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Special numbers win Kentucky couple $225,000 lottery prize in Cash Ball 225News Story
Couple tests Quick Picks vs. chosen numbers theory and winds up with favorable result By Kate Northrop A Kentucky couple won a $225,000 Cash Ball 225 lottery prize using a set of sweet and sentimental numbers near and dear to them. A retired couple won a $225,000 prize in Cash Ball 225, a lottery game local to Kentucky, after picking up the game a year ago. The husband-and-wife pair, who wished to remain anonymous, will purchase three plays on their tickets. The first set is thei
Sep 30, 2025, 9:11 am - Lottery News

Illinois lottery winner uses numbers from old, forgotten ticket and wins $1 million in PowerballNews Story
Those numbers might come in handy someday By Kate Northrop An Illinois lottery player rediscovered an old, forgotten lottery ticket sitting in his drawer and decided to repurpose them for another Powerball drawing, winning a $1 million prize. An Illinois resident wasn't about to pass up the chance to play for a billion-dollar lottery jackpot, so he dug out an old ticket from his drawer and decided to put it to use. The winner, who calls himself Rex to Illinois Lottery staff, does
Sep 29, 2025, 1:50 pm - Lottery News

Missouri lottery winner of $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot comes forward: "I'm a homebody"News Story
The sleepless nights were the best kind of problem to have By Kate Northrop The Missouri lottery winner splitting the historic $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim his share of the prize just over two weeks after the drawing took place. The Missouri winner of the $1.787 billion Powerball lottery jackpot says he's just a homebody who enjoys relaxing at home, and now, the absurd amount of newfound wealth is going to help him do just that. On Monday, the Missou
Sep 24, 2025, 8:41 am - Lottery News

$2 mistake turns into $150,000 Pick 5 lottery prize for Maryland playerNews Story
I accidentally hit it a third time. graduation year becomes lucky numbers By Kate Northrop A $2 mistake while purchasing some Pick 5 lottery tickets ended up becoming the happiest accident yet for one Maryland woman, who won a $150,000 prize in a single drawing because of it. An occasional Maryland lottery player had a mishap while purchasing her Pick 5 tickets that cost her $2, but in reality, the transaction could not have gone any better, save for buying more tickets of course.
Sep 18, 2025, 8:15 am - Lottery News

Maryland "Tank" carves out a $1 million lottery win with pocket knifeNews Story
Some people have a lucky coin or scratcher. This winner has a lucky knife By Kate Northrop A Maryland man won a tank of a lottery prize using his trusty pocket knife to carve out a $1 million win from his scratch-off ticket. One Maryland resident's lucky pocket knife scratched off yet another big lottery win, this time of $1 million, and now that lucky tool may never leave his side as a result. The lottery winner, going by the name Tank to preserve his identity, was stunned when
Sep 3, 2025, 12:43 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina lottery winners of $5 million and more could remain anonymousNews Story
Anonymity lottery bill is well on its way to possibly becoming law By Kate Northrop North Carolina lawmakers are heavily considering a bill that would allow all lottery winners of $5 million or more to keep their identifying information hidden from the public. An anonymity lottery bill passed the North Carolina Senate earlier this spring, and with lawmakers set to reconvene the legislative session this fall, it's up to the House to decide next whether it becomes a reality. Senate
Sep 1, 2025, 6:30 am - Lottery News

Last lottery ticket in the bin awards Ohio man $500,000 prize amid mounting medical billsNews Story
Scratch-off ticket roll saves the best for last By Kate Northrop An Ohio man took a chance on the last and final scratch-off ticket of its kind in the display bin, and it turned out to be a winner for a handsome $500,000 prize. A roll of lottery tickets saved the best for last, rewarding an Ohio man with a $500,000 top prize when he decided to take the one remaining ticket of an instant game in the display cabinet. An anonymous Ohio resident had just recently finished accompanyin
Aug 31, 2025, 10:53 am - Lottery News

"Dumb luck": Maryland man wins a second time in one year at the same lottery vending machineNews Story
Player has fine tuned which tickets he buys and where he buys them from By Kate Northrop A Maryland man says it was dumb luck that he ended up winning a $50,000 scratch-off prize from the same lottery vending machine he had won at earlier this year. In just this year alone, one Maryland lottery player won two big scratch-off prizes from tickets purchased at the same vending machine. The anonymous winner told the Maryland Lottery that it was all thanks to dumb luck and circumstanc
Aug 23, 2025, 8:40 am - Lottery News

Virginia Mega Millions $348 million lottery winner plans to buy lawnmower with record prizeNews Story
Winner of biggest lottery prize ever awarded in Virginia dreams of landscaping luxury By Kate Northrop The winner of a $348 million Mega Millions jackpot, the largest lottery prize ever won in Virginia, has stepped forward to claim it, and they already know what they'd like to buy first. A $348 million Mega Millions jackpot winner can fulfill their dreams of landscaping luxury now that they have officially claimed the biggest lottery prize in Virginia state history. One single pe
Aug 15, 2025, 7:28 am - Lottery News

Playing the same lottery numbers for years wins South Carolina woman a $507,000 Cash 5 jackpotNews Story
Consistency is key By Kate Northrop A South Carolina lottery player finally won big after playing the same numbers for years, scooping a Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot of $507,000. It's about time her lottery numbers came through, one South Carolina woman had to say when her numbers hit a Palmetto Cash 5 jackpot worth $507,000. The South Carolina Lottery announced on Thursday that an anonymous Midlands woman claimed a six-figure jackpot after having played her numbers for years. It'
Aug 12, 2025, 7:11 am - Lottery News