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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

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

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

Florida Walmart employee arrested for fraud after keeping elderly customer's lottery ticketNews Story
Cashier says she intended on returning the Pick 4 ticket By Kate Northrop A Walmart cashier was arrested after a customer presented a winning lottery ticket worth thousands and pocketed it instead of returning it. A lottery retailer employee was arrested on a fraud charge after she kept a winning ticket a player was intending to claim but argued that she was ignorant of regular lottery procedures and was intending to return it anyway. On June 14 at about 4:00 p.m., a police offic
Jun 25, 2026, 7:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

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

DC Lottery offers compensation for players affected by computerized draw errorReply
I've always defended the lottery when people post this draw history is bad by pointing out that randomly drawn numbers can generate patterns that may look funny in retrospect, but if they are random and unpredictable, then there's nothing wrong with it. Not any more! I will never defend the lottery as long as they use an RNG to choose winning numbers. Probability theory applies to random number drawings that do not contain errors. I had no idea that these RNG systems had bugs in it so many t
Apr 28, 2026, 11:06 am - Tucker Black - Lottery News

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

How do you actually pick your numbers?Reply
Even though the sample size is small (52 valid votes), the results showcase a classic behavioral split between complete detachment and the illusion of control. 1. The Dominance of Convenience: Quick Picks (34.6%) With over a third of the votes, letting the machine decide is the most popular option. Psychologically and mathematically, this makes perfect sense: No decision fatigue: Choosing numbers is tedious, especially for regular players. Preventing human bias: Humans are notorio
Jul 17, 2026, 8:49 am - tokecap - Lottery Discussion Forum