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Proposed bill would let voters decide on an Alabama state lotteryNews Story
Legislators tired of losing revenue to neighboring states with lotteries By Kate Northrop Alabama legislators proposed a bill on Tuesday that would allow Alabama residents to vote on whether they want to have a state lottery. Another legislative session, another attempt to enact an Alabama state lottery. Supporters of a new bill say the state is actively losing revenue to neighboring jurisdictions, and this proposal would aim to stop that. State Senator Merika Coleman-Evans helpe
Feb 5, 2026, 8:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland woman credits late mother for winning $1 million top prize in Holiday RaffleNews Story
Lucky player tells of uncanny connection to raffle drawing By Kate Northrop The $1 million winner of the Maryland Lottery's first-ever Holiday Raffle said she believes her late mother had something to do with it. A Maryland lottery player revealed a coincidental connection between her late mother and the Maryland Lottery's new Holiday Raffle, in which she won the game's $1 million top prize. Karen L. of Rosedale didn't know it, but she was about to have the greatest start to a ne
Jan 15, 2026, 9:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Washington's Lottery announces St. Patrick's Day RaffleNews Story
Washington players get a crack at best odds at winning $1 million By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery has announced that it will be holding a St. Patrick's Day Raffle for the very first time, advertising the best odds at winning a million dollars. Washington lottery players who participate in the Washington Lottery's newest raffle will have the best odds at winning a $1 million prize beginning later this month. The last time that Washington's Lottery held a raffle was in Nove
Jan 8, 2026, 8:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $1 million Super Raffle prize with ticket purchased at "luckiest store"News Story
Winner rewarded by a retailer's lucky touch By Kate Northrop A Michigan man thought he'd purchase a Super Raffle lottery ticket after seeing a retailer's advertising for the luckiest store in Michigan and ended up winning a $1 million prize. A Michigan resident thought he'd try his luck in the Michigan Lottery's Super Raffle, and what better place to play at than the luckiest spot in the state? The winner, who requested to remain anonymous, had already heard news about tickets go
Dec 8, 2025, 11:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.8 BILLION: Powerball jackpot now second-largest ever as ticket sales surge across the USAReply
At the risk of generating a post generating obsessive, unreadable, tiresome and useless nonsense about memos and such, I would like to suggest that the Poisson distribution for probability of numbers of winners, based on the estimated number of sales for this drawing as posted on the Texas Lottery website $507,200,684 (corresponding to 253,600,342 tickets) suggests the percent probability of the following number of winners: k, number of winners p(m,k) 0 40.55%
Sep 6, 2025, 7:41 pm - Prob988 - Lottery News

New York Lottery launches new Million Dollar Raffle with best odds of winning $1 millionNews Story
More than a dozen million-dollar prizes up for grabs in brand-new raffle By Kate Northrop The New York Lottery has launched a brand-new Million Dollar Raffle, giving New York players the best odds at winning $1 million in any New York Lottery game. To commemorate the Erie Canal's 200th anniversary, the New York Lottery has debuted a statewide Million Dollar Raffle bursting with 15 $1 million top prizes and more. This year, the Erie Canal turns 200 years old, and to celebrate, the
Aug 7, 2025, 8:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

U.K. National Lottery going on 36-hour break for huge technology upgradeNews Story
Massive technology refresh brings National Lottery into modern era By Kate Northrop As the U.K. National Lottery gets ready to undergo its most massive technology upgrade in three decades, ticket sales, ticket checkers, and prize claims will all experience a 36-hour blackout. The U.K. National Lottery is going on a 36-hour break starting this weekend, and officials are strongly recommending that players plan ahead. In a huge undertaking to modernize the technology that powers the
Aug 1, 2025, 7:41 am - Todd - Lottery News