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West Virginia to add daily draw games to online ticket sales offeringsNews Story
Online platform to expand with three classic games By Kate Northrop The West Virginia Lottery announced this week that its iPlay online gaming platform will expand to offer sales for its in-state daily draw games. In addition to instant games and multi-state games, the ability for West Virginia residents to play three more daily draw games online is right around the corner. Starting at 9:00 a.m. EST on February 24, the Lottery will launch online ticket sales for Daily 3, Daily 4,
Feb 22, 2025, 9:16 am - Lottery News

New Jersey schoolteacher bonds with ailing father over love of scratch-off lottery ticketsNews Story
It's not the result. It's the game. By Kate Northrop During the season of peace and cheer, there's no better time to discover how one New Jersey family's touching story of hope revolves around the shared love of lottery games and the excitement it brings to an ailing father. An anonymous family connected with the New Jersey Lottery to share their story of how playing the lottery scratch-off games in particular have kindled more than just a dream of generational wealth, but a close-k
Dec 20, 2024, 7:00 am - Lottery News

Washington woman takes home $180,000 on 18 Match 4 lottery tickets in one dayNews Story
Winner uses special numbers inspired by the day she got a second chance at life By Kate Northrop Using numbers that hold special meaning, one Washington woman took home $180,000 in winnings with 18 Match 4 lottery tickets in one drawing. A Washington resident won the Match 4 top prize 18 times in one day, bringing her total lottery haul to an astounding $180,000. The unnamed woman explained to the Washington Lottery that the numbers she used come from a special place, and it's t
Nov 20, 2024, 1:28 pm - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery Pick 4 draws same numbers two drawings in a rowNews Story
Rare occurrence in popular draw game By Kate Northrop Whoever won in an Ohio Lottery Pick 4 drawing last week had a chance to win again using the same numbers, with two drawings in a row producing the same results. Two Pick 4 drawings produced the same number combinations back-to-back in Ohio last week. On Oct. 2, the Ohio Pick 4 evening game drew the numbers 6-9-9-4. Players matching those numbers with a $1 wager in exact order won a $5,000 prize. The very next drawing, the
Oct 10, 2024, 7:14 am - Lottery News

Two D.C. Lottery DC 4 drawings boast payouts of over $1 million each, less than a day apartNews Story
D.C. players win big across the span of two days By Kate Northrop Two D.C. Lottery DC 4 drawings, held on consecutive days, resulted in over one million dollars in prize payouts after the drawings produced winning numbers 8-8-8-8 and 2-2-2-2. The D.C. Lottery told Lottery Post that hundreds of tickets won big in Sunday's and Monday's DC 4 drawings after the winning combinations 8-8-8-8 and 2-2-2-2 were drawn less than a day apart. Number combinations with the same four digits are
Sep 27, 2024, 2:34 pm - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery announces Daily 4 Double Draw promotion for the month of AugustNews Story
Free limited-time promotion for daily draw game By Kate Northrop Michigan lottery players will have the chance to try out the Michigan Lottery's Double Draw promotion this August, which involves extra shots at winning a prize in Daily 4. The Michigan Lottery is offering more Daily 4 drawings to players this coming month in the Red Ball Double Draw promotion, and it will only be available for a limited time. Starting Thurs., Aug. 4, the Lottery will add five white balls and one re
Jul 31, 2024, 6:52 pm - Lottery News

Technical difficulty with New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 drawing results in two sets of winning numbersNews Story
Physical error causes incomplete draw By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery had to conduct a second Pick 4 evening drawing last night after a mechanical problem caused the first draw to fail, the Lottery announced today. A technical error involving the New Jersey Lottery's ball drawing machine led to an incomplete draw in the Pick 4 evening drawing on Thurs., March 14. All of the balls did not release into the chamber of the drawing machine before the winning numbers were sele
Mar 15, 2024, 12:18 pm - Lottery News

Virginia man bags $120,000 in Pick 4 with 8-8-8-8 combinationNews Story
A six-figure prize in one drawing By Kate Northrop A Virginia man was lucky 24 times in one drawing, with his Pick 4 number combination pulling off a $120,000 win. It's common for the payout to be larger in Pick 4 drawings that yield number combinations with the same four numbers, but one Virginia man managed to rake in $120,000 all for himself. Dennis Fears won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 night drawing on August 25 24 times. Every single ticket held the same f
Sep 27, 2023, 7:37 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins $175,000 with 35 lottery tickets in one Pick 4 drawingNews Story
Winner credits feeling about certain lucky numbers By Kate Northrop A Virginia lottery player is walking away from a single Pick 4 drawing with $175,000 in winnings after buying 35 tickets. In just one Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing, a lucky player is taking home an impressive $175,000 prize won with 35 winning tickets. Marcy Garcia, of Chesapeake, had the right idea to put down $35 for 35 identical plays for the Pick 4 daytime drawing on March 30. Every one of those tickets
Apr 17, 2023, 1:39 pm - Lottery News

Another single-day payout record set by New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 "1957"News Story
By Kate Northrop Yet another single-day prize payout record was set by the New Jersey Lottery's Pick 4 game when the popular number combination 1-9-5-7 was drawn on March 5. The Pick 4 midday and evening drawings on March 5 set a new single-day record for prize payouts, with lottery players in New Jersey winning a total of $1,105,318 in one day. It beats out the last record set on Dec. 28, 2022 when New Jersey players won a total of $1,023,210 in prizes, making the new record about $
Mar 6, 2023, 3:57 pm - Lottery News