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Missouri man unknowingly holds onto Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million for three monthsNews Story
Lottery winner stays true to three-month alarm ritual By Kate Northrop A Missouri man didn't know he was holding onto a winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million for three months. Thanks to a ticket-checking ritual that required an alarm, three months went by before an anonymous lottery winner from Missouri found out he was sitting on a $1 million winning Powerball ticket. A Missouri resident entered the Powerball drawing that took place on Jan. 2, 2023, having bought hi
Jun 19, 2023, 3:26 pm - Lottery News

New York man claims state's biggest Mega Millions prize at $476 millionNews Story
It still doesn't feel real. By Kate Northrop Someone in New York won the state's largest Mega Millions jackpot, setting the new record at $476 million. On Monday, he stepped forward to claim the prize. Johnnie Taylor, 71, of Howard Beach, was the sole winner of the Mega Millions jackpot from the drawing on April 14, 2023. It is the largest Mega Millions prize won in New York since the game launched in the state in 2002. The previous record was a $437 million jackpot won by a tic
Jun 8, 2023, 7:45 pm - Lottery News

Connecticut Lottery launches new system, players unable to check ticketsNews Story
Players and retailers vent frustrations By Kate Northrop On Sunday, the Connecticut Lottery launched a new statewide retail system that was years in the making, but the change has left some players and retailers frustrated. All 2,900 Connecticut Lottery retailers have officially been updated with a new statewide lottery system, but not everyone is finding the transition seamless. On May 21, 2023, the Lottery did away with its older Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) system, wh
May 26, 2023, 9:48 am - Lottery News

VIDEO: Is a Nevada Lottery in the cards?News Story
New lottery bill has progressed farther than any other bill of its type in the state By Kate Northrop A bill proposing a Nevada lottery has passed the Assembly vote, making it the farthest a lottery bill has ever progressed in the state. What would normally be a throwaway story about a lottery bill inevitably being shut down in a casino-ridden state has now turned heads when it passed a vote for the first time in Nevada history. Earlier this month, the Nevada Assembly passed a bi
Apr 27, 2023, 5:13 pm - Lottery News

One ticket wins $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, largest prize in the countryNews Story
Biggest Lotto Texas jackpot win in over 12 years, Texas Lottery notes third-party app sales trend By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery announced just after midnight on Sunday that one ticket won the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, which stood as the largest lottery prize in the U.S. Everything's bigger in Texas, including the lottery. After 93 drawings in one jackpot run, someone is finally walking away from Saturday's Lotto Texas drawing a multi-millionaire. The winning numbers i
Apr 26, 2023, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Michigan woman didn't realize she had Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million for six weeksNews Story
$1 million lottery ticket went unnoticed for over a month By Kate Northrop A Michigan woman didn't realize she was in possession of a lottery ticket worth $1 million for six weeks. Eileen Wickett, of Northville, won $1 million in the lottery, but had no clue for well over a month before she claimed her prize. Wickett had matched all five white ball numbers in the Powerball drawing on Feb. 6, which were 5, 11, 22, 23, and 69. She was just one number shy of the $754.6 million jackp
Apr 13, 2023, 12:44 pm - Lottery News

Lotto America to switch to computerized drawingsNews Story
Digital draw system to replace numbered balls, new draw schedule By Kate Northrop The Powerball Group announced yesterday that the multi-state Lotto America game will move to digital drawings, starting next week. Starting next week, Lotto America will no longer employ mechanical ball drawing machines, rather it will operate on a digital draw system to determine lottery results. Lotto America, operated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and sold by 13 U.S. lotteries, wi
Apr 12, 2023, 6:17 am - Lottery News

Iowa man claims largest Lotto America jackpot at $40 millionNews Story
Lottery winner claims biggest Lotto America prize in history Includes video report By Kate Northrop An Iowa man claimed the largest Lotto America jackpot in the game's history a prize of $40.03 million. Earl Lape, of Dubuque, is the winner of the biggest Lotto America prize ever, and despite thinking it was just an April Fool's prank, it was no joke. On Monday, Lape was greeted with confetti, fanfare, and a warm welcome from Iowa Lottery staff upon his arrival at Lottery head
Apr 11, 2023, 7:27 am - Lottery News

VIDEO: $2 billion Powerball winner buys another multi-million dollar California propertyNews Story
Lottery winner living large! By Kate Northrop Having recently become the new owner of a $25.5 million Hollywood Hills mansion , the winner of the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot has added another luxurious California property to his list of assets. Edwin Castro is now the proud owner of a Japanese-inspired mansion in his hometown of Altadena, California less than a month after he bought a $25.5 million mansion tucked away in Hollywood Hills. The latest property is just a short dr
Mar 25, 2023, 10:08 am - Lottery News

Virginia man wins $300,000 with two Powerball lottery tickets in one drawingNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Virginia man hedged his bets in one Powerball drawing and emerged $300,000 richer after two of his tickets won a third-tier prize. A lucky lottery winner was rewarded with a highly successful prize payout when two of his lottery tickets won a total of $300,000 in one Powerball drawing. Ben Baker of Covington bought ten lottery tickets for the Powerball drawing on March 4. Two of those tickets matched four numbers and the Powerball number to win the game's $50,000 t
Mar 22, 2023, 7:22 pm - Lottery News