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Two-person Michigan lottery club claims $1 million Powerball prizeNews Story
Retailer owner who lost husband before forming group had a feeling she won before checking ticket By Kate Northrop A two-person Michigan lottery club won a $1 million Powerball prize and had to use a special code word with each other for the first time to celebrate the win. A lottery retailer owner formed a two-person lottery club after she had lost her husband, and following a Powerball drawing in September, she had a feeling she had won before even checking the ticket. Kristi S
Nov 20, 2023, 12:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

North Carolina man uses birthdays to win $2 million Powerball lottery prizeNews Story
Winner says prize was absolutely needed By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man won $2 million in a Powerball drawing this week by using numbers that resembled family birthdays. Robert Crumel of Middlesex says that a $2 million Powerball prize was much needed, and it's thanks to numbers resembling important birthdays that he and his family will get some financial relief. On Sat., Sept. 30, Crumel entered a lottery drawing that would change his luck for the better. He stopped at th
Oct 6, 2023, 9:07 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arkansas woman convinces her friend to play Powerball, wins $100,000 lottery prizeNews Story
Pair of friends make a pact should one of them win By Kate Northrop An Arkansas woman claimed a $100,000 Powerball prize after she and her friend were inspired by the roaring jackpot to play the lottery. Many casual lottery players make the leap to chip in some cash for big multi-state draw game tickets when the jackpots reach remarkably high amounts. Two Arkansas friends are no different, and now they are ready to spend a $100,000 Powerball prize after making a pact. Prior to th
Oct 4, 2023, 11:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida winner of $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot steps forward to claim prizeNews Story
Sole winner of behemoth jackpot comes forward just before the cash option claims deadline By Kate Northrop The winner of the third-largest lottery jackpot in history, the $1.6 billion Mega Millions prize won by one single ticket in Florida last month, has stepped forward to claim the prize. Officials revealed on Wednesday that the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot won in August has been claimed, albeit anonymously. In Florida, lottery winners have 60 days from the draw date to c
Sep 29, 2023, 7:22 am - Todd - Lottery News

Virginia woman finds two-month-old $100,000 Powerball lottery ticket while rifling through papersNews Story
Don't forget where you put your tickets! By Kate Northrop A Virginia woman was going through some papers when she came across a forgotten winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000. Two months after the drawing had taken place, a Virginia woman found a winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000. An anonymous woman from Springfield, Virginia claimed a $100,000 Powerball prize on Wednesday at Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore. She was sifting through some papers when she found a
Sep 25, 2023, 11:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.58 billion Mega Millions lottery winner has two weeks left to claim cash optionNews Story
Winner might wait until last minute to claim lump sum unless they choose annuity By Kate Northrop Time is running out for the Florida winner of the $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, who has two weeks left to step forward if they want the cash option of the prize. There's not much time left to claim the one-time lump sum option of the $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which was drawn in August. Unless the winner is planning on taking the annuity option of the jackpot, they b
Sep 22, 2023, 3:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

DC man sues the lottery after incorrect numbers posted on website would have won him $340 millionNews Story
A Washington, D.C. man who thought he had won a $340 million Powerball jackpot is suing the lottery and other companies related to the Powerball game after the district's website displayed the wrong winning numbers, which happened to match the numbers on his ticket. John Cheeks purchased a Powerball lottery ticket at the center of the dispute on Jan. 6, 2023. Although Cheeks did not see the Powerball drawing the following day, he saw his numbers posted on the DC lottery's website two days la
Feb 21, 2024, 7:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

30 Kentucky middle school employees win $1M Powerball prize, hid lottery ticket in math textbookNews Story
By Kate Northrop A group of 30 middle school employees carpooled to the Kentucky Lottery after the final school bell rang on Tuesday to collect their $1 million Powerball prize. 30 educators from a Boone County middle school regrouped after work to collect the $1 million Powerball prize they won in the Jan. 27 drawing and showed up at Lottery headquarters in high spirits. The group calls themselves the Jones 30, named after the Rector A. Jones Middle School in Florence that brought t
Feb 3, 2024, 9:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

North Carolina woman collapses on live TV after becoming first Powerball millionaire of the yearNews Story
New Year's Eve celebration is overwhelming with million-dollar lottery win By Kate Northrop The North Carolina winner of the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year drawing collapsed on the ground immediately upon finding out she won a million-dollar lottery prize on live television. The world watched as North Carolina resident Pamela Bradshaw fell over in disbelief, struggling to come to terms with the overwhelming excitement of becoming the first millionaire of 2024 with everyone w
Jan 1, 2024, 7:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Arkansas woman sleeps with lottery tickets under pillow, wins $2 million Powerball prizeNews Story
It worked for her in the past! By Kate Northrop An Arkansas woman wanted to win Powerball so badly, she slept with her lottery ticket under her pillow and she woke up to a $2 million prize the next morning. While children will place their baby teeth under their pillow to look forward to a visit from the Tooth Fairy, some lottery players rest their heads on their tickets dreaming of that big win. For one Arkansas woman, that dream came true when she woke up the next day. An anonym
Dec 17, 2023, 9:52 pm - Todd - Lottery News