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Growing number of states move to shield lottery winnersNews Story
A growing number of states are moving to allow the winners of big lottery jackpots to stay anonymous as privacy concerns are increasingly trumping lottery groups' wishes to publicize winners to boost sales and show that the games are fair. Arizona could be the next state to join at least nine others with laws that let winners keep their names secret under a proposal headed to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey. Four years ago, just five states allowed anonymous winners, and a handful of others allowe
Apr 14, 2019, 8:26 am - Lottery News

Virginia lottery jackpot winners can stay anonymous, starting in JulyNews Story
A new law passed by the Virginia General Assembly and signed by the Governor prohibits the Virginia Lottery from disclosing information about big jackpot winners. The bill was unanimously passed by the House, and it passed the Senate in a vote of 34 to 5. A similar bill was introduced by Senator Lionell Spruill, Sr. who represents part of Chesapeake. Governor Ralph Northam signed the bill into law on February 27. When the bill goes into effect this summer, the Virginia Lottery will not
Apr 5, 2019, 7:35 pm - Lottery News

$768.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot won by single ticket sold in WisconsinNews Story
By Todd Northrop One Powerball lottery ticket sold in Wisconsin won the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Wednesday night. The lucky numbers for the $768.4 million jackpot were 16, 20, 37, 44, and 62, with Powerball number 12. The Power Play multiplier was 3. The top prize surged from an estimated $750 million due to strong ticket sales. The lump sum payout is $476.9 million. The winning ticket was sold in New Berlin, a city of about 40,000 people roughly 14 miles (22.5
Mar 28, 2019, 8:03 am - Lottery News

$750 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges to 4th-largest everNews Story
Only the 4th time in history a lottery jackpot has grown to $700 million+ By Todd Northrop This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $750 million. If you feel like it's been a long time since Powerball last had a jackpot winner you'd be right. The 25 consecutive drawings since the last winner on Dec. 26 is the longest stretch without a jackpot
Mar 24, 2019, 9:27 am - Lottery News

Kansas man claims $50M Mega Millions jackpot on ticket he purchased in MissouriNews Story
By Todd Northrop A Kansas man who stopped to get gas and a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Kansas City, Missouri is now $50 million richer. According to a news release from the Missouri Lottery, Hira Singh of Shawnee, Kansas, claimed the jackpot in Jefferson City this week. The Quick Pick ticket Singh bought at the QuikTrip at 6641 E. Truman Road in Kansas City matched all six Mega Millions numbers drawn on March 12. Those numbers were 10, 12, 16, 49, and 57 with Mega Ball number 18.
Mar 22, 2019, 5:58 am - Lottery News

$625 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soars on rolloverNews Story
7th-largest US lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop After a 24th-consecutive drawing without a winner, the Powerball multi-state lottery game now features a jackpot that will provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky player who eventually wins it all. After nobody won Wednesday's $562.1 million grand prize, the Powerball jackpot increased to a whopping $625 million for Saturday's drawing the 7th-largest US lottery jackpot of all time. But since most winners choose the lum
Mar 21, 2019, 7:50 am - Lottery News

$550 MILLION: Red hot Powerball jackpot rolls againNews Story
By Todd Northrop This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a jackpot payout of more than a half-billion dollars. The new high-water mark of $550 million for the current Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $492.1 million grand prize. The new jackpot stands as the 11th-largest ever recorded in United States lottery history. (See top 25 annuity and cash values below.) The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Po
Mar 17, 2019, 9:01 am - Lottery News

$495 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot climbs, awaits its first winner of 2019News Story
By Todd Northrop Two and a half months into 2019, we still don't have a Powerball jackpot winner. But it's not for a lack of trying: The multi-state lottery game now features a jackpot worth a half-billion dollars. The last person to win the game was David Johnson, a Brooklyn, New York truck driver, who claimed a $298.3 million jackpot from the Dec. 26, 2018 drawing. After that drawing, the Powerball jackpot reset to $40 million and continued to rollover for 22 consecutive drawings,
Mar 14, 2019, 8:35 am - Lottery News

Iowa lottery lawsuit granted class action, affecting 7.2 million tickets in 19 statesNews Story
By Jason Clayworth A judge has granted class-action status in a lawsuit that claims people who purchased at least 7.2 million lottery tickets in 19 states were scammed by a former national lottery IT director who worked in Iowa. Eddie Tipton, the former IT director for the Multi-State Lottery Association in Urbandale, added a secret code to random number-generating computer software in 2005 that allowed him to narrow the drawing's winning odds from as great as 5 million to 1 down to 200 to
Jan 28, 2019, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Lawyers seek to depose lottery fraud mastermind in prisonNews Story
Lawyers pursuing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of lottery customers nationwide are seeking to interview the jailed insider who allegedly rigged jackpots for himself and others for years. The lawyers said in a court filing Friday they want to take the deposition of Eddie Tipton at the prison in Clarinda, Iowa, to gather information for their case against the Multi-State Lottery Association. Judge Michael Huppert recently granted class-action status to the case, which involves customers w
Jan 21, 2019, 8:50 pm - Lottery News