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California Lottery SuperLotto Plus ticket worth $38 million expires tomorrowNews Story
Ticket worth millions potentially lost By Kate Northrop A winner of a $38 million SuperLotto Plus prize has just one more day to step forward to claim the money before the winning ticket expires. Someone in San Diego won a massive prize worth $38 million in the California Lottery's SuperLotto Plus game, but judging by what little time remains for the mystery winner to come forward with the winning ticket, the money might go by the wayside. The ticket in question will expire on Th
Oct 26, 2022, 11:56 am - Lottery News

Canadian woman "never dreamt" she would win a second lottery jackpot in three yearsNews Story
By Kate Northrop Luck is on the side of a woman who was shocked to have won the lottery not once, but twice in the span of three years, having played for the past 30 years. Ontario resident Patricia Richards just won her second lottery jackpot to the tune of $500,000 (US$363,862) after winning her first major prize in 2019. Although this prize will allow her more the freedom to pursue an experience she's always dreamed about, it's not her largest one yet. In 2019, Richards won $1 mil
Oct 24, 2022, 8:02 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $5.42M lottery jackpot with online purchaseNews Story
A Michigan man from Wayne County had a little extra money to spend and now he has a lot more as he won a $5.42 million Lotto 47 jackpot after buying a lottery ticket online recently. The winner matched all six numbers drawn 2, 5, 14, 30, 32, and 42 for the Sept. 28 drawing to win the grand prize. The 69-year-old winner who chose to remain anonymous bought his ticket on the Michigan Lottery website . The winning ticket represents the second largest prize ever won by a player who bought ti
Oct 13, 2022, 3:40 pm - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery launches its first $50 scratch-offNews Story
The latest state to join the high price point trend By Kate Northrop The Virginia Lottery recently launched its first-ever $50 scratch-off game, joining several other state lotteries who have ventured into the territory of higher price point tickets. Last Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Virginia Lottery released a $50 scratch-off ticket called $326,000,000 Fortune. Virginia players will be able to try out the Lottery's most expensive scratch-off ticket yet, which carries a $5 million top p
Oct 11, 2022, 8:38 am - Lottery News

Kentucky man finds $1 million winning Powerball ticket in old stack of unchecked ticketsNews Story
He had $1 million sitting under his nose the entire time By Kate Northrop Over the past few months, a Kentucky man accumulated a stack of unchecked lottery tickets, but little did he know that there was a $1 million winning Powerball ticket sitting right there the entire time. An anonymous Kentucky lottery player was not expecting to find a slip of paper worth $1 million tucked away in an old stack of unchecked lottery tickets. This lottery player has a habit of allowing his lott
Oct 10, 2022, 3:40 pm - Lottery News

New Zealand man who won $15 million in lottery stays humbleNews Story
Lottery winner's extraordinary generosity By Kate Northrop Like any lottery winner, one anonymous New Zealander considers himself lucky to win $15 million (US$8.4 million) in the lottery, but it's his sunny outlook and boundless generosity that separates him from the rest. Michael, who has been given an alternative name to protect his identity, has always been a boon to his community, and winning $15 million in the New Zealand Lottery's Lotto game did nothing to change that. The
Oct 7, 2022, 6:24 pm - Lottery News

VIDEO: Your state might not allow anonymous prize claims... or does it?News Story
Fret not about your state's rules, we're setting the record straight By Kate Northrop Did you know only a handful of states allow lottery winners to claim their prizes anonymously? Many seasoned players don't even know that there are still ways of hiding your name in states that technically don't allow it. Today, Lottery Post is setting the record straight with its latest video detailing how you can remain nameless when claiming lottery winnings or maybe you're out of luck and can't
Oct 1, 2022, 8:29 pm - Lottery News

Mass. man claims $700,000 after playing same numbers for 30 yearsNews Story
By Todd Northrop Days after Lottery Post first reported on six top-prize-winning lottery tickets being sold at the same Massachusetts store, the lottery reported that all six plus one more that was purchased earlier as a season ticket have been claimed by one person, who has playing those same numbers for 30 years. (See Six tickets each win $100,000 Mass Cash prize at the same store on the same day , Lottery Post , Sept. 21, 2022.) George Morano played the same lottery numbers for th
Sep 26, 2022, 10:53 am - Lottery News

Two Illinois lottery winners in a partnership claim $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Winners split behemoth win within timeframe to claim cash prize By Kate Northrop Two winners in a partnership have come forward to claim the eye-watering $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot that was drawn in July 2022. One single ticket was all it took to win the record $1.34 billion Mega Millions jackpot on July 29, 2022, but two people jointly stepped forward to claim it all. Today, the Illinois Lottery announced that the prize has officially been claimed, shared by a partnersh
Sep 21, 2022, 3:58 pm - Lottery News

Major claim deadline approaching for Illinois lottery winner of $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
They don't have as much time as it seems By Kate Northrop A crucial deadline for claiming the record-breaking $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawn in July is approaching for the single Illinois-based lottery winner. The lone Illinois winner of the unimaginable $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot is only weeks away from a major deadline that could have a huge impact on the amount of money they get to walk away with. For a prize of this magnitude, it's not unusual for the wi
Sep 12, 2022, 7:16 am - Lottery News