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New lottery number experiment pays off for North Carolina woman with $212,371 Cash 5 jackpotNews Story
Player tries random strategy for first time and wins big on the first attempt By Kate Northrop A North Carolina woman went with a new approach in picking her lottery numbers, and she came out on top with a $212,371 Cash 5 jackpot on the first try. The North Carolina Lottery announced that a $212,371 Cash 5 jackpot winner employed a unique strategy to win the prize. Dorothy Chester of Cedar Grove decided to try picking out her lottery numbers a different way one day, so she made a
Apr 20, 2026, 7:47 am - Lottery News

UK lottery winner misses claims deadline for £10.6 million jackpotNews Story
Lottery officials scratching their heads wondering why prize wasn't claimed By Kate Northrop The lottery player who won a 10.6 million (US$14.2 million) Lotto jackpot missed out on the opportunity to collect their winnings, a rare occurrence for the UK National Lottery. In what National Lottery officials are calling an unusual circumstance, the winner of the 10.6 million Lotto jackpot missed their chance to claim a lifechanging sum of money. Lottery winners in the UK have 180 day
Apr 13, 2026, 7:46 am - Lottery News

Michigan woman who played Lotto 47 since it launched decades ago wins $1.1 million jackpotNews Story
Persistent winner played twice a week for years, now she finally won By Kate Northrop A Michigan lottery player said she's faithfully played Lotto 47 in the max two drawings a week since the game began decades ago, and she couldn't believe it when a $1.1 million jackpot finally came her way. A Michigan woman devoted herself to the Michigan Lottery's Lotto 47 draw game since the day it launched years ago, and after all this time, a $1.1 million jackpot is hers. The 65-year-old wom
Apr 9, 2026, 10:23 am - Lottery News

California Lottery accidentally publishes winner's address instead of retailer's in press releaseNews Story
$12 million jackpot winner's privacy jeopardized in blunder By Kate Northrop The California Lottery has issued a statement after they accidentally exposed a $12 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot winner's personal address in a press release. A $12 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot winner's privacy was jeopardized after the California Lottery inadvertently revealed their home address in a news release instead of the retailer's. On Friday, the California Lottery issued a press release v
Apr 6, 2026, 1:10 pm - Lottery News

Arkansas lottery winner of $250.8 million Powerball jackpot claims prizeNews Story
Two significant Powerball winners from Arkansas claim big jackpots a few months apart By Kate Northrop The Arkansas Lottery announced that the winner of a $250.8 million Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim their lottery winnings, just months after the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot winner claimed theirs. A $250.8 million Powerball prize won in Arkansas has been claimed by a lottery winner who purchased their jackpot-winning ticket through a courier. The winner opted to re
Apr 3, 2026, 10:58 am - Lottery News

Illinois mom uses children's birthdays to win $800,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpotNews Story
Mother's plans for the prize are fitting By Kate Northrop An Illinois mother is glad she used her children's birthdays for her lottery numbers, since they just won her an $800,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot in the Illinois Lottery. With a check for her prize secured, one Illinois woman will put her winnings towards the very thing that inspired her $800,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot win: her children. Something magical happened that day, the winner said in a press release. Everything c
Mar 27, 2026, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Family tradition inspires North Carolina woman's $1.2 million lottery winNews Story
I always said I was going to win, but who actually believes it? By Kate Northrop An evening family tradition gave one North Carolina woman the bright idea to try playing a similar lottery game, leading to a win of more than $1.2 million. A North Carolina resident was participating in the nightly ritual she shared with her family one evening when it inspired her to play the lottery and subsequently win a $1.2 million prize. Kathy Lopez of Newport was at home relaxing with her mom
Mar 25, 2026, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Illinois woman claims $536 million lottery prize, first Mega Millions jackpot claimed in 2026News Story
Illinois lottery winners take the top two spots for online wins By Kate Northrop The Illinois Lottery announced on Wednesday that one Illinois woman claimed a $536 million Mega Millions jackpot this week, the first Mega Millions jackpot claimed in 2026. The lone winner to lay sole claim to a $536 million Mega Millions jackpot has stepped forward to take home the cash. She chose to claim the prize under the pseudonym Lucky Lady to hide her identity, rather fitting for the circumst
Mar 20, 2026, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Retired Ohio firefighter to pay for daughter's wedding with $160,000 Rolling Cash 5 lottery jackpotNews Story
Extraordinary coincidence of numbers and dates By Kate Northrop A retired firefighter will be able to contribute to his daughter's wedding after a $160,000 Rolling Cash 5 lottery jackpot came his way through coincidental means. An Ohio man stayed consistent and true to his lottery play for years, and now he has a $160,000 Rolling Cash 5 jackpot to show for it. J.R. of Dublin has played the same lottery numbers for years, inspired by a concoction of important and special dates in
Mar 19, 2026, 9:37 am - Lottery News

Australian man deletes email from lottery about $50 million Powerball jackpot winNews Story
Multiple attempts to get ahold of winner within the span of one hour By Kate Northrop It took multiple attempts for the Australian Lottery to get ahold of a $50 million (US$35.35 million) Powerball jackpot winner, who had previously deleted a very-real email alerting him to the win. An Australian man was none the wiser that he had actually won a $50 million Powerball jackpot since he had deleted the initial email informing him that he should claim the prize. Thankfully, it didn't
Mar 18, 2026, 8:57 am - Lottery News