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Post Malone and the "perfect storm" — North Carolina man wins $100,000 lottery prizeNews Story
Winner's eventful night led to it being one of the best days of his life By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man says his $100,000 lottery win is all thanks to the perfect storm that involved a Post Malone concert, severe rains, and a bathroom break. All those factors led up to the moment Thomasville resident Zachary Sharpe won a $100,000 scratch-off prize from the North Carolina Lottery, he says. It was a wonderful day, Sharpe told the Lottery. One of the best days of my life.
Aug 1, 2023, 12:11 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$1.05 BILLION: Mega Millions keeps rolling after no winner FridayReply
Tonight's jackpot updated to $1.1 billion, with cash option of $550.2 million. It's now the 6th-largest lottery jackpot in history, and the 8th-largest cash value of all time.
Aug 1, 2023, 12:05 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland man hoping for second-chance lottery prize ends up winning $50,000 insteadNews Story
Lucky player is no stranger to winning second-chance prizes By Kate Northrop A Maryland man who bought a lottery ticket hoping to enter a second-chance promotion ended up winning a $50,000 top prize from a Corvette-themed scratch-off game. One lucky lottery winner bought a scratch-off ticket with his eye on a second-chance prize promotion, but now he'll have to buy another ticket if he still wants to enter because his lottery purchase landed him a $50,000 top prize instead. The w
Jul 31, 2023, 2:35 pm - Todd - Lottery News

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Jul 30, 2023, 6:43 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.05 BILLION: Mega Millions keeps rolling after no winner FridayNews Story
Now tied for seventh-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop For the second time in less than two weeks a lottery jackpot has crossed into billion-dollar territory. Last night nobody won the Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Tuesday jackpot estimated at $1.05 billion with a cash value of $527.9 million. Based on past multi-state lottery jackpots, that estimate may get a lot bigger by the time the drawing kick
Jul 29, 2023, 8:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

$910 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot making another historic runReply
Nice to get an increase this drawing cash option now $472.5 million, increasing the rank to 12th on the all-time list.
Jul 28, 2023, 12:46 pm - Todd - Lottery News

VIDEO: Viral video of woman claiming she won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot — is it real?News Story
We break down the event and weigh the possibilities By Kate Northrop Last week, a video of a woman who claimed she won the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot surfaced and went viral among lottery players and non-lottery players alike. Today, Lottery Post published a recap of the video in which we revisit the do-s and don't-s of claiming a huge jackpot. Those who watched the video online and witnesses of the event seem torn about whether the unidentified woman is the real winner, wit
Jul 27, 2023, 4:16 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$910 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot making another historic runReply
The cash value is actually not bad more than half of the annuity. But of course that is looking at it backwards, which is explained in this video .
Jul 26, 2023, 7:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

$910 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot making another historic runNews Story
Cash value worth nearly a half-billion dollars By Todd Northrop Just six months after Mega Millions delivered a $1.35 billion jackpot to one ticket sold in Maine, the multi-state lottery game came roaring back with a jackpot to be drawn Friday that is also nearing the $1 billion mark. When nobody won Tuesday night's $820 million grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $910 million the largest since a January 13, 2023 $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot was claimed
Jul 26, 2023, 6:53 am - Todd - Lottery News

$820 MILLION: Massive Mega Millions drawing set for TuesdayReply
No the cash option is based on actual ticket sales, and the annuity is affected by interest rates. However, it is my understanding that after the previous drawing, the interest rates fluctuating would not affect the next jackpot, because the rate is locked in at that point.
Jul 25, 2023, 4:54 pm - Todd - Lottery News