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Maine couple's $1 million lottery win is their biggest turn of fate to-date
Taking home a top prize was a great way to finish out an otherwise unlucky year
By Kate Northrop
This past year has understandably been a tough one for many people, and for a couple hailing from Turner, Maine, 2020 was particularly unkind to them. But in a twist of fate, they ended the year on a high note when they won a big lottery prize worth $1 million.
Following a tradition of saving up winnings from previous lottery wins and cashing them in to buy more, Glenn Theriault and Stephani
Jan 6, 2021, 1:31 pm - Lottery News
N.C. man wins $250,000 in lottery after losing job of 20 years and father to COVID-19
Former preschool teacher who was in a dark place says he kept believing in himself
By Kate Northrop
It's been a seriously difficult time for a North Carolina man who just recently lost his job as a preschool teacher after 20 years and even more so after losing his father to the coronavirus a month later, but a lottery jackpot win to the tune of $250,000 was the Christmas miracle waiting to happen.
Before he had hit the $250,000 jackpot, Joe Camp of Charlotte had been persevering through
Dec 28, 2020, 12:10 pm - Lottery News
New Jersey scammer defrauds 3 elderly women of $675,000
Lotteries urge players to be wary of the telltale signs you are being scammed
By Kate Northrop
A scammer from New Jersey tricked three elderly women across the country into sending her over $675,000 by convincing them that they owed prepaid taxes as a prerequisite for claiming a prize that didn't exist.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for New Jersey, Shanile Lyle, 27, of Orange was charged on Monday with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud after wrongly convincing her v
Dec 4, 2020, 2:39 pm - Lottery News
Group of ten public workers claim $5.9 million Ohio Lottery jackpot
The Lucky Ten hit it big
By Kate Northrop
A group of ten public workers from Ohio who call themselves The Lucky Ten just split a $5.9 million Classic Lotto jackpot after spending 16 years playing the lottery together on a weekly basis.
Last Monday, Nov. 23, The Lucky Ten hit the winning numbers 8, 13, 18, 26, 33, and 39, which they played for the last 16 years, to win the Classic Lotto top prize of $5.9 million.
Two representatives, Nick and Gery, claimed the prize at the Ohio Lotte
Dec 2, 2020, 2:50 pm - Lottery News
Massachusetts Lottery to allow prize claims via mobile app
New method for claiming winnings to become available next spring
By Kate Northrop
Players who are tired of traveling to claim centers or mailing away their winning lottery tickets to claim their prizes will soon have a new option. Next spring, the Massachusetts Lottery will begin allowing players to claim larger prizes through their phones.
The Massachusetts Lottery plans on expanding the functionality of its mobile app to give players the options of having winnings deposited directly i
Nov 30, 2020, 8:50 pm - Lottery News
Wisconsin man claims $120 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot
The state's first Mega Millions jackpot winner
By Kate Northrop
Ten years after selling the first Mega Millions lottery ticket in the state, Wisconsin finally had its first jackpot winner come forward to claim a $120 million Mega Millions prize from the Sept. 15 drawing.
Mega Millions went on sale in the state on Jan. 31, 2010.
The lucky winner turned out to be Adrian Tongson of Racine, a regular Wisconsin Lottery player who claimed the jackpot last Tuesday, Nov. 10. He offered some
Nov 19, 2020, 8:46 pm - Lottery News
Canadian siblings split $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize
I thought somebody was playing a joke!
By Kate Northrop
A brother and sister from Alberta, Canada, were both skeptical when they scanned their lottery ticket and found that it was the winner of a $1 million (US$766,270) Lotto 6/49 prize for the Guaranteed Prize Draw on Nov. 4.
Guaranteed Prize Draw is a $1 million bonus raffle drawing that all Lotto 6/49 tickets are automatically entered into each drawing.
David and Betty Holst could not believe their luck, so much so that they eac
Nov 18, 2020, 3:12 pm - Lottery News
Michigan man wins two $1 million lottery prizes in one day
Unintentional purchase leads to a huge payout
By Kate Northrop
One incredibly lucky lottery player from Michigan was not expecting his simple mistake to pay out double what he hoped for. His accidental purchase of two tickets led to him winning two Mega Millions prizes each worth $1 million.
The seemingly impossible event shocked Samir Mazahem, 56, of Dearborn Heights, who said he unintentionally bought two identical tickets with the same numbers, much like a Canadian player who recentl
Oct 26, 2020, 11:07 am - Lottery News
Nebraska man wins second scratch-off lottery jackpot this year
Lightning strikes twice for one lucky player
By Kate Northrop
Will third time be the charm? A Nebraska lottery winner might consider buying one more lottery ticket after winning a second jackpot this year.
The Nebraska Lottery saw Michael Christiansen back in March when he won and claimed a $50,000 top prize from the $5 Money Clip scratch-off game. Last Thursday, he paid them another visit to claim his second top prize, this one worth $100,000.
Christiansen had actually bought the tw
Oct 23, 2020, 8:55 am - Lottery News
N.C. man rewards friend with new car in return for lucky winning lottery numbers
Because if it weren't for his numbers, I'd still have zero.
By Kate Northrop
A North Carolina lottery player is ready to give credit where credit is due after his friend suggests five lucky numbers that ended up winning him a share of a Carolina Cash 5 jackpot.
After asking five friends to share a set of their own five lucky numbers each, one friend's suggestion won Timothy Lingo of Hillsborough half the jackpot for last Wednesday's Carolina Cash 5 drawing worth $390,814.
I said,
Oct 22, 2020, 4:08 pm - Lottery News