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Michigan man's lottery play method almost causes him to lose out on $4 million prizeNews Story
Double checking your tickets never hurts By Kate Northrop A Michigan man's interesting scratch-off play style almost led him to losing out on a $4 million lottery prize. A Michigan resident almost lost out on a $4 million winning lottery ticket after getting tricked by his own random method of playing scratch-off games. The anonymous 43-year-old recounted how his purchase of a $30 Magnificent Millions ticket at the 9 Mile Stop Go on Van Dyke in Warren thankfully ended in success
Feb 12, 2025, 9:09 am - Lottery News

Michigan woman buys lottery tickets for Christmas gifts, wins $1M on the one she saved for herselfNews Story
The best Christmas gift was the one she kept By Kate Northrop A generous Michigan woman bought several lottery tickets to give to her family members as Christmas gifts and won $1 million from the ticket she kept for herself. One Michigan resident had her family in mind when she purchased a bunch of lottery tickets for them as presents, but she was not expecting to give herself $1 million instead. The 66-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, visited Ox's Smoked Meats on
Jan 29, 2025, 8:50 am - Lottery News

Michigan man who played the lottery weekly for the last ten years wins $1 million Powerball prizeNews Story
Persistence finally pays off By Kate Northrop A Michigan man's persistence playing the lottery once a week for the past ten years has finally paid off when he won a $1 million Powerball prize last month. One Michigan man's dedication to the lottery rewarded him with an early Christmas surprise after he landed a $1 million prize in a Powerball drawing. Robert Benaglio of Dryden couldn't believe he was entering the new year with a winning ticket worth a million dollars after a deca
Jan 27, 2025, 9:43 am - Lottery News

One Oregon lottery ticket wins first Powerball jackpot of the year worth $328.5 millionNews Story
First Powerball jackpot of 2025 goes to one lucky winner in Oregon By Kate Northrop One Oregon lottery player became the first Powerball jackpot winner of the year, laying sole claim to a multi-million-dollar prize worth a hefty $328.5 million Saturday night. The multi-state Powerball lottery game produced its first winner of 2025 from Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 18, which resulted in a single ticket worth $328.5 million in 30 payments over 29 years or $146.4 million in cash all at once
Jan 20, 2025, 2:22 pm - Lottery News

One California ticket wins $1.269 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Fifth $1 billion+ jackpot won in California Updated with final jackpot totals By Todd Northrop After a run of 30 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 31st drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.269 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in California matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It was the 12th time a lottery jackpot had grown to more than $1 billion, and the 11th time a single ticket won $1 billion or more. For C
Dec 28, 2024, 8:08 am - Lottery News

$1.15 BILLION: Mega Millions keeps rolling after no winner TuesdayNews Story
Now the 9th-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop After nobody won a billion-dollar Christmas Eve jackpot, lottery players around the country are lining up for an even larger jackpot set to draw Friday. Tuesday night nobody won the Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Friday jackpot estimated at $1.15 billion with a cash value of $516.1 million. Based on past multi-state lottery jackpots, that estimate may get
Dec 26, 2024, 8:01 am - Lottery News

$944 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot set to make holiday wishes come trueNews Story
Biggest jackpot in 9 months closes in on a billion dollars By Todd Northrop Nine months after Mega Millions delivered a $1.13 billion jackpot to one ticket sold in New Jersey, the multi-state lottery game is back with a jackpot to be drawn Tuesday that is also nearing the $1 billion mark. When nobody won Friday night's $862 million grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $944 million the largest since a March 26, 2024 $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot was won b
Dec 21, 2024, 7:41 am - Lottery News

$825 MILLION: Massive Mega Millions drawing set for FridayNews Story
13th-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop The Mega Millions multi-state lottery game continued its jackpot run last night when no tickets matched all six numbers. Last night nobody won the Mega Millions lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Friday jackpot estimated at $825 million with a cash value of $382.2 million. To get to this massive size, the jackpot has been growing since it started on September 13 as a $20 million prize now 28
Dec 18, 2024, 8:26 am - Lottery News

Lucky number 3: Michigan man scoops $2 million win on third lottery attemptNews Story
Third time's the charm By Kate Northrop A Michigan man found great luck on his third lottery ticket purchase, in which he won a $2 million top prize after two tries. Third time's the charm for one Michigan lottery winner, who won a $2 million top prize on a scratch-off game on the third ticket he bought. The anonymous player's string of lottery purchases took place at River Oaks Marathon on Ann Arbor Trail in Dearborn Heights. While there, he spotted the $30 Colossal Cashword gam
Nov 27, 2024, 9:15 am - Lottery News

Lottery Post's guide to 2024 holiday raffles across the USANews Story
Annual holiday raffles making a comeback this year Update: Montana Lottery Montana Millionaire raffle tickets sell out in just three hours By Kate Northrop With the holidays ahead, this marks the time of year when state lotteries across the U.S. start amping up excitement for their own annual raffles, many of which offer the best odds at winning a million dollars compared to any other game offered in-state. For that reason alone, it's no wonder many raffles sell out so quickly.
Nov 1, 2024, 7:13 am - Lottery News