Lottery News for December 2023

December 2023

Sunday, December 31, 2023

Powerball welcomes 2024 with an $810 million New Year's Day jackpot 7:57 am - In the lottery world, 2024 is starting with a loud bang, as the multi-state Powerball game is holding a drawing for a whopping $810 million jackpot on New Year's Day. 33 comments (last)

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Ohio Lottery halts some prize payouts due to Christmas Eve cybersecurity incident 12:10 pm - The Ohio Lottery temporarily suspended lottery payouts for prizes over a certain amount after a "cybersecurity event" impacted their computer systems on Christmas Eve. 5 comments (last)

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Florida LLC revealed to have claimed $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot 6:36 pm - The winner of the $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot has been revealed following the 90-day grace period of anonymity given to lottery winners in Florida. 43 comments (last)

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

North Carolina teen wins $250,000 lottery prize gifted by her grandfather 9:49 am - A North Carolina teen won a staggering $250,000 prize on a lottery ticket that was gifted to her by her grandfather, only months after she turned 18. 2 comments (last)

Monday, December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas 12:00 am - May the spirit of Christmas fill your heart with peace, love, and joy. 32 comments (last)

Friday, December 22, 2023

Spain's El Gordo dishes out €2.6 billion in annual Christmas lottery 12:20 pm - Millions of households have been tuning in to watch El Gordo (The Fat One), the world-famous lottery that doles out over two billion in prizes every year. 7 comments (last)

Michigan police investigate scammers who spent thousands on lottery tickets with stolen credit cards 7:06 am - Police are investigating credit card fraud in which scammers use stolen credit cards and credit card numbers to buy thousands of dollars' worth of lottery tickets in Michigan. 6 comments (last)

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Virginia man who won $1,000 a week lottery prize in Cash4Life says it's just "good" 8:30 am - A Virginia man didn't really have anything enthusiastic to say about winning a lottery prize of $1,000 a week for life in Cash4Life. 14 comments (last)

Monday, December 18, 2023

California airport worker wins $20 million lottery prize during lunch break 3:31 pm - A California airport employee took a break from the holiday travel rush to find that he had won $20 million in the lottery. 22 comments (last)

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Arkansas woman sleeps with lottery tickets under pillow, wins $2 million Powerball prize 9:52 pm - An Arkansas woman wanted to win Powerball so badly, she slept with her lottery ticket under her pillow — and she woke up to a $2 million prize the next morning. 15 comments (last)

Friday, December 15, 2023

Michigan man drove around with $2 million winning lottery ticket for 4 months without realizing it 8:27 am - A Michigan man drove around for four months with a winning lottery ticket worth $2 million in his car without realizing it. 15 comments (last)

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Connecticut Lottery launches its first $50 scratch-off ticket 7:46 am - The Connecticut Lottery announced the launch of its first $50 scratch-off ticket ever, with the "best overall odds" of winning any prize in its game repertoire. 12 comments (last)

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

$2B Powerball winner Edwin Castro bought $4M mansion for parents while brother manages his wealth 7:50 am - Sources close to Edwin Castro, the winner of the world's largest lottery jackpot, have revealed that he's been generously sharing his prize money with his family, who are also involved managing his finances. 35 comments (last)

Monday, December 11, 2023

Maryland man wins $57,777 after dreaming of father gifting him a lottery ticket 6:10 pm - A Maryland man's dream literally became a reality when he was inspired by a vision of his father gifting him a lottery ticket, played the lottery in real life, and won a $57,777 prize. 10 comments (last)

Saturday, December 9, 2023

New York man wins $10 million lottery prize for the second time in a year 10:05 am - A New York man has now collected two lottery prizes, both valued at $10 million, just about a year apart from each other. 28 comments (last)

Friday, December 8, 2023

Court finds that skill games are legal in Pennsylvania 7:22 am - The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court found that unregulated skill games are legal in Pennsylvania, much to the disappointment of online and retail casinos. 5 comments (last)

Thursday, December 7, 2023

New bill in Wisconsin could allow some lottery winners to remain anonymous 11:32 am - A bill was recently introduced in Wisconsin that would allow certain lottery winners to hide their identity when claiming a prize. 6 comments (last)

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

New York man scoops up two $1 million Mega Millions lottery prizes 12:57 pm - A New York man defied the odds by winning a $1 million Mega Millions prize in the lottery — twice. 9 comments (last)

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Massachusetts lottery winner of $25 million scratch-off prize will enjoy Christmas in Aruba 6:43 am - A Massachusetts woman is going to enjoy a much-needed trip to Aruba for Christmas this year after she claimed the last remaining massive top prize of $25 million in a scratch-off game. 6 comments (last)

Monday, December 4, 2023

North Carolina man misses jackpot by one number, wins $662,878 Cash 5 jackpot one week later 12:41 pm - A North Carolina man who just barely missed out on a jackpot prize by one number ended up winning the $662,878 jackpot one week later in the same game. 11 comments (last)

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Hoosier Lottery Commission votes to approve $50,000 prize claim to winner whose ticket was ripped up 7:31 am - Within the same meeting, the Hoosier Lottery Commission voted to approve a $50,000 prize claim to a winner whose ticket was ripped up and to deny a $500 prize to another scratch-off winner who posted their winning ticket online. 14 comments (last)