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California winner of $2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot revealedNews Story
Winner of the world's largest jackpot makes himself known Includes video report By Kate Northrop The California Lottery announced the name of the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot today at a news conference. The winner of the world's largest lottery jackpot has finally come forward to cement his name in the history books and claim his earth-shattering prize. Lottery Director Alvin Johnson revealed the winner's name to be Edwin Castro, who declined to take part i
Feb 14, 2023, 2:54 pm - Lottery News

Virginia daughter convinces father to play Powerball, he wins $100,000 lottery prizeNews Story
A little leap of faith goes a long way By Kate Northrop A Virginia man almost did not play the lottery, but then won $100,000 after his daughter convinced him to take a swing at winning the $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot in November 2022. It's thanks to the insistence of Salvador Gomez's daughter that he won a $100,000 Powerball prize in the Nov. 2, 2022 Powerball drawing, which he almost did not enter. When lottery players across the country were abuzz with excitement at the pro
Feb 13, 2023, 6:21 pm - Lottery News

Two record prizes claimed by Mississippi lottery players in one dayNews Story
A big day for the Mississippi Lottery record books By Kate Northrop Two Mississippi Lottery players scooped up two remarkable prizes in one day, setting a new record for the state's largest prizes won in two particular lottery games. One Mega Millions prize of $4 million and a nearly-$1 million Match 5 prize were claimed on Wednesday in Mississippi. The two prize claims set the record for the largest prizes won in both games in the state of Mississippi since the state started sel
Feb 12, 2023, 7:29 am - Lottery News

18-year-old university student wins $48 million Lotto 6/49 jackpotNews Story
First-ever lottery ticket leads teen to becoming youngest Canadian to win one of the game's largest prizes By Kate Northrop An 18-year-old university student won a $48 million (US$35.7 million) Lotto 6/49 jackpot on her first lottery ticket purchase ever. Juliette Lamour, 18, recently became the youngest person to win one of the largest Lotto 6/49 prizes ever, and it was only her very first lottery ticket purchase. Rumors were swirling in Sault Ste. Marie after the Ontario Lotter
Feb 8, 2023, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Australian woman ignores calls from the Lottery about $40 million jackpot winNews Story
Winner sends calls from the Lottery to voicemail, believing it to be a scam By Kate Northrop An Australian woman ignored multiple calls from the Australian Lottery when they tried to let her know of a $40 million (US$27.7 million) Powerball jackpot win. An elusive lottery winner thought that the incoming calls from The Lott were a scam and subsequently sent them to voicemail, unaware that she had become a multi-millionaire. Myself and the team at The Lott were ready to speak with
Feb 3, 2023, 4:20 pm - Lottery News

Canadian lottery player wins twice in two monthsNews Story
Most recent prize bumps up lucky winner to millionaire status By Kate Northrop A twice-lucky lottery player in Ontario won two major prizes in two months. Ryaan Othman has been officially bumped up to millionaire status after he won his second major lottery prize in two months. To say that Othman is shocked about two big wins so close together is an understatement. His first win happened on Nov. 15, 2022 when he took home a $180,372 (US$135,464) second-tier Lotto Max prize. S
Jan 31, 2023, 4:27 pm - Lottery News

VIDEO: January's Weekly Roundup in lottery newsNews Story
A lottery ticket thief and the lottery version of the Incredibles this week is about family By Kate Northrop Today, Lottery Post published the second installment of the new Weekly Roundup series featuring some of the most prominent lottery stories this month. If you frequent Lottery Post's homepage or Lottery News forum, chances are you've seen quite a few notable stories this month, such as the one about a woman who stole a winning $1 million lottery ticket from her cousin and claim
Jan 27, 2023, 3:13 pm - Lottery News

Florida man wins $1 million prize after being cut in line for lottery ticketsNews Story
Karma doesn't get any better than this By Kate Northrop A Florida man won $1 million in the Florida Lottery after another customer cut in front of him in the line to buy lottery tickets. Stephen Munoz Espinoza, 43, had a tough day and was looking for a bit of luck, but when it seemed that there was just one more thing (or person) getting in his way, his luck changed for the better. To round out his day, Munoz Espinoza made a stop at the Publix grocery store on Northeast 5th Avenu
Jan 26, 2023, 11:13 am - Lottery News

Canadian woman too shocked to tell mother about $60 million Lotto Max jackpotNews Story
Winner has solid poker face after finding out about the big win By Kate Northrop A lottery winner from Ontario was so stunned by her $60 million Lotto Max lottery win that she sat in silence next to her mother for 30 minutes. Camellia Kazemi Talachi of Richmond Hill is the latest $60 million Lotto Max jackpot winner in Ontario, but processing the news took some serious concentration on her part. Talachi bought a Lotto Max ticket for the drawing on Nov. 29, 2022 at the Bayview Kit
Jan 25, 2023, 10:31 am - Lottery News

Texas woman steals winning $1 million lottery ticket from cousinNews Story
Thief pleads guilty to stealing ticket and prize money By Kate Northrop A Texas woman duped her cousin, stole his winning lottery ticket worth $1 million, and claimed hundreds of thousands of dollars in a lump sum payout without his knowledge. Iris Amador Argueta, 34, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty to stealing a scratch-off ticket worth $1 million from her cousin and claiming the lump sum payout in November 2020. On October 28, 2020, the victim, who was not named in the Nassau
Jan 23, 2023, 12:57 pm - Lottery News