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South Carolina woman gives away entire lottery prizeNews Story
Lottery winner wants to put a smile on someone else's face By Kate Northrop A generous lottery winner is giving away every cent of her lottery prize from a South Carolina Lottery instant game. An anonymous South Carolina woman is not spending a single dime on herself after winning a $200,000 prize from a scratch-off. I don't want anything for me, she told the Lottery. The selfless woman stepped foot in the Cannon Bridge convenience store on Cannon Bridge Road in Orangeburg
Feb 14, 2022, 5:42 pm - Lottery News

Eddie Tipton released from prison on paroleNews Story
Convicted lottery rigger continues to plead innocence By Kate Northrop Lottery rigging mastermind Eddie Tipton has been released on parole after serving a prison sentence for 4 years. In 2017, Eddie Tipton, 58, was sentenced to a maximum 25 years in prison for rigging multiple computerized lottery drawings in several states so he and other accomplices could collect multi-million-dollar jackpots. In a plea deal, the former lottery security chief also agreed to pay about $2.2 mil
Jan 31, 2022, 7:44 am - Lottery News

Ireland National Lottery to hold must-win draw for €19 million jackpotNews Story
The seven-month winner drought will finally end Saturday By Kate Northrop It's been seven months without a winner in the Ireland National Lottery's Lotto game, and Saturday, the capped 19.06 million (US$21.81 million) jackpot will finally be awarded to one (or more) lucky players. The National Lottery announced on Thursday that one or more players will win the current record-breaking Lotto jackpot in a guaranteed will be won event to be held this Saturday. We know that most of
Jan 13, 2022, 2:09 pm - Lottery News

Cash Pop lottery game starting in South Carolina this monthNews Story
South Carolina one of the latest states to adopt the fast-growing draw game By Kate Northrop Cash Pop is coming to yet another state after the South Carolina Lottery announced that it will be adding the game to its lineup this month. Starting Jan. 17, 2022, South Carolina Lottery players will have their own chance to try the new Cash Pop draw game that is quickly spreading across state lines. Last month, the Florida Lottery announced that it would be releasing its own Cash Pop
Jan 7, 2022, 10:30 am - Lottery News

Ireland National Lottery to propose must-win jackpot drawsNews Story
Debate about forcing a jackpot win heats up as Lotto jackpot continues to roll beyond six months By Kate Northrop Executives at Premier Lotteries Ireland, the operator of the Ireland National Lottery, are in talks about enacting regulations that would require a drawing for a capped jackpot to produce a winner after a certain number of rollovers. After an Irish politician called for an audit of the Lottery's machinations , suggesting that there may be some flaws in the operation of
Dec 15, 2021, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

Three tickets bought at same store share the same $8.3 million New York Lotto jackpotNews Story
Lucky convenience store sells a lucky trio of lottery tickets By Kate Northrop Three winning tickets sold at the same convenience store in New York will be splitting the $8.3 million New York Lotto jackpot that was drawn on Wednesday night. One retailer in Manhattan is living up to its name after it sold three winning tickets for one single New York Lotto jackpot worth $8.3 million. The Lucky Choice Convenience store on West 72nd Street in the Upper West Side was lucky for sure
Nov 26, 2021, 11:35 am - Lottery News

South Carolina dog lover wins $30,000 on pup-themed lottery scratch-offNews Story
Lottery player is top dog after impulse buy By Kate Northrop A South Carolina woman knew she had to scoop up a dog-themed scratch-off ticket when she saw the new holiday game for sale in the store, and now that she's $30,000 richer, she's glad she listened to her gut. Animal lovers will tell you that puppy eyes are hard to resist, just how hard it was for one woman to resist picking out a ticket from the South Carolina Lottery's new holiday pup-themed scratch-off game, Happy Pawlidays!
Oct 17, 2021, 7:05 pm - Lottery News

South Carolina man wins $200,000 lottery prize with numbers he saw on TV showNews Story
By Kate Northrop It just so happened that some numbers mentioned in a television show were the lucky numbers a South Carolina player needed to win a $200,000 jackpot in the South Carolina Lottery's Palmetto Cash 5 game. An anonymous South Carolina player was looking for inspiration for his lottery numbers when he saw a series of numbers mentioned on TV. I saw [the numbers] on television, he told the Lottery a day after cashing in his winning ticket. The show he was watching mentione
Sep 5, 2021, 5:28 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $18.41 million Lotto 47 jackpot with numbers he played for 30 yearsNews Story
Thinking of changing up your numbers anytime soon? You might want to rethink that. By Kate Northrop After sticking with the same set of numbers for three decades and rarely missing a drawing, one Michigan man is walking away with a Lotto 47 jackpot worth $18.41 million. There's no way to perfectly describe the unwavering patience and resolve of one anonymous Michigan man, who finally hit the jackpot with the same set of numbers he's played for 30 years. The spectacular win might give
Aug 30, 2021, 2:00 pm - Lottery News

Washington Army veteran of 29 years wins $5.4 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
Last minute deviation from routine rewards in full By Kate Northrop A quick and simple deviation from an everyday routine earned a Washington Army veteran a $5.4 million Lotto prize. Having served in the Army for 29 years, 59-year-old Kenneth C. of Spokane was used to a daily routine since transitioning to a civilian life. On most days after work, he would stop at a store, buy what he needed, and pick up a few lottery tickets while he's at it. He always has a play slip handy, ready t
Aug 20, 2021, 8:18 am - Lottery News