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Triples drawn in SC Lottery's Pick 3 produces record winnersNews Story
Record 13,998 players split $3.5 million payout By Kate Northrop Tuesday's Pick 3 Midday drawing for the South Carolina Lottery produced a record number of winners who will split a $3.5 million payout. Nearly 14,000 players hit the winning combination in the drawing Tuesday, which was 8-8-8. Winners took home either $250 or $500 per play depending on the price paid for the ticket. This drawing sets the new record for the greatest number of winning plays in one drawing in the state
Feb 10, 2021, 6:29 pm - Lottery News

Delaware man "Spare Change" wins $1 million in Maryland LotteryNews Story
Vending machine attendant gets more than a little spare change By Kate Northrop A vending machine attendant who goes by the name Spare Change has just won $1 million from a scratch-off in the Maryland Lottery. The 36-year-old man, who hails from Millsboro, Delaware, picked up his fortune in the midst of his daily routine when he purchased a scratch-off ticket from the Lottery's 100X The Cash game for $20. Spare Change stopped at the 7-Eleven convenience store on Coastal Highway in O
Feb 5, 2021, 1:38 pm - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery to launch new Pick 4 game SundayNews Story
Long-awaited draw game joins Idaho Lottery's lineup By Kate Northrop Players asked, and the Idaho Lottery listened. The Lottery announced Friday that it will be launching a new twice daily Pick 4 game this Sun., Jan. 10, in response to years of player interest and tremendous popularity of its in-state Pick 3 draw game. For Idahoans who find in-state draw games appealing, the new Pick 4 game will give players an additional choice of game to play and another opportunity to participate.
Jan 9, 2021, 12:58 pm - Lottery News

Nebraska woman wins Pick 5 lottery jackpot twice in six monthsNews Story
As if winning one jackpot wasn't cool enough By Kate Northrop One Nebraska woman is incredibly lucky after winning her second Pick 5 jackpot in less than 6 months, this time worth $138,000 even bigger than the last. Margaret Furasek, 88, of Weston hit it big on July 21, 2020 when she won a $94,000 jackpot while playing the Nebraska Lottery's Pick 5 game with her numbers 2, 3, 12, 14, and 28. Winning clearly didn't stop her from having another go at the game. On Dec. 23, 2020, she won ye
Jan 6, 2021, 8:55 pm - Lottery News

The purr-fect holiday gift arrives early for Illinois womanNews Story
Two pretty kitties earn lottery player a pretty penny By Kate Northrop The cat's out of the bag two kitties might have helped one woman win a $1,180 Illinois Lottery Pick 4 prize. An anonymous woman from the Chicago suburbs has been playing the lottery for the past decade, using everyday events and happenings around her to conjure up numbers to play. Most recently, she took inspiration from the two cats she adopted Eustace, a gray Tabby, and Denzel, a domestic Short Hair. I like to
Dec 3, 2020, 8:44 pm - Lottery News

NJ Lottery mistakenly printed malicious website address on lottery ticketsNews Story
By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery misspelled the address of their second-chance website on lottery tickets, leading players to visit a malicious website with the potential to install malware on their computer. According to the Lottery, a state vendor programmed store registers to print an incorrect web address on tickets for playing Collect 'N Win, a second-chance promotion that has been running for about three weeks. Bill Bauer, a former software engineer from Edison, said he enc
Aug 28, 2020, 12:26 pm - Lottery News

Illinois lottery player wins two prizes playing daughters' birthdaysNews Story
By Kate Northrop After playing the lottery for a decade, one lucky man attributed his double-win to consistency, a favorite retailer, and his daughters' birthdays. The avid Illinois Lottery player knows what luck feels like firsthand Rich Pascente's youngest daughter was born on Christmas Eve. He got to relive that luck 39 years later when that special day helped him win one of two lottery prizes. Pascente, of Glenview, chose his Pick 4 numbers using both of his daughters' birthdays 1,
Aug 24, 2020, 4:48 pm - Lottery News

Washington Lottery making changes to Hit 5 gameNews Story
Lottery reveals adjustments to Hit 5 a week after announcing rebranding of its Daily Game By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery revealed modifications to its popular Hit 5 lottery game just a week after announcing its rebranding of Daily Game to Pick 3 . Starting Sunday, August 30, players will see those changes in effect. Currently, Hit 5 offers drawings three times a week and for a chance to win a minimum starting jackpot of $100,000. At the end of this month, the drawings will be r
Aug 19, 2020, 7:00 pm - Lottery News

Washington Lottery makes new changes to its oldest gameNews Story
After 36 years, the last Daily Game draw will occur on August 29, 2020 By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery is making new changes to its longest-running game of 36 years, with the final drawing under the name Daily Game to occur on August 29, 2020 at 8:00 pm. The draw game was initially released in 1984 under the name Triple Choice but then changed to Daily Game in 1987. 13,000 drawings later, it will be going through a rebranding once more. Starting August 30, the Daily Game will
Aug 11, 2020, 5:07 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery sales reboundNews Story
By Todd Northrop In Friday's meeting of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's board of directors, it was announced strong sales in the month of May has helped get the lottery back on track to meet budgeted sales amounts for the year. According to Interim Chief Operating Officer Maggie Garrison, May sales were $132.1 Million, which is $33.7 Million or 31.9% more than budgeted. This was led by increases in our Scratch-off ticket sales, which jumped 46% or $29.4 million more than expected, she s
Jun 27, 2020, 9:14 am - Lottery News