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Two tickets win Michigan Lottery's record $32.3 million Lotto 47 jackpotNews Story
After 77 consecutive drawings without a winner, the game finally makes two millionaires By Kate Northrop On Saturday night, Nov. 7, the Michigan Lottery held the drawing for its largest-ever Lotto 47 jackpot, which ended up producing two winning tickets for the record-breaking $32.3 million top prize. Two lucky tickets matched the numbers drawn on Saturday night to split the record jackpot, making each ticket worth $16.14 million. Those numbers were 4, 16, 33, 38, 40, and 44. One tic
Nov 9, 2020, 12:02 pm - Lottery News

Michigan Lotto 47 jackpot reaches all-time record $30.25 millionNews Story
Record-breaking jackpot up for grabs Saturday night after no winners in Wednesday's draw By Kate Northrop The Michigan Lottery's Lotto 47 jackpot has gotten even bigger after Wednesday night's drawing failed to produce a winner. Now at an estimated $30.25 million, it continues to push the record for the game's highest jackpot in history. Michigan players will have a chance Saturday night, Nov. 7, to take home the jackpot valued at $30.25 million, with a cash value of $19.2 million. Acco
Nov 6, 2020, 5:02 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lottery to update Lotto gameNews Story
Changes coming to the Florida Lottery's most popular game By Kate Northrop The Florida Lottery announced they will be making changes this week to their most popular game, Florida Lotto. Introduced in 1988, the game that has awarded over $10.3 billion in prizes won't be going anywhere anytime soon. Instead, the Lottery will be introducing some changes related to the player experience, odds and prizes, and look of the game starting this Thursday, Oct. 8. While Florida Lotto is an esta
Oct 6, 2020, 2:12 pm - Lottery News

Lotto Texas jackpot increases again, now the largest in North AmericaNews Story
The $42.75 million jackpot is the third-largest in the world By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery continues to shock the country with a Lotto Texas jackpot that refuses to quit. Right now, the estimated annuitized jackpot for the Sat., Sept. 19 drawing is $42.75 million impressive for an in-state game. It's a big opportunity for Texas lottery players itching for a rare and exclusive prize in a time where large jackpots are hard to come by. Anyone who wins the top prize will have bragging
Sep 18, 2020, 4:13 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lotto jackpot grows to largest in a decadeNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Texas Lottery's premier in-state jackpot game, Lotto Texas, has now gone 65 drawings without a top prize winner, generating a jackpot that is the largest the game has seen in more than a decade. With no jackpot-winning tickets sold for the Aug. 29, 2020 drawing, the game's jackpot prize has grown to an estimated $36.75 million for the Sept. 2, 2020 drawing the largest jackpot since May 29, 2010 drawing when the game boasted an advertised $97 million jackpot prize. W
Aug 31, 2020, 1:52 pm - Lottery News

$32.25 million Lotto Texas jackpot is currently the largest in the USANews Story
It's also the second largest in the world By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery is up on the world stage as the Lotto Texas jackpot rolled to $32.35 million after no jackpot-winning tickets were sold for the Wednesday, August 12 drawing, making it the biggest prize in the United States right now. The estimated annuitized jackpot amount is up for grabs in the next drawing to be held on Saturday, August 15. Not only is it the largest jackpot in North America right now, even above the current
Aug 14, 2020, 5:47 pm - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery decreases Lotto jackpot incrementsNews Story
Change to follow the drawing on Monday, July 13 By Kate Northrop The Illinois Lottery announced a change to its jackpot rollover increments on Tuesday. After the drawing on Monday, July 13, 2020, the Lotto jackpot will increase by increments of $150,000 between drawings when a jackpot is not won. Such an increase is commonly referred to as a rollover . The new rollover increase is down $100,000 from the current increase of $250,000. According to the Illinois Lottery in a press rel
Jul 9, 2020, 11:14 am - Lottery News

"I'm retiring!" British Columbia man scores whopping $24 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
Massive win right before bedtime is a dream-come-true By Kate Northrop Last Wednesday, Ronald 'Ron' Cumiskey, 60, nearly forgot to check his Lotto 6/49 ticket right before bed. Instead, the trivial decision to check his numbers at the last minute probably kept him up all night, as he had learned he had the jackpot-winning ticket worth an enormous $24,369,459 (US$18 million). After 30 years of faithfully playing the lottery, Cumiskey had to check the date and compare the results to his t
Jun 4, 2020, 7:24 am - Lottery News

Louisiana Lottery making changes to Lotto game in AugustNews Story
Multi-draw ticket purchases to be limited in run-up to first drawing of new format By Todd Northrop For just the fourth time in the Louisiana Lottery's 28-year history, the state's flagship Lotto game is being changed in August. The biggest change lottery players may notice is that the game's minimum starting jackpot has been doubled to $500,000. A large jackpot is important when trying attract current and new players to buy a ticket. There will be more to love about Lotto this summ
May 22, 2020, 11:42 am - Lottery News

South Carolina lottery winner says she'll use the money to adopt her grandchildrenNews Story
A South Carolina grandma has big plans for her jackpot lottery prize. Jennifer Flannery was on her way to work and in a bad mood when she stopped at a gas station in Spartanburg and bought a Queen of Hearts scratch-off lottery ticket for $10, according to a release from the South Carolina Education Lottery. She scratched the ticket when she got to work and then told her boss she had to leave when she saw she won $250,000, the release says. I was shaking and hyperventilating, Flannery t
Mar 2, 2020, 9:10 am - Lottery News