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Mississippi Lottery player comes forward to collect record $1.2 million Match 5 jackpotNews Story
Devoted lottery player claims historic state prize days after the drawing By Kate Northrop One lucky Mississippi lottery fan claimed a historic state prize this week: a $1.2 million Match 5 jackpot that marked the game's first seven-figure prize. Ever since the Mississippi Lottery launched in 2019, one faithful Mississippi resident's consistent play helped them make state history when they won a $1.2 million Match 5 jackpot. On June 4, the Match 5 draw resulted in a single winnin
Jun 13, 2025, 9:02 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts Lottery Mass Cash drawing delayed due to ball drawing machine blunderNews Story
Oops! Operator error renders June 5 draw invalid By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts Lottery Mass Cash drawing was delayed after a ball drawing machine door was mistakenly left open, causing the balls to fall out of the drum before the first number could be drawn. The June 5, 2025 Mass Cash drawing needed a redo after a user error caused the balls to escape the drawing machine. The Massachusetts Lottery published a statement on Friday explaining the extent of the problem. The do
Jun 7, 2025, 9:02 am - Lottery News

"Lucky day" for Washington man after losing debit card and winning $480,000 Hit 5 lottery jackpotNews Story
Frantic moment ushers in the most lucrative spontaneous decision By Kate Northrop It's thanks to a lost debit card that one Washington man is celebrating a lucky day with a $480,000 Hit 5 lottery jackpot. In a turn of events for one Washington man, a misplaced debit card led to a lucky spur-of-the-moment decision and subsequently a $480,000 Hit 5 lottery prize. The Washington resident, who requested to remain anonymous, was shopping at the WinCo Foods on 116th Street NE in Marysv
Apr 28, 2025, 8:32 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts woman digs $100,000 winning lottery ticket out of junk drawer right before it expiredNews Story
Sometimes the news coverage on expiring prizes really does work By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts woman dug through her junk drawer and found a $100,000 Mass Cash lottery ticket after her son informed her of a news story about an expiring ticket. Sometimes, press releases and news stories about expiring lottery tickets really do work they're how one Massachusetts woman was able to locate a missing Mass Cash ticket worth $100,000. On April 10, the Massachusetts Lottery issued a pre
Apr 27, 2025, 8:34 am - Lottery News

Nightmare: Pennsylvania woman donated jacket with $2.6 million Cash 5 lottery ticket in pocketNews Story
Pennsylvania Lottery says no ticket, no prize Includes video report By Kate Northrop A Pennsylvania woman is heartbroken beyond belief after realizing the winning Cash 5 ticket worth $2.6 million she purchased was in the pocket of a jacket she had donated. By the time Mildred Simoneriluto, 76, realized that she had won the $2.6 million Cash 5 jackpot, it was too late the winning ticket was no longer in her possession. Last spring, Simoneriluto purchased a lottery ticket for t
Apr 1, 2025, 2:22 pm - Lottery News

New Jersey construction worker riddled with "aches and pains" grateful for $1.7M Cash 5 jackpotNews Story
From physical pain to monetary gain By Kate Northrop A New Jersey construction worker, whose body he says is falling apart, is grateful to have finally won a $1.7 million Cash 5 jackpot after decades of trying. One New Jersey man's never-give-up strategy of daily persistence paid off when he won a $1.7 million Cash 5 jackpot in January. An anonymous construction worker told the New Jersey Lottery about his unwavering dedication to reaching for the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot over the p
Feb 14, 2025, 9:04 am - Lottery News

Cash 5 winner's chance meeting with New Jersey Lottery official confirms $678,674 jackpot prizeNews Story
What are the odds? By Kate Northrop A Jersey Cash 5 jackpot winner was skeptical of their $678,674 win, but a coincidental run-in with a New Jersey Lottery official assured them that it was entirely real. The odds of winning the lottery are high enough, but simultaneously winning the lottery and running into an off-duty New Jersey Lottery official and having them confirm the win must certainly be an astoundingly rare sequence of events. The odds of winning the Jersey Cash 5 jackp
Jan 10, 2025, 9:20 am - Lottery News

Maryland man uses rude driver's license plate numbers to win $500,000 in a single Pick 5 drawingNews Story
Perturbed lottery player turns unpleasant driving experience into $500,000 By Kate Northrop An encounter with an inconsiderate driver on the road led to a Maryland man using their license plate numbers in a Pick 5 drawing and winning an astounding $500,000 prize. A Maryland man noted the license plate of a rude driver and won a $500,000 prize in a single drawing using those numbers. While safe driving practices are what we'd expect to see on the road, we don't always encounter th
Jan 8, 2025, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Maryland Pick 5 lottery player wins $50,000 top prize twice using the same numbersNews Story
Identical wins two years in a row after 35 years of playing By Kate Northrop A longtime lottery enthusiast, who has dedicated 35 years to playing, won the Pick 5 $50,000 top prize for the second time using the same numbers. One Maryland lottery player proved lightning can strike twice, having claimed his second $50,000 Pick 5 top prize with the same numbers that won him the first one. Paul Cypress of Baltimore claimed his second $50,000 Pick 5 prize from the Maryland Lottery righ
Jan 5, 2025, 8:30 am - Lottery News

Maryland lottery fan takes home $100,000 in Pick 5 after winning top prize twiceNews Story
Longtime lottery player's strategy of studying numbers pays off By Kate Northrop A longtime Maryland lottery player, who is no stranger to winning, took home a $100,000 Pick 5 prize last week. A Maryland woman is increasing the number of her big lottery wins by two after she claimed two identical Pick 5 prizes earlier this month. Charlotte Mattison of Baltimore is checking off milestone wins on her lottery bucket list one-by-one. Since winning a few dollars on the first lottery t
Dec 13, 2024, 7:47 am - Lottery News