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Three tickets split record $2.09 million New Jersey Lottery Jersey Cash 5 jackpotNews Story
Two different retailers sell tickets for largest jackpot in the game By Kate Northrop Three winning tickets bought at two different retailers split the New Jersey Lottery's record $2.09 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Friday. New Jersey lottery players were abuzz with anticipation in advance of the drawing on Friday for the record $2.09 million Jersey Cash 5 drawing, which produced three winning tickets. After 11 consecutive drawings without a winner, the exact jackpot amount to
May 30, 2023, 6:36 pm - Lottery News

Winning $70 million Lotto Max ticket bought in Ontario will expire in one monthNews Story
Time is ticking to claim Lotto Max's highest-possible jackpot By Kate Northrop Ontario Lottery officials are looking for the winner of a $70 million (US$51.3 million) Lotto Max jackpot, who has just one more month to step forward or risk not receiving their prize. On Tuesday, the Ontario Lottery released a statement about a rare occurrence in Canadian lottery history that concerns a $70 million Lotto Max prize still waiting to be claimed. The lone ticket to win the game's highest
May 25, 2023, 12:53 pm - Lottery News

Nebraska Lottery to make changes to Pick 5 gameNews Story
Lottery makes upgrade to in-state draw game By Kate Northrop The Nebraska Lottery announced that its locally drawn Pick 5 game will receive enhancements later this summer. Today, the Nebraska Lottery revealed some changes to its Pick 5 game that players can expect to see in three months. As of Sun., Aug. 13, 2023, Pick 5 will have two additional numbers to play, bringing the number matrix to 1 to 40 instead of 1 to 38. This will decrease the odds of winning the jackpot from 1
May 19, 2023, 3:33 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts store clerk indicted after stealing lottery ticket worth $3 million from customerNews Story
Cashier switched her story during investigation, something didn't add up By Kate Northrop A liquor store clerk and her coworker have been indicted on charges that they stole a winning Massachusetts Lottery ticket worth $3 million and attempted to cash it in. Following a four-month investigation, a Plymouth County grand jury indicted Carly Nunes, 23, of Lakeville, on multiple criminal charges for stealing and attempting to claim a winning lottery ticket worth $3 million. Massachus
May 16, 2023, 6:32 am - Lottery News

Winner of £105 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot misses his jobNews Story
Generous lottery winner remembers humble life before the big win By Kate Northrop A lottery winner who scooped up a whopping 105 million (US$127.9 million) EuroMillions jackpot in 2019 is missing the workplace banter of his old job. Following his lottery win of over a hundred million pounds, a West Sussex man found fulfillment in using the prize to give back to multiple charitable organizations, groups, and family members. Now, he's longing for a piece of the life he once had. Wh
May 1, 2023, 3:12 pm - Lottery News

Texas Legislature proposes bill to block online lottery courier servicesNews Story
Lawmakers take aim at third-party ticket management businesses By Kate Northrop Lawmakers are discussing a bill that would prohibit the sale of lottery tickets online in Texas, effectively banning online lottery courier services. A bill that would prohibit the sale of Texas Lottery tickets online has passed in the Senate and threatens the operation of ticket courier services in the state. On Saturday, one ticket won the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot , which stood as the largest
Apr 28, 2023, 8:43 pm - Lottery News

VIDEO: Is a Nevada Lottery in the cards?News Story
New lottery bill has progressed farther than any other bill of its type in the state By Kate Northrop A bill proposing a Nevada lottery has passed the Assembly vote, making it the farthest a lottery bill has ever progressed in the state. What would normally be a throwaway story about a lottery bill inevitably being shut down in a casino-ridden state has now turned heads when it passed a vote for the first time in Nevada history. Earlier this month, the Nevada Assembly passed a bi
Apr 27, 2023, 5:13 pm - Lottery News

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

Michigan woman didn't realize she had Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million for six weeksNews Story
$1 million lottery ticket went unnoticed for over a month By Kate Northrop A Michigan woman didn't realize she was in possession of a lottery ticket worth $1 million for six weeks. Eileen Wickett, of Northville, won $1 million in the lottery, but had no clue for well over a month before she claimed her prize. Wickett had matched all five white ball numbers in the Powerball drawing on Feb. 6, which were 5, 11, 22, 23, and 69. She was just one number shy of the $754.6 million jackp
Apr 13, 2023, 12:44 pm - Lottery News

Lotto America to switch to computerized drawingsNews Story
Digital draw system to replace numbered balls, new draw schedule By Kate Northrop The Powerball Group announced yesterday that the multi-state Lotto America game will move to digital drawings, starting next week. Starting next week, Lotto America will no longer employ mechanical ball drawing machines, rather it will operate on a digital draw system to determine lottery results. Lotto America, operated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and sold by 13 U.S. lotteries, wi
Apr 12, 2023, 6:17 am - Lottery News