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Connecticut Lottery shutters headquarters after receiving letter with "powder-like substance"News Story
Headquarters reopens one day after the incident By Kate Northrop The Connecticut Lottery sent its employees home and shuttered its headquarters after receiving a mysterious letter containing an unknown powder-like substance. A mystery letter sealed by an unidentified sender landed in the hands of Connecticut Lottery officials, prompting them to close up shop for the rest of the day. At about noon on Tuesday, a receptionist at Wallingford Lottery headquarters opened a piece of ma
Feb 19, 2026, 8:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery has delivered $6.1B in prizes since 1985News Story
Iowa Lottery celebrates 40 years Sales of the first Iowa Lottery tickets began in 1985 with a kickoff celebration at the Iowa State Fair. Forty years later, state fairgoers broke the Guinness World Record for the most people 1,380 to scratch lottery cards simultaneously, demonstrating the lottery's journey from $1 scratch tickets to a multibillion-dollar enterprise. Since its launch was approved by the state Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Terry Branstad, the lottery has gen
Dec 5, 2025, 10:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Louisiana lottery winners collect their "Night of Millionaires" Powerball prizes of $1 millionNews Story
Pattern on play slip triggered nationwide windfall as Louisiana ranks third in wins By Kate Northrop Lottery winners who struck it big in the Powerball Night of Millionaires drawing that awarded nearly one hundred players a second-tier prize of $1 million or more have been lining up to collect their prizes, one after the other. In what was dubbed the Powerball Night of Millionaires by lottery officials, Louisiana was the state that came in third for the greatest number of second-tier
May 26, 2026, 4:20 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Florida Walmart employee arrested for fraud after keeping elderly customer's lottery ticketReply
It's really amazing that people are playing and winning large sums of money and don't understand how to cash a ticket. In KY, when checking the same type of pick 4 win, scanners and kiosks will show the amount won and to suggest taking the ticket to a cashing agent. Tickets over $5000 but under $25,000 in value can cash at a super cashing agent. Tickets over $25,000 must be cashed at lottery headquarters in Louisville. Considering the number of elderly Florida residences and the many tourist
Jun 26, 2026, 4:00 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Ohio husband's lottery luck leads to wife's $300,000 winReply
Strange story. He spent 20.00 of his 150.00 for 4 5.00 Cash Words for her and I will go out on a limb here and say he probably was familiar with the game and it's prize structure. She is happy as a clam to get the 4 tickets and scratched them in front of her friends when they were out doing something else that I guess wasn't too exciting. She downloaded the app and was fairly confident she won 300k. She tried calling him to no avail so instead of going home she stayed with her friends which was
Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 pm - billybucks - Lottery News

Michigan man mistakenly purchases two lottery tickets, wins two $110,000 Fantasy 5 prizesReply
Congratulations that was a neat surprise. He visited Lottery headquarters in Lansing recently to claim his prize, which he plans on using to buy a new truck and spoil his grandchildren. He'll save whatever is left over. At 68 years, that's a good plan, got to spend some money and make memories while still strong. I think maybe the winner should retire that set of numbers and come up with a new set, but again, who knows, lightning may strike twice at the same spot.
Jul 15, 2026, 11:48 am - JustMaybe - Lottery News

Michigan man claims record $32.9 million Lotto 47 jackpot with numbers he's used for 20 yearsReply
What are you saying? He took the lump sum not the annuity. Having recently claimed his prize at Lottery headquarters in Lansing, he chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of about $22.8 million rather than take annuity payments for the full amount. Congrats to the big winner!!
Jan 14, 2026, 9:27 am - LottoBux - Lottery News

"A lot of high fiving in the store" after Idaho man discovers he won $1 million Raffle prizeReply
He and his family made the trip right away to Lottery headquarters in Boise to claim the prize on Dec. 30 If Sean had only waited two more days and claimed in 2026. Congratulations on the win.
Jan 11, 2026, 6:30 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery News

Kentucky man goes into "full panic mode" after winning $250,000 in the lotteryReply
He needed another set of eyes to make sure his own weren't playing tricks on him, so he immediately went home to show his wife . Saw a YouTube video about a Florida man that trusted his eyes and instead of scanning his ticket or looking at what was printed beneath the matching number, drove 4 hours to the state capital to find out it was a misprint . Or more likely over zealous scratching off what should have been a 3 behind the 1 . On this ticket ththr is beneath the 33 and twfythd is
Nov 12, 2025, 4:39 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

$1.5 BILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot fuels rush for ticketsReply
Hi folks, I'm writing to inform you that you are no longer obligated to eat liverwurst or oliveloaf sandwiches before purchasing your tickets. I know it's last minute but if you already had an lv or ol sandwich beware cuz it isn't some magic wand whereby you eat it then head to lottery headquarters with winning ticket in hand. Now that I got that off my chest .,..if there is a winner tonight and it's not me I'm hoping it is one of you, Todd and Kate included. Just don't let anyone or an
Dec 20, 2025, 5:24 pm - ShagE3 - Lottery News