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Illinois man tears up after hitting $1.1 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot with online ticketNews Story
Winner was sure the official email was a scam By Kate Northrop An Illinois man was moved to tears when he realized that the official email from the Illinois Lottery alerting him to a $1.1 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot win was real. One lucky Illinois resident was hit with a sudden wave of emotion on the golf course when it dawned on him that he had really won a $1.1 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot. On Sunday, July 27, the Lucky Day Lotto jackpot was hit by one fortunate player
Aug 9, 2025, 8:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Is this true?
A computer glitch caused a delay in the live TV broadcast of a Powerball drawing on July 2, 2008. This occurred around the same time that Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Trust claimed an $85 million Powerball win from a ticket purchased in Oklahoma, sparking suspicions of fraud, according to Grok on X. While the timing and secrecy fueled speculation, no direct evidence of rigging or fraud has been found to date. The Powerball drawing was eventually held, revealing a single winning ticket sold in Al
Jul 29, 2025, 8:19 pm - Justing618 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Illinois lottery player has surprise run-in with grandma at the store, wins $1 million in PowerballNews Story
Chance encounter with family member is winner's lucky charm By Kate Northrop An Illinois lottery winner was grateful this Thanksgiving for the $1 million Powerball prize he won after experiencing a chance encounter with his lucky charm his grandmother. An Illinois man is crediting his grandmother for winning a $1 million prize in Powerball. The player, who requested to remain anonymous under the pseudonym Grandma is my Lucky Charm! was already planning on buying a lottery ticket
Nov 29, 2025, 2:49 pm - Todd - Lottery News

New Jersey couple wins $3 million lottery prize six months after winning $1 millionNews Story
Couple beats 1-in-2-trillion odds with back-to-back lottery wins By Kate Northrop A New Jersey couple experienced a bout of deja vu when they made a familiar trip to the New Jersey Lottery to claim a $3 million prize just six months after winning $1 million. A husband-and-wife team defied insurmountable odds by scooping a $3 million prize and finding themselves standing before Lottery officials for the second time in six months. Winning the lottery once is tough enough it might o
Nov 18, 2025, 9:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

Holiday fever hits Illinois man, splits $1 million lottery prize with motherNews Story
Sharing and gift giving don't have to wait until December By Kate Northrop An Illinois man demonstrated why getting into the holiday spirit of gift giving doesn't have to wait until December when he won a $1 million prize on a lottery ticket and shared it with his mother. A lucky Illinois lottery player is splitting his winnings down the middle with his mother after a joyful, million-dollar celebration brought the holidays into full swing. The holiday season is officially underwa
Nov 11, 2025, 8:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri lottery winner of $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot comes forward: "I'm a homebody"News Story
The sleepless nights were the best kind of problem to have By Kate Northrop The Missouri lottery winner splitting the historic $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim his share of the prize just over two weeks after the drawing took place. The Missouri winner of the $1.787 billion Powerball lottery jackpot says he's just a homebody who enjoys relaxing at home, and now, the absurd amount of newfound wealth is going to help him do just that. On Monday, the Missou
Sep 24, 2025, 8:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

Family claims biggest EuroMillions jackpot in Irish history at €250 millionNews Story
Family insists the win won't change them but a Rolex would be nice By Kate Northrop An Irish family jointly claimed a record 250 million (US$294.3 million) EuroMillions jackpot this month, the largest EuroMillions jackpot in Ireland's history, and are promising not to let the win change who they are. Aside from taking a vacation, eating every type of food to their heart's desire, and shopping for a Rolex, one Irish family emphasized that they would remain the same even after claiming
Jul 25, 2025, 11:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Secrets of a lottery lawyer-Kurt Panouses interviewReply
Watch the video. Pretty simple to understand. Reading is fundamental. 1. A state only allowed anonymous claiming for $10 million plus wins and the jp was under that amount. 2. A young guy in his 20s decided to take the yearly annuity of 350k. 3. The attorney argued that based on the expected lifespan of this young person, the total annuities would easily exceed $10 million over his expected lifespan. THUS HE WAS ALLOWED TO CLAIM ANONYMOUSLY. A very creative legal argument that worke
May 3, 2026, 7:15 pm - Artist77 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Secrets of a lottery lawyer-Kurt Panouses interview
There is a fascinating interview on YouTube with a lottery attorney. He discusses how Michigan had tried to delay allowing his client to claim and the Michigan lottery claimed they were not ready . After 3 weeks he told the lottery he was showing up the next day at 10 AM and if the lottery office was not ready, he was calling a press conference. The state lottery backed down. For another client in another state, the lottery officials claimed the client did not win $10 million to qualify for
May 3, 2026, 11:18 am - Artist77 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Merry ChristmasReply
Happy Christmas fellow posters! Arkansas? Well it ain't California !!; Now I'll abstain from pb till it reaches 250 and mm until jackpot doubles in size. Hmmmm I wonder if the winner is an oliveloaf or liverwurst sandwich lover? Well if he or she or they are smart (and remain anonymous) we'll never know the answer that enquiring minds want to know. Have a shaggy day ShagE3
Dec 25, 2025, 9:35 am - ShagE3 - Lottery News