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Audit of frequent Pennsylvania Lottery winners draws concernNews Story
Lottery pushes back against stricter auditing processes for potential fraud By Kate Northrop The Pennsylvania Lottery is butting heads with Pennsylvania Auditor General Tim DeFoor on whether stronger controls are needed to monitor frequent lottery winners. An audit conducted on Pennsylvania Lottery winners of prizes between July 1, 2017 through Jan. 26, 2021 revealed that the Lottery gathers data on players who claim prizes of $600 and above solely for tax-related purposes but does
Nov 20, 2021, 7:28 pm - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery announces return of New Year's Raffle after 13 yearsNews Story
One lucky winner to emerge $2 million richer on New Year's Day By Kate Northrop After over a decade, the New Jersey Lottery is bringing back a statewide raffle that will award one lucky player a $2 million grand prize, as well as hundreds of other cash prizes. Beginning Mon., Nov. 22, 500,000 raffle tickets will be up for grabs at $20 each for entry into a series of drawings that could award prizes ranging from $500 all the way up to $2 million. It's been 13 years since we have
Nov 18, 2021, 8:11 am - Lottery News

North Carolina Pick 4 lottery players sweep $10.3 million with 0-0-0-0News Story
Popular number combination lands game's largest payout in one drawing By Kate Northrop North Carolina Lottery six claim offices might be seeing an influx of lucky players claiming winnings after Saturday's Pick 4 drawing produced the popular number combination 0-0-0-0. In just one drawing, the Lottery is paying out $10.3 million in prizes to players who held winning tickets for the combination 0-0-0-0. It's the most ever won in a single Carolina Pick 4 drawing, beating out the
Nov 16, 2021, 10:41 am - Lottery News

Missouri man buys lottery ticket out of frustration, wins $2.4 million jackpotNews Story
Happy wife, happy life By Kate Northrop While one Missouri man wanted to rush home to catch the football game, his wife urged him to make a pit stop to buy a lottery ticket that ended up netting them a $2.4 million Lotto jackpot. A Jackson County couple were on their way home when the woman implored her husband to stop. Although he was annoyed that he might miss a game on TV, he's glad he listened to his wife. My wife forced me to pull over and buy a lottery ticket because I wa
Nov 8, 2021, 11:08 am - Lottery News

Iowa man unknowingly carries around $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life lottery ticket for weeksNews Story
Lottery winner has some advice for those hoarding unchecked tickets By Kate Northrop It pays to check your lottery tickets, as one Iowa man walked around with a winning Lucky for Life ticket worth $25,000 a year for life in his wallet for a couple weeks before realizing its value. Michael Micky Pietz, 37, of Adel, was in good spirits after checking the unassuming lottery tickets that had been sitting in his wallet and finding that one of them was a big winner. In the mood to bu
Nov 5, 2021, 11:46 am - Lottery News

Virginia man wins $100,000 on 20 identical Pick 4 lottery ticketsNews Story
A small change and a big bet make all the difference By Kate Northrop The stars aligned for one Virginia man, who hedged his bets on 20 identical tickets in the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 drawing on Oct. 23 and walked away with a whopping $100,000. One small change here and a leap of faith there, and William Newell of Alexandria suddenly became $100,000 richer after winning on 20 Pick 4 lottery tickets that each contained the same numbers. Newell is a fan of the Lottery's Pick 4
Nov 4, 2021, 12:12 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina Pick 3 players win $4.3 million on 5-5-5News Story
Thousands of tickets match popular 'triple' By Kate Northrop Thousands of North Carolina Lottery players across the state were no doubt celebrating when the combination 5-5-5 was drawn in Pick 3 on Tuesday evening. The triple combination 5-5-5 racked up a grand total of $4.3 million in winnings for lottery players who chose the three digits. In all, according to the Lottery, 10,726 winning tickets matched all three numbers in the evening draw on Oct. 19. That beats out the $3.6
Oct 21, 2021, 1:02 pm - Lottery News

Florida man plans to buy toothbrush with $1 million lottery prizeNews Story
Lottery winner is ready to live it up By Kate Northrop What would you do with a million dollars? One Florida man, who won a $1 million prize from a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket, is eager to put those winnings to practical use. Brian Nelson, 26, of Leesburg, has had some great timing. One month after getting engaged to his now-fianc e, Emily Pelton, he collected a $1 million second-prize from the Lottery's newest $20 instant game, Gold Rush Limited. Nelson is not too different
Oct 20, 2021, 3:41 pm - Lottery News

South Carolina dog lover wins $30,000 on pup-themed lottery scratch-offNews Story
Lottery player is top dog after impulse buy By Kate Northrop A South Carolina woman knew she had to scoop up a dog-themed scratch-off ticket when she saw the new holiday game for sale in the store, and now that she's $30,000 richer, she's glad she listened to her gut. Animal lovers will tell you that puppy eyes are hard to resist, just how hard it was for one woman to resist picking out a ticket from the South Carolina Lottery's new holiday pup-themed scratch-off game, Happy Pawlidays!
Oct 17, 2021, 7:05 pm - Lottery News

Canadian man has selfless plans for $2 million Ontario 49 lottery prizeNews Story
To this winner, nothing is more important than putting a smile on someone's face By Kate Northrop It's not uncommon for newly minted lottery winners to put their prize money toward home improvements, a home, or simply investing it, but one Canadian man just wants to put a smile on his loved one's faces. Christopher Winterbottom, 37, took home $2 million (US$ 1.6 million) in the Oct. 6 drawing for the Ontario Lottery's Ontario 49 draw game. With that money, he wants to splurge on various
Oct 15, 2021, 11:55 am - Lottery News