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Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesReply
I would guess the lottery has determined mathematically that there is a chance somebody could purchase the jackpot once it grows to a certain size through bulk purchases. Even if tickets are quick picks, there will only be a certain smallish number that would overlap. So if they had lets say 5 or 10 percent of tickets that overlapped, they still might make a profit. I don't know the exact numbers, but I trust the lottery would make the rule in light of something they discovered. The fact tha
Jul 7, 2025, 2:46 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery alerts retailers to possible bulk buying attempt over $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpotNews Story
No evidence of couriers involved By Kate Northrop When an Idaho Cash lottery jackpot jumped up $126,000 overnight to $877,800 and was subsequently won, the Idaho Lottery had a suspicion a bulk buyer was at play. On Tuesday, Sept 30, the Idaho Lottery witnessed their Idaho Cash draw game jackpot reach a record level of $877,800, the highest prize the in-state draw game has ever seen. Based on sales figures, familiar signs from other similar recent activity , and reports from local Ida
Oct 18, 2025, 9:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery approves credit card purchases and online ticket salesNews Story
Skeptical legislators threaten to undo rule changes By Kate Northrop Colorado lottery players will soon be able to purchase lottery tickets online and pay for tickets using credit cards after the Colorado Lottery approved rule changes in a commission meeting this week. On Wednesday, the Colorado Lottery approved rule changes that will allow players to purchase lottery tickets online and use a credit card despite some state legislators expressing concern. Retailer advocates also s
Nov 24, 2025, 4:39 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Winner of $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpot is infamous bulk buyerNews Story
Idaho legislation moves along bill to ban bulk lottery ticket purchases By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery's initial suspicions that a bulk purchaser was at play during a jackpot run that resulted in an $877,800 Idaho Cash win were correct when it was confirmed that an entity known for executing jackpot buyouts came forward to claim the prize. In response to restless national sentiment surrounding the nature of jackpot buyouts and a recent $877,800 Idaho Cash win, Idaho state legisla
Feb 25, 2026, 6:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesReply
Congratulations to the Arizona Lottery for instituting this rule. This is exactly what we have been advocating for the past year, when the situation in Texas starting cropping up, and officials there wrongly blamed courier services. We strongly advocated for a bulk ticket limit to solve all these issues back in October of 2024: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/352288 Instead of doing that, the Texas Lottery doubled down on wrongly blaming couriers and banned them . The predictable resul
Jul 7, 2025, 8:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Jersey Pick 6 jackpot-winning ticket worth $5.9 million expiring in three weeksNews Story
And three days left to claim a $50,000 Powerball prize By Kate Northrop Whoever has won a $5.9 million Pick 6 New Jersey Lottery jackpot still hasn't come forward to claim their big win, and time is running out. The ticketholder for a $5.9 million Pick 6 jackpot has mere weeks to present it to New Jersey Lottery officials before it goes unclaimed for good. The New Jersey Lottery has been looking for the winner for over a week now, but given how players in the Garden State have on
May 1, 2026, 11:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.3 million Jersey Cash 5 lottery jackpot unclaimed for almost a yearNews Story
Winning ticket worth over a million is expiring soon By Kate Northrop New Jersey lottery players should rummage through their drawers and dig in their center consoles for a missing Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $1.3 million. Pretty soon, it'll be no more. Come Thanksgiving, all hopes for expressing gratitude for a $1.3 million Jersey Cash 5 lottery jackpot will go out the window. The New Jersey Lottery is alerting players to a $1,300,245 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot that was hit nearly 11
Oct 5, 2025, 7:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

$5.9 million New Jersey Pick 6 lottery winner claims jackpot one week before ticket expiresNews Story
Forgotten ticket turns up in a dark place after whirlwind search through house By Kate Northrop New Jersey Lottery officials and a very lucky lottery winner are sighing a breath of relief after a player finally stepped forward to claim a $5.9 million Pick 6 jackpot a week before it was due to expire. With only eight days left before the deadline, the $5.9 million Pick 6 jackpot winner surprised New Jersey Lottery officials with the explanation as to why it took so long to claim the p
May 19, 2026, 9:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arkansas lottery winner of $250.8 million Powerball jackpot claims prizeNews Story
Two significant Powerball winners from Arkansas claim big jackpots a few months apart By Kate Northrop The Arkansas Lottery announced that the winner of a $250.8 million Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim their lottery winnings, just months after the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot winner claimed theirs. A $250.8 million Powerball prize won in Arkansas has been claimed by a lottery winner who purchased their jackpot-winning ticket through a courier. The winner opted to re
Apr 3, 2026, 10:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Jersey man emerges as sole winner of $1 million at Jets game in second chance drawingNews Story
Winner knew something great was headed his way By Kate Northrop One single lottery player was crowned the biggest winner in the MetLife Stadium on Sunday when he won the $1 million grand prize in the final draw of the New Jersey Lottery's second chance promotion. At the culmination of a second chance promotion for the New Jersey Lottery's Jersey Cash 5 game, one player beat out all the rest to win a $1 million prize at the heart of the MetLife Stadium. After the New Jersey Lotter
Dec 2, 2025, 2:07 pm - Todd - Lottery News