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$1.8 billion Powerball lottery winner is revealed as brother of Arkansas mayorNews Story
Arkansas anonymity differs for elected officials and relatives By Kate Northrop The lottery winner of the second-largest Powerball jackpot in history has been revealed as the younger brother of an Arkansas mayor. Six months ago, the sole winner of the $1.8 billion Powerball lottery jackpot came forward to collect their prize . After a period of anonymity, their identity has been revealed. Arkansas Lottery records, obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, state that the winner's
Jul 21, 2026, 9:12 am - Lottery News

$167M Kentucky Powerball lottery winner indicted for 2025 hit-and-runNews Story
Notorious jackpot winner races at diabolical speeds and endangers others By Kate Northrop The Kentucky $167 million Powerball jackpot winner is back in the news again, this time for an indictment related to a felony hit-and-run he committed in a sports car from 2025. After traveling at wicked speeds, colliding with another vehicle, and leaving the scene, police are saying the Powerball lottery millionaire was acting totally indifferent to human life. Shannon James Farthing has ha
Jul 17, 2026, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Indiana LLC claims share of $143 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Winner employed tactic used by dozens of other winners but emerges the most successful By Kate Northrop The Hoosier Lottery has awarded half of a $143 million Powerball jackpot to an LLC after the winner came forward with a similar story that dozens of other winners in the drawing had to tell. One Indiana resident claimed a $71.7 million share of a $143 million Powerball lottery jackpot last week, becoming the 40th Powerball jackpot winner in Hoosier Lottery history. It was a his
Jul 6, 2026, 8:21 am - Lottery News

Florida Walmart employee arrested for fraud after keeping elderly customer's lottery ticketNews Story
Cashier says she intended on returning the Pick 4 ticket By Kate Northrop A Walmart cashier was arrested after a customer presented a winning lottery ticket worth thousands and pocketed it instead of returning it. A lottery retailer employee was arrested on a fraud charge after she kept a winning ticket a player was intending to claim but argued that she was ignorant of regular lottery procedures and was intending to return it anyway. On June 14 at about 4:00 p.m., a police offic
Jun 25, 2026, 7:48 am - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery pulls Space Invaders scratch-off game after players are denied $100k prize matchesNews Story
Technical issue caused misprint that has players considering legal action By Kate Northrop The Hoosier Lottery has halted sales for its Space Invaders Cash Invasion scratch-off game after players have come forward with tickets that appear to have won $100,000 and other prizes valued in the thousands, which the Lottery is attributing to a technical issue. Some Indiana players are taking to online forums and news outlets to voice frustrations at being denied prizes as high as $100,000
Jun 12, 2026, 1:46 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul to retire after 23 years of leadershipNews Story
The gold standard : more than four decades of pioneering the lottery industry By Kate Northrop Lottery industry spearhead and Tennessee Lottery President and CEO Rebecca Paul announced her retirement after 23 years in the leadership position and four decades in the field. With more than forty years of serving the lottery industry under her belt, someone else will have to fill big shoes that Tennessee Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul is leaving behind. Her final day as President and CEO w
Jun 5, 2026, 8:08 am - Lottery News

Elderly Washington woman loses her home and $600,000 to Jamaican lottery scammerNews Story
Relentless harassment from criminal fraudster leads to dramatic unfortunate results By Kate Northrop A Jamaican scammer was sentenced to prison after he severely harassed an elderly Washington woman in a lottery scheme that cost her $600,000 and her home. An elderly woman lost her house and sent over a half a million dollars to a criminal fraudster after he made her believe that she won a $22 million prize in the lottery. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, was sentenced to three years in
Jun 1, 2026, 12:02 pm - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery delays expiration date of $12.8 million jackpot-winning ticket in legal battleNews Story
Court will decide who owns the ticket after last-minute exemption By Kate Northrop The Arizona Lottery granted a retailer's request to extend the expiration deadline of a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot-winning ticket while the court figures out who is legally entitled to the prize. Just days before a $12.8 million winning ticket for The Pick was about to expire, the Arizona Lottery extended its lifespan so the court could have more time to decide who rightfully owns it. In
May 21, 2026, 7:20 am - Lottery News

Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief indicted on charge related to $95M Lotto Texas jackpotNews Story
Lottery industry spearhead charged with felony abuse of office By Kate Northrop A grand jury has indicted former Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief on a felony charge accusing him of abusing his position in events tied directly to the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot buyout in 2023. Lottery industry pioneer Gary Grief was indicted and reindicted on a felony charge that accuses him of collaborating with a foreign purchasing group, an alleged partnership that state personnel ar
May 18, 2026, 3:25 pm - Lottery News

Charges dropped against $167M Kentucky Powerball lottery winnerNews Story
Ex-girlfriend rescinds statements about stolen $12,000 Includes video report By Kate Northrop Charges against the record-breaking $167 million Powerball lottery winner were dropped earlier this week after court testimony absolved him from the accusations related to an alleged burglary. All charges related to an alleged break-in against $167 million Powerball jackpot winner Shannon James Farthing, 51, were dismissed after it was revealed in court a miscommunication led to his arre
May 15, 2026, 7:59 am - Lottery News