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Florida man arrested after buying $31,000 worth of lottery tickets using company credit cardReply
Where in the heck did he buy scratchers with a CC. I have never seen a retailer take a CC. Debit card yes, CC no.
Feb 8, 2024, 12:28 pm - BuyLow - Lottery News

New York man wins $10 million lottery prize for the second time in a yearReply
Hard to believe , the guy wins twice is hard enough to buy into.But equally difficult to buy into the same store having 2 10 million dollar tickets? Come on what are their 2 or 3 winning tickets with that amount in the whole STATE!! Yet this retailer had 2 winning tickets, geez come on..
Dec 16, 2023, 7:46 am - Davelets - Lottery News

$1.76 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in CaliforniaReply
The 2 billion dollar jackpot and this last one. Tickets where sold 76.5 miles between each retailer. What's the chances of that?
Oct 19, 2023, 7:19 pm - Justing618 - Lottery News

$1.58 billion Mega Millions lottery winner has two weeks left to claim cash optionReply
Can we get a Lottery Post story on the September 19th 2023 Cash4Life drawing... 1 top prize winner with 4 second-tier winners but it looks like 4 total of those tickets were sold at 1 retailer?! Lucky place!
Sep 25, 2023, 11:06 am - NJPiney - Lottery News

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

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

Florida LLC revealed to have claimed $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpotReply
Exactly my thoughts. If the doctor had a winning ticket of more than $600 that he must redeem at a Florida Lottery office prior to September, then his name and address was saved in The Florida Lottery's database. When The Jackpot Winners and Retailer Information Report was created in September, it's very plausible that his name was placed on the report either by a software program error or it was manually put on the report in error by someone that works at The Fla Lottery. G5
Dec 31, 2023, 10:49 am - GiveFive - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery halts some prize payouts due to Christmas Eve cybersecurity incidentNews Story
Fifth day of investigation into cybersecurity event, some prize payouts still paused By Kate Northrop The Ohio Lottery temporarily suspended lottery payouts for prizes over a certain amount after a cybersecurity event impacted their computer systems on Christmas Eve. Payouts for Ohio Lottery prizes of $599 and above have been suspended for some claim methods due to a cybersecurity incident that occurred on Sun., Dec. 24. Viewing results for some games has also been impacted, maki
Dec 28, 2023, 12:10 pm - Todd - Lottery News