of Listeners
Rapper Gives Small PA Hometown Shoutout On Major Podcast That Reaches Millions Of Listeners He can rap, but he's got no sense of direction. At least that's what Cheltenham native, comic and actor Lil Dicky, who you may know as David Andrew Burd, said on this week's episode of "Armchair Expert." "The thing that I'm the least good at in life is geography, sense of direction, knowing where things are," the 35-year-old rapper said in the first 10 minutes of his interview with Monica Padman and Dax Shepard.  "You can plop me down in my hometown of Cheltenham Pennsylvania, if I didn't have a GPS I'd be sleeping in my car even if I'm an eight-minute drive from my home." In 2020, F…
Don't Miss New Season Of 'The Bachelor' Starring MontCo Tennis Coach, Philly Sisters Don't Miss New Season Of 'The Bachelor' Starring MontCo Tennis Coach, Philly Sisters
Don't Miss New Season Of 'The Bachelor' Starring MontCo Tennis Coach, Philly Sisters Joey Graziadei's season of ABC's "The Bachelor" is almost here. The 28-year-old Collegeville tennis coach's season airs Monday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. on ABC. Graziadei will be dating 32 women on his season of the show, three of whom are from the Philly area: 27-year-old Lanie, 27; and sisters, 26-year-old Allison and 28-year-old Lauren. According to their bios on the "Bachelor" website, Allison and Lauren have dated the same guy before — but at different times. Disney/John Fleenor You can click here to see all the women vying for Joey's heart, or scroll down to read about the locals an…
Six PA Lotto Winners To Split Prize Six PA Lotto Winners To Split Prize
Six PA Lotto Winners To Split Prize Six Pennsylvanians picked the five winning numbers in the Tuesday, Jan. 16 drawing for the "Treasure Hunt" game, according to Lottery officials.  The half-dozen winners would have earned $200,001, but will now split the prize into individual prizes of $33,333.50 each.  The winning tickets were sold at the following locations:  Narayan Hari Inc., 549 Doylestown Road, Lansdale, Montgomery County; Hanover Convenience Inc., 1100 South Main St., Hanover Township, Luzerne County; Rutter’s, 935 Plank Road, Duncansville, Blair County; Penn Crossing Giant Eagle, 2000 Penny Lane…
8 Winning 'Millionaire Raffle' Lottery Tickets Sold Across Pennsylvania 8 Winning 'Millionaire Raffle' Lottery Tickets Sold Across Pennsylvania
8 Winning 'Millionaire Raffle' Lottery Tickets Sold Across Pennsylvania A Pennsylvania Lottery player in North Philadelphia earned the jackpot prize playing the New Year's Millionaire Raffle on Saturday, Jan. 6, according to state gaming officials.  The lucky player won one of four million-dollar prizes in the final drawing for the game, said lotto representatives. The Shell Gas Station at 6200 North Broad Street will receive a $5,000 selling bonus, officials said.  The other three big winners were sold at:  Sheetz, 356 New Castle Road in Butler;  7-Eleven, 999 Greentree Road, Pittsburgh; BJ’s Wholesale Club, 6720 Northway Drive, Pitt…
Sauerkraut Ice Cream Returns As One Of The Mid-Atlantic's Favorite New Year's Treats Sauerkraut Ice Cream Returns As One Of The Mid-Atlantic's Favorite New Year's Treats
Sauerkraut Ice Cream Returns As One Of The Mid-Atlantic's Favorite New Year's Treats I scream, you scream, we all scream for sauerkraut ice cream? You read that correctly sauerkraut ice cream is a favorite briny, salty, creamy treat people flock to central Pennsylvania to eat at the start of every New Year. Pork and sauerkraut are New Year's staples for prosperity and good fortune for Pennsylvanian's of German ancestry. Urban Churn is known for taking this tradition to a new level by churning up sauerkraut ice cream. The owner Adam Brackbill said he uses all-natural ingredients and traditional ice cream production techniques to make simply delicious flavor combinations, so…
Hard Launch: ABC Drops Official Promo For 'The Bachelor' Season Starring PA Tennis Pro Hard Launch: ABC Drops Official Promo For 'The Bachelor' Season Starring PA Tennis Pro
Hard Launch: ABC Drops Official Promo For 'The Bachelor' Season Starring PA Tennis Pro They're obsessed. They're simply, obsessed. The women, that is, on Joey Graziadei's season of ABC's "The Bachelor." The network has been steadily releasing ads for the Jan. 22, 2024 premier starring the 28-year-old Collegeville tennis coach. Most recently, a Christmas-themed video with a cameo from ASKN — April, Susan, Kathy and Nancy, the infamous foursome formed on the "Golden Bachelor." ALSO SEE: "The Bachelor" Filming Drives Crowds To Collegeville Italian Bakery On Friday, Dec. 29, ABC for the first time released a montage giving the hungry Bachelor Nation a glimpse into Joey an…
Winning PA Lottery New Year's Millionaire Raffle Ticket Sold At Mechanicsburg Sunoco Winning PA Lottery New Year's Millionaire Raffle Ticket Sold At Mechanicsburg Sunoco
Winning PA Lottery New Year's Millionaire Raffle Ticket Sold At Mechanicsburg Sunoco Two winning tickets have been sold for the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced on Tuesday, Dec. 26.  Both tickets won $50,000 as part of the sixth weekly drawing in the New Year’s Millionaire Raffle.  The winning numbers were 00300676 and 00269987. The tickets were sold at Sunoco Food Mart, 6025 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, and Giant Eagle, 1050 Mountain Laurel Plaza, Latrobe, Westmoreland County. These randomly drawn numbers were pulled from more than 66,100 Millionaire Raffle tickets sold between November 28 and Decem…
Newly Minted Millionaire! $1 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Gettysburg Newly Minted Millionaire! $1 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Gettysburg
Newly Minted Millionaire! $1 Million Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Gettysburg There is a new millionaire in Pennsylvania.  A $1 million winning lottery ticket,  less applicable withholding, sold in Gettysburg. The ticket matched all five white balls drawn on Monday, December 25. R & S Service Center located at 535 York Street earned a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning numbers were: 5-12-20-24-29. More than 150,700 other PA Lottery Powerball tickets won prizes of various amounts, including 32,700 tickets purchased with Power Play and 14,400 tickets purchased with Double Play. The Powerball jackpot is at an estimat…
Philly Sisters On 'The Bachelor' Starring PA Tennis Coach Have Dated The Same Guy Before Philly Sisters On 'The Bachelor' Starring PA Tennis Coach Have Dated The Same Guy Before
Philly Sisters On 'The Bachelor' Starring PA Tennis Coach Have Dated The Same Guy Before Joey Graziadei's season of ABC's "The Bachelor" has an air date. The 28-year-old tennis coach from Collegeville will be dating 32 women on his season of the show, which is set to air on Jan. 22, 2024, at 8 p.m. on ABC. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Bachelor (@bachelorabc) Three of the contestants are from Philadelphia, they are Lanie, 27; Allison, 26; and Lauren, 28. According to their bios on the "Bachelor" website, Allison and Lauren have dated the same guy before — but at different times. You can click here to see all t…
PA Native Makes Appearance In Star-Studded Video Wishing NJ Happy Birthday PA Native Makes Appearance In Star-Studded Video Wishing NJ Happy Birthday
PA Native Makes Appearance In Star-Studded Video Wishing NJ Happy Birthday New Jersey celebrated its 236 birthday on Monday, Dec. 18. What better gift than a video with cameos from celebs, all with New Jersey roots? Of course, the 1:04-minute clip opened with Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito, who was joined by fellow NY Giant, Justin Pugh (who hails from Holland, PA). Next came Clifton native Rachel Zegler, who starred as Maria in Steven Spielberg's adaptation West Side Story in 2021. "I just wanted to say, you don't look a day over 235, and give a sincere thanks for all of the Taylor ham, egg and cheese on everything bagels I've consumed every Sunday since I was…
Popular Youtuber 'Gets Shocked' Climbing Philadelphia Skyscraper In Viral Video Popular Youtuber 'Gets Shocked' Climbing Philadelphia Skyscraper In Viral Video
Popular Youtuber 'Gets Shocked' Climbing Philadelphia Skyscraper In Viral Video A popular YouTuber climbed the spire of Philadelphia's tallest building, only to get shocked — and not by the view. DyingLlama, whose 530K subscribers watch him climb tall buildings around the world on YouTube, filmed his recent climb to the very top of the spire at One Liberty Place. The building is a Philadelphia landmark, standing 1,090 feet above the streets, and its "silver spire serves the Metro Philadelphia as the signal source for major TV broadcasters and several FM radio stations," according to the One Liberty Place website. Which might explain why DyingLlama repeatedly…
Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023 Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023
Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023 The top Google search trends of 2023 have been released and they reveal that a famous Pennsylvania tops the list of most searched for person.  No, it's not Taylor Swift, it's 25-year-old Buffalo Bills safety and McKees Rocks native, Damar Hamlin. Hamlin was both the most Google searched in the US and globally in 2023.  His name began to trend less than 24 hours into the year when he went into cardiac arrest during a live televised game on Jan. 2. He was out the rest of the season. Twitter/@HamlinIsland In August, he returned to the field and played against his hometown team, t…