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20-year-old promises to continue working after £7.5 million Lotto jackpot winNews Story
Winning the jackpot doesn't necessarily mean retirement By Kate Northrop A 20-year-old has no plans to quit working after securing a 7.5 million (US$9.1 million) Lotto jackpot. Although he has already booked a luxury vacation, one U.K. lottery winner doesn't plan on taking permanent time off after coming into a 7.5 million Lotto win. James Clarkson, 20, of Carlisle, is no stranger to playing the lottery. Just a month ago, he scooped a 120 (US$146) prize in the special Lotto Chris
Jan 18, 2025, 12:09 pm - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery announces Rock Paper Scissors tournamentNews Story
State lottery to host a different kind of game of chance (or skill) By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery will host the inaugural Rock Paper Scissors Throwdown this year, offering a $10,000 top prize to the winner of the tournament. State lotteries are looking left and right for new games, drawings, and tickets to entice their players, but the New Jersey Lottery thought to revisit one of the most enduring games in human history Rock Paper Scissors. The earliest written referenc
Jan 17, 2025, 10:17 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery launches Cash Pop draw gameNews Story
Oregon is the 16th state to adopt the popular game By Kate Northrop The Oregon Lottery released Cash Pop on Monday, replacing Lucky Lines and giving in-state residents a chance to play one of the most quickly growing draw games in the country. Several states have been adopting their own iterations of Cash Pop over the past few years, and the Oregon Lottery is no exception. Now, Oregon lottery players can pop into a retailer to try out the latest draw game, which only requires pic
Jan 15, 2025, 11:00 am - Lottery News

South Carolina lawmakers discuss bill that may allow lottery funds to fund private school vouchersNews Story
Should lottery revenue benefit both public and private education? By Kate Northrop A bill introduced to South Carolina legislature aims to reinstate a school voucher program that will allow state lottery revenue to be spent on private school tuition in addition to public education. South Carolina lawmakers are slated to begin the next legislative session next Tuesday, with the first item of discussion being whether lottery dollars should be spent on private education in a school vouc
Jan 13, 2025, 5:40 am - Lottery News

$2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Malibu mansion destroyed in LA Palisades FireNews Story
Lottery winner's house is one of thousands of homes decimated by horrific fires By Kate Northrop $2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's $3.8 million Malibu home was one of the many homes flattened in the Palisades Fire disaster that has been ravaging Los Angeles County since Tuesday. The ongoing Palisades Fire has utterly decimated residential areas in Los Angeles County, erasing more than 10,000 homes and other structures. One of those homes is a $3.8 million Malibu mans
Jan 11, 2025, 9:46 am - Lottery News

Cash 5 winner's chance meeting with New Jersey Lottery official confirms $678,674 jackpot prizeNews Story
What are the odds? By Kate Northrop A Jersey Cash 5 jackpot winner was skeptical of their $678,674 win, but a coincidental run-in with a New Jersey Lottery official assured them that it was entirely real. The odds of winning the lottery are high enough, but simultaneously winning the lottery and running into an off-duty New Jersey Lottery official and having them confirm the win must certainly be an astoundingly rare sequence of events. The odds of winning the Jersey Cash 5 jackp
Jan 10, 2025, 9:20 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery adds age verification to self-service vending machinesNews Story
State-issued ID scans now required at vending machines By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery has implemented age verification measures on its self-service vending machines across the state to deter ticket sales to underage individuals. As of Dec. 30, 2024, the Texas Lottery has officially introduced an additional step when purchasing tickets using a self-service vending machine that aims to curtail underage gambling. Under Texas state law, players must be at least 18 years of age to
Jan 9, 2025, 7:46 am - Lottery News

Maryland man uses rude driver's license plate numbers to win $500,000 in a single Pick 5 drawingNews Story
Perturbed lottery player turns unpleasant driving experience into $500,000 By Kate Northrop An encounter with an inconsiderate driver on the road led to a Maryland man using their license plate numbers in a Pick 5 drawing and winning an astounding $500,000 prize. A Maryland man noted the license plate of a rude driver and won a $500,000 prize in a single drawing using those numbers. While safe driving practices are what we'd expect to see on the road, we don't always encounter th
Jan 8, 2025, 8:51 am - Lottery News

North Carolina woman starts off 2025 with $1 million Powerball lottery prize on New Year's DayNews Story
Soap opera enjoyer enters the New Year with a million-dollar win By Kate Northrop A North Carolina woman entered the New Year with a $1 million Powerball prize, having bought her ticket on New Year's Eve for the New Year's Day drawing. Grace Landon of Albemarle started off the New Year with a million-dollar Powerball prize, effectively crossing off winning the lottery from her bucket list for 2025. Landon has been a regular Powerball player for 20 years, and it was on New Year's
Jan 7, 2025, 9:24 am - Lottery News

Previous Arkansas lottery winner upgrades from $5,000 to $200,000 winNews Story
Regular lottery player's expectations are higher as a result of larger win By Kate Northrop A seasoned Arkansas lottery player rounded off 2024 with a $200,000 win, a significant improvement from her previous prize record of $5,000. An Arkansas woman's expectations of winning the lottery are higher now that she has successfully added a $200,000 prize to her record of notable prize wins. Judi D. of Sevier County didn't just walk into 2025 she victoriously skipped into the New Year
Jan 6, 2025, 9:39 am - Lottery News