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Massachusetts man wins six $25,000 a Year for Life prizes in one Lucky for Life drawingNews Story
Lucky for six lifetimes By Kate Northrop Most lottery players would be fortunate enough to walk away with one Lucky for Life prize of $25,000 a year for life, but a Massachusetts man was lucky enough to manifest that coveted prize six times over. Raymond Roberts Sr. of Fall River won the second-tier Lucky for Life prize of $25,000 a year for life six times in the same drawing. On Wed., Dec. 14, Roberts matched the first five numbers on his six tickets to earn him the multi-state
Dec 19, 2022, 3:38 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts father and son found guilty of fraud after cashing in $20M worth of lottery ticketsNews Story
By Kate Northrop A father and son duo from Massachusetts was found guilty of fraud this past weekend after the Massachusetts Lottery recognized an unusual number of prize claims tied to the pair within the past decade. Ali Jaafar, 63, and his son, Yousef Jaafar, 29, both of Watertown, were convicted of multiple counts related to a ten-percenting scheme, in which they would cash winning lottery tickets on behalf of the actual winners to avoid taxes and receive tax refunds. In August 2
Dec 14, 2022, 8:00 am - Lottery News

Despite sales influx from $2B Powerball, Massachusetts Lottery ticket sales falterNews Story
The Massachusetts State Lottery Tuesday stated it could be in some financial trouble regarding its overall sales for the fiscal year, despite the massive ticket sales generated by the recent Powerball jackpot worth $2 billion. According to Lottery Interim Director Mark Bracken, as of Sunday, lottery sales for the 2023 fiscal year are $22.5 million less than what they were for fiscal 2022. This includes overall instant ticket and scratch ticket sales, but it's an improvement from the $60 mill
Dec 2, 2022, 8:10 am - Lottery News

One lottery ticket sold in California wins $2 billion Powerball jackpotNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $997.6 million By Todd Northrop Around the United States, millions of people had to wait an extra ten hours last night to find out if they won the unbelievably massive Powerball jackpot, due to one unnamed state's inability to deal with the huge amount of ticket sales data. When the drawing did finally occur Tuesday morning, it turns out that just one ticket sold in California matched all six numbers drawn and won the entire jackpot. After all sales we
Nov 8, 2022, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

$1.9 BILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT SETS WORLD RECORD OF UNIMAGINABLE WEALTHNews Story
Jaw-dropping prize money on the line for Monday drawing Cash option nearly $1 billion By Todd Northrop Last night Powerball didn't just set a new lottery jackpot record, it crushed the old record, putting the concept of a $2 billion lottery jackpot within reach. When the 40th drawing of the current Powerball jackpot run was conducted last night, it produced a combination of numbers that most lottery players typically wouldn't choose on their own: All the numbers except one were
Nov 6, 2022, 7:36 am - Lottery News

$1.6 BILLION: Powerball jackpot sets all-time record as ticket sales surge across the USANews Story
Massive sales triggers jackpot increase to #1 all-time 3rd-largest cash value in history By Todd Northrop Due to a ticket-buying frenzy for Saturday's Powerball drawing, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate to $1.6 billion, setting the record for the largest lottery jackpot in history. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $782.4 million, which is the third-largest lottery cash valu
Nov 4, 2022, 12:04 pm - Lottery News

$1.5 BILLION: Powerball jackpot nears all-time recordNews Story
3rd-largest lottery jackpot in world history By Todd Northrop Last night, the multi-state Powerball lottery game produced no top winner for the 39th consecutive drawing, prompting lottery officials to raise the game's jackpot to a near-record $1.5 billion. A winner who chooses the cash option would receive a lump-sum $745.9 million three-quarters of a billion dollars in cash! It's the stuff that a lottery player's dreams are made of holding a lottery ticket for an upcoming Powerb
Nov 3, 2022, 7:08 am - Lottery News

$1.2 BILLION: Powerball jackpot grows to 4th-largest in historyNews Story
Powerball ticket-buying frenzy this week By Todd Northrop This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $1.2 billion. The Powerball jackpot has been building for 38 consecutive drawings since the last winner on Aug. 6. All those drawings have accumulated a massive pile of cash, ready to provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky lottery pla
Nov 1, 2022, 8:14 am - Lottery News

$1 BILLION: Historic Powerball jackpot draw set for MondayNews Story
5th time a lottery jackpot has reached $1 billion By Todd Northrop The most commonly-heard phrase this week just might be, Did you get Powerball tickets? That's because nobody won the Powerball multi-state lottery drawing Saturday night, sending the Monday jackpot to heights only seen once before in the game's history. Monday's Powerball jackpot is currently estimated at $1 billion, with a lump-sum cash value of $497.3 million. And based on past multi-state lottery jackpots, th
Oct 30, 2022, 8:59 am - Lottery News

$825 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised due to surging ticket salesNews Story
Still the 5th-largest lottery jackpot in US history, but cash value now 11th-biggest ever By Todd Northrop Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing to $825 million. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $410.2 million. The newly-increased jackpot amount still ranks as the 5th-largest ever recorded in United States lottery
Oct 28, 2022, 11:39 am - Lottery News