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N.C. woman takes $8 million lottery prize as $400,000 a year annuityNews Story
A North Carolina woman tried her luck on a $50 scratch-off and won the $8 million top prize that she will collect in $400,000 annual payments for 20 years. Latonya Rayford of Charlotte bought her lucky $8 Million Money Maker ticket from the BP Food Mart on West Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte. When Rayford arrived at lottery headquarters Monday to collect her winnings, she had a decision to make. She could choose to receive her prize as an annuity of $400,000 a year over 20 years or a lump
Jul 10, 2025, 11:04 am - Todd - Lottery News

North Carolina brother-sister duo win $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life lottery prizeNews Story
Siblings come forward to claim prize in retired game three days before it expired By Kate Northrop A brother and sister from North Carolina claimed a $25,000 a year for life prize in the retired Lucky for Life multi-state lottery game with just three days left on the clock. Had they waited just three more days, a brother-sister duo would not have been able to claim a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life lottery prize. The Lucky for Life multi-state game may have been replaced b
Jun 26, 2026, 8:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Clerk's random pick wins Michigan man $1.05 million on game he swore offNews Story
Game delivers jackpot to player who usually shoos it away By Kate Northrop A Michigan lottery player who avoided a certain Fast Play game for a long while had his suspicions dashed when a casual selection by a convenience store cashier won him a $1.05 million jackpot. A Michigan man experienced a truly lucky break with a $1.05 million Fast Play jackpot that may have permanently changed his mind about one lottery game in particular. The Oakland County resident, who chose to remain
Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida Lottery retailer employee arrested after committing fraud in undercover operationNews Story
Convenience store worker arrested in sting involving $1,000 ticket By Kate Northrop A Florida Lottery retail employee was arrested after an undercover compliance operation caught him committing not just one, but two fraudulent acts. Florida authorities arrested a convenience store clerk after he failed to follow required procedures in an undercover investigation. It was one bad decision after the other for Rohail Khan, who was working at Bay Food Mart on West 6th Street in Panama
Jun 15, 2026, 7:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

$78 million Lotto Texas jackpot expiring in less than two weeksNews Story
No one has come forward to claim the lifechanging prize By Kate Northrop There are just less than two weeks to claim a $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot before the winning ticket expires and the money vanishes from the winner's hands. These next couple weeks will make all the difference in determining whether an unidentified lottery player lives in ignorant bliss of a huge win or they change their life forever. It's because a winning ticket worth $78 million is on the verge of expi
May 4, 2026, 6:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan $733,968 Fantasy 5 jackpot winner wins again, this time a $1M Millionaire Raffle prizeNews Story
Lucky streak: second major win in just over a year By Kate Northrop As if winning part of a $733,968 jackpot in the Fantasy 5 draw game wasn't cool enough, one Michigan man won the $1 million top prize in the Michigan Lottery's Millionaire Raffle just over a year later. Luck hasn't stopped flowing for one Michigan lottery player, who has now won the highest-tier prizes in two of the games Michigan Lottery has to offer. The 47-year-old Michigan resident opted to remain anonymous w
Apr 27, 2026, 7:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

$110,000 Michigan Lottery Fantasy 5 Double Play winner has one month left to claimNews Story
Player buys add-on feature with ticket but may miss out on prize By Kate Northrop Someone in Michigan purchased a Fantasy 5 lottery ticket with the Double Play add-on feature, but the $110,000 prize will go by the wayside if they don't step forward in a month to claim it. Whoever is holding the winning ticket for a $110,000 Fantasy 5 Double Play prize must validate it with the Michigan Lottery in one month or risk losing it all. A Michigan lottery player purchased a Fantasy 5 tic
Apr 21, 2026, 8:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan woman sets record with $822,159 Club Keno The Jack lottery prize on lunch breakNews Story
Raking in more dough than just one cheesy pizza slice By Kate Northrop A Michigan woman grabbed a slice of pizza and set a new Club Keno The Jack record when she won an $822,159 jackpot with a single ticket. It takes one to win one Michigan lottery player was caught by surprise when her lunch break routine yielded a record-setting $822,159 The Jack prize. Sue Strong, 65, didn't expect that her pizza stop would yield more than a cheesy slice of pie, rather she'd be raking in the d
Mar 4, 2026, 9:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Two-member group wins $4.14 million, largest Fast Cash lottery jackpot in MichiganNews Story
Pair agrees to go all in for record jackpot and emerges with a surprise By Kate Northrop A two-member group noticed that the Fast Cash progressive jackpot had reached a record-breaking $4.14 million in Michigan, and their discerning eye led them straight to a record win. A lottery playing duo won a $4.14 million Fast Cash jackpot, the game's biggest prize ever awarded in the state of Michigan. One member of the Berrien County 126 Lottery Club had their eye on the Fast Cash progre
Feb 12, 2026, 9:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland lottery player almost threw away Fast Play jackpot-winning ticket worth $111,971News Story
Winner balled up six-figure ticket in preparation to trash it By Kate Northrop A Maryland lottery player's first instinct upon scanning a winning ticket worth $111,971 was to crumple it up, but a second thought saved it from a gut-wrenching potential fate in the trash. One Maryland resident nearly tossed a Fast Play jackpot-winning ticket worth $111,971, but something prompted them to ask for help with checking it to be on the safe side. The player, who requested to remain anonym
Dec 15, 2025, 7:16 am - Todd - Lottery News