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North Carolina man plays Cash 5 lottery game for the first time, wins $331,792News Story
It takes one to win By Kate Northrop With the tap of a finger, a North Carolina man won a $331,792 lottery jackpot playing Cash 5 for the very first time. Clinton resident Michael Eaves felt like trying something new, and he's proving why it might take just one ticket to win after winning a $331,792 Cash 5 jackpot on his first try. It was my first time playing that game, he told the North Carolina Lottery. On Wednesday, Eaves said he decided to pull up the Lottery's mobile ap
Aug 23, 2023, 6:52 am - Lottery News

Maryland player wins $50,000 in Pick 5 for the fifth time this yearNews Story
Five-time winner bought all winning tickets at the same retailer By Kate Northrop An anonymous Maryland player won a Pick 5 top prize of $50,000 for the fifth time this year, having bought every winning ticket at the same store. The Maryland Lottery saw a familiar face return to headquarters in Baltimore after he completed his fifth Pick 5 prize claim worth $50,000 last week. In May, a Silver Spring resident showed up at Lottery headquarters to claim a combined $200,000 Pick 5 pr
Jul 17, 2023, 3:36 pm - Lottery News

Iowa woman buys winning $2 million Powerball lottery ticket right before sales cutoffNews Story
A race against the clock from start to finish By Kate Northrop An Iowa woman bought a Powerball lottery ticket just in the nick of time, which ended up winning her a $2 million prize. To say Megan Balmer's experience with winning the lottery was exciting is an understatement from the moment she bought her ticket to stepping into Iowa Lottery headquarters to claim a $2 million Powerball prize, this win had her running around on fumes. Balmer's win began when she and her boyfriend,
Jul 14, 2023, 11:15 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.13 billion in combined lottery jackpotsNews Story
Chance to win $675 million tonight Story updated to reflect increased Powerball jackpot By Todd Northrop Lottery players have two massive multi-state jackpots to try to win this week, adding up to a whopping $1.13 billion in total. According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $480 million with a cash value of $240.7 million, while tonight's Powerball drawing offers a $675 million estimated jackpot with a cash option
Jul 10, 2023, 9:56 am - Lottery News

$70 million Canada Lotto Max jackpot-winning ticket expiresNews Story
Largest unclaimed prize in Canadian lottery history By Kate Northrop The winning ticket for a $70 million (US$52.85 million) Lotto Max jackpot has officially expired, making it the largest unclaimed prize in Canadian lottery history. Time is up to validate the winning ticket for the highest-possible jackpot for Lotto Max, Canada's multi-province draw game. On Thursday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced that the deadline to claim the $70 million Lotto Max
Jul 2, 2023, 5:38 pm - Lottery News

Luck in "52s" — Oregon woman hits Win for Life jackpot after playing for the first timeNews Story
Lucky number 52 has special significance for lottery player who won $52,000 a year for life By Kate Northrop An Oregon woman is feeling the luck after playing the Win for Life draw game for the first time and winning the game's top prize of $1,000 a week for life. Ruth Salvatore, 73, of Grants Pass, is happy she gave the Win for Life draw game a go. Thanks to wanting to try something new, she's walking away from her first drawing in the game a jackpot winner. Salvatore purchased
Jun 15, 2023, 10:24 am - Lottery News

UK couple scoops £1 million in lottery before overcoming cancer health scareNews Story
Lottery players-turned-millionaires march forward with a smile By Kate Northrop A U.K. couple felt like they were on a merry-go-round when a Welsh man won a 1 million (US$1.26 million) lottery prize during a bout of sickness, followed by his wife both receiving a diagnosis for and beating cancer. The Francis' lives never felt more up and down than when they won 1 million in the U.K. National Lottery's Millionaire Maker drawing in January 2022. From the moment Mark Francis, of Swa
Jun 13, 2023, 3:06 pm - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery launches new Pick 5 draw gameNews Story
Fireball option returns By Kate Northrop Today, the Virginia Lottery launched its latest draw game Pick 5. Virginia residents can pick up tickets for the Lottery's newest game starting today for a chance to win a prize of up to $50,000. The popular game, like Pick 3 and Pick 4 in the Lottery's repertoire, also features the Fireball add-on, which gives players another chance to win by creating additional number combinations. This is also the first game the Virginia Lottery has eve
Jun 5, 2023, 2:07 pm - Lottery News

Lightning strikes twice for California woman who won second major lottery prizeNews Story
Winner of $2 million has won big before By Kate Northrop One California woman won $2 million in the lottery, but it's not the first time she's struck it rich. Winning the lottery isn't new to Ruby Evans, who recently bought a scratch-off ticket from a donut shop and won $2 million. Evans sat in her car in the parking lot outside Sweet Time Donuts, located on Compton Boulevard in Compton, scratching away at her newest lottery ticket from the $20 Instant Prize Crossword game. Howev
May 31, 2023, 6:46 pm - Lottery News

Connecticut Lottery launches new system, players unable to check ticketsNews Story
Players and retailers vent frustrations By Kate Northrop On Sunday, the Connecticut Lottery launched a new statewide retail system that was years in the making, but the change has left some players and retailers frustrated. All 2,900 Connecticut Lottery retailers have officially been updated with a new statewide lottery system, but not everyone is finding the transition seamless. On May 21, 2023, the Lottery did away with its older Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) system, wh
May 26, 2023, 9:48 am - Lottery News