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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

Kentucky father and daughter both win major lottery prizes within 3 months of each otherNews Story
A Kentucky family is celebrating after two members won huge lottery prizes just three months apart. The Fannin family of Hazard, Kentucky, collectively won more than $200,000 in prizes from the Kentucky Lottery after daughter Starla and father William each had a stroke of luck. Hazard, Kentucky is a small city located in eastern Kentucky. In February, Starla Fannin kicked off the family's run of good luck with a six-figure win in an online lottery game, said the Kentucky Lottery in a
May 31, 2024, 7:07 am - Lottery News

$1.3 billion Mega Millions lottery winner's family sues him for not sharing jackpotNews Story
Family of lottery winner bites back in scathing legal battle; winner changes his story By Kate Northrop The $1.3 billion Mega Millions lottery winner sued the mother of his child for revealing the win to his family, but now, his father is accusing him of going back on a promise to share the jackpot. The family of the $1.3 billion Mega Millions jackpot winner is biting back in court, claiming he went against his word that he would share the lottery winnings. I told him... 'You are
May 15, 2024, 5:24 pm - Lottery News

$1.3 billion Powerball winner revealed by Oregon Lottery as three people splitting jackpotNews Story
Endearing and humble Laos native is one of three jackpot winners Includes video report By Kate Northrop The Oregon Lottery revealed the identity of the winner for the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot at a press conference Monday, which turned out to be three people sharing one winning ticket. One of the three winners of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot appeared before the press at a news conference in Salem, where he revealed that the prize will be split between himself, his wife
Apr 30, 2024, 3:56 pm - Lottery News

Nebraska Lottery will join Lotto America in MayNews Story
Multi-state game to be offered in yet another state By Kate Northrop The Nebraska Lottery officially announced today that it will begin offering tickets for the multi-state game Lotto America. The Mississippi Lottery is not the only state lottery to recently announce its decision to join the multi-state game . Just today, the Nebraska Lottery revealed that it will start offering the game, too. In addition to Mega Millions and Powerball, Nebraska lottery players will soon have ano
Apr 21, 2024, 8:14 am - Lottery News

$1.08 billion Powerball lottery winner Yanira Alvarez filed claim for jackpot over five months agoNews Story
Lottery Post investigates lengthy delay in public announcement By Kate Northrop At the end of March, the California Lottery announced Yanira Alvarez as the sole winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot drawn on July 16, 2023, but it turns out the winner presented the winning ticket to lottery officials months earlier. The California Lottery's official announcement of Yanira Alvarez as the lone winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot came more than five months after she fil
Apr 19, 2024, 6:50 am - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery to begin offering Lotto AmericaNews Story
Third multi-state game to be offered in the state By Kate Northrop The Mississippi Lottery officially announced today that it will expand its repertoire to begin offering tickets for the multi-state game Lotto America. Mississippi lottery players will soon have another multi-state draw game to play in addition to Mega Millions and Powerball, with Lotto America launching locally next month. Lotto America is currently offered by 13 other U.S. lotteries. Mississippi will bump up tha
Apr 15, 2024, 4:15 pm - Lottery News

Accidental lottery ticket purchase nets Maryland couple $2 million in PowerballNews Story
April 1 drawing handsomely rewards couple's inadvertent purchase By Kate Northrop A Maryland couple was surprised to find out that one of their favorite lottery retailers sold not one, but two $1 million winning Powerball tickets, and they were even more shocked to learn that they were in possession of both. It was no April Fool's joke. The duplicate Powerball ticket a Maryland couple didn't even realize they had bought doubled their lottery prize total to $2 million. On Monday,
Apr 11, 2024, 4:04 pm - Lottery News

Nebraska single father's salad run results in $1 million Mega Millions lottery winNews Story
Occasional player only buys tickets when the conditions are right By Kate Northrop A single father played the lottery in the right place at the right time, since his decision to hang out at the store a little longer to buy Mega Millions tickets resulted in a $1 million prize. While making a stop for a pre-made salad, a Nebraska man felt that the conditions were right to play the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game, and his feeling was right on the money. Brant Edgington of Fre
Apr 10, 2024, 2:44 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's $25.5 million mansion nearly crushed by landslideNews Story
Multi-million home mere feet and inches away from disaster Includes video report By Kate Northrop $2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Hollywood Hills mansion was just mere inches away from being bowled over by a landslide this week. It was a very close call for lottery billionaire Castro's $25.5 million Hollywood Hills paradise , which just narrowly missed being crushed by a landslide. The effects of a storm this week reached all the way up into luxurious Holly
Apr 9, 2024, 10:22 am - Lottery News