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£36 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot claimed in UKNews Story
A United Kingdom ticket-holder has come forward to claim Friday night's EuroMillions jackpot of more than 36 million (US$54.7 million). It will not be revealed if the top prize was scooped by an individual or a lottery pool or where the ticket was purchased unless the winner decides to go public. The winning numbers were 5, 19, 29, 31, and 40, with Lucky Star numbers 3 and 10. The jackpot was 36,298,267. A National Lottery spokesman said, We're delighted Friday's ticket-holder has come
Apr 26, 2015, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery adds multi-state Cash4Life gameNews Story
Third state to offer game; Virginia starting in May By Todd Northrop Ticket sales are underway for the new Pennsylvania Lottery Cash4Life game, a multi-state game offering a top prize of $1,000 a day for life and a second prize of $1,000 a week for life. In Pennsylvania, the first ticket was sold over the counter at 5:23 a.m. at Fast Fill, 24 Blakeslee Blvd., Lehighton, Carbon County. A few seconds later, the first ticket generated by a self-service terminal was sold at Wawa, 8220 W. Ba
Apr 9, 2015, 7:47 am - Lottery News

Multi-state Lucky for Life game comes to KentuckyNews Story
Now available in 15 states plus D.C. The Kentucky Lottery is now offering the multi-state game called Lucky for Life that has a top prize of $1,000 a day, every day, for the rest of the winner's life, or for a minimum of 20 years paid to the player's estate, in case of death. Tickets for the game, which is structured similar to the popular, high-jackpot Powerball game, went on sale Sunday throughout Kentucky. Lucky for Life tickets sell for $2 each, with drawings on Monday and Thursday
Mar 23, 2015, 7:04 pm - Lottery News

NC Powerball winner identifies herselfNews Story
A woman from Shallotte, North Carolina, has come forward with what she believes is the winning Powerball ticket from Wednesday's drawing. A reporter who spoke with 26-year-old Marie Holmes confirms the numbers and date on her ticket match those that were drawn for the $188 million payout. I thought I was going to have a heart attack when I saw the ticket and checked it, Holmes explained with a noticeable grin. The mother of four said she screamed after the winning numbers were drawn Wedne
Feb 13, 2015, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Lucky for Life multi-state lottery game set to expand next weekNews Story
Updated: Number of states the game will be expanded to By Todd Northrop New England's Lucky for Life lottery game is set to expand into an additional eight states starting next week. The multi-state game offers a grand prize of $1,000 a day for life, and has drawings every Monday and Thursday. Uniquely, the game offers a another lifetime prize for the second prize level $25,000 a year for life. Both for Life prizes are payable for the length of a winner's life. At minimum, 20 year
Jan 22, 2015, 12:15 pm - Lottery News

Woman almost gave away her $1.3M lottery ticketNews Story
Ligia Dennis got the type of surprise most of us can only dream about: she won the lottery. Dennis purchased the ticket from a coffee shop while doing her laundry. She bought three $6 California Lucky Life Scratchers. However, this lucky moment might not have ever come for her. She decided to give two of the lottery tickets to her mother and brother, and she nearly gave her winning ticket away to a homeless man looking for change. Dennis was overjoyed we she found out that she had won the
Jan 3, 2015, 1:11 pm - Lottery News

Happy New Year!News Story
The Lottery Post staff wishes you a happy, successful, and lucky 2015!
Jan 1, 2015, 8:25 am - Lottery News

NY lottery millionaire inspired by a dreamNews Story
For Edwina Silvera, one dream led to another. On Oct. 14, the 49-year-old West Haverstraw, New York, resident dreamed of her late father, who told her something special, a message she wanted to keep private, which inspired her to buy a scratch-off game that night. Against long odds, Silvera landed the lucky $2,500 A Week for Life ticket and won the top prize of $2.5 million. Normally I buy the $2 ticket and I decided why not splurge? So I did. And I'm glad that I did, Silvera told New
Nov 24, 2014, 9:34 am - Lottery News

Northern Ireland woman wins life-changing £12.9M EuroMillions jackpotNews Story
Mary Hamilton of Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland is celebrating winning 12,935,936.30 (US$20.3 million) in the multi-country EuroMillions lottery game. At a press conference Tuesday morning at the Culloden Hotel Northern Ireland's latest lottery millionaire Mary Hamilton enjoyed a glass of Champagne to mark her big win with a Lucky Dip [Quick Pick] ticket. The 65-year-old furniture store employee has said she and husband Alexander (67) are going to spend it and her first purchase will be
Nov 20, 2014, 5:53 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts man is lucky for two lifetimesNews Story
Luck struck twice for a Norwood, Massachusetts, man who found out his lottery ticket had the winning numbers in this week's Lucky For Life drawing then realized, minutes later, that he had another ticket with the same number. Kenneth J. Stokes received a call from a Massachusetts State Lottery representative Monday notifying him that his Lucky for Life season ticket had won him a prize of $25,000 a year for life, according to a statement by the lottery. After the call, Stokes realized that
Oct 24, 2014, 10:29 pm - Lottery News