Lottery News for August 2026

August 2026

Monday, August 31, 2026

California man loses lawsuit over $750,000 lottery ticket he reassembled with tape to fake winning 11:20 am - The California State Lottery Commission has been awarded judgment along with more than $150,000 in attorneys' fees and costs following the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a man who claimed he was improperly denied a $750,000 payout on a winning high-stakes poker ticket, according to court documents obtained on Friday. 10 comments (last)

Sunday, August 30, 2026

SC man arrested for stealing lottery tickets during his job interview 12:34 pm - A South Carolina man has been arrested after allegedly stealing multiple lottery tickets during a job interview and trying to redeem them at other stores. 8 comments (last)

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Connecticut Lottery launches digital ticket sales and new website 7:51 am - The Connecticut Lottery has a revamped website and additionally offers a new way to buy lottery tickets online. 4 comments (last)

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Michigan Lottery debuts Daily 5 draw game 7:42 am - Michigan Lottery players have a new daily draw game to try, and it's called Daily 5. 10 comments (last)

Monday, August 24, 2026

Ohio man wins $10,000 lottery prize within hours of turning 18 years old 6:03 am - An Ohio man decided to try out the lottery for the first time on his 18th birthday and won $10,000 just within hours of becoming old enough to play. 4 comments (last)

Friday, August 21, 2026

North Carolina man greeted by $1M Powerball lottery prize upon return from New York 8:56 am - A North Carolina man was welcomed home from his trip to New York by a $1 million Powerball lottery prize. 4 comments (last)

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Maryland man purchases lottery ticket from jammed machine, wins $1 million 8:13 am - A jammed lottery vending machine wasn't about to stop one Maryland man from getting his ticket, which ended up being a winner for a $1 million prize. 3 comments (last)

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

North Carolina man will help underprivileged kids in his community with $100,000 lottery win 8:49 am - After winning the lottery for the second time, a North Carolina man will once again use his $100,000 prize to take care of those in need. 3 comments (last)

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Florida man has a winning moment in Michigan: $358,104 Fantasy 5 lottery jackpot 10:45 am - If he wasn't convinced to make the move already, he is now. A Florida man is Michigan-bound after winning a $358,104 Fantasy 5 jackpot in the state's lottery. 4 comments (last)

Monday, August 17, 2026

New York City fraudsters con woman out of $5,000 worth of jewelry in lottery scam 7:29 am - A pair of scammers in New York conned a woman out of $5,000 worth of jewelry after maintaining that their immigration status prevented them from claiming winnings from a "winning" lottery ticket. 6 comments (last)

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Alabama family pit stops in Kentucky and takes home $150,000 Powerball lottery prize 8:42 am - A summertime road trip left one Alabama family with more than just memories after a pit stop in Kentucky rewarded them with a $150,000 Powerball lottery prize. 7 comments (last)

Friday, August 14, 2026

$46 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot winner will use record-setting win to pay off ex-wife's mortgage 7:43 am - The Canadian winner of a $46 million (US$ 33 million) Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball jackpot says he will use some of the winnings to pay off his ex-wife's mortgage. 6 comments (last)

Thursday, August 13, 2026

$1.04 billion Powerball jackpot won by a single lottery ticket sold in Illinois 9:44 am - A single Powerball ticket sold at a Hy-Vee gas station in Quincy, Illinois won the $1.0402 billion jackpot in Wednesday night's drawing, the 8th-largest prize in the game's history. 25 comments (last)

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

$1 BILLION: Will Powerball's next billionaire be British? 6:48 pm - For the first time ever, a billion-dollar American lottery jackpot is up for grabs on both sides of the Atlantic. 61 comments (last)

Arizona Lottery employee accused of groping retailer clerk while servicing machines 7:56 am - An Arizona Lottery employee was arrested for allegedly groping a gas station clerk while he was on site servicing the retailer's vending machine. 32 comments (last)

Monday, August 10, 2026

Less than a month to claim $100,000 Mass Cash and $50,000 Powerball lottery prizes in Massachusetts 4:52 am - By the end of the month, two large lottery prizes won in Massachusetts will no longer be eligible to claim: a $100,000 Mass Cash prize and a $50,000 Powerball prize. 2 comments (last)

Friday, August 7, 2026

Trash collectors help woman find intact €1 million lottery ticket in Italy 8:19 am - An Italian woman who accidentally threw out a winning €1 million (US$1,155,580) winning lottery ticket is probably one of the luckiest players alive after trash collectors were able to sift through tons of garbage and find the discarded slip of paper still intact. 6 comments (last)

Thursday, August 6, 2026

"Breathe!" Virginia woman screaming after winning $1.7 million playing the lottery online 9:56 am - A Virginia woman's screaming reaction to a $1.7 million lottery prize brought her husband rushing into the room. 3 comments (last)

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Family wins $8 million: largest instant lottery prize in Michigan history 8:58 am - A Michigan family not only gifted a father a winning lottery ticket worth $8 million, but they gave him the distinction of setting a new lottery record as well. 7 comments (last)

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Immigrant California mother says uncle claimed $2 million lottery prize on her behalf and ran off 9:27 am - An undocumented mother living in California said she won a $2 million prize in the lottery and entrusted her uncle to claim it on her behalf, but now she believes he's run off with the money. 88 comments (last)

Monday, August 3, 2026

Florida USPS worker arrested after stealing and cashing winning $2,600 Pick 4 lottery ticket 8:04 am - A United States Postal Service Office employee was arrested after stealing a Florida lottery player's winning $2,600 Pick 4 ticket and attempting to cash it in. 11 comments (last)