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DC Lottery offers compensation for players affected by computerized draw errorNews Story
DC Lottery offers several pathways for remediation after programming error caused untold tickets to lose out By Kate Northrop After Lottery Post alerted the DC Lottery to a possible error that prevented tickets from winning in three of its local draw games for weeks, the DC Lottery has announced several different forms of compensation for players who may have been impacted by the computerized drawing glitch. Last week, Lottery Post reached out to the DC Lottery after Lottery Post mem
Apr 27, 2026, 7:22 pm - Lottery News

Michigan $733,968 Fantasy 5 jackpot winner wins again, this time a $1M Millionaire Raffle prizeNews Story
Lucky streak: second major win in just over a year By Kate Northrop As if winning part of a $733,968 jackpot in the Fantasy 5 draw game wasn't cool enough, one Michigan man won the $1 million top prize in the Michigan Lottery's Millionaire Raffle just over a year later. Luck hasn't stopped flowing for one Michigan lottery player, who has now won the highest-tier prizes in two of the games Michigan Lottery has to offer. The 47-year-old Michigan resident opted to remain anonymous w
Apr 27, 2026, 7:13 am - Lottery News

EXCLUSIVE: Weeks-long computerized draw error prevented many DC Lottery tickets from winning a prizeNews Story
Certain combinations had no chance of winning for three weeks By Kate Northrop Following independent observations by Lottery Post members of an unlikely statistical anomaly in Washington, D.C. draw outcomes, the DC Lottery identified a software problem that meant certain combinations had no shot at winning prizes in three games. The DC Lottery has implemented a fix for a coding error that prevented some tickets from winning in three of its local draw games for three weeks. After
Apr 22, 2026, 1:47 pm - Lottery News

California Lottery accidentally publishes winner's address instead of retailer's in press releaseNews Story
$12 million jackpot winner's privacy jeopardized in blunder By Kate Northrop The California Lottery has issued a statement after they accidentally exposed a $12 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot winner's personal address in a press release. A $12 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot winner's privacy was jeopardized after the California Lottery inadvertently revealed their home address in a news release instead of the retailer's. On Friday, the California Lottery issued a press release v
Apr 6, 2026, 1:10 pm - Lottery News

Illinois woman wins $250,000 FastPlay lottery jackpot after accidental purchaseNews Story
Magnificent movie error results in quarter-million-dollar win By Kate Northrop An Illinois woman was bemoaning an accidental lottery purchase, but the mistake turned out to be one in her favor when she scooped a $250,000 FastPlay jackpot. A brief mistake ended up rewarding an Illinois lottery player, whose unintentional ticket purchase landed her a hefty sum of $250,000. The Johnston City resident, who was identified by the Illinois Lottery as Holly, was all smiles when she came
Jan 5, 2026, 7:31 am - Lottery News

South Carolina Lottery offers refunds for misprinted Cash Pop ticketsNews Story
Technical issue resolved, sales resumed as of Wednesday By Kate Northrop The South Carolina Lottery is offering a refund for the purchase price of tickets that were affected by a technical issue that caused a misprinting error on some Cash Pop tickets. The South Carolina Lottery is asking players who received a misprinted Cash Pop ticket to send in their affected tickets to receive a refund. If you purchased a South Carolina Cash Pop ticket for the Monday, Nov. 17. 2025 drawing w
Nov 21, 2025, 8:23 am - Lottery News

Forgetful Maryland man doubles Powerball Double Play lottery win to $1 millionNews Story
Backup strategy pays off By Kate Northrop A Maryland man's forgetfulness inadvertently doubled his Powerball Double Play lottery win to a cool $1 million. One Maryland lottery player ended up with $1 million in winnings from a Powerball Double Play drawing after a slight error turned out to work in his favor. The Prince George's County resident, who goes by the name Proud Granddad to preserve his identity, told the Maryland Lottery that he couldn't recall whether he had already p
Sep 9, 2025, 9:08 am - Lottery News

Thousands of Norway lottery players mistakenly told they won millionsNews Story
Lottery operator CEO steps down after massive blunder By Kate Northrop Thousands of Norwegians were told last week that they had won lifechanging amounts of money in the lottery, only to have those hopes dashed away when it turned out to be a massive technical error. 47,000 Norway lottery players were sent on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when they received a notification that they had won millions, when in actuality the amounts were far less. On Friday, Norway's state-owned l
Jul 3, 2025, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Judge dismisses $320 million lawsuit for DC Lottery posting wrong Powerball numbersNews Story
Would-be winner's demand of more than $1 billion in damages denied By Kate Northrop A judge dismissed a Washington, D.C. man's case against the lottery after the DC Lottery posted incorrect Powerball numbers on their website that he claimed would have won him a $320.6 million jackpot. A Washington, D.C. man was sure he had won a $320.6 million Powerball jackpot when his ticket matched the numbers published on the DC Lottery's website, but the case was thrown out by a judge after the
Jun 30, 2025, 8:01 am - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery proposes rules regulating courier services to allow them to operateNews Story
While other states ban, New Jersey aims to better incorporate couriers into the state lottery economy By Kate Northrop Last week, the New Jersey Lottery announced proposed rule changes that would regulate courier services and allow them to continue operating in the state. While other states ban or consider pushing out lottery courier services, New Jersey is looking for ways to adjust its rules that would effectively streamline courier operations and allow them to operate more efficie
Jun 14, 2025, 7:41 am - Lottery News