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Three tickets split record $2.09 million New Jersey Lottery Jersey Cash 5 jackpotNews Story
Two different retailers sell tickets for largest jackpot in the game By Kate Northrop Three winning tickets bought at two different retailers split the New Jersey Lottery's record $2.09 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Friday. New Jersey lottery players were abuzz with anticipation in advance of the drawing on Friday for the record $2.09 million Jersey Cash 5 drawing, which produced three winning tickets. After 11 consecutive drawings without a winner, the exact jackpot amount to
May 30, 2023, 6:36 pm - Lottery News

VIDEO: May's Weekly Roundup in lottery newsNews Story
Cashier steals a $3 million winning lottery ticket from customer will this end well? By Kate Northrop Today, Lottery Post published a new installment of the Weekly Roundup series featuring some of the most prominent lottery stories in the month of May. This month has seen a wide variety of notable news, from feel-good winners' stories to instances where winning the lottery might come with a negative consequence. One instance saw an Australian man win $15 million in the lottery an
May 26, 2023, 2:10 pm - Lottery News

Winning $70 million Lotto Max ticket bought in Ontario will expire in one monthNews Story
Time is ticking to claim Lotto Max's highest-possible jackpot By Kate Northrop Ontario Lottery officials are looking for the winner of a $70 million (US$51.3 million) Lotto Max jackpot, who has just one more month to step forward or risk not receiving their prize. On Tuesday, the Ontario Lottery released a statement about a rare occurrence in Canadian lottery history that concerns a $70 million Lotto Max prize still waiting to be claimed. The lone ticket to win the game's highest
May 25, 2023, 12:53 pm - Lottery News

Bankrupt builder to stand trial, accused of concealing $15 million lottery win from creditorsNews Story
$15 million lottery windfall creates problems where it would otherwise solve them By Kate Northrop A bankrupt builder turned lottery winner is accused of intentionally failing to disclose a $15 million (US$10.14 million) Australian lottery windfall from creditors and faces trial and a possible prison sentence. Former builder Terry Woodall won $15 million playing X Lotto in the Australian Lottery, but rather than make his life easier, the prize has created a situation that landed him
May 9, 2023, 6:18 pm - Lottery News

Winner of £105 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot misses his jobNews Story
Generous lottery winner remembers humble life before the big win By Kate Northrop A lottery winner who scooped up a whopping 105 million (US$127.9 million) EuroMillions jackpot in 2019 is missing the workplace banter of his old job. Following his lottery win of over a hundred million pounds, a West Sussex man found fulfillment in using the prize to give back to multiple charitable organizations, groups, and family members. Now, he's longing for a piece of the life he once had. Wh
May 1, 2023, 3:12 pm - Lottery News

One ticket wins $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, largest prize in the countryNews Story
Biggest Lotto Texas jackpot win in over 12 years, Texas Lottery notes third-party app sales trend By Kate Northrop The Texas Lottery announced just after midnight on Sunday that one ticket won the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot, which stood as the largest lottery prize in the U.S. Everything's bigger in Texas, including the lottery. After 93 drawings in one jackpot run, someone is finally walking away from Saturday's Lotto Texas drawing a multi-millionaire. The winning numbers i
Apr 26, 2023, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Iowa man claims largest Lotto America jackpot at $40 millionNews Story
Lottery winner claims biggest Lotto America prize in history Includes video report By Kate Northrop An Iowa man claimed the largest Lotto America jackpot in the game's history a prize of $40.03 million. Earl Lape, of Dubuque, is the winner of the biggest Lotto America prize ever, and despite thinking it was just an April Fool's prank, it was no joke. On Monday, Lape was greeted with confetti, fanfare, and a warm welcome from Iowa Lottery staff upon his arrival at Lottery head
Apr 11, 2023, 7:27 am - Lottery News

Scottish £161 million EuroMillions lottery winner spent $50 million in eight years before deathNews Story
Jackpot winner spent over $130,000 per week By Kate Northrop A Scottish lottery winner of a 161 million (US$249.9 million) EuroMillions jackpot spent hefty a chunk of his fortune within eight years on luxuries and charitable acts before he died. Colin Weir was Scotland's biggest lottery winner and had the purchase history to prove it. Over the course of eight years prior to his death, he burned through $50 million and left a legacy in his wake. In 2011, Weir and his wife, Christi
Mar 28, 2023, 4:50 pm - Lottery News

VIDEO: $2 billion Powerball winner buys another multi-million dollar California propertyNews Story
Lottery winner living large! By Kate Northrop Having recently become the new owner of a $25.5 million Hollywood Hills mansion , the winner of the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot has added another luxurious California property to his list of assets. Edwin Castro is now the proud owner of a Japanese-inspired mansion in his hometown of Altadena, California less than a month after he bought a $25.5 million mansion tucked away in Hollywood Hills. The latest property is just a short dr
Mar 25, 2023, 10:08 am - Lottery News

Winner of £105 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot keeps promise three years laterNews Story
Builder who won millions is a model lottery winner By Kate Northrop A lottery winner who scooped up a whopping 105 million (US$127.9 million) EuroMillions jackpot in 2019 has kept a humble promise three years after the big win. A West Sussex man has made good on his word over three years after winning over a hundred million pounds in the lottery, never losing sight of his generous goals. When Steve Thomson, 45, won the massive jackpot in 2019 , his immediate focus was not on what
Mar 18, 2023, 7:00 am - Lottery News