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$366.7 million Powerball jackpot won in Vermont
For the first time in history, the winning Powerball jackpot ticket was sold at a Vermont retailer, Vermont Lottery officials announced Thursday.
The winning ticket was sold in Middlebury, at the Short Stop gas station on Court Street part of the Jolley chain of gas stations.
The owner of the lucky ticket, who has not stepped forward to claim the windfall yet, won a payout worth $366.7 million spread out over 30 years, which they could take as an immediate cash payout of $208.5 million.
Jul 1, 2022, 7:23 am - Lottery News
North Carolina Veteran "blessed" by $1 million lottery prize from second-chance drawing
Lucky winner says he is familiar with second chances
By Kate Northrop
A North Carolina Veteran says he has had his fair share of second chances in life, but a $1 million lottery prize from a second-chance drawing is the most recent stroke of luck he's had.
Joe Mathews of Raleigh is not only thankful for the $1 million second-chance prize he won from a scratch-off, but it's also a reminder of the good things he has going for him in life.
I believe in second chance, Mathews told
Jun 13, 2022, 5:19 pm - Lottery News
California woman is announced as $426 million Mega Millions jackpot winner
Winner claims state's biggest lottery jackpot this year
By Kate Northrop
The lone winner of a $426 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot stepped forward this week to claim her prize.
Yesterday, the California Lottery announced Kristine Wellenstein as the state's biggest winner so far this year.
Back in January, the Mega Millions jackpot had reached an estimated $421 million, which had been bumped up to $426 million after the drawing took place on Jan. 28, 2022.
Wellenstein
Jun 10, 2022, 11:08 am - Lottery News
North Carolina Lottery winner of $10 million sentenced to life in prison for murder
By Kate Northrop
A North Carolina Lottery winner who won a $10 million prize in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of murder.
In 2017, Michael Todd Hill, 54, struck it big after winning $10 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket. After having been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Keonna Graham in 2020, he has now been handed a life sentence in prison.
Hill, of Leland, worked in a nuclear plant in 2017 when he hit millions on an Ultimate Millions
Jun 1, 2022, 6:29 am - Lottery News
California Powerball winner steps forward to claim share of $632.6 million jackpot
The waiting and wondering is over
By Kate Northrop
After over four months, the California winner of half of the $632.6 million Powerball jackpot drawn in January has come forward to claim their share of the massive prize.
The wait is finally over. Orlando Zavala Lozano is one of the two winners who split the $632.6 million Powerball jackpot drawn on Jan. 5, 2022.
When Lozano picked up a Powerball ticket at the 7-Eleven on the corner of Wyndham Drive and Valley Hi Drive in Sacra
May 24, 2022, 12:56 pm - Lottery News
Florida lottery winner discovers unemployment benefits collected by imposter
Charles Dennis Engelhardt's legacy of state lottery winnings took a strange turn this month when Florida's unemployment offices (DEO) and Florida Lottery withheld his $600 Florida Lotto X winnings to cover part of a current debt balance of $1,799 for an unemployment overpayment.
Engelhardt told News 6 the notices made no sense because he and his wife retired in early 2014 and have had no reason to collect unemployment benefits over the last 8 years.
We were making close to what we were m
May 20, 2022, 7:03 pm - Lottery News
North Carolina lottery winners "had to pinch each other" after winning $200,000
That's one way to confirm it's real
By Kate Northrop
A couple who won $200,000 in the North Carolina Lottery had to pinch each other to make sure their win was real.
William Perry and his wife found themselves face-to-face with an astounding amount of money in a matter of seconds after he scratched off a $200,000 top prize from a scratch-off ticket.
In that moment, the couple had to pinch each other to make sure it was real.
It's like I was walking around in a trance, Perr
May 10, 2022, 10:57 am - Lottery News
Massachusetts man going through troubled times emerges victorious with $1 million lottery win
Lottery winner is ready to thank the ones who helped him through it all
By Kate Northrop
After making it through some trying times, one Massachusetts man is getting the pick-me-up he deserves in the form of a $1 million lottery prize from an instant game.
Brian Parisi of Gloucester has been through a lot in the past couple years, but a $1 million lottery win from a Massachusetts Lottery scratch-off helped lift his spirits.
Two years ago, Parisi sustained a significant injury in
May 5, 2022, 12:38 pm - Lottery News
Lucky "mistake" helped Iowa man win $1 million Mega Millions lottery prize
Ticket printing mishap gives player a lucky break
Includes audio report
By Kate Northrop
A mistake that occurred while printing a Mega Millions lottery ticket led to an Iowa man winning a $1 million second-tier prize.
Josh Buster of West Burlington is positive that a clerk's slip-up is the reason why he won $1 million in the Mega Millions drawing on April 15.
The Mega Millions jackpot for the drawing on Fri., April 15 was $20 million, and Buster made sure he bought his tick
Apr 21, 2022, 6:54 am - Lottery News
Multi-state lottery game Powerball celebrates its 30th birthday
Lotteries look back on three decades of winning
By Kate Northrop
Powerball, one of the largest draw-based lottery games in the United States, is turning 30 years old this week.
State lotteries across the country are celebrating Powerball's 30th anniversary this week by taking a look back on some of their biggest local winners in the game's history.
Happy birthday to Powerball, North Carolina Lottery Executive Director Mark Michalko said. No game has produced bigger dreams in No
Apr 20, 2022, 9:11 am - Lottery News