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Irish family claims €12.7 million Lotto jackpot after two months of waitingNews Story
Winners explain why they took their time to claim the prize By Kate Northrop A close-knit Irish family hit the jackpot in the National Lottery's Lotto draw game in April and wisely did everything they could to prepare for the sudden influx of cash they were about to accept. The winners, who reside in County Kilkenny in Ireland, finally claimed the Lotto jackpot from the drawing on Wed., Apr. 14, 2021 worth 12,740,043 (US$15.2 million). Since coming forward, they discussed the steps
Jun 26, 2021, 6:09 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man almost threw out winning $500,000 lottery ticketNews Story
It was worth a second glance By Kate Northrop Always double-check your tickets is probably what one lucky Michigan man would tell any lottery player after he nearly threw out a winning scratch-off ticket worth $500,000. A Grand Rapids player thought he held a losing lottery ticket, but a second glance saved him from making a decision that would have cost him $500,000. The player, who chose to remain anonymous, stopped at the Meijer gas station on Wilson Avenue Northwest in Gran
Jun 21, 2021, 8:57 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $1 million in lottery, drives off with gas pump still attachedNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Michigan player was so excited when he found out he won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket that he drove away from the gas station with the gas hose still attached to his car. An anonymous player from Genesee County forgot to remove the gas hose before he victoriously drove off with a lottery ticket worth a million dollars. The winner, 59, stopped at the Speedway gas station on Owen Road in Fenton to fill up his tank and went inside the convenience store to
Jun 5, 2021, 8:35 am - Lottery News

Psychic predicts Australian woman's $9.7 million lottery winNews Story
By Kate Northrop An Australian mother is millions of dollars richer after a psychic told her mother that someone in her family would win a life-changing prize this year. Sydney's latest Powerball multi-millionaire is an anonymous Carnes Hill woman who revealed that someone predicted she would scoop up a huge prize, but at no point did the psychic mention it would be a $9.7 million (US$7.5 million) jackpot for the May 27, 2021 drawing. The mother held the only winning ticket for the top
Jun 1, 2021, 10:05 am - Lottery News

$731.1 million Powerball jackpot claimed by anonymous group in MarylandNews Story
It's the largest prize in the Maryland Lottery's history By Kate Northrop An anonymous group stepped forward to claim a record $731.1 million Powerball jackpot drawn on Jan. 20, 2021, the sixth-largest jackpot in the U.S. and the longest roll in Powerball history with 36 consecutive drawings. A group of anonymous winners dubbed The Power Pack finally came forward to claim the Maryland Lottery's largest jackpot. As many would expect, the group chose to take the prize as a one-time lum
May 27, 2021, 11:12 am - Lottery News

Minnesota will allow anonymous lottery prize claimsNews Story
New law comes into effect September 1 By Kate Northrop Minnesota will join the growing list of states that allow players to claim lottery prizes anonymously when a new law goes into effect granting winners of certain big prizes the option to withhold their names from the public record. On Friday, Governor Tim Walz signed a bill into law that will allow lottery winners of prizes over $10,000 to keep their names private. The bill passed through the Minnesota Legislature unanimously and
May 10, 2021, 1:38 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man who lost everything in a flood wins $2 millionNews Story
Lucky scratch-off turns the tables By Kate Northrop A Michigan man turned his life around when he won a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off a year after he lost everything in a flood. The feeling of instant karma was immense for the anonymous Midland County player, 29, who played the Michigan Lottery's $2,000,000 Lucky 7's scratch-off game and took home a $2 million top prize. Last year, I lost everything in a flood, so to win this prize is so overwhelming to me, he told the Lot
Apr 27, 2021, 11:38 am - Lottery News

Australian couple hid $100,000 lottery ticket in a safe for eight monthsNews Story
New South Wales couple knew about their win since last year By Kate Northrop A man and a woman from Australia purposefully waited eight months to collect their $100,000 prize and kept their winning ticket hidden away in a safe before making the claim. The anonymous pair won the lottery last year when they scooped up the $100,000 first prize for the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot drawing on Mon., Aug. 10, 2020. It's a wonder they were able to wait so long to claim it, but according to the
Apr 24, 2021, 7:39 pm - Lottery News

Legislation allows Montana lottery winners to remain anonymousNews Story
The Montana Lottery sent out its first news release Friday listing major lottery prizes won this week without including the names of the winners, following a new law allowing prize winners to remain anonymous. The Legislature passed the bill last month and Gov. Greg Gianforte signed it into law on March 31. While the legislation did not have an effective date, lottery spokesperson Jennifer McKee said they followed the spirit of the legislation in only releasing the towns were the major pri
Apr 15, 2021, 11:42 am - Lottery News

Anonymous UK winner claims £122 million EuroMillions jackpotNews Story
An anonymous EuroMillions ticket holder has become the United Kingdom's fifth-biggest National Lottery winner after their 122 million (US$168 million) jackpot prize was paid out. Lottery operator Camelot UK Lotteries Limited announced on Friday it had validated and paid out the prize of 122,550,350.80, the jackpot from the EuroMillions draw on April 2. Unless the winner signs an agreement for full publicity, no further information can be released about their win. Camelot's Andy Carter,
Apr 12, 2021, 9:10 am - Lottery News