Shortly after 7pm on April 24th, 1980, millions of Pennsylvanians watched intently as a third and final ping-pong ball shot up the tube of a machine on live television.

"And there you have it," exclaimed the station's beloved announcer, Nick Perry. "Today's Pennsylvania lottery daily number: 6-6-6!" 

As the cheesy music faded and the lights dimmed, Perry implored lucky ticket holders at home to claim their prizes: "If you've got it, come and get it!"

What the public didn't know was that Perry — along with a rag-tag...

First MS Lottery retailers have been approved

By Todd Northrop

People wanting to play the Mississippi lottery will be able to do so slightly sooner than expected.

The Mississippi Lottery Corp. announced it will start selling scratch-off lottery tickets Nov. 25 — the Monday before Thanksgiving. Lottery officials had originally planned to begin sales on Dec. 1.

Multi-state lottery tickets for games such as Powerball and Mega Millions are expected to go on sale in early 2020.

An Ireland man who bought his first-ever lottery ticket said the $551,575 winner nearly ended up in the trash at his local store.

The Dublin dad was thanking his lucky stars today in the Ireland National Lottery Winner's Room as he claimed his check for €500,000 (US$551,575), which was a top prize won in the EuroMillions Plus draw on Tuesday, October 8.

His winning Quick Pick ticket was bought at the Centra store on Grange Road in Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.

And he revealed that while he has no plans set in stone for the winnings just yet, he said that he was going to surprise his daughter and show her the check at the dinner table tonight.

What would you do if you suddenly came into a large amount of money?

The lucky winner of Tuesday's record £170 million (US$209 million / €190 million) EuroMillions jackpot draw has come forward, the UK National Lottery has said.

Saturday will mark 20 years since the people of Alabama voted against allowing a lottery, and now many legislators say it's time to let the people vote again.

The Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) has unveiled a new look for its website and officially introduced its brand on social media in advance of its anticipated launch of scratch-off tickets by December 1.

EuroMillions players across Britain have been urged to check their tickets this morning after one person won the entire £170 million (US$209 million / €190 million) jackpot.

The EuroMillions jackpot of €190 million (US$209 million) will have to be won on Tuesday night no matter what happens, with the odds of claiming at least a share of the top prize effectively falling from 140 million to 1 to a considerably more manageable 7 million to 1 due to a never-before enforced rule.

Michigan residents apparently aren't checking their lottery tickets, as a $1 million prize went unclaimed on Thursday — for the third time this year, the state lottery said.