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Good omen? Bird collision preceded NJ lottery winner's $90 million Mega Millions jackpotReply
50% in taxes after the 50% haircut.... $22 million on a 90 million dollar jackpot retailer gets 1/3 of 1/10 of 1%... don't retailers usually get 1% as a bonus? Maybe that's the rate for scratch-offs. great game
Dec 11, 2025, 10:06 am - Tucker Black - Lottery News

Illinois man wins $1 million on lottery ticket and delivers his wife an early retirementNews Story
Small-town win spreads quickly as residents flock to lucky gas station By Kate Northrop An Illinois resident is retiring his wife early after receiving a $1 million payday on a $5 lottery ticket, and other locals are flocking to the lucky retailer hoping for a similar stroke of luck. An Illinois man won a $1 million prize on a $5 lottery ticket, and because of it, his wife can afford an early retirement. David Sharp of Mt. Carmel made a decision that would allow him and his wife
Oct 1, 2025, 8:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio man tries luck in Michigan and wins $150,000 Powerball lottery prizeNews Story
Fore! Out-of-state golfer drives away with a prize way above par By Kate Northrop An Ohio man thought he would stop at a local Michigan Lottery retailer while on a golf trip so as not to miss out on his usual Powerball purchase and ended up taking home a $150,000 prize. One Ohio man wanted to make sure he got in his routine Powerball plays while he was away from his home state of Ohio, and much to his surprise, he found himself claiming a $150,000 lottery prize in Michigan instead.
Aug 17, 2025, 8:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

Oregon lottery kept my $1500 winning ticketReply
Since you are new here, after you click on Reply to respond to someone, click on the box where it says Include original post in your reply . That will put a check mark in the box and then everyone will know exactly who you are responding to. One caveat, do not include any links in PM's until you lose your new member status or you will be suspended. If you delete/erase the link in your PM reply you'll be good. You see the little white bars under standard by your avatar? If you click on the first
Jun 3, 2026, 6:27 am - grwurston - Lottery Discussion Forum

DC Lottery offers compensation for players affected by computerized draw errorNews Story
DC Lottery offers several pathways for remediation after programming error caused untold tickets to lose out By Kate Northrop After Lottery Post alerted the DC Lottery to a possible error that prevented tickets from winning in three of its local draw games for weeks, the DC Lottery has announced several different forms of compensation for players who may have been impacted by the computerized drawing glitch. Last week, Lottery Post reached out to the DC Lottery after Lottery Post mem
Apr 27, 2026, 7:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Three $1 million winning Powerball lottery tickets sold at the same New York storeReply
I think it is highly unlikely it was three separate winners. As above, the lottery already knows if all 3 wins were on a single ticket, multiple tickets played together or in a short time span, or 3 (or more) tickets played over a longer timespan. Since there was nothing special about the winning numbers even having 3 winners in the entire state would have been unlikely. The chance of 3 randomly chosen tickets at a single retailer is basically zero. It very well could have been someone
Oct 28, 2025, 2:15 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

$48 billion over 40 years: Where California Lottery dollars goNews Story
From textbooks to firefighters: how lottery dollars make a difference By Kate Northrop Today, the California Lottery celebrates its official 40th anniversary, and aside from launching a colorful scratch-off ticket to mark the occasion, it's raised over $48 billion for educational programs across its entire lifespan and influenced more than 1,000 school districts. Over the past four decades, the California Lottery has contributed $48 billion toward educational programs, career prepara
Oct 3, 2025, 7:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.8 BILLION: Powerball jackpot now second-largest ever as ticket sales surge across the USANews Story
Massive sales triggers jackpot increase to #2 all-time 4th-largest cash value in history By Todd Northrop Due to a ticket-buying frenzy for Saturday's Powerball drawing, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate to $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest lottery jackpot in world history. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $826.4 million, which is the fourth-largest lottery cash val
Sep 5, 2025, 11:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.7 BILLION: Will Powerball create a Christmas billionaire?News Story
Now the 4th-largest jackpot in world history By Todd Northrop Will someone give a Christmas gift worth billions this week? It's actually a possibility, as the next Powerball drawing on Christmas Eve is set to deliver a faint-inducing prize worth $1.7 billion. The Powerball jackpot has been building for a record 46 consecutive drawings since the last winner on Sept. 6, 2025 , when two tickets sold in Missouri and Texas split a $1.7874 billion jackpot after 41 draws without a winne
Dec 23, 2025, 12:31 am - Todd - Lottery News

No winner again: Powerball jackpot hits $1.6 billion in longest-ever rollover runNews Story
5th-largest lottery jackpot in world history set for Monday drawing By Todd Northrop Following the massive Powerball drawing worth $1.43 billion Saturday night, get ready to head back to your local lottery retailer, because things have gotten even more interesting. That's because nobody won that Powerball lottery jackpot Saturday night, sending the Monday jackpot to heights only seen four times previously in world lottery history. Monday's Powerball jackpot is currently estimated
Dec 21, 2025, 7:47 am - Todd - Lottery News