Lottery News for June 2024

June 2024

Saturday, June 29, 2024

Missouri woman admits to stealing $24,000 worth of lottery tickets at her own workplace 8:26 am - A former Missouri Lottery retailer employee admitted to stealing over $24,000 worth of lottery tickets from her own workplace over the course of six months. 6 comments (last)

Friday, June 28, 2024

New Jersey man sentenced to nearly three years in prison for running lottery scheme 7:00 am - Earlier this month, a New Jersey man was sentenced to 33 months in prison for conducting a mail fraud scheme that fooled victims into believing they won the lottery. 5 comments (last)

Thursday, June 27, 2024

New Jersey Lottery increasing Jersey Cash 5 ticket price 7:06 pm - The New Jersey Lottery announced today that the price of a Jersey Cash 5 ticket will increase from $1 to $2 and that every ticket will automatically include the Bullseye add-on option. 9 comments (last)

One California winner of $395 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot comes forward 7:49 am - One of the lottery winners splitting a $395 million Mega Millions who bought their winning ticket at the same store as the other jackpot winner has come forward to claim their share of the prize. 12 comments (last)

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Illinois Lottery commemorates 50th anniversary 3:15 pm - The Illinois Lottery is kicking off its 50th anniversary celebration with new promotions, sweepstakes, and events for players across the state to enjoy. 2 comments (last)

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Third time's the charm for Maryland winner of $150,000 lottery prize 5:22 pm - An occasional Maryland lottery player scratched off two losing tickets before deciding to put down some cash for a third, which paid off to the tune of $150,000. 1 comment (last)

Maine Lottery celebrates 50th anniversary 11:05 am - The Maine Lottery is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the release of a new series of instant scratch-off tickets designed to mark the gold milestone. 2 comments (last)

Monday, June 24, 2024

Florida lottery retailer sells two jackpot-winning Fantasy 5 tickets in back-to-back drawings 1:12 pm - Over the weekend, two jackpot-winning Fantasy 5 tickets were sold at the same Florida Lottery retailer for two back-to-back drawings. 4 comments (last)

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Illinois man honors late wife by playing her lottery numbers and wins $1 million Lotto prize 8:33 am - An Illinois man who honored his late wife by playing her usual numbers in the Illinois Lottery won a $1 million Lotto prize by doing so. 8 comments (last)

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Ohio woman wins $15 million on scratch-off lottery ticket, credits late father for luck 9:04 am - An Ohio woman said her luck with winning a $15 million top prize on a scratch-off lottery ticket is owed to her late father, who she says is "having the last laugh." 15 comments (last)

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Florida couple welcome newborn three weeks after winning $1 million in lottery 4:35 pm - A Florida couple won the lottery twice — first with a $1 million scratch-off prize, and then second with the delivery of a healthy baby boy three weeks later. 3 comments (last)

Mass. man wins $1 million Mega Millions lottery prize 20 years after his wife did the same 8:02 am - A Massachusetts man won a $1 million Mega Millions prize over 20 years after his wife won the same amount in the lottery. 7 comments (last)

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

DC woman wins two top prizes in different scratch-off lottery games within four months 2:48 pm - One lucky Washington, D.C. woman won two top prizes on two different scratch-off tickets four months apart. 2 comments (last)

Former DC Lottery Director Frank Suarez appointed President and CEO of Connecticut Lottery 12:19 pm - The Connecticut Lottery announced Thursday that Frank Suarez, the former Executive Director of the DC Office of Lottery and Gaming, was appointed as the new permanent President and CEO of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC). 1 comment (last)

Monday, June 17, 2024

Former Mississippi Lottery VP sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to embezzlement 12:44 pm - A former Vice President at the Mississippi Lottery plead guilty to embezzlement of over $187,000 and was sentenced to 20 years in state custody. 24 comments (last)

Thursday, June 13, 2024

UPDATE: Proposed changes to Mega Millions game will raise ticket price to $5 5:14 pm - In a Commission meeting this week, the Montana Lottery revealed proposed game changes coming to the Mega Millions multi-state game that include an increase in ticket price, improved odds, and a different way to play, with changes coming as soon as 2025. 94 comments (last)

N.J. Lottery retailer says $221M Powerball winner is bus driver who spends $60 a day on tickets 6:37 am - On the day the New Jersey Lottery presented the retailer that sold the winning ticket for a $221 Powerball jackpot with a commission check, a clerk at the store asserted that the winner is a regular customer who frequently plays the lottery. 23 comments (last)

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

"The Breakfast Club" lottery group claims $842.4 million Powerball jackpot 8:58 am - The winner of the $842.4 million Powerball jackpot drawn on Jan. 1, 2024, the largest Powerball lottery prize ever won in Michigan, was announced as a three-member group called The Breakfast Club. 12 comments (last)

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Lifetime laborer steps forward to claim $552 Mega Millions lottery jackpot in Illinois 2:44 pm - The winner of the $552 million Mega Millions jackpot, which was won by one ticket in Illinois last week, has stepped forward to claim the historic prize. 17 comments (last)

Monday, June 10, 2024

South Carolina man picks out $300,000-winning lottery ticket with unique habit 7:11 pm - A South Carolina man's personal method of picking out lottery tickets worked out in his favor when he won a $300,000 top prize in a scratch-off game. 14 comments (last)

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Cancer survivor discovers £100,000 EuroMillions lottery prize was actually worth £1 million 2:54 pm - A lottery winner from the United Kingdom mistook his £1 million EuroMillions Millionaire Maker prize for a lesser prize of £100,000 and recalled the most suspenseful phone call of his life. 3 comments (last)

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Lottery ticket sold in Illinois wins $560 million Mega Millions jackpot 9:36 am - After a run of 19 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 20th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game produced a single $560 million winner last night when one ticket sold in Illinois matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. 34 comments (last)

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Massachusetts Lottery celebrates 50th anniversary of first instant ticket 8:51 am - The Massachusetts Lottery is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its introduction of the world's first instant game with the launch of a scratch-off ticket that calls back to the original one sold in 1974. 3 comments (last)

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Friends gift Alberta lottery winner reading glasses after he nearly misses $5M win 7:42 am - You can bet that a Canadian man won't be losing his reading glasses again anytime soon — especially after he nearly mistook his Lotto 6/49 $5 million win for a $5,000 one. 4 comments (last)