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Fortune cookie's advice leads man to $100,000 jackpotNews Story
A Maryland man said a piece of advice from a fortune cookie turned out to be prescient when he won a $100,000 lottery jackpot. Diego Caceres, 25, of Riverdale, told Maryland Lottery officials he was eating lunch at a Chinese buffet with his brother, Domingo, when a fortune cookie informed him that it was his lucky day. The brothers went to a 7-Eleven store in Riverdale a short time later and Diego, remembering the fortune cookie's message, borrowed some money from his brother to buy a $10
Feb 26, 2019, 8:40 am - Lottery News

N.C. man wins $1M after playing the same numbers for 5 yearsNews Story
By Todd Northrop A North Carolina man finally struck it big in the multi-state Powerball lottery after playing the same numbers for five years. Benjamin Sinclair of Winston-Salem claimed his prize Thursday afternoon at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. I've been playing the same numbers for five years, Sinclair said. They're very special to me. Sinclair's good luck began when he stopped at the Sheetz on Fairlawn Drive in Winston-Salem and bought a $2 ticket for the drawing on Oct. 2
Nov 13, 2018, 8:46 am - Lottery News

Winners in Iowa, New York to share $687.8 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop Two winning tickets sold in Iowa and New York will split the third-largest Powerball jackpot in the game's history. The winning numbers for the $687.8 million prize were 8, 12, 13, 19, and 27, with Powerball number 4. The Power Play was 3. The lump-sum cash payout option is $396.2 million. The winning ticket in New York was sold at the West Harlem Deli at 2040 5th Ave in West Harlem, Manhattan. Iowa's jackpot-winning ticket was purchased at Casey's at 425 Second St.
Oct 28, 2018, 9:22 am - Lottery News

$750 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges to 4th-largest everNews Story
Only the 4th time in history a lottery jackpot has grown to $700 million+ By Todd Northrop This week lottery players across the United States were pulling out all the stops to try and win Mega Millions, with one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth nearly $1.6 billion. After that jackpot was won Tuesday night on a single lottery ticket purchased in South Carolina, attention has suddenly shifted to the USA's other big multi-state lottery game, Powerball. Wednesday night w
Oct 25, 2018, 1:15 am - Lottery News

Powerball joins lottery frenzy with $620 million jackpotNews Story
More than $2.2 billion in multi-state jackpots can be won this week By Todd Northrop This will be a week talked about in the lottery industry for a long time. Lottery players are dreaming about unimaginable wealth, lottery retailers are enjoying the prosperity of a huge uptick in store traffic, and state governments are rubbing their hands in anticipation of a revenue windfall. Everyone knows about the record $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot that is being talked about around the wo
Oct 21, 2018, 10:16 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot jumps on huge salesNews Story
$430 million: Powerball peaking at same time as Mega Millions Over $1.3 billion in multi-state jackpots can be won this week By Todd Northrop This week has seen a frenzy of lottery tickets sales across the United States, with both Mega Millions and Powerball simultaneously reaching massive levels. With the Powerball jackpot increasing to $430 million after the Wednesday evening drawing, there is now close to $1.33 billion in combined jackpots on tap for lottery players this week. Sea
Oct 18, 2018, 10:29 am - Lottery News

Powerball winning ticket sold in Saturday's $245.6 million drawingNews Story
A single ticket sold in New York state won Saturday's Powerball jackpot worth $245.6 million, lottery officials announced early Sunday. The winning ticket was sold at the Stop Shop, 2754 Hylan Boulevard, on Staten Island, according to the New York State Lottery's Web site. There was no immediate word on who holds the winning ticket. Also Saturday there was a winner in Florida of a secondary prize of $2 million and a winner in Georgia of a $1 million prize. Saturday's winning Powerball n
Aug 12, 2018, 3:36 pm - Lottery News

Montana woman wins lottery twice in one dayNews Story
Winning the lottery once was exciting for Cheyenne Long of Kalispell, Montana, but winning it twice in one day was unbelievable. Long won a total of $77,000 playing Power Play Gold Crossword, a Montana Lottery Scratch ticket, according to a press release from the Montana Lottery. Long bought her first ticket on the morning of July 1, and was happy to find out that she had won $2,000. But then she had a gut feeling to buy more of that ticket. So later that day when she was in Havre, she
Jul 7, 2018, 8:52 am - Lottery News

New Jersey lottery ticket wins $315.3 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Updated with store where the winning ticket was sold and updated cash value By Todd Northrop A single ticket sold in New Jersey has won the $315.3 million Powerball jackpot in Saturday's drawing, lottery officials announced early Sunday. New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director John M. White announced Sunday afternoon that the winning ticket was sold at Shoprite of Hackensack at 500 South River Street in Hackensack, Bergen County. We are thrilled that the winning Powerball jackp
May 20, 2018, 9:11 am - Lottery News

One lottery ticket sold in Pennsylvania wins Saturday's $456.7 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
St. Patrick's Day brought the Luck of the Irish to the state of Pennsylvania Saturday night. A single Powerball lottery ticket sold in Pennsylvania matched all the numbers in the drawing Saturday the win the $456.7 million jackpot. The lucky winner can choose to accept the full jackpot in 30 annually-increasing payments over 29 years, or as a $273.9 million lump-sum cash value. The winning numbers were 22, 57, 59, 60, and 66, with Powerball number 7. The Power Play number was 2. There n
Mar 18, 2018, 10:54 am - Lottery News