Name says it all: win was much larger than expected
By Kate Northrop
A Maryland woman is in a state of "Euphoria" after she almost settled for believing she had won a fraction of a $540,000 Multi-Match lottery jackpot.
An unlikely visit made one Maryland lottery player so ecstatic that she mistakenly believed she won less than the $540,000 Multi-Match jackpot she was entitled to.
The woman, who adopted the appropriate name "Euphoria" to claim her prize anonymously, found herself in Towson, a place she rarely visits. She was there for a last-minute stop at a Shell gas station on York Road.
A Michigan woman had never played the lottery before in her life, but her first ticket, which she received as a gift, was all it took for her to win a $500,000 prize.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is urging a mystery lottery winner to come forward before a $40 million (US$28 million) Lotto Max jackpot slips away at the end of the month.
The Holiday Millionaire Raffle is underway in Kansas, giving players in the state their best odds at winning $1 million before the end of the holiday season.
Lottery players across the state of Maryland have collectively hit it big after one week of wins valued at $10,000 and more resulted in a massive total payout of $29.5 million.
The North Carolina Lottery has paid out exactly $1 million post-tax to a player who won a top prize in a game that factors in taxes to guarantee the million-dollar amount.
The British government is weighing a proposal to ban licensed betting operators from taking wagers on the outcome of the newly launched Powerball draw game in the United Kingdom.
The ex-Circle K manager embroiled in a legal battle over a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot-winning ticket has picked up an unexpected supporter: a former NFL player with alleged ties to the convenience store chain.
