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"I'm retiring!" British Columbia man scores whopping $24 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
Massive win right before bedtime is a dream-come-true By Kate Northrop Last Wednesday, Ronald 'Ron' Cumiskey, 60, nearly forgot to check his Lotto 6/49 ticket right before bed. Instead, the trivial decision to check his numbers at the last minute probably kept him up all night, as he had learned he had the jackpot-winning ticket worth an enormous $24,369,459 (US$18 million). After 30 years of faithfully playing the lottery, Cumiskey had to check the date and compare the results to his t
Jun 4, 2020, 7:24 am - Lottery News

New Zealand man who lost his job during lockdown wins $10 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
Just weeks after losing his job, a Hamilton, New Zealand, man surprised his wife with a staggering $10.3 million (US$6.3 million) Lotto win. The big winner, who is anonymous like most winners in New Zealand choose to be, was one of the thousands of Kiwis made redundant over the nearly two-month lockdown period. His wife is a healthcare worker has worked through the lockdown. When she came home from work in a quick lunch break, she found him sitting at the kitchen table, acting strange .
May 25, 2020, 9:32 am - Lottery News

North Carolina healthcare delivery driver almost faints after winning $150,000 lottery jackpotNews Story
N.C. Lottery shifts toward new prize claim safety measures By Kate Northrop James Joyce works as a healthcare driver, delivering medicine to hospitals and clinics. Every day after work, he routinely picks up a Cash 5 ticket with EZ Match on his way home. In the morning following the April 21 draw, he checked his numbers and discovered that he was the winner of the $149,814 Carolina Cash 5 jackpot. I almost fainted, Joyce remarked. He purchased the winning ticket at the Crossroads Ex
May 12, 2020, 9:11 am - Lottery News

Great-grandmother will give away her $1.8 million lottery jackpotNews Story
Every generation of her family will get a cut An Australian great-grandmother has proven she is just as generous as she is lucky by announcing she will be giving much of her $1.8 million (US$1.2 million) lottery win to her family. The winner from the country town of Gawler, north of Adelaide, scored the major prize on Saturday after playing with the same numbers for 20 years. Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia. The woman, who wis
May 11, 2020, 8:49 am - Lottery News

UK man celebrates £58 million EuroMillions jackpot winNews Story
A United Kingdom man who won a 58 million (US$71.6 million) lottery jackpot celebrated by having a beer with his brothers at a 6-foot distance. Ryan Hoyle, 38, said he was shaking when he got an email informing him he had become a multi-millionaire in Friday's EuroMillions draw. The numbers drawn in the Friday, April 17, EuroMillions drawing were 16, 28, 32, 37, and 45, with Lucky Stars numbers 1 and 11. Hoyle drove to his parents' house, passing his phone through the window for them to
Apr 23, 2020, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions to adjust starting jackpot amount, eliminate minimum increasesNews Story
The Mega Millions Consortium announced today that in response to flagging sales due to the COVID-19 response, the multi-state lottery game's starting jackpot has been lowered and the amounts of subsequent starting jackpots and jackpot increases will be determined on a drawing-by-drawing basis. The advertised Mega Millions jackpot for tonight's drawing is a guaranteed $121 million. If the jackpot is won, it will reset to a guaranteed $20 million for the next drawing on Tuesday. If there is no
Apr 3, 2020, 3:33 pm - Lottery News

Declining lottery sales prompt more Powerball jackpot changesNews Story
The Powerball Product Group today announced its decision to further modify the rules for determining each successive Powerball jackpot roll, and set a firm implementation date rather than waiting for the next jackpot winner. Today's changes are in addition to the modifications announced just last week. The new Powerball rules for determining the advertised jackpot will be based strictly on game sales and interest rates, completely eliminating guaranteed starting jackpot amounts and minimum
Apr 2, 2020, 5:16 pm - Lottery News

Oregon man wins $6.3 million from free lottery ticketNews Story
An Oregon man's $6.3 million lottery jackpot was made all the more lucky by the fact that his ticket was free and he almost left it at the store. Robert McCauley of Mount Vernon told Oregon Lottery officials he took his Megabucks ticket to the Blue Mountain Mini Mart, where manager Jolene Moulton told him he had won a free ticket. I checked Bob's ticket and actually gave him the voucher slip that came with his free ticket, Moulton said. As he was walking away, I saw the free play ticket s
Mar 31, 2020, 6:00 pm - Lottery News

Missouri woman collects $3 million 18 years after first lottery winNews Story
A Missouri woman who collected a $50,000 lottery jackpot in 2002 returned to lottery headquarters 18 years later to claim a $3 million jackpot. Anne Kasal told Missouri Lottery officials she bought her Lotto ticket for the March 11 drawing at Schnucks Market at 5055 Arsenal St. in St. Louis. Her ticket matched all six numbers drawn: 11, 16, 23, 26, 31, and 38. I play all the games, Kasal said. I bought the same tickets as I always buy, and one happened to be lucky. Kasal, who has n
Mar 26, 2020, 10:26 am - Lottery News

Powerball to lower jackpot starting point and increases due to plunge in salesNews Story
Coronavirus strikes again Today the Powerball Product Group announced it is making changes to the multi-state lottery game's jackpot due to sagging sales caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus. Following the next grand prize win, Powerball's starting jackpot will reset to a guaranteed $20 million (annuity) with minimum roll increases of $2 million between drawings. Previously the starting point was $40 million, with guaranteed $10 million increases between drawings that did not produce a ja
Mar 25, 2020, 5:57 pm - Lottery News