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Maryland veteran will go to the Winter Olympics after winning trip in the lotteryNews Story
Winner in his own right enjoys medal-stand moment By Kate Northrop A Maryland man is Olympic-bound after winning a second-chance prize in the lottery, giving him his own medal-stand moment. A lottery winner from Maryland is headed to the Olympics after enjoying a medal-stand moment on the Maryland Lottery's podium. U.S. Navy veteran Julian Osborne, 71, will cheer on Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan after spending more than two decades traveling the world's seas on
Aug 28, 2024, 8:04 am - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery commemorates 50th anniversaryNews Story
Did you know? Illinois was the first state to air a drawing live on television By Kate Northrop The Illinois Lottery is kicking off its 50th anniversary celebration with new promotions, sweepstakes, and events for players across the state to enjoy. In July, the Illinois Lottery is celebrating its 50th year in operation by offering Illinois players several new ways to participate in games and more chances to win prizes. The Illinois Lottery started our journey back in July of 1974
Jun 26, 2024, 3:15 pm - Lottery News

Email from Michigan Lottery about $227,383 prize found in woman's junk folderNews Story
Big win almost goes unnoticed after Lottery reaches out to her a second time By Kate Northrop A Michigan woman found a lifechanging email sitting in her junk folder alerting her to a $227,383 lottery prize she had won in a second chance drawing. Check your junk folder! A Michigan lottery player is sure glad she did, because she came across an email from the Michigan Lottery notifying her that she had a $227,383 second chance jackpot prize waiting for her. However, this was actual
Apr 8, 2024, 1:02 pm - Lottery News

Michigan man wins his second six-figure jackpot prize from the same game this yearNews Story
Talk about luck this winner bumps up his total winnings this year to over $800,000 By Kate Northrop A Michigan man won the Michigan Lottery's Big Ca$h Second Chance jackpot for the second time this year, bumping up his collective winnings from the game to over $800,000. It's hard to believe the luck of one anonymous winner from Michigan, who just won the Big Ca$h Second Chance jackpot for the second time this year. In February, a Macomb County resident struck it big with a $261,9
Sep 1, 2023, 9:40 am - Lottery News

Maryland woman wins $50,000 Pick 5 prize the same day she collects second-chance lottery prizeNews Story
She won using the same numbers that previously won her $25,000 By Kate Northrop A Maryland woman says she is on a lucky streak after stepping out of the Maryland Lottery's headquarters just to win a $50,000 Pick 5 prize right across the street. 59-year-old Victoria Sadler can't believe her luck after she won $50,000, not only after having just claimed another lottery prize that same day, but doing so using the same numbers that won her a $25,000 prize the year before. Last week,
Aug 29, 2023, 5:16 pm - Lottery News

Maryland man hoping for second-chance lottery prize ends up winning $50,000 insteadNews Story
Lucky player is no stranger to winning second-chance prizes By Kate Northrop A Maryland man who bought a lottery ticket hoping to enter a second-chance promotion ended up winning a $50,000 top prize from a Corvette-themed scratch-off game. One lucky lottery winner bought a scratch-off ticket with his eye on a second-chance prize promotion, but now he'll have to buy another ticket if he still wants to enter because his lottery purchase landed him a $50,000 top prize instead. The w
Jul 31, 2023, 2:35 pm - Lottery News

VIDEO: July's latest Weekly Roundup in lottery newsNews Story
Two types of prizes that are out-of-this-world in their own unique way By Kate Northrop Today, Lottery Post published a new installment of the Weekly Roundup series featuring some of the latest lottery stories in the month of July. Of course, one big ticket item this week is the swelling Powerball jackpot, which has officially hit the $1 billion mark and is up for grabs in tonight's drawing. (And Mega Millions is not doing too badly either.) However, the big Powerball prize is no
Jul 19, 2023, 6:10 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery to launch space flight second-chance promotionNews Story
Lottery winners... in space! By Kate Northrop Lottery winners in Texas might be lucky enough to travel to space as part of an upcoming second-chance promotion from the Texas Lottery. The Texas Lottery is looking up for their latest second-chance promotion prize, which involves sending lottery winners to the edge of space. Texas residents who have always dreamed of one day traveling to the stars should be on the lookout for a scratch-off ticket coming to the state later this year
Jul 12, 2023, 11:20 am - Lottery News

North Carolina man is Powerball First Millionaire of the YearNews Story
Daughter collects the year's first million-dollar prize on behalf of her father By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man was the first lottery player to be named a newly minted millionaire in 2023 during ABC's broadcast of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Secrest 2023. Just after the clock struck midnight, Gary Krigbaum of Spindale, North Carolina, won $1 million in the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year promotion and became the first person in 2023 to win a million d
Jan 2, 2023, 9:49 pm - Lottery News

Tennessee man wins $4 million from second chance lottery drawing after years of entriesNews Story
Non-winning ticket was a winner after all By Kate Northrop A Tennessee man's luck did not run out when his lottery ticket did not turn out to be a winner, rather it had only just begun when it won a $4 million second-chance prize. It's not every day that a second-chance drawing happens, and one player is glad his effort paid off after years of entering non-winning tickets. I've entered tickets over the years, and I can't believe I actually won, the winner told the Tennessee Lotte
Sep 1, 2022, 6:52 pm - Lottery News