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$1.8 billion Powerball lottery winner is revealed as brother of Arkansas mayorNews Story
Arkansas anonymity differs for elected officials and relatives By Kate Northrop The lottery winner of the second-largest Powerball jackpot in history has been revealed as the younger brother of an Arkansas mayor. Six months ago, the sole winner of the $1.8 billion Powerball lottery jackpot came forward to collect their prize . After a period of anonymity, their identity has been revealed. Arkansas Lottery records, obtained by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, state that the winner's
Jul 21, 2026, 9:12 am - Lottery News

Michigan woman claims $1 million Powerball lottery prize hours before it expiresNews Story
Winner waited to claim for personal reasons By Kate Northrop A Michigan woman waited a year to claim her $1 million Powerball lottery prize, bringing in her winning ticket just hours before it was about to expire. Michigan Lottery officials received a visit from a lottery winner who came in to claim a $1 million Powerball prize that was just hours away from disappearing. Last year, someone matched five white balls in the July 14 Powerball drawing 8, 12, 45, 46, and 63 to win the
Jul 20, 2026, 8:50 am - Lottery News

$167M Kentucky Powerball lottery winner indicted for 2025 hit-and-runNews Story
Notorious jackpot winner races at diabolical speeds and endangers others By Kate Northrop The Kentucky $167 million Powerball jackpot winner is back in the news again, this time for an indictment related to a felony hit-and-run he committed in a sports car from 2025. After traveling at wicked speeds, colliding with another vehicle, and leaving the scene, police are saying the Powerball lottery millionaire was acting totally indifferent to human life. Shannon James Farthing has ha
Jul 17, 2026, 9:57 am - Lottery News

$1 million Powerball winning ticket purchased in Texas will expire in three weeksNews Story
Powerball winner possibly unaware of $1 million fortune By Kate Northrop Someone in Texas purchased a Powerball ticket earlier this year and won the $1 million second-tier prize, but no one has come forward to claim it. The owner of a winning $1 million Powerball ticket has to come forward to claim it within the next three weeks or risk losing it entirely. Last week, the Texas Lottery published an announcement warning players about the approaching Aug. 1 deadline. However, the cl
Jul 10, 2026, 5:59 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery tickets go on sale in the UK on July 21News Story
U.S. ticket price and game odds remain unchanged as expansion milestone approaches Powerball officials announced this week that ticket sales in the United Kingdom will begin on July 21, 2026, marking the next step in the game's historic expansion across the Atlantic. Players in the UK will be able to play for the same Powerball jackpot available to players in the United States beginning with the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, July 22. By expanding the player base internationally, Po
Jul 8, 2026, 3:31 pm - Lottery News

Indiana LLC claims share of $143 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Winner employed tactic used by dozens of other winners but emerges the most successful By Kate Northrop The Hoosier Lottery has awarded half of a $143 million Powerball jackpot to an LLC after the winner came forward with a similar story that dozens of other winners in the drawing had to tell. One Indiana resident claimed a $71.7 million share of a $143 million Powerball lottery jackpot last week, becoming the 40th Powerball jackpot winner in Hoosier Lottery history. It was a his
Jul 6, 2026, 8:21 am - Lottery News

North Carolina brother-sister duo win $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life lottery prizeNews Story
Siblings come forward to claim prize in retired game three days before it expired By Kate Northrop A brother and sister from North Carolina claimed a $25,000 a year for life prize in the retired Lucky for Life multi-state lottery game with just three days left on the clock. Had they waited just three more days, a brother-sister duo would not have been able to claim a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life lottery prize. The Lucky for Life multi-state game may have been replaced b
Jun 26, 2026, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery adds $4.5 million to The Pick jackpot to celebrate 45th anniversary, new Pick 4 gameNews Story
New game, more drawings, built-in multiplier, upgrade to Powerball By Kate Northrop To celebrate 45 years, the Arizona Lottery is giving a $4.5 million boost to The Pick jackpot, among other exciting updates and additions to both its in-state and multi-state draw games. Arizona lottery players are being treated to several new upgrades to their local draw games, including a chance at winning The Pick jackpot boosted by $4.5 million. The boost was added to the rolling jackpot for t
Jun 19, 2026, 8:05 am - Lottery News

15 New Jersey "Night of Millionaires" Powerball winners claim prizes of $1 million and moreNews Story
From birthday luck to dream-inspired intuition: NJ winners share their joyful tales By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery has been reporting a slew of winners skipping through their doors to claim prizes of $1 million and more after one Powerball drawing in April resulted in a Night of Millionaires. After the April 29 Powerball drawing produced 89 second-tier prize winners of at least $1 million, 15 out of 18 New Jersey lottery winners have claimed their winnings, each coming in w
Jun 3, 2026, 8:50 am - Lottery News

Louisiana lottery winners collect their "Night of Millionaires" Powerball prizes of $1 millionNews Story
Pattern on play slip triggered nationwide windfall as Louisiana ranks third in wins By Kate Northrop Lottery winners who struck it big in the Powerball Night of Millionaires drawing that awarded nearly one hundred players a second-tier prize of $1 million or more have been lining up to collect their prizes, one after the other. In what was dubbed the Powerball Night of Millionaires by lottery officials, Louisiana was the state that came in third for the greatest number of second-tier
May 26, 2026, 4:20 pm - Lottery News