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Retailer mistake helps Illinois man win $25,000 a year for life in Michigan LotteryNews Story
A retailer's error is a lottery player's happy accident By Kate Northrop A store clerk's error helped an Illinois man land a $25,000 a year for life prize in the Michigan Lottery's Lucky for Life game. Just as famous painter Bob Ross once said, we don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents. The same could be said for one Illinois man who ended up winning a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize thanks to one such lottery retailer's happy accident. Illinois resident Mi
Nov 27, 2023, 1:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Woman who went viral after claiming she won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot accused of lyingNews Story
Viral video of woman leaving the store that sold the winning ticket shows her in tears, but are they fake? Includes video report By Kate Northrop After a video surfaced of woman claiming she won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot drawn last week, some accused her of lying to garner attention. The day after the California Lottery announced that the lone winning ticket for the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot was purchased at a retailer in Los Angeles , an unidentified woman was c
Jul 24, 2023, 12:34 pm - Todd - Lottery News

New York man claims state's biggest Mega Millions prize at $476 millionNews Story
It still doesn't feel real. By Kate Northrop Someone in New York won the state's largest Mega Millions jackpot, setting the new record at $476 million. On Monday, he stepped forward to claim the prize. Johnnie Taylor, 71, of Howard Beach, was the sole winner of the Mega Millions jackpot from the drawing on April 14, 2023. It is the largest Mega Millions prize won in New York since the game launched in the state in 2002. The previous record was a $437 million jackpot won by a tic
Jun 8, 2023, 7:45 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Anyone here an Idaho Scratch off player?Reply
It's distinctly possible the top prize has been sold. I'm leaning toward the accidentally tossed scenario and this is why. There are two Idaho lottery phone scanning apps that are unreliable. I have had both of them scan a ticket as not a winner and then gone back to a retailer scanned them again and found $100 winners. The reason I started doing that was I have had more then one retailer tell me that the phone apps miss winners AS DO the little scanners available to the public at the counter! I
Feb 27, 2023, 12:50 pm - Lostson - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Maryland Lottery to switch to computerized drawingsReply
I sent an email to Md Lottery. At the 1:55 mark in this video https://www.mdlottery.com/player-tools/watch-the-drawings/#rng it says: The results are verified by several quality assurance tests to make sure the numbers are truly random. After the results are verified, the winning numbers are displayed on the screen and the drawing team shares these numbers with public . Question 1) There are no longer any ping pong balls that need to be to weighed and measured, or tested to make sure th
Dec 17, 2022, 1:36 am - grwurston - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery retailers escalate boycott, halt ALL lottery ticket sales until further noticeReply
We can buy them online in Virginia. I have not bought from a retailer for quite a while now. Everything is online but Bank a Million. And every grocery chain has lottery machines.
May 11, 2024, 6:29 pm - Artist77 - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery retailers refuse to sell tickets to draw attention to skill games amendmentReply
I don't get the church part but I was in a non chain convenience store last year and it had a large slot machine type machine. A guy playing was in a manic state playing over and over. It was sad. Maybe people are bargaining with God in Church for a big win and then go nearby to a retailer?
Apr 18, 2024, 8:28 am - Artist77 - Lottery News

Pick 5 With Fireball Florida
I bought a pick 5 ticket with fireball on April 4 evening drawing my numbers were 11111 and the fireball drawn that evening was 1. Which would be a winning ticket with fireball. I took it to district office they said it was not a winner. But I am fighting it because all lottery retailer recognized it as a winner with fireball even the lottery field reps recognized it as. Winning ticket. I have gotten news station and an attorney. If you read the case law on all the law suits against Florida lott
Apr 12, 2024, 1:14 am - Hottmess - Lottery Discussion Forum

Maryland: 2/1 - 2/29/2024Reply
Here is the Agent+ aka as XCAP locations all these pay up to 5K https://www.mdlottery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/XCAP-Locations-by-Retailer-5-1-17.pdf
Feb 14, 2024, 9:43 am - jarasan - Pick 4 Forum

Maryland: 2/1 - 2/29/2024Reply
The great thing about mobile banking now is you can deposit a check at the retailer using your phone and it will be in you bank account the following day!!!!!!!!!! Kachingo!!
Feb 13, 2024, 9:36 pm - jarasan - Pick 4 Forum