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Kansas man dreams about winning the lottery, wins 3X the amount in real lifeNews Story
Dreams do come true! By Kate Northrop Dreams are now a reality for a lucky Kansas player who dreamed of winning $25,000 and won three times the amount two days later from a Kansas Lottery scratch-off. Just two days after dreaming that he had won a big prize in the lottery, Mason Krentz of Silver Lake went on to win a $75,000 top prize from the Lottery's 100X scratch-off game. Krentz wasn't suddenly inspired to play the lottery from his dream alone. He regularly picks up a few t
Jun 25, 2021, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

UK mom shocked by £1 million EuroMillions win went into labor four weeks earlyNews Story
Couple recalls how life quickly changed after big lottery win By Kate Northrop A mother from the United Kingdom was so thrilled by her 1 million (US$1.4 million) EuroMillions lottery win that she went into labor four weeks early. In February 2019, Natalie Metcalf, 39, and her partner Andy Symes, 43, had found out that their winning code in the EuroMillions game UK Millionaire Maker was drawn. Just as soon as they were about to celebrate, however, baby Poppy had other plans. Metcalf a
Jun 24, 2021, 10:36 am - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $1 million in lottery, drives off with gas pump still attachedNews Story
By Kate Northrop A Michigan player was so excited when he found out he won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket that he drove away from the gas station with the gas hose still attached to his car. An anonymous player from Genesee County forgot to remove the gas hose before he victoriously drove off with a lottery ticket worth a million dollars. The winner, 59, stopped at the Speedway gas station on Owen Road in Fenton to fill up his tank and went inside the convenience store to
Jun 5, 2021, 8:35 am - Lottery News

NC woman misses Powerball drawing, wins $2 million in the next oneNews Story
Turns out, the timing was right for this lucky winner By Kate Northrop It's a common fear among lottery players that your numbers would be picked in a drawing you did not enter, but one North Carolina woman could not have had better timing after missing a Powerball drawing and winning a $2 million prize in the next one. Elizabeth Johnson of Lucama did not buy her Powerball ticket in time for the drawing on Wed., May 19, 2021, but that fateful error earned her $2 million in the one on Sa
Jun 2, 2021, 1:21 pm - Lottery News

Florida man has both cars break down, wins $1 million in lotteryNews Story
Big win could not have come at a better time By Kate Northrop A man who had been having rather unfortunate car troubles finally experienced a lucky turn of events when he won a $1 million top prize from a Florida Lottery scratch-off game. Curtis Fuller, 38, of Jacksonville, was having a streak of bad luck when both his and his wife's cars broke down within days of each other. However, he was served up an instant bout of good karma when he decided to play the Florida Lottery's 50X The Ca
May 26, 2021, 10:50 am - Lottery News

New York City considering vaccination lottery incentive similar to Ohio'sNews Story
By Kate Northrop A week after Ohio announced their Vax-a-Million lottery, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that his administration is considering a similar idea to motivate residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19. On Wednesday at a City Hall press briefing, de Blasio responded to a reporter who inquired about New York holding a separate lottery to incentivize unvaccinated residents to get a dose. We are talking about whether that kind of approach would add something, de Bla
May 19, 2021, 6:23 pm - Lottery News

Covid nurse to buy home in Caribbean after winning the lotteryNews Story
Much deserved win for medical worker who served throughout the pandemic By Kate Northrop A nurse who worked throughout the COVID-19 pandemic is planning a move to the Caribbean after winning 10,000 (US$14,000) a month for a year in the National Lottery's Set For Life draw game. Teresa Robinson, 65, of Woodbridge in Suffolk has been a nurse for 35 years, but after a particularly grueling year working through the COVID-19 pandemic, she is set to retire on a Caribbean island with her partn
May 7, 2021, 12:20 pm - Lottery News

Australian couple hid $100,000 lottery ticket in a safe for eight monthsNews Story
New South Wales couple knew about their win since last year By Kate Northrop A man and a woman from Australia purposefully waited eight months to collect their $100,000 prize and kept their winning ticket hidden away in a safe before making the claim. The anonymous pair won the lottery last year when they scooped up the $100,000 first prize for the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot drawing on Mon., Aug. 10, 2020. It's a wonder they were able to wait so long to claim it, but according to the
Apr 24, 2021, 7:39 pm - Lottery News

Idaho lottery players get a new game and more drawings starting this weekNews Story
State becomes fifth to offer multi-state 2by2; Weekly Grand goes daily By Kate Northrop This week the Idaho Lottery began offering the multi-state 2by2 game for the first time and expanded its in-state Weekly Grand game to daily drawings. Both of the changes went into effect Sunday, although for the 2by2 game tonight's drawing is the first for Idaho players in which they have a shot at winning the multi-state game's double-sized jackpot of $44,000. Idaho's entry into 2by2 comes just
Apr 20, 2021, 5:39 pm - Lottery News

Missouri man who won multiple $1,000 lottery prizes finally nabs the $100,000 top prizeNews Story
Sticking with his favorite game paid off By Kate Northrop As if he wasn't lucky already, one Missouri man stuck with his favorite lottery game to finally bring home a $100,000 top prize after winning multiple $1,000 prizes in the past. Michael Hatch of Liberty revealed that he won a few prizes worth $1,000 playing crossword scratch-off games from the Missouri Lottery, but his most recent win of $100,000 increased his already impressive bragging rights. He purchased a Triple Cash Cros
Apr 20, 2021, 5:21 pm - Lottery News