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Missouri man buys lottery ticket out of frustration, wins $2.4 million jackpot
Happy wife, happy life
By Kate Northrop
While one Missouri man wanted to rush home to catch the football game, his wife urged him to make a pit stop to buy a lottery ticket that ended up netting them a $2.4 million Lotto jackpot.
A Jackson County couple were on their way home when the woman implored her husband to stop. Although he was annoyed that he might miss a game on TV, he's glad he listened to his wife.
My wife forced me to pull over and buy a lottery ticket because I wa
Nov 8, 2021, 11:08 am - Lottery News
Canadian man rediscovers forgotten lottery ticket and wins $20 million
Winning ticket sat in his wallet for over a month
By Kate Northrop
A Canadian man was already celebrating a momentous occasion when he rediscovered a forgotten Lotto Max lottery ticket in his wallet worth $20 million (US$16.15 million).
Jerry Knot, of Wasagamack, was in good spirits at his daughter's wedding in Winnipeg, but there was plenty more to celebrate when he learned that the disregarded lottery ticket in his pocket was a $20 million winner.
Back in August, Knott bought a Lot
Nov 1, 2021, 9:30 am - Lottery News
Lotto New Zealand payment glitch affects 25,000 players buying tickets
$42.2 million Powerball jackpot scooped up by one lone ticketholder in the same night
By Kate Northrop
In a digital glitch, around 25,000 Kiwis were overcharged on their lottery tickets for Lotto New Zealand's $42.2 million (US$30.2 million) Powerball drawing on Wednesday, the second-largest jackpot won in the country's history.
The high volume of traffic on the Lottery's MyLotto website prior to the drawing led to issues with the card processing systems operated by third party payment
Oct 26, 2021, 8:03 am - Lottery News
French ticket holder wins record €220 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot
It's the largest EuroMillions jackpot in history
By Kate Northrop
Someone in France is going to experience some life-altering changes to their finances after scooping up the 220 million (US$256 million) EuroMillions jackpot on Friday, which holds the record for the game's largest prize in its history.
One lone ticket in France just ended the EuroMillions fervor after winning the largest jackpot the game has ever seen at an eye-watering 220 million.
Lottery players across Europe jumpe
Oct 19, 2021, 11:18 am - Lottery News
Canadian man has selfless plans for $2 million Ontario 49 lottery prize
To this winner, nothing is more important than putting a smile on someone's face
By Kate Northrop
It's not uncommon for newly minted lottery winners to put their prize money toward home improvements, a home, or simply investing it, but one Canadian man just wants to put a smile on his loved one's faces.
Christopher Winterbottom, 37, took home $2 million (US$ 1.6 million) in the Oct. 6 drawing for the Ontario Lottery's Ontario 49 draw game. With that money, he wants to splurge on various
Oct 15, 2021, 11:55 am - Lottery News
Man wins nearly $200,000 with lottery ticket he forgot he bought
A North Carolina mechanic won almost $200,000 on a lottery ticket he forgot he purchased.
Gregory Warren of Franklinville, North Carolina, stopped for gas after work and decided to try his luck on a Cash 5 ticket that ended up winning him half of a $391,870 jackpot.
I don't buy lottery tickets very often, said Warren. It just so happens I picked a good day to buy one!
Warren, a mechanic, bought his Quick Pick ticket for the Sept. 29 drawing from the BP on U.S. 64 East in Asheboro. H
Oct 13, 2021, 12:16 pm - Lottery News
Pennsylvania great-great-grandmother nets $1.2 million Cash 5 jackpot
Upgraded lawnmower is on the way
By Kate Northrop
A great-great-grandmother has big plans for her yard after winning a $1.2 million Cash 5 jackpot in the Pennsylvania Lottery.
83-year-old Lillian Hess of Lancaster County has been playing Cash 5, the Lottery's longest-running game, for years. Her persistence has finally paid off to the tune of a $1.2 million jackpot from the Sat., Sept. 18 drawing.
The funny thing is I usually check my numbers when the TV station has the drawing on,
Oct 11, 2021, 11:47 am - Lottery News
$699.8 million Powerball lottery jackpot won by single ticket sold in California
By Todd Northrop
One Powerball lottery ticket sold in California won the seventh-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Monday night.
The lucky numbers for the $699.8 million jackpot were 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69, with Powerball number 15. The Power Play multiplier was 2. The top prize was adjusted upwards from the initial estimate of $685 million after all proceeds were counted Monday night.
The lump sum payout for the single winning ticket is a jaw-dropping $496 million.
The winnin
Oct 5, 2021, 6:21 am - Lottery News
$620 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rolls again
10th-largest lottery jackpot in US history
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 $620 million.
If you feel like it's been a long time since Powerball last had a jackpot winner you'd be right. The 39 consecutive drawings since the last winner on June 5 is the longest stretch without a jackpot winner in the game's histo
Sep 30, 2021, 9:26 am - Lottery News
$545 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rolls a record 37 times
14th-largest US lottery jackpot in history
By Todd Northrop
After a record 37th-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 Saturday's $528.8 million grand prize, the Powerball jackpot increased to a whopping $545 million for Monday's drawing the 14th-largest US lottery jackpot of all time.
But since most winners choose t
Sep 26, 2021, 4:22 pm - Lottery News