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Washington woman checks lottery ticket months after draw and discovers $135,000 winNews Story
A Washington woman bought a lottery ticket from a vending machine but didn't realize until months later that it was a $135,000 winner. The Lynnwood woman, identified as M.B., told Washington's Lottery officials she bought her Hit 5 ticket from a vending machine at her local Fred Meyer store while picking up groceries for dinner. M.B. said it wasn't until several months later that her husband reminded her to check the ticket, so she scanned it at a vending machine and received the instruc
Feb 28, 2024, 9:27 am - 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

Washington Lottery making changes to Hit 5 gameNews Story
Lottery reveals adjustments to Hit 5 a week after announcing rebranding of its Daily Game By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery revealed modifications to its popular Hit 5 lottery game just a week after announcing its rebranding of Daily Game to Pick 3 . Starting Sunday, August 30, players will see those changes in effect. Currently, Hit 5 offers drawings three times a week and for a chance to win a minimum starting jackpot of $100,000. At the end of this month, the drawings will be r
Aug 19, 2020, 7:00 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery revamps daily game lineupNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Florida Lottery is overhauling some of its long-running daily games, adding two new games and renaming two others. Lottery officials announced last week that it is launching two new daily games called Pick 2 and Pick 5 Monday, Aug. 1. Pick 2 players can select two numbers, from 0 through 9, to win a top prize of up to $50 for a Straight play, up to $25 for a Box play, or up to $37.50 for a Straight/Box play. Pick 5 players can select five numbers, from 0 through
Aug 1, 2016, 11:16 am - Lottery News

Sons win lottery after listening to mom's adviceNews Story
By Todd Northrop Two brothers who just hit the lotto jackpot have their mother to thank. Jay Young and Christopher Saddler of Garfield Heights, Ohio, played the Ohio Lottery's Pick 5 last Friday, using the numbers their mother, Betty Burton, suggested. Mom gave me the numbers to play, and I gave the numbers to Chris so we both decided to get a ticket, Young told Ohio lottery officials. As usual, mother knew best. Each brother won $25,000 that's $17,750 after taxes. Ohio Lottery offic
Sep 30, 2015, 10:09 am - Lottery News

Man threw away $1.25 million worth of lottery ticketsNews Story
A Pennsylvania man mistakenly threw $1.25 million worth of winning lottery tickets in the trash. The guy, it goes without saying, was pretty upset. Wouldn't you be, said Wendy Hinton, who works at Zhou Grocery on South Queen Street in York. On March 13, 2013, she sold 25 Quinto tickets numbers 4-3-4-1-8 to one of her regular customers, a man who, at the time, lived a couple of blocks from the corner store. She remembered because he played the same numbers every day their significance,
Apr 13, 2014, 9:13 am - Lottery News

Unclaimed Pa. lottery prize worth $50K to expireNews Story
Time is running out for a Pennsylvania Lottery winner to claim a $50,000 prize. The winning Quinto ticket from Dec. 10, 2009, was sold at Jean's in Schuylkill County. Lottery officials noted Monday that the ticket and prize expire one year from the date of the drawing. That's in less than two weeks. The ticket correctly matched all five numbers drawn in exact order: 6-6-4-3-1. The prize is $50,000, minus 25 percent in federal taxes. Expired prizes remain in the lottery fund. They're
Nov 30, 2010, 6:33 am - Lottery News

Two big Penn. Lottery prizes due to expire July 4News Story
Unclaimed winning tickets were sold in Westmoreland and Montgomery counties Two Pennsylvania Lottery winning tickets a Powerball ticket worth $200,000 and a Quinto evening ticket worth $50,000 from the July 4, 2009, drawings have yet to be presented for payment. The tickets and prizes will expire on July 4, one year from the date of the drawings. The Lottery never likes to see large prizes like these expire, which is why we're reaching out and hoping someone steps forward to claim them
Jun 22, 2010, 3:58 pm - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery's raffle makes 4 millionairesNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Saturday, and made four instant millionaires. The winning numbers can be found at Lottery Post's Pennsylvania Lottery Results page (https://www.lotterypost.com/results/pa) Millionaire Raffle is a raffle game offered by the Pennsylvania Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets. With only 500,000 tickets sold for the raffle, Millionaire Raffle offers the best odds for a single ticket to win $1 million
Jan 4, 2009, 10:36 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery's new Quinto game starts tomorrowNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery is adding Quinto, a numbers game similar to The Daily Number and BIG 4, but played with five numbers instead, to its lineup of mid-day and evening drawings. The Pennsylvania Lottery constantly strives to provide its players with new and innovative games, said Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees. Quinto, which offers multiple ways to play and a top prize of $50,000 cash, will appeal to players who enjoy playing The Daily Number and BIG 4 games. Quinto tickets go o
Aug 25, 2008, 10:09 am - Lottery News