Lottery News for March 2023

March 2023

Friday, March 31, 2023

UK woman claims she won £1 million lottery prize, Camelot says its £10 4:40 pm - A UK woman is going head-to-head with National Lottery operator Camelot in court to determine whether her prize is worth £1 million (US$1.2 million) or £10. 8 comments (last)

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Florida woman sentenced to prison after altering and stealing lottery tickets 2:51 pm - A Florida woman was convicted for altering lottery tickets and stealing ones she knew were winners, including a ticket worth $20,000. 10 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Scottish £161 million EuroMillions lottery winner spent $50 million in eight years before death 4:50 pm - A Scottish lottery winner of a £161 million (US$249.9 million) EuroMillions jackpot spent hefty a chunk of his fortune within eight years on luxuries and charitable acts before he died. 4 comments (last)

Saturday, March 25, 2023

VIDEO: $2 billion Powerball winner buys another multi-million dollar California property 10:08 am - Having recently become the new owner of a $25.5 million Hollywood Hills mansion, the winner of the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot has added another luxurious California property to his list of assets. 32 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Virginia man wins $300,000 with two Powerball lottery tickets in one drawing 7:22 pm - A Virginia man hedged his bets in one Powerball drawing and emerged $300,000 richer after two of his tickets won a third-tier prize. 10 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Iowa Lottery retailer accuses store manager of buying ticket he knew won $100,000 8:13 am - A store manager was fired from his job after a lottery retailer had found that he had bought a winning lottery ticket he knew was worth $100,000. 44 comments (last)

Monday, March 20, 2023

Florida Lottery updates Fantasy 5, adds additional daily drawing 2:35 pm - The Florida Lottery updated its Fantasy 5 draw game today, which includes a new daily drawing added to the schedule. 9 comments (last)

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Winner of £105 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot keeps promise three years later 7:00 am - A lottery winner who scooped up a whopping £105 million (US$127.9 million) EuroMillions jackpot in 2019 has kept a humble promise three years after the big win. 18 comments (last)

Friday, March 17, 2023

Montana Lottery's Millionaire Raffle returns for 2023 5:27 pm - The Montana Lottery's Millionaire Raffle is making a return after player demand proved it to be one of the most popular promotions of the year. 2 comments (last)

Happy St. Patrick's Day 8:59 am - May the luck o' the Irish be yours today! 7 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Maryland man wins fourth major lottery prize above $50,000 5:42 pm - There's a Maryland man whose luck refuses to run out after he bagged his fourth major lottery prize above $50,000 last week. 10 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

VIDEO: March Weekly Roundup in lottery news 5:46 pm - Today, Lottery Post published the latest installment of the new Weekly Roundup series featuring some of the most prominent lottery stories in the month of March. 3 comments (last)

Monday, March 13, 2023

German €10 million lottery winner buys pet alligator 12:54 pm - A German lottery winner who won €10 million (US$10.4 million) in the lottery has spent half of his prize on a variety of luxuries, such as sportscars, penthouses, and of course, a pet alligator. 24 comments (last)

Thursday, March 9, 2023

$2 billion Powerball lottery winner buys $25.5 million Hollywood Hills mansion 4:39 pm - The winner of the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot is ready to live it up in luxury, having already purchased a $25.5 million Hollywood Hills mansion. 72 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

$33 million Mega Millions prize claimed after two Mass. players win lottery jackpot weeks apart 5:25 pm - One of the winners of two nearly identical Mega Millions jackpots won one week apart in Massachusetts has stepped forward to claim their prize. 9 comments (last)

Monday, March 6, 2023

Another single-day payout record set by New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 "1957" 3:57 pm - Yet another single-day prize payout record was set by the New Jersey Lottery's Pick 4 game when the popular number combination 1-9-5-7 was drawn on March 5. 9 comments (last)

Friday, March 3, 2023

Washington winner of $754.6 million Powerball jackpot claims prize 6:28 pm - Today, the Washington Lottery announced that the sole winner $754.6 million Powerball jackpot stepped forward to claim the prize. 16 comments (last)

Florida man wins $10,000 lottery prize, state claims he owes money 8:46 am - A Florida lottery winner was ecstatic to win a $10,000 prize but left the Lottery claims office disappointed after he was told he owed the state money instead. 10 comments (last)

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 to expire in two weeks 7:13 pm - There's a winning Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth $186,000 laying unclaimed somewhere, and it's set to expire in two weeks. 6 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Georgia gas station employee accused of stealing over $127,000 of lottery tickets in scanning scam 6:10 pm - A gas station employee is accused of stealing over $127,000 worth of lottery tickets in a scheme he ran over time from behind the counter. 18 comments (last)