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N.C. woman takes $8 million lottery prize as $400,000 a year annuityNews Story
A North Carolina woman tried her luck on a $50 scratch-off and won the $8 million top prize that she will collect in $400,000 annual payments for 20 years. Latonya Rayford of Charlotte bought her lucky $8 Million Money Maker ticket from the BP Food Mart on West Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte. When Rayford arrived at lottery headquarters Monday to collect her winnings, she had a decision to make. She could choose to receive her prize as an annuity of $400,000 a year over 20 years or a lump
Jul 10, 2025, 11:04 am - Todd - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
I hope my numbers don't come out. If they do come out, that meanz your State's Mainframe haz been watchin yo playz...yea, save Yo money.. There are those uninformed heaa, like dat Texez 2 Stepper cottoneyedjoe , that'll tell you such a thang duzzn't xzizt, but I beg the differ.. LOz hea, tryn bait Ole Stat$ into playing dat Fantasy5.., but I play when I want, not when theeey need my money... Ain't enough people playing dat Dino -Game for'em, so they figured they might makeup
Jul 1, 2025, 8:02 pm - Stat$talker - Lottery Discussion Forum

First draws for UK National Lottery's New Lotto to take place tonightNews Story
Game overhaul gives players more chances to win, but with some lower prizes By Kate Northrop The overhaul for the UK National Lottery's revamp of the classic Lotto draw game will kick off tonight, with New Lotto offering a second chance to win on every ticket. It's two for the price of one in the UK National Lottery's overhauled New Lotto draw game, which has moved to a new two-round format at its twice-per-week schedule. Players may be getting more chances to win in New Lotto, b
Jun 10, 2026, 7:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery delays expiration date of $12.8 million jackpot-winning ticket in legal battleReply
Evidently it must have been against company policy for employees to purchase rejected tickets The stories I've seen have said the policy is that employees can't buy (any) lottery tickets at the store they work at , not just while they're working. There's also the whole deception angle of attempting to buy the ticket in the hopes that the company didn't yet know they owned a ticket worth far more than face value. I don't see any way that it was a lawful sale/purchase. Unprecedented move
May 26, 2026, 1:22 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Charges dropped against $167M Kentucky Powerball lottery winnerNews Story
Ex-girlfriend rescinds statements about stolen $12,000 Includes video report By Kate Northrop Charges against the record-breaking $167 million Powerball lottery winner were dropped earlier this week after court testimony absolved him from the accusations related to an alleged burglary. All charges related to an alleged break-in against $167 million Powerball jackpot winner Shannon James Farthing, 51, were dismissed after it was revealed in court a miscommunication led to his arre
May 15, 2026, 7:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida man robs retailer for seven books of lottery tickets, returns to same store to cash them inNews Story
Thief confesses he needed money, but cashing attempts are baffling By Kate Northrop A Florida man stole seven books of lottery tickets from a retailer and then returned to the same store hours later to attempt to cash them in. A Florida man went on a back-and-forth robbery spree in May, stealing seven books of lottery tickets and repeatedly trying to cash in the winning tickets at two different stores. On the evening of May 5, 2025, Justin Farley, 43, visited the Circle K conveni
Oct 24, 2025, 9:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Montana Lottery aims to prohibit bulk purchases after group takes gamble on $1.6 million jackpotReply
I don't agree with this. It's the lottery's job to shut down so-called bulk ticket retailers, not collect all this money and then deny payment. That's what Texas tried to do to a winner and she had to sue them to collect. Withholding payment to the woman in TX with no indication that her ticket was bought as part of a (still legal) effort to have the winning numbers as a result of an organized effort to methodically buy all of the combination was ill conceived, but it wasn't the lottery tha
Sep 22, 2025, 2:13 am - KY Floyd - 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
Yesterday, 4:00 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Virginia: 6/1 - 6/30/2026Reply
Congrats on the Straight Hit, Tang!!! Get that Money!!!
Jun 25, 2026, 4:05 pm - parlayman - Pick 3 Forum

Pennsylvania Supreme Court outlaws skill gamesReply
If skill game machines were taxed, the Independent Fiscal Office estimates that they could generate more than $420 million in tax revenue by 2028 or 2029 . In other words we CAN'T tax the skill game machine winners, so we'll get rid of the skill machines. Then hopefully the skill game players will switch to playing at casinos or playing the lottery so that way when they win there, then we CAN tax them. Follow the money.
Jun 25, 2026, 12:32 am - grwurston - Lottery News