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Pennsylvania Lottery awards its largest online prize everNews Story
One online player wins $4 million in Mega Millions drawing this week By Kate Northrop The Pennsylvania Lottery announced today that it awarded its largest online prize ever to a player residing in Luzerne County. One lucky player is celebrating behind a screen after scooping up the Lottery's largest online payout at $4 million. The prize-winning ticket bought for the Mega Millions drawing on Tues., Jan. 18 matched all five white balls drawn, 4, 19, 39, 42, and 52, but missed th
Jan 19, 2022, 12:31 pm - Lottery News

Ireland National Lottery to hold must-win draw for €19 million jackpotNews Story
The seven-month winner drought will finally end Saturday By Kate Northrop It's been seven months without a winner in the Ireland National Lottery's Lotto game, and Saturday, the capped 19.06 million (US$21.81 million) jackpot will finally be awarded to one (or more) lucky players. The National Lottery announced on Thursday that one or more players will win the current record-breaking Lotto jackpot in a guaranteed will be won event to be held this Saturday. We know that most of
Jan 13, 2022, 2:09 pm - Lottery News

Virginia University math major scoops up $1 million lottery prizeNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Virginia math major had just the right numbers on a Bank a Million lottery ticket to win a $1 million prize. Numbers are familiar to college student Brian Donohue, who majors in Mathematics at the University of Virginia. Thanks to his mother, he found a winning ticket worth $1 million in his Christmas stocking. For someone who deals with numbers day in and day out, the winning numbers on the Virginia Lottery's Bank a Million lottery ticket came as a welcome surpri
Jan 10, 2022, 3:26 pm - Lottery News

Worried she might lose it, North Carolina woman tapes $100,000 winning lottery ticket to her legNews Story
Put your winning tickets in a safe place! By Kate Northrop A North Carolina Lottery player won $100,000 from a scratch-off and thought to put her winning ticket in the most secure spot imaginable taped onto her leg. Pamela Lunsford of Rosman was elated to find out that her scratch-off lottery ticket was worth a $100,000 prize but was even more worried about the prospect of misplacing it. So, she taped it to her leg. I can lose a purse or a book bag, but I can't lose my leg, Lun
Dec 30, 2021, 2:54 pm - Lottery News

Lucky Wisconsin retailer sells its third $100,000 winning lottery ticket this yearNews Story
Store enters the New Year as a lucky spot for lottery players By Kate Northrop There's a Wisconsin Lottery retailer that's had particularly good luck after it sold its third winning lottery ticket worth $100,000 this year. Super Pantry on West Spencer Avenue in Appleton might attract a few more local lottery players looking for their next big win now that it sold three lottery tickets each worth a $100,000 prize. On Dec. 4, a lucky player won the $100,000 top prize in the Lotte
Dec 28, 2021, 4:03 pm - Lottery News

$150,000 lottery prize makes for perfect Christmas and birthday present for NC playerNews Story
Second-chance prize comes around just in time for two special days By Kate Northrop A North Carolina Lottery player celebrated her birthday and Christmas two-fold this year when she found out she won a $150,000 prize from a second-chance promotion. A $150,000 second chance prize helped Wendy Montagno turn two of her favorite days of the year into even more momentous occasions. On Wednesday morning, three days after her birthday and three days before Christmas, the Pinebluff res
Dec 26, 2021, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

Spain's huge Christmas lottery offers distraction from virusNews Story
Spaniards looking for a respite from the pandemic's gloom and doom turned their attention Wednesday to a rite that for more than two centuries has marked the beginning of the festive period: the country's bumper Christmas lottery, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One. The draw, held annually since 1812, dished out a total of 2.4 billion (US$2.7 billion) in prizes this year, or 70% of the proceeds from ticket sales. The top-prize number holder number 86148 this year gets 400,000 (US$450,000
Dec 22, 2021, 1:08 pm - Lottery News

Michigan woman gifted winning lottery ticket worth $1 million on her birthdayNews Story
Lottery prize makes for an unforgettable birthday By Kate Northrop A Michigan woman had an unforgettable birthday celebration, but there was one gift that stood out above the rest when it turned out to be a lottery ticket worth a $1 million prize. This is going to be one birthday that a Michigan Lottery player will never forget. A Detroit resident has her brother to thank for gifting her a lottery ticket that turned out to be a $1 million winner. Receiving the ticket, however,
Dec 20, 2021, 5:54 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts cancer survivor to help his two daughters with $1 million lottery prizeNews Story
Winner to splurge on a few nice items after well-deserved payday By Kate Northrop A cancer survivor who won a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts Lottery is ready to check off a couple big-ticket items on his holiday wish list. Craig Bruce is ready to splurge on some shiny new toys for himself with his well-earned $1 million prize, but not before helping out his two daughters. On Nov. 29, the Ipswich resident took a chance on a $30 Diamond Millions scratch-off ticket, and he
Dec 20, 2021, 3:22 pm - Lottery News

Florida nursing student scoops up $5 million top prize from lottery scratch-offNews Story
It's not the first time she's won big with the Florida Lottery By Kate Northrop A Florida nursing student won a whopping $5 million top prize on a lottery scratch-off ticket, but it's not the first time she had the Florida Lottery to thank for her good fortune. Thanks to a massive $5 million lottery prize and some incredible luck, a hopeful nursing student will continue to pursue a career in the medical world. On Wednesday, the Florida Lottery announced that Reshena Clark, 29,
Dec 6, 2021, 1:28 pm - Lottery News