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Technical difficulty with New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 drawing results in two sets of winning numbersNews Story
Physical error causes incomplete draw By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery had to conduct a second Pick 4 evening drawing last night after a mechanical problem caused the first draw to fail, the Lottery announced today. A technical error involving the New Jersey Lottery's ball drawing machine led to an incomplete draw in the Pick 4 evening drawing on Thurs., March 14. All of the balls did not release into the chamber of the drawing machine before the winning numbers were sele
Mar 15, 2024, 12:18 pm - Lottery News

Virginia man bags $120,000 in Pick 4 with 8-8-8-8 combinationNews Story
A six-figure prize in one drawing By Kate Northrop A Virginia man was lucky 24 times in one drawing, with his Pick 4 number combination pulling off a $120,000 win. It's common for the payout to be larger in Pick 4 drawings that yield number combinations with the same four numbers, but one Virginia man managed to rake in $120,000 all for himself. Dennis Fears won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 night drawing on August 25 24 times. Every single ticket held the same f
Sep 27, 2023, 7:37 pm - Lottery News

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

New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 payout sets single-day state recordNews Story
Winners see results of new game change coming to fruition with huge payout By Kate Northrop For the first time ever in New Jersey, Pick 4 players won over $1 million in a single day thanks to a lucky set of four numbers and a particular rule change set in place last month. On Wed., Dec. 28, lottery players in New Jersey won a total of $1,023,210 in prizes, but a majority of those winnings came from one Pick 4 drawing. In mid-November, the New Jersey Lottery enacted a game change
Dec 30, 2022, 11:46 am - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery to offer fixed Pick 3 and Pick 4 prize amountsNews Story
Prizes no longer reduced when there are many winners By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery announced that they will start offering fixed prize amounts for Pick 3 and Pick 4, which will guarantee more winnings for multiple winning tickets. Starting next week, the New Jersey Lottery will adjust its payout structure for Pick 3 and Pick 4 so that each winning ticket will beget a fixed guaranteed prize. Currently, multiple winning tickets in the same prize tier will split the availa
Nov 9, 2022, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery starts its own Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawingsNews Story
Discontinues shared drawings with Hoosier Lottery By Kate Northrop Iowa Lottery players now have their own in-state versions of Pick 3 and Pick 4 after sharing drawings and results with the neighboring Hoosier Lottery since 2017. Both the Pick 3 and Pick 4 draw games in Iowa will now have winning numbers and drawings that are unique to Iowa only, following a procedural update. Iowa residents have been able to enjoy playing Pick 3 and Pick 4 since 1998 and 2003, respectively, but
Oct 4, 2022, 8:26 am - Lottery News

9-9-9-9 in Virginia Lottery Pick 4 produces huge $8.7 million payoutNews Story
Lucky quad delights players across the state By Kate Northrop A Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing produced a lucky combination this week, sparking an impressive payout of $8.7 million to players holding winning numbers. On Wednesday, the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 Day drawing produced the winning numbers 9-9-9-9, no doubt leaving many players in the state in a happy mood. Winning tickets on a $1 wager won $5,000 in the August 31 afternoon drawing, while winning tickets on a fifty-ce
Sep 2, 2022, 5:19 pm - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery to swap out 5 Card Cash for new Pick 5 gameNews Story
Out with the old and in with the new a popular draw game is coming to Maryland By Kate Northrop The Maryland Lottery announced that it will be ending 5 Card Cash and will replace it with a new Pick 5 game, the state's newest draw game in six years since it joined Cash4Life in 2016. If you want to get your final 5 Card Cash plays in before it's gone, now's the time. 5 Card Cash will be closing out this week, but players might be excited to know that there is a new game ready to take
Feb 1, 2022, 1:58 pm - Lottery News

Virginia man wins $100,000 on 20 identical Pick 4 lottery ticketsNews Story
A small change and a big bet make all the difference By Kate Northrop The stars aligned for one Virginia man, who hedged his bets on 20 identical tickets in the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 drawing on Oct. 23 and walked away with a whopping $100,000. One small change here and a leap of faith there, and William Newell of Alexandria suddenly became $100,000 richer after winning on 20 Pick 4 lottery tickets that each contained the same numbers. Newell is a fan of the Lottery's Pick 4
Nov 4, 2021, 12:12 pm - Lottery News

Louisiana Lottery launches Pick 5 draw gameNews Story
Lottery releases its third daily numbers game By Kate Northrop Yesterday, the Louisiana Lottery launched Pick 5, the third game in its family of daily numbers games that also includes Pick 3 and Pick 4. Louisiana players now have a chance to win a $50,000 top prize in the Lottery's new Pick 5 game, which incorporates both classic and brand-new play-types. Our daily numbers game sales have shown solid, continual growth over the last several years with fiscal year sales up more t
Aug 2, 2021, 11:06 am - Lottery News