Lottery News for May 2013

May 2013

Friday, May 31, 2013

Missouri Lottery considering tickets at gas pumps 9:53 pm - Missourians might have another choice at the gas pump someday: regular, premium, or Powerball. 31 comments (last)

Indiana math teacher wins $100,000 from free lottery ticket 2:36 pm - A Fort Wayne, Indiana, high school math teacher won $100,000 on a free Hoosier Lottery scratch-off ticket that she received at a Mad Ants game. 19 comments (last)

Fruit held key to man's lottery win 2:00 pm - A Providence, Rhode Island, man's fate was decided by a piece of fruit Wednesday, when he resolved to play the lottery based on the numbers found on his orange's sticker. 23 comments (last)

High court dismisses Arkansas lottery name lawsuit 1:12 pm - A businessman who said he owns trademarks to the lottery's name can't sue the Arkansas Lottery Commission, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. 4 comments (last)

Northeast Texas town sells winning $40 million Powerball ticket 12:30 pm - The winning ticket to Wednesday night's Powerball drawing worth about $40 million was sold in an East Texas town, a first for the Lone Star state, lottery officials said. 9 comments (last)

Man claims half of record $63.4 million Canada Lotto 6/49 jackpot 8:32 am - Harry Black won an incredible $31.7 million in the lottery, but the way he accomplished it is even more amazing. 15 comments (last)

Thursday, May 30, 2013

$123M EuroMillions lottery winner claims prize 12:39 pm - The UK winner of Tuesday's £81.4 million Euro Millions jackpot has claimed the prize, but they are unsure whether to remain anonymous or not. 21 comments (last)

Maryland Lottery teams up with Super Bowl champs 7:30 am - The Maryland Lottery and the Baltimore Ravens have joined forces for the fifth year in a row to produce a scratch game that will kick off in July. 9 comments (last)

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Washington Lottery looking for big winners 2:16 pm - Two Washington residents have become millionaires and may not even know it, and if they haven't already lost their lottery tickets, they could be slow stepping forward to claim the winnings. 9 comments (last)

N.Y. store clerk accused of stealing lottery tickets 7:54 am - A Glen Head, New York, convenience store clerk stole about $64,000 in scratch-off lottery tickets from the business over a three-month period, Nassau County police said Tuesday. 29 comments (last)

Monday, May 27, 2013

$50M Powerball jackpot to be split 3 ways 10:26 pm - Three lucky winners will be able to spend the holiday weekend as newly-minted millionaires. 53 comments (last)

Friday, May 24, 2013

Longtime friends share $7.4 million Lotto jackpot 4:53 pm - Years of playing the Illinois Lottery paid off for two friends from Carol Stream, Illinois. 17 comments (last)

Ohio legislators move to ban Internet lottery sales 9:35 am - The Ohio Lottery has not joined the move to sell tickets directly to players on the Internet, and a provision in a state budget bill would make sure it doesn't. 5 comments (last)

N.J. man claims Mega Millions jackpot 7:53 am - On Thursday, a man from Tinton Falls, New Jersey, claimed his half of the $198 annuity jackpot from last Friday's Mega Millions drawing. 19 comments (last)

Cashier sells self $1M lottery ticket in first week on job 6:52 am - A Southeast Missouri woman wrapped up a big week by taking home a $1 million lottery prize during the record $600 million Powerball jackpot run. 25 comments (last)

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Two months later, a winning lottery ticket 9:54 am - A winning North Carolina lottery ticket sat in one man's home for nearly two months before he realized he'd won. 57 comments (last)

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Maryland lets problem gamblers exclude themselves from lottery 7:17 am - Maryland has become the third state to offer a voluntary system to restrict the ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday. 29 comments (last)

Monday, May 20, 2013

Mega Millions multi-state lottery to get harder to win in Oct. 6:14 am - Come this fall, winning the multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot will become even more difficult in the 45 states and jurisdictions that offer the lotto game. 311 comments (last)

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Record Powerball jackpot won by 1 ticket 1:18 am - The largest Powerball lottery jackpot in game history has been won Saturday night by a single ticket sold in the state of Florida. 233 comments (last)

Saturday, May 18, 2013

2 tickets win Mega Millions jackpot worth $190M 1:05 pm - A Mega Millions jackpot advertised at $190 million has been won by two tickets, one sold in New Jersey, the other in Virginia. 14 comments (last)

Friday, May 17, 2013

$600 MILLION: Biggest Powerball jackpot ever 1:05 pm - Only once before has the United States -- or the world -- witnessed a lottery-buying frenzy like we are seeing this week. 294 comments (last)

Man finds $4.85 million Lotto ticket in cookie jar 8:25 am - Facing eviction, an Illinois man found a winning lottery ticket worth $4.85 million in his cookie jar. 41 comments (last)

Thursday, May 16, 2013

$550 MILLION: Powerball jackpot now more than a half-billion dollars 4:09 pm - Just 12 hours after the initial Powerball jackpot estimate of $475 million was set, lottery officials announced that strong sales have pushed the official estimate for Saturday's drawing to $550 million. 85 comments (last)

$475 MILLION: Powerball jackpot nears a half-billion dollars 12:50 am - You want to win a half-billion dollar jackpot? For only the third time in history, it is possible -- or will be, by the time Saturday's drawing comes around. 131 comments (last)

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

$190 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls 9:09 am - Lottery players across the United States -- including Florida for the first time -- are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Friday's massive $190 million drawing. 51 comments (last)

Mega Millions comes to Florida 8:30 am - This morning, Florida residents are finally able to purchase tickets for the multi-state Mega Millions game, at a time when the jackpot is approaching $200 million. 17 comments (last)

Almost €15 million in Ireland Lottery prize money goes unclaimed 7:39 am - According to figures obtained from the Ireland National Lottery, €14.7 million (US$18.9 million) in lottery prize money was left uncollected last year alone.

Virginia man wins lottery 4th time 6:54 am - This week a Virginia man claimed his fourth major Virginia Lottery prize. 18 comments (last)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

$360 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised on huge sales 12:46 pm - Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Wednesday's drawing to $360 million. 69 comments (last)

Sunday, May 12, 2013

$350 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soars 8:15 am - For only the 7th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to $350 million or more. 77 comments (last)

Saturday, May 11, 2013

$170 MILLION: Mega Millions back into the realm of monster jackpots 9:39 am - As Powerball has been grabbing headlines for its frequent big jackpots, the United States's other huge multi-state game, Mega Millions, has been quietly and steadily increasing its jackpot. 19 comments (last)

Friday, May 10, 2013

Tennessee to add Hot Lotto multi-state lottery game 9:42 am - Starting Sunday, Tennessee Lottery players will be able to purchase tickets for Hot Lotto, a multi-state game currently played in 14 states and Washington, D.C. 25 comments (last)

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Arkansas Lottery Commission wants lawsuit dismissed 7:53 pm - The Arkansas Lottery Commission says the state Supreme Court should dismiss a lawsuit about the lottery's name. 9 comments (last)

New Tri-State lottery game debuting Sunday 12:52 pm - A new pick 5-style lottery game called Gimme 5 goes on sale Sunday in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont -- the states that collectively are known as 'Tri-State'. 16 comments (last)

$270 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges 12:31 am - There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $270 million for Saturday's drawing. 53 comments (last)

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Three NY store clerks held in theft of $75,000 lottery ticket 10:33 pm - Three Long Island men have been indicted on charges of swindling a lottery winner of nearly $75,000. 36 comments (last)

Multi-state lottery jackpots top a combined $375 million 10:15 am - The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions rolled over to $154 million, while the top prize in tonight's Powerball multi-state lottery stands at $222 million. 21 comments (last)

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Canada's Lotto 6/49 is getting a makeover in Fall 2013 2:04 pm - Starting in September 2013, Lotto 6/49 will offer Canadian lottery players a new $1 million prize that's guaranteed to be won with each and every draw, jackpots that start at $5 million, and new free play prizes that can be won by matching just 2 numbers. 22 comments (last)

Monday, May 6, 2013

Single mother's simple error earns her $14 million lottery prize 1:28 pm - A California single mother of four is thanking her lucky stars after mistakenly slipping an extra dollar into the self-service Lotto machine at her local CVS store in Mission Viejo. 30 comments (last)

Sunday, May 5, 2013

$222 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rolls again 9:12 am - There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $222 million for Wednesday's drawing. 44 comments (last)

Thursday, May 2, 2013

NJ Lottery workers being sickened by moldy Sandy scratch-off tickets, employee claims 5:03 pm - For six months, tens of thousands of moldy Superstorm Sandy scratch-off tickets have been sitting in a warehouse at the New Jersey Lottery's headquarters in Lawrenceville sickening several workers, according an employee who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retribution. 15 comments (last)

$191 MILLION: Huge Powerball lottery jackpot teed up for Saturday drawing 8:30 am - There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $191 million for Saturday's drawing. 44 comments (last)

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

One brother convicted, one acquitted in $5M lottery trial 12:01 pm - In a closely-watched trial in Syracuse, New York, a judge convicted one brother accused of stealing a winning $5 million lottery ticket from a convenience store customer but threw out conspiracy charges against his brother. 38 comments (last)