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NJ Lottery announces new evening draw times and other changesNews Story
By Todd Northrop The New Jersey Lottery is modernizing its core games line-up starting June 29 with a new draw time, new way to watch, and a bigger starting jackpot for Jersey Cash 5. The evening draw time for Pick 3, Pick 4, Jersey Cash 5, and Pick 6 is changing and moving exclusively to livestreaming. Additionally, the Jersey Cash 5 game is becoming a little harder to win, with a larger starting jackpot increasing from an estimated $75,000 to a guaranteed $100,000. New Jersey Lottery
Jun 22, 2020, 6:04 pm - Lottery News

Nebraska woman carried $200K winning lottery ticket in purse for 2 weeks before claimingNews Story
A Nebraska woman carried around the scratch-off lottery ticket for quite a while before she realized she had a $200,000 winner. Earlier this month, Pamela Beauchamp bought a $20 Ultimate Bonus Crossword scratch ticket from the Nebraska Lottery at a Kwik Stop in North Platte about an hour's drive from her home in Lemoyne, a village on Lake McConaughy. After Beauchamp scratched off the ticket, she thought she'd won something like, maybe, $5,000. I kept it in a bag I carried around, Beauc
May 25, 2020, 2:19 pm - Lottery News

Former NBA player credits homeless man's good will for $300,000 lottery prizeNews Story
Basketball star says homeless man predicted his lucky win By Kate Northrop On May 12, Gilbert Arenas rushed out of the house to play his lucky numbers at his favorite gas station before it closed for the day. Along the way, a mix of good will, misfortune and luck brought him a Mega Millions 2nd prize of $309,694. Arenas recounted his good fortune in an Instagram post. Soon after leaving his home, Arenas realized his car did not have enough gas to get him to the station. He also forgo
May 19, 2020, 1:12 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina lottery winner says his pencil picked the winning numbers for himNews Story
A man who won the lottery in North Carolina says his pencil picked the winning number for him. Samuel Manley, a school bus technician from Littleton, stopped at Bert Ammond Country Caf in Pleasant Hill on July 29 and bought a $1 Carolina Cash 5 ticket after telling his wife he was feeling lucky, the lottery said. I told her, 'I'm going to buy the winning Cash 5 ticket', he said, according to the lottery. Instead of picking numbers that are special to him like he usually does, he tried
Aug 6, 2019, 1:46 pm - Lottery News

NC Lottery pays out record $7.8 million in Pick 4 drawingNews Story
In the lottery world, four zeros can win a lot of money. More than 2,000 players won the Pick 4 lottery in North Carolina on Saturday when they all chose the winning numbers 0-0-0-0. About half the 2,014 winners bought $1 tickets and will get $5,000, while the other half got 50-cent tickets and will receive $2,500, lottery officials said. The total payout, including other winners, will be about $7.8 million, the largest ever for the Pick 4 in the state. The NC Education Lottery said
Jun 25, 2019, 6:46 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery to add new Fireball feature to Pick 3 and Daily 4News Story
Replaces Sum It Up feature Texas Lottery players will soon have more chances to win when they play Pick 3 and Daily 4 by purchasing Fireball, a new add-on feature for both daily draw games. Fireball will replace the Sum It Up! feature starting Sunday, April 28. The first drawings for Pick 3 plus Fireball and Daily 4 plus Fireball will be Monday, April 29. We are excited to refresh Pick 3 and Daily 4 with the launch of the Fireball add-on feature, said Gary Grief, executive director of
Apr 26, 2019, 8:53 am - Lottery News

NJ Lottery Pick 6 jackpot jumps to 9-year highNews Story
$21.3 million up for grabs Monday By Todd Northrop With the multi-state Mega Millions and Powerball lottery games stealing players' attention these days, New Jersey's popular Pick 6 game has been quietly rolling to levels seen around once a decade. When nobody won Thursday's Pick 6 drawing, the new jackpot for Monday, Oct. 15 was set at $21.3 million. It is the largest New Jersey Pick 6 jackpot since a $24.3 million jackpot was won on Jun. 4, 2009, making the current jackpot the largest
Oct 12, 2018, 10:47 am - Lottery News

Audit reveals 'questionable' Colorado Lottery winsNews Story
A handful of people seem to have been winning the Colorado Lottery a bit more often than the odds would dictate, raising the specter of possible wrongdoing, a state audit revealed Monday. That audit showed that some individuals, including one licensed Lottery retailer, have won several high-dollar prizes over the past three years, raising concerns with the Colorado Auditor's Office that something could be amiss. One person won $600 or more from the Lottery's Pick 3 game 47 times over a th
Sep 25, 2018, 9:16 am - Lottery News

NJ Lottery Pick 6 jackpot highest in 4 yearsNews Story
$16.7 million drawing tonight By Todd Northrop New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director James Carey is urging New Jersey Lottery players to get their Pick 6 game tickets as early as possible in advance of the Thursday, September 13 drawing for the $16.7 million jackpot. This is the largest Pick 6 jackpot since June 2014, and the fourth largest in 10 years. The jackpot has been growing since February 19, 2018 and is ready to be won soon by a lucky New Jersey Lottery player. The lotte
Sep 13, 2018, 8:28 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery offers new "1-off" wagering optionsNews Story
5 Card Cash game also gets enhancements By Todd Northrop Kentucky Pick 3 and Pick 4 lottery players now have an option to win just by getting close the numbers drawn. Last week, starting on July 29, the Kentucky Lottery added a new feature for the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games which allows players to win prizes if their numbers are one digit higher or lower than the winning numbers drawn. 1-Off is a new wager type for Pick 3 and Pick 4. A player can select the 1-Off feature at the time of
Aug 6, 2018, 4:11 pm - Lottery News