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Michigan lottery club claims $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Winners of the 3rd-largest jackpot in history step forward By Kate Northrop Nearly two months after it was announced that one single Michigan ticket matched all six numbers to win the unimaginably huge $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, an Oakland County lottery club stepped forward to claim the prize. The largest prize awarded in Michigan Lottery history, the massive haul of $1.05 billion will be claimed by the Wolverine FLL Club, which consists of four members who jointly played the
Mar 12, 2021, 3:37 pm - Lottery News

Oregon friends of over 40 years split $7.4 million lottery jackpotNews Story
Friendship has never been sweeter By Kate Northrop Two friends from Oregon who have shared a friendship for over 40 years are now sharing a $7.4 million Megabucks jackpot. For 28 weeks now, Erik Maki and Brian Krahmer have been splitting the responsibility of purchasing their joint lottery tickets for the Oregon Lottery's Megabucks game. Now they'll be splitting a fortune to the tune of $7.4 million after hitting the jackpot for the drawing on Sat., Jan 23. This time, it was Krahmer'
Jan 29, 2021, 4:29 pm - Lottery News

Group of ten public workers claim $5.9 million Ohio Lottery jackpotNews Story
The Lucky Ten hit it big By Kate Northrop A group of ten public workers from Ohio who call themselves The Lucky Ten just split a $5.9 million Classic Lotto jackpot after spending 16 years playing the lottery together on a weekly basis. Last Monday, Nov. 23, The Lucky Ten hit the winning numbers 8, 13, 18, 26, 33, and 39, which they played for the last 16 years, to win the Classic Lotto top prize of $5.9 million. Two representatives, Nick and Gery, claimed the prize at the Ohio Lotte
Dec 2, 2020, 2:50 pm - Lottery News

Trick-or-Treat! Canadian co-workers score $6 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot on HalloweenNews Story
The holiday has never been sweeter for these lucky winners By Kate Northrop A group of co-workers didn't have to go trick-or-treating this Halloween to get the sweetest reward of them all a Lotto 6/49 jackpot worth $6 million (US$4.6 million). Monday, the British Columbia Lottery sat down with Heewon (Theresa) Choi of Coquitlam to discuss what it was like to discover that she and her group held the lone winning lottery ticket for the Lotto 6/49 draw on Sat., Oct. 31. Choi, the design
Nov 10, 2020, 1:43 pm - Lottery News

Two Wisconsin friends split $22 million Powerball jackpot after a deal made 28 years agoNews Story
Lottery winner never forgot that handshake from nearly three decades ago By Kate Northrop Handshakes still haven't gone out of style after one Wisconsin man honored a deal he made with his close friend 28 years ago. When Thomas Cook won a $22 million Powerball jackpot from the June 10 drawing, he called up his buddy Joseph Feeney to let him know of the news and that he would be upholding his end of their bargain struck three decades earlier. Back when the Powerball game started in 19
Jul 24, 2020, 5:56 pm - Lottery News

Best friends of over 50 years share $2M lottery prizeNews Story
Two Canadian women who have been friends for more than five decades won a $2 million lottery prize, the British Columbia Lottery announced. Susan Hook and Martha McCallum decided to go in on a BC/49 lottery ticket together last week, and soon discovered they were $2 million richer after matching all six numbers in the August 17, 2019 draw. I was on my coffee break and decided to check the ticket, said McCallum. I thought 'what do all the zeros mean? And I went back to work, believe it or
Aug 23, 2019, 8:49 pm - Lottery News

Federal authorities investigating illegal NJ 'lottery' pool, sources sayNews Story
Multiple people, including one county employee, have been called to testify in a federal probe into an alleged illegal lottery contest that hundreds of Hudson County employees pay a $20 fee to enter, multiple sources told The Jersey Journal. The feds are looking into whether the organizers of the game, based on numbers drawn in the state lottery's official Pick 6, are taking a cut of the total pool money. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Newark did not return a call for commen
Jul 25, 2019, 7:35 pm - Lottery News

Longtime friends split $20 lottery ticket, win $1 million prizeNews Story
Two longtime friends decided that sharing a lottery ticket would improve their luck and they were right. Robert Sopsich, 30, of Hartland, and Dillan Dybilas, 20, of Ubly, were having no luck playing Michigan Lottery instant games on their own so they decided to split a $20 Millionaire Maker ticket and agreed to split the winnings. The lucky duo ended up splitting way more than they could have imagined as they won a $1 million prize. We'd each been buying tickets but hadn't won much, so
Jul 3, 2019, 2:33 pm - Lottery News

Co-workers sue British Columbia man who won $1 million lottery prizeNews Story
Four co-workers are suing a Surrey, British Columbia, man for what they claim is their fair share of a $1 million lottery prize. Ding Jiu Du, Haret Dagane, Elwood Prado and Tounkham Homsombath say that on Dec. 12, 2018, they gave Hung Sengsouvanh some money left over from a contribution to an upcoming potluck Christmas party at the lighting factory where they all worked. The co-workers say they each proposed to kick in $5 to buy a $25 ticket for the Lotto Max jackpot for Dec. 14 because it
Mar 20, 2019, 2:59 pm - Lottery News

Long Island co-workers claim $437 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A group of Long Island area co-workers have claimed the $437 million Mega Millions jackpot for the January 1 drawing, the largest jackpot in New York Lottery history. The 23-member group has claimed the prize through the New Life 2019, LLC, opting to take the lump sum payment totaling $262,213,914. They will receive a net check of $176,155,308 after required state and federal withholding. They have also chosen to remain anonymous. Representatives of New Life 2019, LLC, said they play
Feb 20, 2019, 7:21 am - Lottery News