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Once homeless, now a lottery winner: Colorado man gets his $1 million comebackReply
It's nice to see the Colorado Lottery in the news. I've played the 200X game a few times. One time I won $50. He's been playing scratch-off games on and off for a few years, he told the Colorado Lottery, but only when he could afford to . Jonathan will usually stick to the $5 games, recalling that the largest amount he'd ever won was $20. ... I was having a tough sales day , and it actually paid off, Jonathan recalled. My reaction was total disbelief. Those are oppos
Mar 10, 2026, 9:58 am - Tucker Black - Lottery News

NY Dream TeamReply
Got me a free ticket with a ticket found in the scratch off machine where I play; got 13 and 27 out of Take5 this evening
Apr 1, 2026, 11:25 pm - LivingLegacy768 - Pick 3 Forum

NY Dream TeamReply
someone left this take 5 ticket in the hopper of a scratch off machine this morning WOW a free ticket
Mar 3, 2026, 2:56 pm - Rockwin$ - Pick 3 Forum

Oregon lottery kept my $1500 winning ticket
Hi my name is Howard Drummond. A few months ago I won a jackpot at Jake's tavern on se Milwaukee Ave in Portland Oregon. I won it on the second machine from the door on a game called huff n puff during the bonus it gave me the major jackpot it payed $1500 and printed out a ticket right away. My friend Tim spreager was with me when I won. I didn't have a car so getting down to Wilsonville wasn't easy, so a friend of mine Shelby I owed him some money and told him that I won and showed him the tick
May 19, 2026, 8:11 am - HowdyDoody2 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Kindness is never wasted! 😊Reply
A $1.00 balance left in the lottery vending machine when I approached it . I bought a one dollar ticket.
Oct 7, 2025, 3:51 pm - MsBee18 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Maryland voucher?Reply
Yes that's the convo @playslips. He didn't fiscally get the ticket. He got the credit for the ticket. The machine was printing his tickets still when i scanned my voucher. I did not know there was tickets still printing till after i scanned my voucher then when the machine beeped he then blurted i got money in there. I said no you dont cause i already looked before scanning my voucher.I looked down and seen tickets dropping out of the bottom. When i scanned my ticket he musta been listing for th
Jul 20, 2025, 2:59 am - Justing618 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Circle K asks judge to delay expiration date for $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot amid disputeReply
Whenever I go onto a retailer buy lottery or whatever .If I see a ticket that someone didn't purchase on the machine,I always ask is it for sale and if so I'll buy..I just did that a couple of days ago on a Powerball ticket.. Unfortunately it wasn't a winner.. Yeah that was shady on the worker and he should have purchased it before the drawing.I see no problem in that..
May 6, 2026, 2:24 pm - Jadidit - Lottery News

Connecticut Lottery retailer license suspended after illegal slot machines discoveredReply
You can walk into a casino and cash your lottery ticket, but you can't walk into a lottery retailer, cash your lottery ticket and play a slot machine in the back. Probably because the casinos want you to cash your lottery ticket and hit their slots instead.
Jul 28, 2025, 10:25 pm - grwurston - Lottery News

Michigan man grabs lottery ticket right at store closing, wins $500,000 prizeNews Story
Player nabs winning ticket right at the last minute By Kate Northrop It was either now or never for one Michigan lottery player who managed to grab a ticket right as the store was about to close and won $500,000. The store was just about to shut its doors for the day when one Michigan man was about to head out the door, but he still had one last purchase to make. The Wayne County man, who chose to remain anonymous, was wrapping up his shopping at the Kroger store on West 14 Mile
Jun 23, 2026, 8:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

is it luckier to buy tickets on the rich side of town?Reply
Brock Lee, This one might make people 'luckier', not blocking others from getting to a lottery machine because you put money in it and are using the front of the machine to scratch the instant ticket you bought.
Jun 3, 2026, 8:53 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum