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Another single-day payout record set by New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 "1957"News Story
By Kate Northrop Yet another single-day prize payout record was set by the New Jersey Lottery's Pick 4 game when the popular number combination 1-9-5-7 was drawn on March 5. The Pick 4 midday and evening drawings on March 5 set a new single-day record for prize payouts, with lottery players in New Jersey winning a total of $1,105,318 in one day. It beats out the last record set on Dec. 28, 2022 when New Jersey players won a total of $1,023,210 in prizes, making the new record about $
Mar 6, 2023, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

Washington winner of $754.6 million Powerball jackpot claims prizeNews Story
Washington Lottery represents winner at press conference By Kate Northrop Today, the Washington Lottery announced that the sole winner $754.6 million Powerball jackpot stepped forward to claim the prize. The name of the $754.6 million Powerball jackpot winner is now known to the public after the Lottery announced the identity of the person who won the behemoth prize in February. The Washington Lottery revealed the winner's name to be Becky Bell of Auburn, a long-time Boeing emplo
Mar 3, 2023, 6:28 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 to expire in two weeksNews Story
Six-figure prize might go out the window By Kate Northrop There's a winning Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 laying unclaimed somewhere, and it's set to expire in two weeks. The Florida Lottery announced on Wednesday that a six-figure Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 is going to expire, and there's not much time left for the winner to step forward. Someone bought a Fantasy 5 ticket from the Publix grocery store on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach for the drawing on Se
Mar 2, 2023, 7:13 pm - Lottery News

Lotto Texas boasts $48 million jackpot, largest in 12 yearsNews Story
Texas jackpot continues reign as biggest in-state prize in North America By Kate Northrop Lottery players in Texas have a shot at the largest advertised Lotto Texas prize in over 12 years after reached $48 million over the weekend. The Lotto Texas prize has swelled to $48 million in advance of the next drawing on Mon., Feb. 27, making it the third-largest lottery prize in North America and the fourth-largest in the world. Monday's drawing will be the 70th in the current Lotto Tex
Feb 27, 2023, 6:05 pm - Lottery News

Green Ball promotion returning to New Jersey Lottery, offers extra prizesNews Story
Month-long Cash 5 promotion to begin in March By Kate Northrop The Green Ball promotion is making its way back to the New Jersey Lottery, which offers a chance for players to win extra prizes in the Jersey Cash 5 game. Starting next month, New Jersey Lottery players may participate in a free extra drawing offering bonus prizes of up to $50,000 in Jersey Cash 5. The Green Ball promotion is an extra nightly drawing with results that impact how often players win bonus prizes through
Feb 23, 2023, 7:21 am - Lottery News

Two record prizes claimed by Mississippi lottery players in one dayNews Story
A big day for the Mississippi Lottery record books By Kate Northrop Two Mississippi Lottery players scooped up two remarkable prizes in one day, setting a new record for the state's largest prizes won in two particular lottery games. One Mega Millions prize of $4 million and a nearly-$1 million Match 5 prize were claimed on Wednesday in Mississippi. The two prize claims set the record for the largest prizes won in both games in the state of Mississippi since the state started sel
Feb 12, 2023, 7:29 am - Lottery News

Canadian lottery player wins twice in two monthsNews Story
Most recent prize bumps up lucky winner to millionaire status By Kate Northrop A twice-lucky lottery player in Ontario won two major prizes in two months. Ryaan Othman has been officially bumped up to millionaire status after he won his second major lottery prize in two months. To say that Othman is shocked about two big wins so close together is an understatement. His first win happened on Nov. 15, 2022 when he took home a $180,372 (US$135,464) second-tier Lotto Max prize. S
Jan 31, 2023, 4:27 pm - Lottery News

7-7-7 payout in New Jersey Lottery Pick 3 sets single-day recordNews Story
More prizes doled out since recent rule change By Kate Northrop Lottery players across the Garden State won the New Jersey Lottery's Pick 3 top prize, setting a new payout record in a single day. Thousands of tickets won the Pick 3 top prize when the lucky combination 7-7-7 was drawn on the evening of Thurs., Jan. 26. It was the evening of Lucky 7s not only were all three winning numbers 7-7-7, but the drawn Fireball number was 7 as well. Thanks to a rule change in November 2
Jan 30, 2023, 11:02 am - Lottery News

Florida man wins $1 million prize after being cut in line for lottery ticketsNews Story
Karma doesn't get any better than this By Kate Northrop A Florida man won $1 million in the Florida Lottery after another customer cut in front of him in the line to buy lottery tickets. Stephen Munoz Espinoza, 43, had a tough day and was looking for a bit of luck, but when it seemed that there was just one more thing (or person) getting in his way, his luck changed for the better. To round out his day, Munoz Espinoza made a stop at the Publix grocery store on Northeast 5th Avenu
Jan 26, 2023, 11:13 am - Lottery News

Memory lapse wins Michigan man two $110,000 Fantasy 5 lottery prizesNews Story
Play it safe you can never be too sure By Kate Northrop A Michigan man won two $110,000 Fantasy 5 Double Play prizes and is crediting himself for playing it safe. An anonymous Michigan lottery player won a total of $220,000 in a Fantasy 5 Double Play drawing thanks to a memory lapse and a moment of caution. Before the Fantasy 5 drawing on Dec. 17, the lucky winner stopped at the Sheridan EZ Mart on South Main Street in Sheridan and bought a lottery ticket. Later in the day, he vi
Jan 18, 2023, 9:06 am - Lottery News