Lottery News for August 2019

August 2019

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Canadian man wins $60 million after playing the same numbers for 30 years 8:30 am - He waited nearly 10 months to claim his lottery winnings because, he said, he felt so overwhelmed by the size of his luck. 15 comments (last)

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Lawyers drop request for author's lottery scandal book notes 10:04 am - Lawyers reversed course on Tuesday and dropped a subpoena in which they had ordered an Iowa journalist to turn over notes related to his book about a lottery industry insider who rigged jackpots in several states. 2 comments (last)

Journalist faces subpoena in lawsuit over lottery scandal 9:50 am - An Iowa journalist who wrote a book about the lottery insider who rigged jackpots in several states has been subpoenaed to turn over notes related to his reporting. 2 comments (last)

From the lottery to Nobel prize: meet workers who make life-changing phone calls 9:41 am - What it's like to be one of the people whose job is to make uplifting calls that change lives. 3 comments (last)

Monday, August 26, 2019

Florida Lottery admits error, winner collects two years later 9:08 pm - A Florida man finally has his lottery prize after a local media investigation exposed a state error. 22 comments (last)

Friday, August 23, 2019

Best friends of over 50 years share $2M lottery prize 8:49 pm - Two Canadian women who have been friends for more than five decades won a $2 million lottery prize, the British Columbia Lottery announced. 10 comments (last)

Longtime Mass Lottery employee fired for allegedly cashing unsold winning scratch tickets 9:26 am - A longtime sales supervisor for the Massachusetts State Lottery was fired Tuesday after he was seen cashing winning instant tickets, a state official said, sparking fear that the lottery's supposedly strict security protocols may have been violated. 8 comments (last)

Thursday, August 22, 2019

DoJ files notice of appeal against New Hampshire Wire Act ruling 8:48 am - The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed a notice of appeal following the decision in June by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to find in favor of the New Hampshire Lottery Commission (NHLC) in the long-awaited ruling on last year's revised opinion of the Wire Act by the DoJ. 3 comments (last)

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

CT Lottery CEO refuses to testify as to why official was placed on leave 6:11 pm - President/CEO Gregory Smith of the Connecticut Lottery Corp. (CLC) repeatedly refused last week to say why he placed CLC Vice President Chelsea Turner on paid administrative leave July 15 from her $190,000-a-year job under a state personnel regulation that provides for "investigation of alleged serious misconduct which could constitute just cause for dismissal." 5 comments (last)

Monday, August 19, 2019

Lottery Post becomes installable app for mobile users 6:01 am - Speednet Group, a leading lottery technology company, today announced the general availability of its latest version of the Lottery Post mobile website, which allows mobile users to install the site as an app on their phones. 18 comments (last)

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Students head back to campus thanks to help from the Kentucky Lottery 10:22 pm - As college students across Kentucky head back to school, a large number of them have proceeds from Kentucky Lottery sales to help pave the way. 5 comments (last)

Friday, August 16, 2019

Arkansas woman becomes millionaire after second time playing lottery 1:24 pm - A 28-year-old Arkansas woman, who only has played the lottery twice, Thursday claimed a lottery prize of $1 million. 7 comments (last)

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Some Oregon lottery tickets printed with wrong date 8:30 am - Oregon residents who purchased Powerball lottery tickets over the weekend will want to double check the draw dates after a computer glitch caused some tickets to misstate which date the winning numbers will be drawn, lottery officials said Tuesday. 7 comments (last)

NC man almost falls out of fishing boat upon learning of lottery win 8:18 am - Now he can buy a bigger boat. 5 comments (last)

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

UK lottery winners thank cat for £1 million prize 9:14 am - A UK couple who got their claws on a £1 million (US$1.2 million) lottery prize thanked their pet cat for the win. 10 comments (last)

Will R.I. Lottery win or lose in $1 billion IGT contract battle? 8:34 am - In the months ahead, the smallest state's biggest controversy is expected to be a high-stakes battle over whether IGT gets to run the state's lottery system and provide slot machines at Twin River's casinos through 2043. 2 comments (last)

Friday, August 9, 2019

Couple engaged 4 long years say they can finally have a wedding after NC lottery win 10:01 am - After years of waiting, Jeremy McLean of Roanoke Rapids can finally marry the woman of his dreams thanks to a $100,000 lottery prize. 30 comments (last)

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

What's it like to suddenly become rich? 2:51 pm - We've all daydreamed about an unexpected windfall that would change our luck. But what's it really like to come into money? Meet five people who did. 8 comments (last)

UK Lottery's first £10k a month for life winner goes public as he reveals bucket list 2:39 pm - A 24-year-old Amazon worker is celebrating after becoming the first person to win the National Lottery's £10,000 a month for the next 30 years. 5 comments (last)

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Michigan man thinks lottery's notification of online win is a hoax 1:55 pm - These days people are conditioned to be suspicious of notifications of lottery wins that unexpectedly arrive, so one could be sympathetic when a Michigan man first thought his real winner alert was a hoax. 5 comments (last)

North Carolina lottery winner says his pencil picked the winning numbers for him 1:46 pm - A man who won the lottery in North Carolina says his pencil picked the winning number for him. 17 comments (last)

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Air Force vet wins $6.5 million after nearly throwing away winning lottery ticket 1:27 pm - An Oregon Air Force veteran almost let a fortune slip right out of his hands. 15 comments (last)

Friday, August 2, 2019

Tennessee Powerball winner claims $198 million prize sold at Hendersonville market 9:06 am - A winner has come forward to claim the $198 million Powerball jackpot drawn on July 13, receiving the prize anonymously through a trust. 23 comments (last)

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Powerball promotion set to draw 2020's first millionaire 8:53 am - One lucky person will get to start 2020 with $1 million in their pocket — and Jessie James Decker will announce the winner. 30 comments (last)

Mississippi Lottery officials anticipate rush of sales from West Alabama 8:35 am - People living in West Alabama will soon be able to test their luck in the lottery. Scratch-off ticket sales were set to begin December 1st, 2019 in Mississippi. 5 comments (last)