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Lifetime laborer steps forward to claim $552 Mega Millions lottery jackpot in IllinoisNews Story
Hard working winner comes forward one week after scooping jackpot By Kate Northrop The winner of the $552 million Mega Millions jackpot, which was won by one ticket in Illinois last week , has stepped forward to claim the historic prize. The Illinois winner of the largest jackpot won online in U.S. history is a hardworking individual who has always dreamed of retiring early following a lifetime of labor. This morning, the Illinois Lottery announced that the sole winner is MEGA Mi
Jun 11, 2024, 2:44 pm - Lottery News

South Carolina man picks out $300,000-winning lottery ticket with unique habitNews Story
Superstitious ticket-selecting method works out By Kate Northrop A South Carolina man's personal method of picking out lottery tickets worked out in his favor when he won a $300,000 top prize in a scratch-off game. One lucky South Carolina resident's unique way of playing the lottery ended up winning him a $300,000 top prize from a scratch-off ticket. If it works, it works. An anonymous Bluffton resident is now debt-free thanks to the $10 Stacks of Cash scratch-off ticket he pick
Jun 10, 2024, 7:11 pm - Lottery News

Lottery ticket sold in Illinois wins $560 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Winning ticket purchased online By Todd Northrop After a run of 19 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 20th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game produced a single $560 million winner last night when one ticket sold in Illinois matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. The winner will now have to choose between being paid $560 million in 30 annually-increasing payments over 29 years or the lump-sum estimated cash value of $264 million. According to USA Mega
Jun 5, 2024, 9:36 am - Lottery News

Michigan man with unique scratch game playing style surprised by $4 million winNews Story
Winner never scratches off the prize amounts on winning lottery tickets By Kate Northrop A Michigan man revealed that he purposefully did not scratch off the prize amount on his winning lottery ticket, and as a result, he ended up waiting three months to find out that it was worth $4 million. A Michigan lottery player did not find out about his $4 million top prize win on a Michigan Lottery scratch-off ticket for three months because he intentionally does not reveal the prize amount
May 23, 2024, 5:24 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $286,938 Fantasy 5 lottery jackpot on first tryNews Story
Player who tries out game for the first time wins the jackpot because why not? By Kate Northrop A Michigan man experienced a bout of beginner's luck when he tried the Michigan Lottery's Fantasy 5 draw game for the first time and won a $286,938 jackpot. A Michigan lottery player won a $286,938 jackpot on his first time playing Fantasy 5. For one casual player, all it took to change his luck was trying out a new game. The 70-year-old man, who chose to remain anonymous, decided to s
May 6, 2024, 6:55 am - Lottery News

Illinois woman wins $1 million on lottery ticket given to her by another gas station customerNews Story
One player's trash is another's treasure By Kate Northrop An Illinois woman won $1 million on a Lucky Day Lotto ticket after another gas station customer decided they didn't want it and gave it to her. An anonymous Illinois woman was not expecting a million dollars to quite literally be handed to her last week, and its thanks to a kind gesture from another nameless gas station customer. She is shocked that, despite not even having bought a lottery ticket, she is the recipient of
May 2, 2024, 10:57 am - Lottery News

Look-alike actor from movie inspires Michigan man to buy lottery ticket, wins $500,000News Story
No better sign to buy a lottery ticket than a big win from a fictional doppelganger By Kate Northrop A Michigan man won $500,000 in the lottery after identifying with an actor look-alike, whose character bought a lottery ticket in a movie. Most lottery winners have a fun story to accompany their prize claim, and one Michigan man's reason for buying a ticket is as unique as they come. This 26-year-old winner, who chose to remain anonymous, said that he was inspired by a fictional
Apr 24, 2024, 9:14 am - Lottery News

Michigan woman wins $500,000 in lottery the same day a tarot card reading predicts influx of moneyNews Story
Tarot reader's prediction is right on the money By Kate Northrop Call it fate or call it the wildest luck yet, but one Michigan woman had the most coincidental experience ever when she won $500,000 in the lottery the same day a tarot card reading predicted money was headed her way. A Michigan woman was told that money would be coming into her life very soon, and later that same day, she won a $500,000 prize in the lottery. A 59-year-old woman, who requested anonymity to hide her
Apr 13, 2024, 8:26 am - Lottery News

Woman from Cambodia using Maryland Lottery tickets to learn English wins $100,000News Story
The real goal is to expand vocabulary, winning is just a bonus By Kate Northrop A Maryland woman originally from Cambodia who uses lottery tickets to help her learn English won a $100,000 prize while doing so. Not only did an anonymous Maryland lottery player gain a richer vocabulary from scratch-off tickets, but she's $100,000 richer thanks to the unique method too. There are countless reasons why lottery players gravitate toward certain scratch-off games. Maybe it's the shiny,
Mar 22, 2024, 3:00 pm - Lottery News

Illinois stay-at-home mom wakes up to a crying baby and $1.4 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpotNews Story
Mother wakes up to a crying baby and a lifechanging amount of money By Kate Northrop An Illinois woman woke up to the sound of her crying baby in the middle of the night but found it rather difficult to fall back asleep once she also found out she won a $1.4 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot. Every parent knows that tending to a crying infant in the middle of the night is not easy, but what if you woke up to a million dollars too? This is what happened to one Illinois stay-at-home
Mar 14, 2024, 8:07 pm - Lottery News