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Virginia woman scoops $912,000 jackpot one week after winning $50,000 in the same gameNews Story
First win was just a warm up By Kate Northrop A Virginia lottery player defied the odds when she won $50,000 in an online game and then a $912,000 jackpot in the same game just one week later. A Virginia woman was only just warming up when she won a $50,000 prize in a digital lottery game. Just one week later, she won yet another prize in the same game, this time a jackpot worth $912,936. Jennifer Minton was not expecting to win a $50,000 prize in the Virginia Lottery's Safari Qu
Nov 1, 2023, 1:41 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky woman who never played the lottery before wins $75,000 on her first ticketNews Story
Beginner's luck strikes again By Kate Northrop A Kentucky woman who had never played the lottery in her life just won a $75,000 prize on her first-ever scratch-off ticket. A Kentucky lottery player's first big win resulted from her first ticket purchase ever, and it was certainly a cause for celebration. Rebecca Napier of Frankfort walked into Kentucky Lottery headquarters in Louisville earlier this month with tears of joy in her eyes as she prepared to claim a meaningful prize.
Oct 31, 2023, 4:10 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts house cleaner finds $1 million winning lottery ticket, gives it to ownerNews Story
Lucky winner has his housekeeper to thank for discovering the win By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts man said his house cleaner came across a winning lottery ticket worth $1 million that he had purchased months earlier and forgotten about. A housekeeper came across a $1 million winning lottery ticket while cleaning a home and brought it to their client's attention. Khalil Soussa of Medford didn't even know that there was a lottery ticket worth $1 million sitting right under his nos
Oct 25, 2023, 12:44 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina woman turns unlucky day around with $100,000 lottery winNews Story
Player wins second big prize on one of unluckiest days of the year By Kate Northrop On a day that many would say is known for misfortune and gloom, one North Carolina woman's luck with a $100,000 lottery win might convince you otherwise. Some might consider Friday the 13th one of the unluckiest days of the year, but some, including Christy Merritt of Efland, might argue the opposite after she achieved her second big lottery win on that notable day. In 2018, Merritt won a big lott
Oct 22, 2023, 10:19 am - Lottery News

California man asks clerk to choose a lottery game for him, ends up picking out a ticket worth $10MNews Story
The clerk could have picked a different game, but he didn't. He grabbed a winner. By Kate Northrop A California man didn't know which scratch-off lottery ticket to buy, but its thanks to the clerk's selection that he walked out the store holding a ticket worth $10 million. Brent Young didn't have much of a preference for which lottery ticket he wanted to buy, so he had the clerk pick out a game for him. Suddenly, it mattered a whole lot more the ticket selected for him by the cashie
Oct 20, 2023, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Washington Lottery to begin offering Cash Pop gameNews Story
Washington becomes the latest state to offer draw game By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery will become the latest lottery to launch Cash Pop, a draw game that has seen a rise in popularity among other states within the past couple years. Cash Pop is making its way into Washington, to be available later this month for players to try out. Washington's Lottery's Cash Pop will operate just like versions of the game drawn in other states, with one exception. Before Washington,
Oct 16, 2023, 1:20 pm - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery Pick 3 results "1-1-1" and "1-0-1" set new payout recordNews Story
Yet another single day record thanks to lucky numbers and game change By Kate Northrop Lottery results for two New Jersey Pick 3 drawings in a row jointly produced a new prize payout record thanks to two combinations that were just one number off from each other. Ones and zeroes stole the show for New Jersey lottery players this past week after two consecutive drawings set yet another new single day prize payout record. On Wed., Oct. 11, New Jersey players saw the popular combina
Oct 15, 2023, 2:00 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $4 million after being unable to buy lottery ticket he originally wantedNews Story
It was meant to be after all By Kate Northrop A Michigan man won $4 million on a lottery ticket he originally did not want after finding out that the store was sold out of the game he was looking to buy. An anonymous Michigan lottery player walked into a store wanting to buy a specific type of lottery ticket but had to settle for another kind instead. He ended up winning a $4 million prize because of it. A Kent County man, who opted to keep his identity hidden, wasn't sure if wha
Oct 2, 2023, 10:22 am - Lottery News

Virginia man bags $120,000 in Pick 4 with 8-8-8-8 combinationNews Story
A six-figure prize in one drawing By Kate Northrop A Virginia man was lucky 24 times in one drawing, with his Pick 4 number combination pulling off a $120,000 win. It's common for the payout to be larger in Pick 4 drawings that yield number combinations with the same four numbers, but one Virginia man managed to rake in $120,000 all for himself. Dennis Fears won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 night drawing on August 25 24 times. Every single ticket held the same f
Sep 27, 2023, 7:37 pm - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery celebrates one-year anniversary of Lotto game with new promotionNews Story
In-state players can get an extra shot at the jackpot By Kate Northrop The Arkansas Lottery is sweetening the deal for Arkansas players in celebration of the Lotto draw game's one-year anniversary. With the one-year anniversary for the Arkansas Lottery's in-state Lotto draw game taking place this month, Arkansas residents have some in-person events to look forward to, as well as some extra chances at hitting the jackpot. Just over one year ago on Sept. 21, the Arkansas Lottery he
Sep 27, 2023, 4:43 pm - Lottery News