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Major claim deadline approaching for Illinois lottery winner of $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot
They don't have as much time as it seems
By Kate Northrop
A crucial deadline for claiming the record-breaking $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawn in July is approaching for the single Illinois-based lottery winner.
The lone Illinois winner of the unimaginable $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot is only weeks away from a major deadline that could have a huge impact on the amount of money they get to walk away with.
For a prize of this magnitude, it's not unusual for the wi
Sep 12, 2022, 7:16 am - Todd - Lottery News
Editorial: Study of lottery winners still receiving food stamps is flawed but raises good points
Independent group finds that more than 65,000 lottery winners stayed on food stamps after their wins
By Kate Northrop
An independent group surveyed government data and found that over 65,000 individuals who won significant lottery prizes have continued collecting food stamps.
A think tank called the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to all 50 U.S. states for data on lottery winners collecting food stamps since 2019 and found
Oct 23, 2023, 6:01 pm - Todd - Lottery News
Illinois man celebrates Valentine's Day with $1 million lottery win three days after breakup
A date with Lady Luck three days after heartbreak
By Kate Northrop
On what he assumed would be a lonely Valentine's Day after having just gone through a breakup, an Illinois man is instead celebrating the holiday with a $1 million lottery win.
Heartbreak was in the cards for one Illinois man, who was posed to spend Valentine's Day without a date after splitting from his girlfriend. However, he's hit the jackpot with Lady Luck this year, raking in a $1 million lottery prize three da
Feb 14, 2024, 11:53 am - Kate - Lottery News
Illinois man runs back into store to give owner a hug after winning $3 million in the lottery
That guy is going to win someday.
By Kate Northrop
An Illinois man who won $3 million in the lottery while sitting in his car deliberately ran back into the store he bought his winning ticket at to give the owner a big hug.
An Illinois man with a big heart won a big prize in the Illinois Lottery last week, finally scooping up a $3 million prize on a scratch-off after years of trying.
Having just helped welcome his new grandson into the world, the lottery pri ze was the second wo
Jan 30, 2024, 10:41 am - Kate - Lottery News
Powerball welcomes 2024 with an $810 million New Year's Day jackpot
Picked up ten picks on the Illinois side of the state line. Here's hoping.
Jan 1, 2024, 3:14 am - Ridley - Lottery News
Retailer mistake helps Illinois man win $25,000 a year for life in Michigan Lottery
A retailer's error is a lottery player's happy accident
By Kate Northrop
A store clerk's error helped an Illinois man land a $25,000 a year for life prize in the Michigan Lottery's Lucky for Life game.
Just as famous painter Bob Ross once said, we don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents. The same could be said for one Illinois man who ended up winning a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize thanks to one such lottery retailer's happy accident.
Illinois resident Mi
Nov 27, 2023, 1:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News
$1.9 BILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT SETS WORLD RECORD OF UNIMAGINABLE WEALTH
Hope you're wrong! I live just over the state line and happily bought my two picks for tonight in Illinois for anonymity.
Nov 7, 2022, 9:42 am - Ridley - Lottery News
$940 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot ready to make another billionaire
Cash value worth nearly a half-billion dollars
By Todd Northrop
Just four months after Mega Millions delivered a $1.34 billion jackpot to one ticket sold in Illinois, the multi-state lottery game came roaring back with a jackpot to be drawn Friday that could top $1 billion.
When nobody won Tuesday night's $785 million grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $940 million the largest since a July 30, 2022 $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot was claimed anonymously b
Jan 4, 2023, 8:09 am - Todd - Lottery News
Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.13 billion in combined lottery jackpots
Chance to win $675 million tonight
Story updated to reflect increased Powerball jackpot
By Todd Northrop
Lottery players have two massive multi-state jackpots to try to win this week, adding up to a whopping $1.13 billion in total.
According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $480 million with a cash value of $240.7 million, while tonight's Powerball drawing offers a $675 million estimated jackpot with a cash option
Jul 10, 2023, 9:56 am - Todd - Lottery News
$1.28 BILLION: Lottery officials raise tonight's Mega Millions jackpot estimate again
Had read that it was Illinois and their website says so.
They just showed the winning tickets page from Illinois lottery on the news, same screen as I just saw.
One million dollar winner in Kentucky; not me, always do Megaplier.
Jul 30, 2022, 6:59 am - Bleudog101 - Lottery News