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Mega Millions host calls wrong winning number during broadcastNews Story
Strangely, New York pays out some prizes that matched wrong number We all make mistakes, but for a host of the Mega Millions lottery, it's a potentially costly one: Prize payments for some Mega Millions tickets have been temporarily suspended after host John Crow incorrectly read the Mega Ball number during Tuesday's lottery drawing. The first five numbers were called correctly: 15, 19, 20, 61 and 70. But as the gold Mega Ball, was selected, the number 9 with a line drawn under it could
May 13, 2022, 8:28 am - Lottery News

45 jackpot-winning tickets in one California Lottery Fantasy 5 drawingNews Story
Unusually high number of top prize winners in Pick 5-style game By Kate Northrop A whopping 45 winning tickets won the California Lottery's Fantasy 5 jackpot worth $344,700 on Sat., Apr. 30, with each ticket getting an equal share of the prize. The California Lottery's Fantasy 5 game had an astonishing number of winners after an interesting combination of winning numbers were drawn on Saturday. On Saturday night, the game produced the winning numbers 3, 6, 9, 36, and 39. With 4
May 6, 2022, 12:45 pm - Lottery News

Big letdown for North Carolina lottery "winner" when barcode proves false winNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Florida trucker experienced the letdown of his life after his suspicion of a big win was proven wrong by the barcode on his lottery ticket. Florida resident James Kinard was sure the lottery ticket he bought while passing through North Carolina was a winner, but the good feeling came crashing to a halt when the barcode on the ticket proved it was a false win. While making a stop in Statesville, Kinard decided to play the North Carolina Lottery's 50X Multiplier gam
May 2, 2022, 11:54 am - Lottery News

UPDATE: Hoosier Lottery pays out $1.78 million after Fast Play error produced 632 winning ticketsNews Story
Lottery currently exploring available options for recovery By Kate Northrop The Hoosier Lottery has paid out $1,785,000 so far after a vendor error mistakenly produced 632 winning tickets in an in-state Fast Play drawing. Last month, the Hoosier Lottery announced that it would pay out all winning tickets affected by a validation error for its newest Fast Play game, $20 Golden Jackpot. On the morning of the game's first drawing, players experienced a technical issue that prevent
Apr 25, 2022, 5:50 pm - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery game Powerball celebrates its 30th birthdayNews Story
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

UK man says £6.5 million lottery prize was stolen by retailer clerkNews Story
Camelot refuses payout, player seeks legal action against National Lottery By Kate Northrop A lottery player is prepared to take legal action against the UK National Lottery after Camelot refused him a 6.5 million (US$8.5 million) payout, saying that the prize had already been claimed. One UK veteran was taken by surprise when Camelot, the current operator of the National Lottery, told him they wouldn't pay out the same prize twice, leading him to believe that a retailer clerk stol
Apr 8, 2022, 2:36 pm - Lottery News

California woman chooses wrong lottery ticket because of "rude" person, wins $10 millionNews Story
Woman is millions richer thanks to a stranger's bad manners By Kate Northrop A rude person at a grocery store inadvertently helped a California woman win $10 million in the lottery after their bad manners caused her to select the wrong ticket. There have been countless stories of people being persuaded to buy a different lottery ticket and winning but one player was literally pushed into purchasing a ticket she had no intention of buying and won a huge prize as a result. In Nov
Apr 7, 2022, 12:20 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman throws out winning $110,000 lottery ticket and saves it from the trashNews Story
Lottery ticket ends up damaged in the garbage bin By Kate Northrop A Virginia woman had a moment of panic when she almost lost out on a $110,000 Cash 5 jackpot, but she was thankfully able to recover the winning ticket she tossed in the garbage. Mary Elliot was nearly beside herself when she realized she threw out a winning Cash 5 lottery ticket worth $110,000, so she went digging through the trash to find it. While the Buckingham County resident was able to successfully recove
Apr 4, 2022, 12:37 pm - Lottery News

First $10 million Powerball Double Play ticket goes unclaimed in MarylandNews Story
Deadline to claim prize passes a year after the milestone drawing By Kate Northrop The nation's first winning $10 million Powerball Double Play ticket sold in Maryland went unclaimed earlier this week after a full year of waiting for the historical winner to come forward. On the night of Sept. 27, 2021, a lottery player in Maryland made history when they bought a Powerball ticket with the Double Play option and won the very first $10 million top prize from the add-on feature's extr
Mar 31, 2022, 1:23 pm - Lottery News

UPDATE: Hoosier Lottery will pay out all winning tickets after Fast Play errorNews Story
Lottery finishes investigation, will honor all claims filed for game's winning tickets By Kate Northrop Friday the Hoosier Lottery announced that it will pay out all winning tickets affected by a validation error for its newest Fast Play game. On the morning of the launch of Indiana's newest Fast Play game, $20 Golden Jackpot, players experienced a technical issue that prevented their supposedly winning tickets from being validated. Players phoned in and contacted the Lottery d
Mar 28, 2022, 8:52 am - Lottery News