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Canadian woman "never dreamt" she would win a second lottery jackpot in three yearsNews Story
By Kate Northrop Luck is on the side of a woman who was shocked to have won the lottery not once, but twice in the span of three years, having played for the past 30 years. Ontario resident Patricia Richards just won her second lottery jackpot to the tune of $500,000 (US$363,862) after winning her first major prize in 2019. Although this prize will allow her more the freedom to pursue an experience she's always dreamed about, it's not her largest one yet. In 2019, Richards won $1 mil
Oct 24, 2022, 8:02 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky man finds $1 million winning Powerball ticket in old stack of unchecked ticketsNews Story
He had $1 million sitting under his nose the entire time By Kate Northrop Over the past few months, a Kentucky man accumulated a stack of unchecked lottery tickets, but little did he know that there was a $1 million winning Powerball ticket sitting right there the entire time. An anonymous Kentucky lottery player was not expecting to find a slip of paper worth $1 million tucked away in an old stack of unchecked lottery tickets. This lottery player has a habit of allowing his lott
Oct 10, 2022, 3:40 pm - Lottery News

Online play taking off: Virginia Lottery hits milestone $2 billion awardedNews Story
Lottery sees increase in profits as well as major payouts By Kate Northrop The Virginia Lottery is seeing huge profits and payouts since the launch of its online games just two years ago. Online players in Virginia have won over $2 billion in online prizes in a little over the past two years alone, the Virginia Lottery reported on Thursday. Lottery players in Virgina have the ability to purchase and redeem tickets from the convenience of their personal devices for games including
Oct 5, 2022, 7:08 am - Lottery News

Wyoming Lottery rolls out new Keno gameNews Story
Lottery expands to social establishments By Kate Northrop Keno has made its way to Wyoming and officially launched on Sunday. Sunday, the Wyoming Lottery launched its newest draw game, Keno, which features 300 drawings a day with drawings every four minutes. Keno is available to play at all Wyoming Lottery locations across the state and is best played in social establishments like bars, restaurants and social clubs, the Lottery said. The game boasts a grand prize of $200,000
Sep 19, 2022, 6:37 am - Lottery News

Illinois man claims $19.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot after playing for 20 yearsNews Story
Faithful player finally gets his windfall By Kate Northrop It was a momentous occasion for a Chicago area lottery player, who can finally say that his persistence paid off after he picked up his check for a $19.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot. Yesterday, the Hoosier Lottery announced that a $19.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot was claimed by one of its very committed players. It was also the 89th-consecutive Hoosier Lotto drawing without a winner since a $5 million jackpot was hit
Sep 16, 2022, 10:01 am - Lottery News

Tennessee man wins $4 million from second chance lottery drawing after years of entriesNews Story
Non-winning ticket was a winner after all By Kate Northrop A Tennessee man's luck did not run out when his lottery ticket did not turn out to be a winner, rather it had only just begun when it won a $4 million second-chance prize. It's not every day that a second-chance drawing happens, and one player is glad his effort paid off after years of entering non-winning tickets. I've entered tickets over the years, and I can't believe I actually won, the winner told the Tennessee Lotte
Sep 1, 2022, 6:52 pm - Lottery News

One Illinois lottery ticket wins $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Updated with final jackpot amount and retailer location By Todd Northrop After a run of 29 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 30th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.337 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Illinois matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It was the fourth time a lottery jackpot had grown to more than $1 billion, and the third time a single ticket won $1 billion or more. The winner of the unimaginable
Jul 30, 2022, 8:48 am - Lottery News

MEGA BILLION LOTTERY DRAWING FRIDAYNews Story
$1.025 BILLION Mega Millions jackpot is 4th largest the world has ever seen Cash value is $602.5 million By Todd Northrop The most commonly-heard phrase this week just might be, Did you get Mega Millions tickets? That's because nobody won the Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing Tuesday night, sending the Friday jackpot to heights only seen three times before in history. The multi-state game is now sporting a jackpot of more than $1 billion, with a cash value of nearly
Jul 27, 2022, 1:59 am - Lottery News

$790 MILLION: Fourth-largest lottery jackpot in history to be drawn TuesdayNews Story
Cash value worth nearly a half-billion dollars By Todd Northrop After 28 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of $790 million that could instantly put someone among the wealthiest people on the planet. When nobody won Friday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $790 million the largest since a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot from a Jan. 2021 drawing was claimed anonymously by a 4
Jul 23, 2022, 8:21 am - Lottery News

$630 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot soars after no winner TuesdayNews Story
12th-largest US lottery jackpot in history; 15th-largest cash value By Todd Northrop There are going to be a lot of lottery tickets sold this week. For only the 12th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has exceeded $600 million. The new high-water mark of $630 million for the current Mega Millions jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Tuesday night's $555 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Friday's Mega
Jul 20, 2022, 8:14 am - Lottery News