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30 Kentucky middle school employees win $1M Powerball prize, hid lottery ticket in math textbookNews Story
By Kate Northrop A group of 30 middle school employees carpooled to the Kentucky Lottery after the final school bell rang on Tuesday to collect their $1 million Powerball prize. 30 educators from a Boone County middle school regrouped after work to collect the $1 million Powerball prize they won in the Jan. 27 drawing and showed up at Lottery headquarters in high spirits. The group calls themselves the Jones 30, named after the Rector A. Jones Middle School in Florence that brought t
Feb 3, 2024, 9:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois man runs back into store to give owner a hug after winning $3 million in the lotteryNews Story
That guy is going to win someday. By Kate Northrop An Illinois man who won $3 million in the lottery while sitting in his car deliberately ran back into the store he bought his winning ticket at to give the owner a big hug. An Illinois man with a big heart won a big prize in the Illinois Lottery last week, finally scooping up a $3 million prize on a scratch-off after years of trying. Having just helped welcome his new grandson into the world, the lottery pri ze was the second wo
Jan 30, 2024, 10:41 am - Kate - Lottery News

North Carolina woman collapses on live TV after becoming first Powerball millionaire of the yearNews Story
New Year's Eve celebration is overwhelming with million-dollar lottery win By Kate Northrop The North Carolina winner of the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year drawing collapsed on the ground immediately upon finding out she won a million-dollar lottery prize on live television. The world watched as North Carolina resident Pamela Bradshaw fell over in disbelief, struggling to come to terms with the overwhelming excitement of becoming the first millionaire of 2024 with everyone w
Jan 1, 2024, 7:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

UPDATE: Proposed changes to Mega Millions game will raise ticket price to $5News Story
Montana Lottery reveals game modifications that could come as soon as 2025 UPDATE Watch Lottery Post's exclusive video report UPDATE 2 New information from Montana Lottery Includes video report By Kate Northrop Note: One state lottery indicated that these amendments to the game are in progress of undergoing final review, but we are attempting to confirm it with a second source. State lotteries may not yet be ready to officially announce the following changes, and it is unco
Jun 13, 2024, 5:14 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery retailer says $221M Powerball winner is bus driver who spends $60 a day on ticketsNews Story
New Jersey Lottery presents retailer with check, whose clerk hints at identity of winner Includes video report By Kate Northrop 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. The winner of the $221 million Powerball jackpot drawn on Mon., June 10, 2024 may not have officially come forward
Jun 13, 2024, 6:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

Accidental lottery ticket purchase nets Maryland couple $2 million in PowerballNews Story
April 1 drawing handsomely rewards couple's inadvertent purchase By Kate Northrop A Maryland couple was surprised to find out that one of their favorite lottery retailers sold not one, but two $1 million winning Powerball tickets, and they were even more shocked to learn that they were in possession of both. It was no April Fool's joke. The duplicate Powerball ticket a Maryland couple didn't even realize they had bought doubled their lottery prize total to $2 million. On Monday,
Apr 11, 2024, 4:04 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery halts some prize payouts due to Christmas Eve cybersecurity incidentNews Story
Fifth day of investigation into cybersecurity event, some prize payouts still paused By Kate Northrop The Ohio Lottery temporarily suspended lottery payouts for prizes over a certain amount after a cybersecurity event impacted their computer systems on Christmas Eve. Payouts for Ohio Lottery prizes of $599 and above have been suspended for some claim methods due to a cybersecurity incident that occurred on Sun., Dec. 24. Viewing results for some games has also been impacted, maki
Dec 28, 2023, 12:10 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Canada man "wins" twice — $35 million Lotto Max jackpot one week after daughter's graduationNews Story
Regular lottery player's big win coincides with big life milestone By Kate Northrop A lot of good happened for one Ontario man who won a $35 million (US$26.58 million) Lotto Max jackpot one week after his daughter's college graduation. Jayasinghe Jay Jayasinghe of Windsor has been a regular lottery player since moving to Canada, but the timing of his lucky break happened to coincide with another great achievement in his family. I always hoped that my opportunity would come, he to
Jun 26, 2023, 11:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.3 billion Powerball winner revealed by Oregon Lottery as three people splitting jackpotNews Story
Endearing and humble Laos native is one of three jackpot winners Includes video report By Kate Northrop The Oregon Lottery revealed the identity of the winner for the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot at a press conference Monday, which turned out to be three people sharing one winning ticket. One of the three winners of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot appeared before the press at a news conference in Salem, where he revealed that the prize will be split between himself, his wife
Apr 30, 2024, 3:56 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Winner of $95 million Lotto Texas lottery jackpot gamed the odds to winNews Story
New Jersey based group turned the odds to win in their favor By Kate Northrop Around this time one year ago, the Texas Lottery's Lotto Texas jackpot was bursting at the seams, boasting the game's third-largest prize ever at a mouthwatering $95 million. One New Jersey-based group gamed the odds to win the jackpot. Following a seven-month period without a winner, the Lotto Texas jackpot had ballooned to $95 million for the drawing on April 22, 2023, the game's largest in over 12 years.
Apr 28, 2024, 12:38 pm - Todd - Lottery News