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Michigan woman finds e-mail for $3 million lottery prize in spam folderNews Story
Check your spam folder! By Kate Northrop An email from the Michigan Lottery about a $3 million prize sat in a woman's spam folder, but thankfully she did not mistake it for trash. Can you imagine accidentally deleting an email from the Lottery alerting you that you won a multi-million-dollar prize? Thanks to the watchful eye of Laura Spears, 55, an email congratulating her on a $3 million prize was rescued from her spam folder. Spears had entered the Mega Millions drawing on De
Jan 25, 2022, 11:05 am - Lottery News

Virginia man scoops $100, $200, $400, and $100,000 lottery prizes in one dayNews Story
Lucky lottery player's phenomenal winning streak By Kate Northrop The lottery prizes kept on rolling in for one incredibly lucky lottery player in a phenomenal winning streak before he won $100,000 on his fourth and final ticket. In what can only be described as an incredible hot streak, Jose Vasquez of Charlottesville was winning one lottery prize right after the other, each one larger than the last. After scratching off a Virginia Lottery ticket worth $100, Vasquez decided to
Jan 23, 2022, 6:35 pm - Lottery News

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

Tickets sold in California and Wisconsin split $632.6 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Two players get a piece of the seventh-largest Powerball jackpot in history Updated with retailer location for Wisconsin ticket By Kate Northrop Two Powerball tickets, one sold in California and the other in Wisconsin, won the eleventh-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Wednesday night. The lucky numbers for the $632.6 million jackpot were 6, 14, 25, 33, and 46, with Powerball 17. The Power Play multiplier was 2. The lump sum payout for the two winnings tickets is a
Jan 6, 2022, 12:17 pm - Lottery News

Happy New Year!News Story
The Lottery Post staff wishes you a happy, successful, and lucky 2022!
Jan 1, 2022, 12:00 am - 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

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

Ireland National Lottery to propose must-win jackpot drawsNews Story
Debate about forcing a jackpot win heats up as Lotto jackpot continues to roll beyond six months By Kate Northrop Executives at Premier Lotteries Ireland, the operator of the Ireland National Lottery, are in talks about enacting regulations that would require a drawing for a capped jackpot to produce a winner after a certain number of rollovers. After an Irish politician called for an audit of the Lottery's machinations , suggesting that there may be some flaws in the operation of
Dec 15, 2021, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina COVID-19 survivor wins $1 million from scratch-off lottery ticketNews Story
To almost losing my life to true blessings. By Kate Northrop After winning a grueling seven-week battle with COVID-19, a different sort of win came about in the form of a $1 million lottery prize for one lucky lottery player. Donalise Stewart of Timberlake said that beating COVID-19 felt like a big enough blessing. One year later, he's holding a commemorative check for $1 million dollars in what he calls a dream come true. To think about it, one year ago I was in the hospital
Dec 13, 2021, 3:17 pm - Lottery News