Lottery News for March 2022

March 2022

Thursday, March 31, 2022

First $10 million Powerball Double Play ticket goes unclaimed in Maryland 1:23 pm - The nation's first winning $10 million Powerball Double Play ticket sold in Maryland went unclaimed earlier this week after a full year of waiting for the historical winner to come forward. 13 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Camelot to sue UK Gambling Commission over lottery operator selection process 6:26 am - Camelot Group, who currently holds the license to operate the UK National Lottery, has announced that it is filing suit against the Gambling Commission for allegedly botching the final scoring during the selection process for the Lottery's next license holder. 5 comments (last)

Monday, March 28, 2022

UPDATE: Hoosier Lottery will pay out all winning tickets after Fast Play error 8:52 am - Friday the Hoosier Lottery announced that it will pay out all winning tickets affected by a validation error for its newest Fast Play game. 9 comments (last)

Friday, March 25, 2022

VIDEO: Lead Director of Mega Millions discusses potential game changes 5:11 pm - Thursday, Lottery Post had the opportunity to speak with Mega Millions Lead Director Pat McDonald discuss some of the most common questions players are asking about the multi-state game. 35 comments (last)

Thursday, March 24, 2022

Iowa Lottery says gas prices, inflation impacting sales 11:27 am - Iowa Lottery sales so far this fiscal year are nearly even through February when compared to the record set last year, but soaring inflation and gas prices are starting to have an effect. 11 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Lottery courier service allows Minnesota players to buy tickets online 6:15 am - Minnesota Lottery players now have the option of playing the state's top draw games online after a lottery courier service expanded its operations to the North Star State. 6 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Hoosier Lottery suspends Fast Play sales over ticket validation error 12:48 pm - The Hoosier Lottery suspended sales for its newest Fast Play game after players called in to report that their winning tickets were unable to be validated. 4 comments (last)

Sunday, March 20, 2022

New UK National Lottery operator wants to cut ticket prices in half 12:23 pm - Allwyn Entertainment, which was selected to replace Camelot as the UK National Lottery's new operator after nearly three decades, revealed intentions to halve ticket prices and reduce the emphasis on scratch-off games. 7 comments (last)

Thursday, March 17, 2022

Oregon man wins $8.9 million Megabucks jackpot on forgotten lottery ticket from Christmas 3:34 pm - An Oregon Lottery Megabucks ticket eligible for several consecutive drawings was forgotten for months until it was found to be worth an $8.9 million jackpot from a drawing in January. 7 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Changes coming to Canada's Lotto 6/49 game this fall 6:33 pm - The popular Canadian Lotto 6/49 draw game is going to be seeing some core changes later this year. 13 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Camelot set to lose license as operator for UK National Lottery 4:37 pm - Today the United Kingdom's Gambling Commission announced their intentions to drop Camelot as the operator of the National Lottery, to be replaced by Czech company Allwyn Entertainment. 5 comments (last)

Monday, March 14, 2022

Rising gas prices may impact lottery sales 8:48 am - With gas prices on the rise, players may be cutting back on their lottery spending in the near future. 39 comments (last)

Friday, March 11, 2022

Lottery winners use £1 million EuroMillions prize to help fund daughters' IVF treatments 6:44 am - A couple who won £1 million (US$1,310,575) in a EuroMillions raffle in February 2018 are feeling like they won twice after they used the prize to fund successful IVF treatments for their two daughters. 9 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Missouri lottery player still in shock days after winning $100,000 3:37 pm - A Missouri lottery winner of $100,000 is currently demonstrating an accurate representation of how many players would likely react upon landing a huge prize. 7 comments (last)

Monday, March 7, 2022

Kentucky man arrested days after winning $250,000 lottery prize 5:25 pm - A Kentucky Lottery winner's celebration didn't last very long when he was arrested days after scooping up a $250,000 lottery prize. 20 comments (last)

Friday, March 4, 2022

Man photoshops himself with $343.9 million lottery check to get more Tinder matches 5:20 pm - A Tinder user was feeling discouraged by the lack of matches he was receiving on the popular dating app, so he changed his approach by photoshopping himself into a picture of a well-known Powerball winner. 38 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Convicted murderer Dee Dee Moore in support of anonymous lottery claims in Florida 5:54 pm - The woman who was convicted for killing Florida Lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare said in a phone interview that she supports anonymous prize claims as a measure to protect lottery winners from harm. 20 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

250 member Facebook group wins and splits $126 million Australian Powerball jackpot 2:05 pm - A Facebook group made up of 250 people from the same town have won a share of the $126 million (US$91.3 million) Powerball lottery jackpot. 12 comments (last)