NH man turns lottery losses into 1,500 wins (AP)

By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press Writer Holly Ramer, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 4 mins ago CONCORD, N.H. – He might be the New Hampshire Lottery's winningest loser. William Rudd, a 64-year-old retiree from Salem, has collected more than 1,500 prizes including food, gift certificates and other goodies under the state lottery's "Replay" program, which gives losing lottery tickets a second chance to win. Rudd, who retired five years ago from his job in a warehouse, says his friends and family now know him as the "lottery guy," because he spends so much time collecting losing tickets and entering the information online, which is how the Replay program works. They aren't big-money prizes, but for Rudd, they've added up. Here's just a sampling of his haul: four bottles of maple syrup, 20 pizzas, 33 ice cream cones, 86 cinnamon... [read full story]                    

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