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North Carolina woman sets record for state's largest online instant lottery win at $6.7 millionNews Story
Digital multi-state game means faster growing jackpots and bigger records By Kate Northrop A North Carolina woman set a new state record for the largest online instant lottery win when her $2 ticket scooped a $6,745,117 jackpot. Online North Carolina lottery players have a new record to beat for digital instant wins one woman just set the bar higher with her $6.7 million jackpot win. On April 8, Man Yo of New Bern spent $2 on the Monopoly digital instant game and ended up taking
May 9, 2025, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Always April: Third big lottery win occurs at the same time of year for Maryland winner of $50,000News Story
Nurse's mid-April lottery wins bloom larger each time By Kate Northrop For the third time, a Maryland woman has won a big lottery prize in April, with each of her wins larger than the last. A registered nurse says she does pretty well with scratch-off games during a specific time of year, and her track record of previous lottery claims proves it. An Owings Mills woman, who chose to remain anonymous, won big on a scratch-off ticket in mid-April, just like her two previous wins. Th
May 6, 2025, 8:13 am - Lottery News

Kentucky lottery winner of $167.3 million Powerball jackpot claims prize two days after drawingNews Story
Largest Powerball win in Kentucky is a speedy claim By Kate Northrop Not even two full days after Saturday night's Powerball drawing produced one winner of a $167.3 million jackpot in Kentucky, the lucky ticket holder has come forward to claim the prize. The Kentucky winner of the $167.3 million jackpot drawn on Saturday, April 26 wasted no time to hurry on over to Kentucky Lottery headquarters in Louisville, where they were officially announced as the rightful jackpot claimant today
Apr 28, 2025, 5:14 pm - Lottery News

DC Lottery introduces Washington D.C.'s first $50 scratch-off ticketNews Story
Top-dollar ticket in the nation's capital By Kate Northrop The DC Lottery launched its first-ever $50 scratch-off ticket this month, raising the bar for the most expensive lottery ticket available in the District. Lottery players in Washington, D.C. no longer have to drive into Maryland or Virginia to get their hands on a $50 lottery ticket they can now do so right in the nation's capital. The Extreme 500X Fortune scratch-off game is the DC Lottery's first $50 lottery ticket to l
Apr 17, 2025, 8:23 am - Lottery News

Michigan man invests Daily 3 lottery winnings and scoops record $2.29 million Fast Cash jackpotNews Story
Having the guts to play on instead of walking away By Kate Northrop A Michigan man who won big in Daily 3 decided to reinvest a chunk of his prize into a Fast Cash ticket and ended up winning a record-breaking $2.39 million jackpot. One Michigan player decided to keep playing the lottery with the winnings he received in a big Daily 3 payout, and it paid off handsomely. The player, who chose to remain anonymous, said he had pulled off a great win with a number combination consisti
Mar 29, 2025, 9:46 am - Lottery News

North Carolina woman to use $466,415 digital lottery win to help Hurricane Helene victimsNews Story
Late-night lottery win helps hurricane victims By Kate Northrop A North Carolina winner of a $466,415 prize from an online lottery game will use her prize to help fellow residents who were affected by Hurricane Helene. One North Carolina woman aims to undo some of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene with the $466,415 lottery prize she won online. Everyone around here has been through a lot lately, Tracy Bell of Banner Elk told the North Carolina Lottery. I want to help som
Mar 21, 2025, 6:23 am - Lottery News

$83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot won by a single ticketNews Story
Retailer is likely affiliated with a lottery courier By Kate Northrop One ticket, purchased at a retailer likely affiliated with a lottery courier service, won last night's $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot. After 102 drawings in one jackpot run, someone is walking away from Monday's Lotto Texas drawing a multi-millionaire. The winning numbers in Monday's drawing were 19, 21, 25, 45, 47, and 52. According to the Texas Lottery, the winning ticket was sold at Winners Corner TX
Feb 18, 2025, 2:18 pm - Lottery News

Arkansas man wins record-breaking $5.12 million Lotto jackpot, convinced it was a "hoax"News Story
Disbelief to delight: Record win becomes a reality By Kate Northrop The Arkansas player who won a $5.123 million Lotto jackpot the largest prize in the in-state game's history revealed that he was skeptical the win was a hoax. An Arkansas man was so shocked to hear that he had won the record $5.12 million Lotto jackpot that he initially didn't believe it. After a year and a half without a jackpot winner, the current Arkansas Lotto jackpot run has finally come to an end, but not
Feb 15, 2025, 9:07 am - Lottery News

Nebraska man who cashed $300,000 lottery prize arrested for fraudulent claimNews Story
Store manager defrauds lottery with false impression that he was a real winner By Kate Northrop A Nebraska man was arrested for allegedly stealing lottery tickets from his workplace and fraudulently claiming a $300,000 prize. Following an investigation, Nebraska state police arrested a convenience store employee who allegedly stole Nebraska Lottery tickets from his workplace and successfully cashed in a winning ticket worth $300,000. Jeremiah Ehlers, 49, of Greeley, was charged w
Feb 2, 2025, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Bill allowing online lottery ticket sales advances in IndianaNews Story
Opponents stoke fears over problem gambling behaviors By Kate Northrop A bill allowing the digital sale of lottery tickets by the Hoosier Lottery has passed an Indiana House committee vote 9-2 and will advance in the current legislative session. House Bill 1432 , authored by Representative Ethan Manning, would legalize the sale of lottery tickets for draw games and eInstant games online by the Hoosier Lottery. The bill outlines core changes to current legislation that would allow
Jan 30, 2025, 9:08 am - Lottery News