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One ticket wins $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, largest prize in the countryNews Story
Biggest Lotto Texas jackpot win in over 12 years, Texas Lottery notes third-party app sales trend By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery announced just after midnight on Sunday that one ticket won the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, which stood as the largest lottery prize in the U.S. Everything's bigger in Texas, including the lottery. After 93 drawings in one jackpot run, someone is finally walking away from Saturday's Lotto Texas drawing a multi-millionaire. The winning numbers i
Apr 26, 2023, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Florida lottery winner claims share of $494 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Half of jackpot claimed by a fruity trust By Kate Northrop One of the two winners of the $494 million Mega Millions jackpot drawn in October 2022 has stepped forward to claim their share of the prize. The Florida Lottery announced that one of the winning ticket-holders of the $494 million Mega Millions jackpot from the Oct. 14, 2022 drawing has claimed their share. Weeks after Hurricane Ian ripped through the southwestern coast of Florida in September 2022, someone in Fort Myers
Feb 22, 2023, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

New Mexico lawmakers introduce bill to end lotteryNews Story
Lawmakers cite concerns over gambling-funded education By Kate Northrop A bill introduced to New Mexico state legislature proposed the idea of ending the New Mexico Lottery entirely. Lawmakers in New Mexico are discussing a bill that may shut down the state lottery, citing concerns about where money for the state's scholarship fund comes from. We're funding education through gambling, State Representative Matthew McQueen (D) said. Bipartisan House Bill 369, if passed, will en
Feb 21, 2023, 6:46 am - Lottery News

California winner of $2.04 billion Powerball lottery jackpot revealedNews Story
Winner of the world's largest jackpot makes himself known Includes video report By Kate Northrop The California Lottery announced the name of the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot today at a news conference. The winner of the world's largest lottery jackpot has finally come forward to cement his name in the history books and claim his earth-shattering prize. Lottery Director Alvin Johnson revealed the winner's name to be Edwin Castro, who declined to take part i
Feb 14, 2023, 2:54 pm - Lottery News

18-year-old university student wins $48 million Lotto 6/49 jackpotNews Story
First-ever lottery ticket leads teen to becoming youngest Canadian to win one of the game's largest prizes By Kate Northrop An 18-year-old university student won a $48 million (US$35.7 million) Lotto 6/49 jackpot on her first lottery ticket purchase ever. Juliette Lamour, 18, recently became the youngest person to win one of the largest Lotto 6/49 prizes ever, and it was only her very first lottery ticket purchase. Rumors were swirling in Sault Ste. Marie after the Ontario Lotter
Feb 8, 2023, 8:12 am - Lottery News

California's 2022 lottery winners: A mystery billionaire and 100+ millionairesNews Story
One California mom recycled cans to buy a scratcher worth $13 million. Another winner was literally shoved into buying her winning ticket. If 2021 was a good year for California lottery players, 2022 was even better. This year, Powerball's biggest prize a $2.04 billion jackpot went to the Golden State. Many more scratchers, Mega Millions, and Super Lotto Plus players in California became millionaires, too. Over the past 12 months, the California Lottery changed the lives of more than 100
Dec 26, 2022, 11:33 am - Lottery News

El Gordo doles out €2.5 billion in Spain's annual Christmas lotteryNews Story
By Kate Northrop The famous Spanish Christmas lottery, El Gordo (The Fat One) has once again lived up to its name, awarding a pot of holiday joy across the country in the form of 2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) in prizes. On Thursday, the world sat by and watched while El Gordo dished out billions of euros to lucky winners throughout Spain. Ibrahim Cante, a musician from Gambia, had spent the last five years trekking across countries in Africa before crossing the Mediterranean by boat
Dec 24, 2022, 12:31 pm - Lottery News

Americans gamble over half a trillion dollars illegally each year, AGA Report saysNews Story
Illegal operators capture a third of all gambling revenue, according to study By Kate Northrop According to a report published by the American Gaming Association (AGA), Americans gamble an estimated $511 billion every year through unregulated sportsbooks and websites. Last week, AGA released a report on money spent in the unregulated sports betting and gaming market, which found that Americans spend more than half a trillion dollars on illegal gambling each year. The findings are
Dec 5, 2022, 2:22 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery launches Daily Tennessee Jackpot draw gameNews Story
By Kate Northrop The Tennessee Lottery released its first Tennessee-only jackpot game with drawings every day, including Sundays. Tennessee lottery players now have a shot at the first daily jackpot drawn exclusively in-state in a game called Daily Tennessee Jackpot. The Lottery keeps its games creative, fresh and exciting, which helps us accomplish our mission of raising valuable dollars for education programs in the state, Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul, said in a press release. We're pr
Nov 17, 2022, 5:07 pm - Lottery News

Canada man deletes e-mail from Ontario Lottery about $1 million prize winNews Story
Lottery thankfully sends a second e-mail after winner disregards first one as a scam By Kate Northrop A Canadian lottery winner might not have claimed a $1 million (US$752,731) prize if it were not for a second alert e-mail from the Ontario Lottery. An Ontario man deleted an e-mail notifying him of a $1 million Maxmillions win thinking it was a scam. While the first reaction of many lottery players would be to take a moment of pause upon receiving an e-mail alerting them of a mil
Nov 14, 2022, 12:07 pm - Lottery News