Lottery News for November 2016

November 2016

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

20 co-workers to split $421M Powerball jackpot 2:13 pm - A group of 20 co-workers are the winners of Saturday's $421 million Powerball jackpot on a ticket sold in Tennessee. 51 comments (last)

CT Lottery settles 5 Card Cash dispute with vendor 2:03 pm - The Connecticut Lottery Corp. has agreed to settle for a fraction of the nearly $4.2 million it had claimed that Scientific Games, the international gambling giant, lost in last year's hacking of the popular "5 Card Cash" instant game. 2 comments (last)

Update: Players sue Delaware Lottery for $2M over disputed Keno tickets 1:08 pm - Two Delaware men are claiming they haven't seen a penny of the $2 million they say the state lottery owes them after a computer glitch spewed out multiple matching numbers. 4 comments (last)

Sunday, November 27, 2016

$420.9 million Powerball jackpot won in Tennessee 8:14 pm - For the sixth time, a Tennessee Lottery player has won a Powerball jackpot — this time it's a $420.9 million grand prize for a very lucky person who purchased a ticket in Lafayette (Macon County). 21 comments (last)

Friday, November 25, 2016

$403 MILLION: Powerball jackpot to guarantee a happy holidays for lucky winner 9:07 am - While you're out Black Friday shopping, don't forget to pick up some Powerball tickets. 61 comments (last)

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving 9:27 am - Happy Thanksgiving from the Lottery Post staff! 31 comments (last)

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Girl spots discarded winning lottery scratcher, donates winnings to Thanksgiving food drive 7:36 am - In this season of giving thanks, one student from Missouri shows what generosity is all about. 17 comments (last)

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Oregon Gov. appoints new lottery director 8:02 am - Barry Pack is now the official nominee for director of the Oregon Lottery. 5 comments (last)

Sunday, November 20, 2016

$359 MILLION: Powerball jackpot heats up 9:54 am - As Winter approaches and temperatures cool throughout much of the United States, the multi-state Powerball lottery game is trying to keep things hot. 67 comments (last)

Friday, November 18, 2016

$49M Texas Mega Millions jackpot claimed by trust 3:58 pm - The $49 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot won in Texas this past October was claimed this week by a trust, effectively keeping the real winner anonymous. 16 comments (last)

Monday, November 14, 2016

Alleged lottery scandal conspirator to enter new plea 8:35 pm - A Texas businessman charged in Iowa's lottery rigging investigation is scheduled to enter a new plea — often a signal that a plea agreement has been reached with prosecutors. 8 comments (last)

Statistics professor wins the lottery 11:17 am - What are the chances that a statistics professor would end up winning the lottery? 33 comments (last)

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Oregonians approve Measure 96, devoting lottery net proceeds toward veterans 7:59 am - Oregonians voted to approve Measure 96 Tuesday, giving 1.5 percent of state lottery net proceeds toward veterans' service. 13 comments (last)

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

N.C. man safeguards winning lottery ticket inside of paint sprayer 8:28 am - After winning $750,000 on a lottery scratch card, a North Carolina man hid his winning ticket in an unusual place. 21 comments (last)

Alleged Jamaican lottery scam kingpin arrested in Kingston 8:11 am - A man accused of spearheading a lottery scam that bilked at least 70 mostly elderly U.S. residents out of millions of dollars has been arrested in Jamaica, authorities said Monday. 13 comments (last)

Monday, November 7, 2016

Powerball jackpot winner pleads out in stalking case 7:00 pm - A black sheep member of a prominent Marinette County, Wisconsin, family has opted for a plea deal on several felonies he piled up in the wake of winning a $31.4 million Powerball jackpot. 11 comments (last)

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Nebraska Lottery adding Sunday drawings 7:27 pm - Starting Sunday, Nebraska gamblers can place even more bets on the weekend. 10 comments (last)

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Woman denied $43 million jackpot, offered steak dinner instead 12:53 pm - Katrina Bookman hit the jackpot on a slot machine in late August at Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, Queens, but later received only a steak dinner when the casino refused to pay out. 61 comments (last)

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Minnesota man comes up with 2nd big lottery win 1:11 pm - A Minnesota man has claimed his second major lottery prize in less than 17 months, hitting a Gopher 5 jackpot last week worth nearly $875,000. 9 comments (last)

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

San Francisco man defies odds; claims 2nd lottery jackpot 7:17 pm - A lucky San Francisco man recently became a multi-millionaire after winning a top prize from a California Lottery ticket for the second time in a little over a year. 9 comments (last)

Lottery supplier defends role in CT Lottery scandal 12:32 pm - Scientific Games, the international gambling-games giant, is defending what appears to be a year-long cascade of glitches and failed oversight that led to an insider hacking scandal and the shutdown of the Connecticut Lottery's popular "5 Card Cash" game. 3 comments (last)

Report finds no conspiracy in CT Lottery scandal 12:13 pm - New details of how vendors outsmarted their lottery terminals and printed themselves hundreds of thousands of dollars in instant, winning "5 Card Cash" tickets, are revealed in the Connecticut Lottery Corp.'s final assessment of the scandal. 5 comments (last)