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$167M Kentucky Powerball lottery winner indicted for 2025 hit-and-runNews Story
Notorious jackpot winner races at diabolical speeds and endangers others By Kate Northrop The Kentucky $167 million Powerball jackpot winner is back in the news again, this time for an indictment related to a felony hit-and-run he committed in a sports car from 2025. After traveling at wicked speeds, colliding with another vehicle, and leaving the scene, police are saying the Powerball lottery millionaire was acting totally indifferent to human life. Shannon James Farthing has ha
Jul 17, 2026, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Ohio widow listened to voice that told her to change course, wins $30,000 lottery prizeNews Story
Uncanny but touching experience leads to winning the lottery again By Kate Northrop An Ohio widow was stunned after a familiar voice led her to alter her course home to pick up a $30,000 winning lottery ticket. After listening to a voice in her head that encouraged her to skip the direct route home and make a stop along the way, an Ohio woman won $30,000 in the lottery. June is a difficult month for Ohio resident Angie. June 16 marked her wedding anniversary to Steve, her husband
Jul 16, 2026, 9:35 am - Lottery News

Michigan man mistakenly purchases two lottery tickets, wins two $110,000 Fantasy 5 prizesNews Story
Vacation mindset is actually the grindset By Kate Northrop Make no mistake an accident on part of a Michigan man who didn't mean to buy two Fantasy 5 lottery tickets seriously benefited from the blunder after it won him two $110,000 prizes. It was nothing but good times for one Michigan vacationer who mistakenly bought two identical Fantasy 5 tickets and happened to win twice. Paul Pattwell of Pinckney was already in a happy state of mind while on vacation in Northern Michigan.
Jul 15, 2026, 8:37 am - Lottery News

Indiana LLC claims share of $143 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Winner employed tactic used by dozens of other winners but emerges the most successful By Kate Northrop The Hoosier Lottery has awarded half of a $143 million Powerball jackpot to an LLC after the winner came forward with a similar story that dozens of other winners in the drawing had to tell. One Indiana resident claimed a $71.7 million share of a $143 million Powerball lottery jackpot last week, becoming the 40th Powerball jackpot winner in Hoosier Lottery history. It was a his
Jul 6, 2026, 8:21 am - Lottery News

$12.8 million The Pick lottery jackpot dispute names two more people with possible claim to jackpotNews Story
More details surface that leave behind unanswered questions By Kate Northrop After a judge extended the expiration date of a $12.8 million jackpot-winning lottery ticket to identify the rightful winner, case documents revealed two more individuals who may have a claim to the prize. The story surrounding a $12.8 million The Pick jackpot-winning ticket is getting more interesting now that two more people have been named in the legal battle. In May, a judge extended the 180-day expi
Jun 30, 2026, 7:59 am - Lottery News

North Carolina brother-sister duo win $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life lottery prizeNews Story
Siblings come forward to claim prize in retired game three days before it expired By Kate Northrop A brother and sister from North Carolina claimed a $25,000 a year for life prize in the retired Lucky for Life multi-state lottery game with just three days left on the clock. Had they waited just three more days, a brother-sister duo would not have been able to claim a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life lottery prize. The Lucky for Life multi-state game may have been replaced b
Jun 26, 2026, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Florida Walmart employee arrested for fraud after keeping elderly customer's lottery ticketNews Story
Cashier says she intended on returning the Pick 4 ticket By Kate Northrop A Walmart cashier was arrested after a customer presented a winning lottery ticket worth thousands and pocketed it instead of returning it. A lottery retailer employee was arrested on a fraud charge after she kept a winning ticket a player was intending to claim but argued that she was ignorant of regular lottery procedures and was intending to return it anyway. On June 14 at about 4:00 p.m., a police offic
Jun 25, 2026, 7:48 am - Lottery News

Michigan man grabs lottery ticket right at store closing, wins $500,000 prizeNews Story
Player nabs winning ticket right at the last minute By Kate Northrop It was either now or never for one Michigan lottery player who managed to grab a ticket right as the store was about to close and won $500,000. The store was just about to shut its doors for the day when one Michigan man was about to head out the door, but he still had one last purchase to make. The Wayne County man, who chose to remain anonymous, was wrapping up his shopping at the Kroger store on West 14 Mile
Jun 23, 2026, 8:21 am - Lottery News

Clerk's random pick wins Michigan man $1.05 million on game he swore offNews Story
Game delivers jackpot to player who usually shoos it away By Kate Northrop A Michigan lottery player who avoided a certain Fast Play game for a long while had his suspicions dashed when a casual selection by a convenience store cashier won him a $1.05 million jackpot. A Michigan man experienced a truly lucky break with a $1.05 million Fast Play jackpot that may have permanently changed his mind about one lottery game in particular. The Oakland County resident, who chose to remain
Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 am - Lottery News

Ohio man goes dumpster diving and finds $100,000 winning lottery ticketNews Story
Heart stopping mistake leads to frantic search for thousands By Kate Northrop Diving into a dumpster and rummaging around in the trash was absolutely worth it for one Ohio man, who found a winning lottery ticket worth $100,000. A simple mistake led one Ohio lottery player to take a leap of faith into the dumpster before it was too late, and a $100,000 discovery made it worth the effort (and the smell). It wasn't clear what was on the anonymous Willard resident's mind when he won,
Jun 16, 2026, 7:52 am - Lottery News