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Virginia woman threw out lottery ticket worth $100,000News Story
Clerk's second glance saved the day By Kate Northrop A Virginia Lottery player was absolutely sure that her lottery tickets were losers so she threw them away, not realizing there was a winning ticket worth $100,000 among them. Luckily for Maria Pollard of Chester, a lottery retailer clerk saved her from losing a tear-jerking $100,000 when she mistakenly tossed her tickets in the trash. Pollard had stopped at the Walmart on Sheila Lane in Richmond and picked up three scratch-of
Aug 9, 2021, 11:55 am - Lottery News

NC woman wins $2 million from lottery ticket gifted by friendNews Story
A present she'll never forget By Kate Northrop Small gestures may go a long way, but receiving a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $2 million is one that a North Carolina woman will certainly never forget. Karen Urtecho Sandrez of Charlotte won $2 million from a scratch-off, but she was not the one who bought the winning ticket. The ticket that Urtecho Sandrez was gifted was from the North Carolina Lottery's $20 100X The Cash instant game. A family friend purchased the winning ticket
Jul 21, 2021, 10:19 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts store clerk steals player's winning scratch-off ticket worth $1,000News Story
Retailer worker cheats winner of half her prize By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts player reached out to the Massachusetts Lottery for help after allegedly being swindled of half her prize on a winning scratch-off ticket by a store clerk. After winning a decent prize on a scratch-off lottery ticket, Amelia Smith said she was ripped off by the clerk at the Roslindale Food Mart when he crumpled the validation slip and cheated her of $500. Smith visited the retailer on Washington St
Jul 20, 2021, 12:07 pm - Lottery News

Uber Eats driver wins $250,000 between food deliveriesNews Story
I don't want to do Uber Eats right now! By Kate Northrop A food delivery driver was sitting in her car between orders when she found out she hit the $250,000 top prize on a scratch-off lottery ticket from the Maryland Lottery. An Uber Eats driver, who opted to be identified only as Grateful Mom, regularly plays instant games when waiting between food orders. On one night just like any other, she finally took home a $250,000 top prize. Man, I was sitting in my car going crazy! t
Jul 18, 2021, 1:46 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts lottery player wins his second $1 million prizeNews Story
Once-in-a-lifetime dream comes true a second time By Kate Northrop While most lottery players continue to grind and strive toward that big payout, one lucky Massachusetts resident just won the prize of a lifetime for the second time. Stephen Toto of Framingham is enjoying yet another instant payday now that he scooped up his second $1 million top prize from a scratch-off game. On Dec. 7, 2017, Toto took home one of the $1 million top prizes in the Massachusetts Lottery's $4,000,000 P
Jul 6, 2021, 5:33 pm - Lottery News

UK woman who lost eye to cancer wins £100,000 in lotteryNews Story
How lucky elephants got this winner through difficult times By Kate Northrop A pharmacy assistant won a hefty 100,000 scratch-off prize mere days after getting the all-clear from a melanoma that developed in her eye during lockdown. Good karma could not have had better timing for Louise Tate, 42, of Sunderland. Just days after receiving word that she officially beat the cancer that took her left eye, she discovered she won 100,000 on a National Lottery scratch-off game. During the pa
Jul 6, 2021, 12:01 pm - Lottery News

NC man is second person in hometown to win $1 million in a weekNews Story
By Kate Northrop A North Carolina player became the second person in their hometown to win a $1 million prize within less than a week. Although the two Thomasville winners did not win on the same game, they won an equal amount of $1 million within less than one week of each other. Mario Paniagua Garcia of Thomasville happened to pick out a lucky Jumbo Bucks scratch-off ticket for $10 at the Cross Road Curb Market on Blair Street in Thomasville over a week ago. Last Thursday, June 17, he
Jun 29, 2021, 7:22 am - Lottery News

NC woman's favorite lottery ticket sold out, wins $200,000 after settling for anotherNews Story
Time to pick a new favorite By Kate Northrop A North Carolina lottery player had to choose the next best lottery ticket when her favorite game was sold out at the store and she ended up winning a $200,000 prize. Joanne Pacheco of Durham had to go with another option when her preferred ticket wasn't available at the lottery retailer. That inconvenience couldn't have been more lucrative she ended up winning a $200,000 top prize because of it. Over the weekend, the lucky player visited
Jun 28, 2021, 1:37 pm - Lottery News

Kansas man dreams about winning the lottery, wins 3X the amount in real lifeNews Story
Dreams do come true! By Kate Northrop Dreams are now a reality for a lucky Kansas player who dreamed of winning $25,000 and won three times the amount two days later from a Kansas Lottery scratch-off. Just two days after dreaming that he had won a big prize in the lottery, Mason Krentz of Silver Lake went on to win a $75,000 top prize from the Lottery's 100X scratch-off game. Krentz wasn't suddenly inspired to play the lottery from his dream alone. He regularly picks up a few t
Jun 25, 2021, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

NEW VIDEO: Scratching off a huge lottery ticketNews Story
Ever seen a ticket this big? By Kate Northrop This month, one scratch-off lottery ticket caught our eye, and we just had to try it out. Lottery Post's second video, Scratching off a huge lottery ticket, features a massive ticket from the New Jersey Lottery that measures about the same size as a standard 8 x 11 piece of paper. Not only that, but viewers will get to see a teaser of a new Lottery Post product launch. While the size of a ticket doesn't affect the odds of winnin
Jun 22, 2021, 5:58 pm - Lottery News