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Arkansas lottery winner of $250.8 million Powerball jackpot claims prizeNews Story
Two significant Powerball winners from Arkansas claim big jackpots a few months apart By Kate Northrop The Arkansas Lottery announced that the winner of a $250.8 million Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim their lottery winnings, just months after the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot winner claimed theirs. A $250.8 million Powerball prize won in Arkansas has been claimed by a lottery winner who purchased their jackpot-winning ticket through a courier. The winner opted to re
Apr 3, 2026, 10:58 am - Lottery News

Texas resident wins $100,000 on surprise Arkansas Lottery ticket from husbandNews Story
There was a lot of screaming! By Kate Northrop A Texas resident was screaming all the way through her celebration when she discovered that the surprise Arkansas Lottery ticket from her husband netted them a $100,000 prize. A thoughtful gift ended up bringing a Texas woman to Arkansas to claim a $100,000 prize from one of the state's scratch-off tickets. T. Edgerson of Collin County, Texas, welcomed her husband home from his job. He works as a truck driver and likes buying his wi
Feb 27, 2026, 9:20 am - Lottery News

Arkansas woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing $250,000 in lottery ticketsNews Story
Store owner's investigation revealed pattern linking employee to thefts By Kate Northrop An Arkansas woman was sentenced to 120 months in prison after getting caught stealing nearly $250,000 worth of lottery tickets from her workplace. An Arkansas woman accepted a negotiated plea deal after investigators found she stole almost $250,000 worth of lottery tickets from her employer over the course of several years. Billie Rainwater, 47, has been sentenced to 120 months in the Arkansa
Feb 7, 2026, 6:43 am - Lottery News

Millionaire for Life multi-state lottery game to replace Cash4Life and Lucky for Life in FebruaryNews Story
Here's what we know about the upcoming for life draw game By Kate Northrop The new Millionaire for Life multi-state draw game is just around the corner, which will offer the jackpot of a lifetime. Millionaire for Life is set to debut in just a month, as Lottery Post first announced last October. As we say goodbye to Lucky for Life and Cash4Life for good, here's what we know so far about the new multi-state for life game that will replace them. Players in 31 jurisdictions will ha
Jan 24, 2026, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Arkansas lottery winner of $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot comes forwardNews Story
Anonymous winner sought financial and legal advice before claiming lifechanging wealth By Kate Northrop The Arkansas Lottery announced today that the winner of the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim their lifechanging prize. The Arkansas lottery player who held the only winning ticket in the nation for a $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot has officially been validated by the Arkansas Lottery as the true winner. The winner opted to remain anonymous and chose to r
Jan 22, 2026, 4:54 pm - Lottery News

$1.8 billion Powerball jackpot won by a single lottery ticket sold in ArkansasNews Story
Christmas miracle: Arkansas ticket holder wakes up to $1.8 billion present By Kate Northrop One lucky lottery player in Arkansas woke up on Christmas morning with bragging rights to winning the second-largest lottery jackpot in world history worth a tearjerking $1.8168 billion. On Christmas Eve, the 47th consecutive drawing in the latest Powerball jackpot run finally delivered the Christmas miracle that millions of players around the country have been crossing their fingers for.
Dec 26, 2025, 2:43 pm - Lottery News

Arkansas woman credits husband's $550,000 lottery win to his "diligence"News Story
If diligence will win you the jackpot, he's got it. By Kate Northrop An Arkansas woman says it's thanks to her husband's diligence in playing the lottery that he scooped up a $550,000 Natural State Jackpot prize. An Arkansas woman had nothing but praise for her partner when she figured out he was telling the truth about winning $550,000 in the Arkansas Lottery's Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) game. A Hackett resident, who told his winning story to Lottery officials anonymously, rec
Nov 17, 2025, 7:19 am - Lottery News

Arkansas lottery player who waits for big jackpots rewarded with $100,000 in PowerballNews Story
Husband-and-wife team have different strategies when it comes to playing By Kate Northrop An Arkansas man who prefers to wait to buy lottery tickets until the jackpots grow high enough had his patience rewarded when his strategy won him a $100,000 prize in Powerball. One Arkansas man and his wife have opposite strategies when it comes to playing the lottery, and it was his lucky ticket that ended up winning a $100,000 Powerball prize this time. While his wife plays Powerball and
Sep 12, 2025, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Arkansas man, inspired by wife's $50 lottery win, lands $200,000 prize the next dayNews Story
Husband one-ups his partner, but in a good way By Kate Northrop After an Arkansas woman won a lucky $50 prize in the lottery, her husband, inspired by the win, scooped up a $200,000 prize in the same game the very next day. An Arkansas man was motivated by his wife's $50 lottery win to buy some more tickets of his own, and in doing so won an even bigger prize in the exact same game just one day later. In April, E. Withers caught wind from his wife that she had won a $50 prize on
May 11, 2025, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Arkansas man wins record-breaking $5.12 million Lotto jackpot, convinced it was a "hoax"News Story
Disbelief to delight: Record win becomes a reality By Kate Northrop The Arkansas player who won a $5.123 million Lotto jackpot the largest prize in the in-state game's history revealed that he was skeptical the win was a hoax. An Arkansas man was so shocked to hear that he had won the record $5.12 million Lotto jackpot that he initially didn't believe it. After a year and a half without a jackpot winner, the current Arkansas Lotto jackpot run has finally come to an end, but not
Feb 15, 2025, 9:07 am - Lottery News