Lottery News for June 2020

June 2020

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Arkansas man left trembling after winning $1 million lottery prize 4:26 pm - An El Dorado man has a huge reason to celebrate after becoming Arkansas' newest millionaire, thanks to a $20 scratch-off lottery game. 8 comments (last)

Saturday, June 27, 2020

Kentucky Lottery sales rebound 9:14 am - In Friday's meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's board of directors, it was announced strong sales in the month of May has helped get the lottery back on track to meet budgeted sales amounts for the year. 12 comments (last)

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Atlantic Lottery Corporation cuts its workforce by nearly a tenth 8:21 am - As the coronavirus continues to linger in varying degrees around the world, the Atlantic Lottery Corporation is the latest lottery in the gaming industry to react. On Wednesday, the Canadian lottery laid off 61 employees, citing problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a shift in digital demand for gambling. 7 comments (last)

Massachusetts lottery offices reopen for prizes of $5,000 or more 7:43 am - As of Wednesday, June 24, Massachusetts lottery offices are now open for large prize claims of $5,000 or more with some restrictions in place depending on the office location. 4 comments (last)

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Lottery scammer who stole thousands from elderly women pleads guilty 7:48 am - A Colombian woman who helped a fraud ring execute lottery scams that systematically targeted grandmothers was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 8 comments (last)

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Michigan man wins $4 million for the second time within three years 1:42 pm - A Michigan resident might be the luckiest lottery player in the state right now after he won a $4 million prize from a scratch-off ticket not once, but twice in three years. 30 comments (last)

Monday, June 22, 2020

NJ Lottery announces new evening draw times and other changes 6:04 pm - The New Jersey Lottery is modernizing its core games line-up starting June 29 with a new draw time, new way to watch, and a bigger starting jackpot for Jersey Cash 5. 19 comments (last)

Friday, June 19, 2020

Arizona couple steps forward to claim $410 million Mega Millions jackpot 3:54 pm - After it was announced that a lone winner from Arizona won big over a week ago, a couple from a residential area in Phoenix came forward on Thursday to claim the $410 million Mega Millions jackpot prize. It's the largest payout to any Arizona Lottery player ever and the 11th largest Mega Millions jackpot in history. 24 comments (last)

24 Bonus Match 5 lottery tickets sold at one Maryland store win top prize 7:33 am - Someone must have had a really good feeling that five particular numbers were going to be drawn in the Maryland Lottery's Bonus Match 5 game, because they won the top prize on 24 separate tickets purchased from one store. 7 comments (last)

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Michigan grandmother claims $70 million Powerball jackpot 12:06 pm - A Michigan resident is the owner of the single winning ticket for the Powerball drawing held on February 12 worth $70 million. The winner had decided to make an impromptu pit stop with a friend to buy some lottery tickets at Huron Plaza Liquor on West Huron Street in Pontiac. 14 comments (last)

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Man who beat cancer wins $100,000 second-chance lottery prize 8:27 am - Second-chances and luck are all-too familiar to one of North Carolina's most recent lottery winners, a cancer survivor who hails from Scotland Neck.  5 comments (last)

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Wisconsin Lottery starts midday drawings 9:55 am - Wisconsin Lottery fans now have more opportunities to win big, with three of its games now drawing twice per day. 14 comments (last)

In reversal, CT Lottery approves $205K settlement in whistleblower case filed by ex-security chief 9:49 am - The Connecticut Lottery Corp. reversed itself Thursday and approved a legal settlement that it had spurned last month with one of its former top officials, who had claimed in a long-running human rights complaint and a lawsuit that he'd suffered retaliation for blowing the whistle on problems at the CLC dating back five years. 2 comments (last)

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Canadian grandmother wins $55 million Lotto Max jackpot 6:19 pm - A grandmother in Canada's Northwest Territories was stunned by her $55 million (US$40 million) Lotto Max win, but managed to make all the right moves in claiming her prize. 14 comments (last)

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

One Arizona lottery ticket wins $410 million Mega Millions jackpot 9:09 am - A single ticket sold in Arizona matched the winning numbers from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing and is worth an estimated $410 million. 54 comments (last)

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Last minute decision to buy a third ticket earns NC man $1 million from scratch-off lottery game 10:26 am - A North Carolina man must be feeling really good about his intuition right about now — his decision to head back into the store to buy a third scratch-off lottery ticket earned him a $1 million prize. 7 comments (last)

Monday, June 8, 2020

Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls to $410 million 9:55 am - After 33 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of $410 million that could instantly put the winner among the wealthiest people on the planet. 41 comments (last)

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Nebraska Lottery warns players about misprinted Lucky for Life tickets 9:43 am - Lucky for Life players are encouraged to check lottery tickets printed on or before Thursday after about 125 multi-draw tickets were misprinted with incorrect end-of-game dates, Nebraska Lottery officials said in a release Friday. 3 comments (last)

Thursday, June 4, 2020

"I'm retiring!" British Columbia man scores whopping $24 million Lotto jackpot 7:24 am - Last Wednesday, Ronald 'Ron' Cumiskey, 60, nearly forgot to check his Lotto 6/49 ticket right before bed. Instead, the trivial decision to check his numbers at the last minute probably kept him up all night, as he had learned he had the jackpot-winning ticket worth an enormous $24,369,459. 11 comments (last)

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Single father wins £1 million from EuroMillions lottery after playing for the first time 12:03 pm - Simon Waddup, 31, entered the National Lottery EuroMillions draw game for the very first time. As luck would have it, the impulse buy earned him a £1 million (US$1.25 million) prize. 19 comments (last)