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One ticket sold in Maine wins $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Updated with final jackpot amount and cash value By Todd Northrop Friday the 13th was the luckiest day in the life of someone in Maine who purchase a lottery ticket that won a staggering $1.348 billion last night. After a run of 25 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 26th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.348 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Maine matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. The whopping jackpot is the
Jan 14, 2023, 8:22 am - Lottery News

$15.1 million Wisconsin Megabucks ticket sold in the town of LuckNews Story
Someone's lucky in Luck By Kate Northrop Luck is in the air in Luck, Wisconsin, where someone was lucky enough to win a $15.1 million Megabucks jackpot last Wednesday night. It was the luck of the draw, the Wisconsin Lottery said. A winning ticket for the $15.1 million Megabucks jackpot was sold at a lottery retailer in the town of Luck last week. Wayne's Food Plus on Butternut Avenue in Luck is all the buzz right now. Not only are they giving meaning to the town they're located
Jan 10, 2023, 11:58 am - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 payout sets single-day state recordNews Story
Winners see results of new game change coming to fruition with huge payout By Kate Northrop For the first time ever in New Jersey, Pick 4 players won over $1 million in a single day thanks to a lucky set of four numbers and a particular rule change set in place last month. On Wed., Dec. 28, lottery players in New Jersey won a total of $1,023,210 in prizes, but a majority of those winnings came from one Pick 4 drawing. In mid-November, the New Jersey Lottery enacted a game change
Dec 30, 2022, 11:46 am - Lottery News

El Gordo doles out €2.5 billion in Spain's annual Christmas lotteryNews Story
By Kate Northrop The famous Spanish Christmas lottery, El Gordo (The Fat One) has once again lived up to its name, awarding a pot of holiday joy across the country in the form of 2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) in prizes. On Thursday, the world sat by and watched while El Gordo dished out billions of euros to lucky winners throughout Spain. Ibrahim Cante, a musician from Gambia, had spent the last five years trekking across countries in Africa before crossing the Mediterranean by boat
Dec 24, 2022, 12:31 pm - Lottery News

$39.3 million Classic Lotto jackpot won by Ohio player after nearly two years without a winnerNews Story
In-state prize finally won amidst world-record Powerball climb an omen? By Kate Northrop The Ohio Lottery's Classic Lotto jackpot finally had a winner after going through almost a full two years' worth of rollovers. Someone in Ohio has ended the Class Lotto's nearly two-year climb on Saturday night, scooping up a $39.3 million jackpot. Today, the Ohio Lottery announced that Village Pantry on West 5th Street in Marysville sold one winning ticket for the Classic Lotto drawing that
Nov 7, 2022, 4:29 pm - Lottery News

California Lottery SuperLotto Plus ticket worth $38 million expires tomorrowNews Story
Ticket worth millions potentially lost By Kate Northrop A winner of a $38 million SuperLotto Plus prize has just one more day to step forward to claim the money before the winning ticket expires. Someone in San Diego won a massive prize worth $38 million in the California Lottery's SuperLotto Plus game, but judging by what little time remains for the mystery winner to come forward with the winning ticket, the money might go by the wayside. The ticket in question will expire on Th
Oct 26, 2022, 11:56 am - Lottery News

Winning $502 million Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Florida region pummeled by hurricaneNews Story
One winner in Fort Myers hits the jackpot weeks after Hurricane Ian ravaged the area By Kate Northrop One of the two winning tickets for the $502 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot drawn on Fri., Oct. 14, 2022 was sold in hurricane-ravaged Fort Myers, Florida. Weeks after Hurricane Ian ripped through the southwestern coast of Florida, someone in Fort Myers bought a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $502 million. According to the Mega Millions officials, the jackpot is
Oct 17, 2022, 12:48 pm - Lottery News

Six tickets each win $100,000 Mass Cash prize at the same store on the same dayNews Story
Massachusetts Lottery says it's not that uncommon By Kate Northrop Six tickets winning $100,000 in the Massachusetts Lottery's Mass Cash draw game were sold at the same store on Monday, but the Lottery says that it's not as strange as you might think. A total of seven tickets won the $100,000 Mass Cash top prize on Monday, with six of them sold at the same retailer. While it may seem like a peculiar occurrence, the Massachusetts Lottery said that it's not actually that uncommon.
Sep 21, 2022, 9:08 am - Lottery News

9-9-9-9 in Virginia Lottery Pick 4 produces huge $8.7 million payoutNews Story
Lucky quad delights players across the state By Kate Northrop A Virginia Lottery Pick 4 drawing produced a lucky combination this week, sparking an impressive payout of $8.7 million to players holding winning numbers. On Wednesday, the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 Day drawing produced the winning numbers 9-9-9-9, no doubt leaving many players in the state in a happy mood. Winning tickets on a $1 wager won $5,000 in the August 31 afternoon drawing, while winning tickets on a fifty-ce
Sep 2, 2022, 5:19 pm - Lottery News

One lottery ticket in Pennsylvania wins $206.9 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Updated with retailer that sold the winning ticket By Kate Northrop A single ticket sold in Pennsylvania matched all six numbers in the Powerball lottery drawing Wednesday night, lottery officials announced today. Someone in Pennsylvania is holding a ticket worth $206.9 million. The winner will have the option to take the cash payment of $122.4 million instead of the annuity. The winning ticket was sold at Sheetz located at 205 North Center Avenue in New Stanton. The retailer wil
Aug 4, 2022, 1:06 pm - Lottery News