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Grocery store employee wins $9M lottery, immediately quits jobNews Story
Includes video report Plenty of Californians spent their hard-earned money on Super Lotto tickets hoping to be Saturday night's lucky winner. Woodland Raley's assistant store team leader Toni Jones said she always joked with her employees if they won the jackpot. When it gets to 37, 38 million, people will pull together. And I've always joked, 'Oh great, if you guys win when you're on, call in tomorrow,' Jones said. Never did I think that I would have ever somebody do that! Well, o
Sep 6, 2019, 3:20 pm - Lottery News

Couple engaged 4 long years say they can finally have a wedding after NC lottery winNews Story
After years of waiting, Jeremy McLean of Roanoke Rapids can finally marry the woman of his dreams thanks to a $100,000 lottery prize. We've been engaged for four years, McLean said. We just haven't had the extra money to get married until now. McLean's fianc Heidi Hobbs said the win will make her dream come true. The first thought that ran through my head when he told me was, 'We can finally get married,' Hobbs said. I don't want anything fancy, just something simple to celebrate that we
Aug 9, 2019, 10:01 am - Lottery News

Washington woman wins state's biggest lottery jackpot in a decadeNews Story
A big surprise came to a woman in the small city of Brier after discovering she had won the $12.2 million Washington Lottery jackpot. The woman and her husband who wished to remain anonymous came forward Friday with the winning ticket. We're shocked, this is an unbelievable experience, the woman said in a press release According to a Washington Lottery press release, this is the largest the jackpot has reached in a decade. After hearing the winning Lotto numbers announced on July 3, th
Jul 24, 2019, 8:47 am - Lottery News

Minnesota man claims $21.6 million Lotto America jackpotNews Story
A Minnesota man drove by this certain building nearly every day and imagined going inside one day to claim his riches. That day came Friday for Jeffery Love of Elk River, holder of a Lotto America ticket that hit the jackpot this week for $21.6 million before taxes. The ticket was purchased in Ramsey, at the Holiday convenience store on Ramsey Boulevard just off Hwy. 10. It matched all five numbers drawn plus the Star Ball 16, 22, 32, 36, and 42, with Star Ball number 8 to win the jackpot.
Jul 13, 2019, 7:40 am - Lottery News

Fishing boat captain stops at store for a drink and wins $1 million in NC lotteryNews Story
The sun-burned captain of a fishing boat stopped to buy a drink Tuesday at a convenience store in Wilmington and ended up winning $1 million, according to the N.C. Education Lottery. Austin Eubank, a husband and father, said in a release that the win is all the more surprising given he doesn't normally play the lottery. Eubank says he was just feeling lucky Tuesday and decided to gamble on a $20 Mega Cash ticket at the Speedway on Carolina Beach Road in Wilmington. He scratched off the ca
Jul 5, 2019, 3:01 pm - Lottery News

Judge bars woman's ex-girlfriend from claiming big-win NC lottery ticket as her ownNews Story
A judge has barred the ex-girlfriend of a Charlotte area woman from cashing in on the woman's big lottery ticket win. Jasmine Watkins said in a lawsuit that she won $25,000 a year for life with a Lucky for Life ticket she bought in May. But on the day she intended to collect her winnings at the NC Education Lottery office in Raleigh, her ex-girlfriend drove without her and with the winning ticket and claimed she won the prize, the lawsuit said. On Thursday, Judge Karen Eady-Williams issued
Jun 14, 2019, 7:29 am - Lottery News

South Carolina man wins $10 million lottery prize during lunch breakNews Story
A South Carolina man became a multi-millionaire during his lunch break, thanks to a lucky North Carolina Lottery scratch-off game ticket. James Belich, of Lancaster, S.C., recently won the $10 million top prize in the North Carolina Education Lottery's $300,000,000 Supreme Riches scratch-off after buying a ticket in Charlotte. You never expect it, said Belich. You think maybe you'll win something, but not $10 million. It's unbelievable. When he got home, he was so shocked all he coul
May 28, 2019, 5:15 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins jackpot after following the same lottery routine for 30 yearsNews Story
A Michigan man who has stuck to the same lottery-playing routine for the past 30 years had his habits finally pay off when he won a $167,407 jackpot. I have been buying a seven-draw Fantasy 5 ticket at the same store every Monday for 30 years, said the lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous. When I checked the numbers the morning after the drawing and saw they matched the numbers on my ticket, I was elated. The 58-year-old player bought his winning ticket at Campbell's Party Store,
May 15, 2019, 8:07 am - Lottery News

N.J. woman wins $4M Pick 6 lottery jackpot with loose change she found around the houseNews Story
A New Jersey woman won a $4 million Pick 6 lottery drawing after buying two tickets with loose change she found scattered about her Morris County home. Wanda M., of Roxbury, watched the April 29th drawing on television and showed up the next day at New Jersey Lottery headquarters in Lawrence with her son and daughter to claim her jackpot, officials said. Wanda bought a pair of $1 quick pick tickets at Valero, a gas station on Route 46 in Netcong. She said she yelled out, we won the big one
May 7, 2019, 9:32 am - Lottery News

NJ man wins his second major lottery jackpotNews Story
A New Jersey man collected a $3 million lottery jackpot just two years after he won more than $730,000 from another game. Eugene Martellio of Vineland has been playing New Jersey Lottery draw games and scratch-off tickets for many years. When the $3,000,000 CA$H OUT Scratch-Off game was launched, he purchased a few of the tickets for that game, but he didn't have much luck. This game appealed to him, though, and he decided to give it another try. When he purchased the ticket, he felt like
May 1, 2019, 10:11 am - Lottery News