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Two "Blessed" Illinois lottery winners claim $349 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Quick Pick ticket splits multi-million fortune between two players By Kate Northrop The winners of a $349 million Mega Millions jackpot are feeling blessed after they jointly came forward to claim the prize a month after the drawing. After one month of wondering who was lucky enough to win the $349 million Mega Millions jackpot in the March 25 drawing, two Illinois residents have put the question to rest. The prize will be split evenly between two anonymous Illinois winners, who
May 2, 2025, 3:12 pm - Lottery News

Homeless man wins $1 million on California Lottery scratch-off ticketNews Story
I'm not homeless anymore! Lottery prize changes life overnight Includes video report By Kate Northrop A homeless man in California will be able to afford a place of his own after winning a life-changing $1 million prize on a scratch-off ticket. Man, I'm not homeless anymore! an unidentified California man exclaimed after hitting the jackpot on a $1 million winning lottery ticket. The winner, who has not been publicly identified, gave a local business owner permission to post
May 2, 2025, 8:56 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery Commission votes to ban lottery couriersNews Story
That's it for courier services unanimous decision kicks couriers out of Texas Includes video report By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery Commission voted to officially ban lottery couriers in Texas and approved rules that allow the agency to take action against the license of any retailer in violation. It's official lottery couriers are banned in Texas after the Texas Lottery Commission (TLC) formally voted to approve a policy change proposed in February. During the TLC meeting
Apr 30, 2025, 6:32 am - Lottery News

Michigan $80M Powerball jackpot winners encourage personal healing with non-profit horse ranchNews Story
Lottery millionaires use personal passion to give back to community Includes video report By Kate Northrop Since winning an $80 million Powerball jackpot in 2019, a loving Michigan couple have used it as an opportunity to channel a long-lost passion and start a non-profit ranch that benefits others in need. Five years after hitting an $80 million Powerball jackpot, two Michigan grandparents are doing well for themselves, their family, and others in their community through their
Apr 7, 2025, 6:58 am - Lottery News

Nightmare: Pennsylvania woman donated jacket with $2.6 million Cash 5 lottery ticket in pocketNews Story
Pennsylvania Lottery says no ticket, no prize Includes video report By Kate Northrop A Pennsylvania woman is heartbroken beyond belief after realizing the winning Cash 5 ticket worth $2.6 million she purchased was in the pocket of a jacket she had donated. By the time Mildred Simoneriluto, 76, realized that she had won the $2.6 million Cash 5 jackpot, it was too late the winning ticket was no longer in her possession. Last spring, Simoneriluto purchased a lottery ticket for t
Apr 1, 2025, 2:22 pm - Lottery News

One lottery ticket sold in California wins $526.5 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Half-billion lottery jackpot scooped up by one winner in last night's draw By Kate Northrop Last night's Powerball drawing produced a single winning ticket for the $526.5 million jackpot, giving someone in California a half a billion reasons to celebrate. The multi-state Powerball lottery game produced a winner from California on Saturday, March 29, which resulted in a single ticket worth $526.5 million in 30 annual payments over 29 years or $243.8 million in cash all at once. Th
Mar 31, 2025, 5:04 pm - Lottery News

Thieves win €500,000 lottery prize with stolen credit card, card owner offers to split the moneyNews Story
Card owner offers unusual plea deal to criminals By Kate Northrop Thieves who stole another French man's credit card used it to buy a lottery ticket and won 500,000 (US$524,000), after which the credit card owner offered to split the cash with him. In a bizarre string of events, a French man whose credit card was stolen, used to purchase a lottery ticket, and won 500,000 is extending an olive branch to the thieves who took it in the first place. On Feb. 3, two thieves broke into
Mar 3, 2025, 4:03 pm - Lottery News

South Carolina man fights nerves in The Big Spin live lottery event and emerges with $500,000 prizeNews Story
I'm going to have a panic attack. Includes video report By Kate Northrop A South Carolina man overcame immense pressure to win a $500,000 prize in The Big Spin live lottery event. A live South Carolina Lottery broadcast of The Big Spin this week featured a lucky, yet nervous, winner landing on the $500,000 spot on the prize wheel. Johnny S. is a generous man whose goal is to put others first, even if it means overcoming a strong bout of nerves before participating in a live
Jan 24, 2025, 11:38 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania's first Cash4Life top prize winners of $7 million will put historic prize toward loansNews Story
Life-changing lottery win for McDonald's manager and nurse practitioner Includes video report By Kate Northrop The Pennsylvania Lottery awarded the state's first-ever $7 million Cash4Life top prize to a hardworking couple a McDonald's manager and nurse practitioner whose lives will tremendously change for the better thanks to the win. A Pennsylvania couple laid out several productive ways to use their historic prize, the first Cash4Life top prize of $7 million won in the state.
Jan 22, 2025, 9:24 am - Lottery News

One Oregon lottery ticket wins first Powerball jackpot of the year worth $328.5 millionNews Story
First Powerball jackpot of 2025 goes to one lucky winner in Oregon By Kate Northrop One Oregon lottery player became the first Powerball jackpot winner of the year, laying sole claim to a multi-million-dollar prize worth a hefty $328.5 million Saturday night. The multi-state Powerball lottery game produced its first winner of 2025 from Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 18, which resulted in a single ticket worth $328.5 million in 30 payments over 29 years or $146.4 million in cash all at once
Jan 20, 2025, 2:22 pm - Lottery News