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Michigan man wins record $503,254 Club Keno prizeNews Story
Lucky player wins second big Club Keno prize and makes history while he's at it By Kate Northrop A Michigan lottery player won his second big Club Keno jackpot and set the new record for the highest prize won in the game at $503,254 while doing so. Dan Housler, of Portage, made Michigan Lottery history and established a new personal best at Club Keno when he won a record-setting $503,254 jackpot. Club Keno is an in-state draw game that draws 20 numbers from 1 to 80 in drawings th
Aug 13, 2023, 3:16 pm - Lottery News

Maryland woman wins $1 million in lottery two weeks after winning $50,000News Story
Maryland Lottery sees Mrs. Millionaire claim a prize just two weeks apart By Kate Northrop A Maryland woman won $1 million just two weeks after winning $50,000 in the lottery. An anonymous Oxon Hill resident, dubbed Mrs. Millionaire to keep her identity private, made a swift return to Maryland Lottery headquarters to claim an even bigger prize since her first $50,000 win. On July 25, the 67-year-old claimed a $50,000 Pick 5 prize she won in the July 23 midday drawing. During that
Aug 10, 2023, 1:11 pm - Lottery News

One ticket sold in Florida is sole winner of $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop After a run of 31 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 32nd drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.58 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Florida matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It was the 8th time a lottery jackpot had grown to more than $1 billion, and the seventh time a single ticket won $1 billion or more. The winner of the unimaginable haul will choose between being paid $1.58 billion in 30 annuall
Aug 9, 2023, 6:42 am - Lottery News

California man reinvests $500 lottery win into scratch-off book, scoops up $1 million prizeNews Story
Incredibly lucky win might convince casual lottery player to play a bit more By Kate Northrop A California man reinvested his $500 lottery win back into a full book of scratch-off tickets and spent an entire day at work before he discovered one of the tickets in the booklet was worth $1 million. Vang Cha told the California Lottery he doesn't buy scratch-off tickets very often, but his most recent win might have officially gotten him hooked. Normally, Cha prefers trying his luck
Aug 7, 2023, 1:06 pm - Lottery News

Maryland man hoping for second-chance lottery prize ends up winning $50,000 insteadNews Story
Lucky player is no stranger to winning second-chance prizes By Kate Northrop A Maryland man who bought a lottery ticket hoping to enter a second-chance promotion ended up winning a $50,000 top prize from a Corvette-themed scratch-off game. One lucky lottery winner bought a scratch-off ticket with his eye on a second-chance prize promotion, but now he'll have to buy another ticket if he still wants to enter because his lottery purchase landed him a $50,000 top prize instead. The w
Jul 31, 2023, 2:35 pm - Lottery News

$1.05 BILLION: Mega Millions keeps rolling after no winner FridayNews Story
Now tied for seventh-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop For the second time in less than two weeks a lottery jackpot has crossed into billion-dollar territory. Last night nobody won the Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Tuesday jackpot estimated at $1.05 billion with a cash value of $527.9 million. Based on past multi-state lottery jackpots, that estimate may get a lot bigger by the time the drawing kick
Jul 29, 2023, 8:09 am - Lottery News

$820 MILLION: Massive Mega Millions drawing set for TuesdayNews Story
8th-largest lottery jackpot in world history By Todd Northrop The Mega Millions multi-state lottery game continued its jackpot run last night when no tickets matched all six numbers. Last night nobody won the Mega Millions lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Tuesday jackpot estimated at $820 million with a cash value of $422 million. To get to this massive size, the jackpot has been growing since it started on April 21 as a $20 million prize now 27
Jul 22, 2023, 7:19 am - Lottery News

$875 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges on rolloverNews Story
7th-largest jackpot in US history By Todd Northrop This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a massive jackpot that is approaching a billion dollars. The new high-water mark of $875 million for the current Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $746.3 million grand prize. It is the 7th-highest lottery jackpot in history, and the 3rd-largest Powerball jackpot ever. The lump-sum cash payout value of Satu
Jul 13, 2023, 7:04 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery to launch space flight second-chance promotionNews Story
Lottery winners... in space! By Kate Northrop Lottery winners in Texas might be lucky enough to travel to space as part of an upcoming second-chance promotion from the Texas Lottery. The Texas Lottery is looking up for their latest second-chance promotion prize, which involves sending lottery winners to the edge of space. Texas residents who have always dreamed of one day traveling to the stars should be on the lookout for a scratch-off ticket coming to the state later this year
Jul 12, 2023, 11:20 am - Lottery News

$725 MILLION: Powerball jackpot now 11th-largest in historyNews Story
By Todd Northrop This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $725 million. If you feel like it's been a long time since Powerball last had a jackpot winner you'd be right. Powerball has seen 35 consecutive drawings since April 19 , when a $252.6 million jackpot was won by a single ticket sold in Ohio. All those drawings have accumulated a mas
Jul 11, 2023, 7:59 am - Lottery News