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SC officials getting nervous that $1.5 billion Mega Millions winner won't claim prizeNews Story
Here's how a big money winner could end up being a bit of a money loser for South Carolina. If in a few weeks no one claims a lottery ticket worth $1.5 billion sold in the Upstate, Palmetto State lawmakers may have less money to spend in the coming fiscal year. The state expects to collect $61 million in income taxes as its share of the Mega Millions jackpot if the winner opts to take the money as a lump sum. The winner still has three months to turn over the ticket to state lottery of
Jan 23, 2019, 10:36 am - Lottery News

Bill to allow lottery winners to remain anonymous passes Virginia SenateNews Story
A bill that would allow lottery winners in Virginia to remain anonymous has cleared one hurdle toward becoming a law. The bill passed in the Senate Friday morning, but still has to be approved by the House of Delegates. It passed with a 33-7 vote. Sen. Lionell Spruill, Sr. (D-Chesapeake) helped introduced the bill, which would let winners submit a notice to the Virginia Lottery that they do not wish to have their name or personal information disclosed. The bill would not, however, preve
Jan 20, 2019, 10:27 am - Lottery News

Mom wins largest individual Powerball in Australian lottery historyNews Story
A mom from Sydney won Australia's biggest individual prize in history on Thursday, cashing out with more than AU$107 million (US$76.7 million). The Lott, Australia's official lotteries website, said in a statement that the 40-something winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, wasn't sure what was going on when officials called to tell her the big news. In fact, the winner initially thought she had won $107,000. Oh my god, $107,000! That's amazing! Then came the news that her winning we
Jan 19, 2019, 11:36 am - Lottery News

NY Gov Cuomo vetoes bill that would have allowed lottery jackpot winners to remain anonymousNews Story
A 500 million dollar jackpot can get you a lot of things, but anonymity isn't one of them. Gov. Cuomo on Saturday announced he vetoed a bill that would have allowed lottery winners in New York to remain anonymous if they so desired. Under state law, jackpot winners in most cases must agree to be identified publicly. A bill passed earlier this year by the state Legislature would have prohibited the state Lottery from identifying any holder of a winning lottery ticket if that person provi
Dec 9, 2018, 7:12 am - Lottery News

Homeless man dives into dumpster to retrieve lottery ticket worth $4.82MNews Story
By Todd Northrop A homeless Michigan man who realized he won the state's Lotto 47 game dived into a dumpster to retrieve the winning ticket. The man, who chose to remain anonymous, was one of two people who split the $9.64 million jackpot with the winning $1 ticket he bought for the Oct. 10 drawing. He bought the winning ticket, worth $4.82 million, at the B D Mini Mart at 32 West Munger Road in Munger. I have been playing the same numbers on Lotto 47 for more than two years, the man s
Nov 19, 2018, 8:29 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $15M Lotto Texas jackpotNews Story
Someone who purchased a lottery ticket in Wichita Falls, Texas, won a $15.25 million jackpot Wednesday. The winner purchased the ticket at Fill N Chill in the 3100 block of Northwest Freeway. The Quick Pick ticket matched all six of the numbers drawn (3, 8, 13, 25, 33, and 44). The cash value option was selected at the time of purchase and the claimant will receive $10,004,308.25. The prize has not yet been claimed. The winner has 180 days from the draw date to claim the prize. If y
Nov 2, 2018, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man nearly turned down winning lottery ticket worth $416,000News Story
A 40-year-old lottery player from Wayne County, Michigan, nearly walked away from a winning 100X The Cash Fast Cash ticket that ended up being worth $416,616. I stop at the Citgo each day on my way to work to grab a couple things to get my day started, said the player who chose to remain anonymous. I had won a few bucks on some instant games, so I decided to buy a 100X The Cash Fast Cash ticket. When the clerk printed the ticket, it jammed in the machine and almost ripped in half. I didn
Oct 31, 2018, 12:30 pm - Lottery News

You just won a huge lottery jackpot! Now what?News Story
By Todd Northrop This week we are seeing the largest lottery jackpots in history up for grabs to anyone spending as little as $2 for a ticket. The $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot is certainly getting most of the attention, but the $620 million Powerball jackpot would be just as life-changing to the winner. That's a total of more than $2.2 billion between the two games. It's not just life-changing money, it's multi-generational wealth. When one or more tickets eventually hit all si
Oct 22, 2018, 8:43 pm - Lottery News

'It was a horrible, horrible crime that I committed,' Jamaican lottery scammer repentsNews Story
Charles Bennett had already lost his home and moved into a trailer to pay the scammers who had taken over his life. Soon he was hiding there in the dark, told in a late-night phone call that he was about to be arrested over unpaid bills. The 85-year-old Massachusetts man would be stopped from selling the trailer by a social services investigation, but he lost all control over his finances. Even then, he starved himself so he could hand over his food allowance to the scammers. He remained conv
Oct 5, 2018, 9:25 am - Lottery News

After bawdy photos, California Lottery workers demand resignationsNews Story
Five veteran Lottery employees on Thursday demanded that senior department executives resign amid investigations into hiring practices and alleged misconduct on a work-related trip two years ago. They addressed the state Lottery Commission one month after an anonymous writer sent a letter to officials in Gov. Jerry Brown's administration that included pictures of senior Lottery leaders carrying on at a Southern California bar. It also included anecdotes describing disparaging treatment of emp
Sep 21, 2018, 12:21 pm - Lottery News