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North Carolina grandmother with injured leg "took off running" after seeing $912,326 lottery win
Adrenaline kicks in after big win By Kate Northrop An injured leg wasn't stopping one North Carolina grandmother from getting up on her feet and taking a victory lap when she found out she won a $912,326 online lottery jackpot. A North Carolina woman overcame a bad leg to make a celebratory lap around the house after winning a $912,326 digital instant lottery jackpot. Marcella Hooker of Warsaw had decided to put $5 toward one of the North Carolina Lottery's digital instant games,
Jun 20, 2025, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Pizza purchase leads to $1 million lottery win for California veteran
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie (That's amore) By Kate Northrop A California veteran, a longtime lottery fan who has played for 40 years, said it was because of a pizza purchase that he ended up winning a $1 million top prize. A California man said he needed change for a tip, and one thing led to another when a simple transaction turned into a $1 million lottery payday. McKinley Nelson told California Lottery officials that his wife was craving pizza, so they pla
Jun 19, 2025, 7:53 am - Lottery News

Life finds a way: Arizona Lottery unleashes Jurassic Park tickets for dino-sized wins
Welcome to Jurassic Park: New games are 65 million years in the making By Kate Northrop The Arizona Lottery has announced it is going prehistoric with two new Jurassic Park-themed games that are slated to offer players a variety of dino-mite prizes. As of Tuesday, Arizona lottery players can now go on the hunt at any of the Arizona Lottery's retailers for two new Jurassic Park lottery tickets that offer extinction-level prizes. Welcome to Jurassic Park: Arizona lottery players ca
Jun 6, 2025, 9:08 am - Lottery News

Kentucky woman who took an hour to scratch off lottery ticket secures $150,000 prize
Lottery winner gets her money's worth out of one ticket By Kate Northrop A Kentucky woman who buys a specific type of scratch-off ticket to extend her lottery play time positively got her money's worth when she won a $150,000 top prize. One Kentucky woman spent an hour scratching off a lottery ticket to piece together that she had won the game's top prize of $150,000. Last week, Kentucky Lottery officials received a visit from Vicky Barnes and her husband, Jamie, who had brought
May 29, 2025, 2:34 pm - Lottery News

"Typical day" turns into $2 million Mega Millions win for Washington man
First Mega Millions second-tier prize winner in the state since the game changed By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery awarded the state's first multi-million second-tier Mega Millions prize of the upgraded game to one lucky player, whose typical day turned out to be anything but. A Washington man won a $2 million Mega Millions prize, becoming the first lottery player in the state to win the second-tier prize since the game's revamp. On May 12, the Washington Lottery announced
May 23, 2025, 8:12 am - Lottery News

College graduate can pay off student loans with $125,000 Kentucky Lottery prize
International student will send money back home to support family By Kate Northrop A recent college graduate is grateful to have come across a quick way to pay off his student loans after his four best friends witnessed him winning $125,000 on a lottery scratch-off ticket. A former international student could hear his own heartbeat as he and his four friends screamed and shouted in their car, a winning lottery ticket for $125,000 in-hand. Cincinnati, Ohio resident Rohith Kandula
May 16, 2025, 8:26 am - Lottery News

South Carolina woman to stop "fussing" at her husband's lottery hobby after he wins $200,000
Husband's winning purchase converts non-believer wife into lottery enjoyer By Kate Northrop A South Carolina woman said she won't chastise her husband for playing the lottery anymore now that he won a $200,000 top prize on a winning ticket. A South Carolina wife thinks she might start to seriously enjoy playing the lottery herself now that her husband's luck pulled through with a $200,000 win. On May 2, the South Carolina Lottery announced that an anonymous couple presented a top
May 12, 2025, 10:00 am - Lottery News

Arkansas man, inspired by wife's $50 lottery win, lands $200,000 prize the next day
Husband one-ups his partner, but in a good way By Kate Northrop After an Arkansas woman won a lucky $50 prize in the lottery, her husband, inspired by the win, scooped up a $200,000 prize in the same game the very next day. An Arkansas man was motivated by his wife's $50 lottery win to buy some more tickets of his own, and in doing so won an even bigger prize in the exact same game just one day later. In April, E. Withers caught wind from his wife that she had won a $50 prize on
May 11, 2025, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Always April: Third big lottery win occurs at the same time of year for Maryland winner of $50,000
Nurse's mid-April lottery wins bloom larger each time By Kate Northrop For the third time, a Maryland woman has won a big lottery prize in April, with each of her wins larger than the last. A registered nurse says she does pretty well with scratch-off games during a specific time of year, and her track record of previous lottery claims proves it. An Owings Mills woman, who chose to remain anonymous, won big on a scratch-off ticket in mid-April, just like her two previous wins. Th
May 6, 2025, 8:13 am - Lottery News

Homeless man wins $1 million on California Lottery scratch-off ticket
I'm not homeless anymore! Lottery prize changes life overnight Includes video report By Kate Northrop A homeless man in California will be able to afford a place of his own after winning a life-changing $1 million prize on a scratch-off ticket. Man, I'm not homeless anymore! an unidentified California man exclaimed after hitting the jackpot on a $1 million winning lottery ticket. The winner, who has not been publicly identified, gave a local business owner permission to post
May 2, 2025, 8:56 am - Lottery News

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