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Two Illinois best friends focus on high jackpot lottery games and win $518,309 in FastPlayNews Story
Lottery duo's intentional strategy rewards them with six-figure win By Kate Northrop In a neighborhood community of avid lottery fans, two Illinois best friends decided to put their heads (and wallets) together to try to win a $518,309 FastPlay jackpot, not realizing that they'd end up winning it all. Two is better than one that's how one pair of Illinois friends like to think of their lottery play in their spare time, and it's also how they won a FastPlay jackpot totaling $518,309.
Apr 24, 2026, 8:08 am - Lottery News

Two-member group wins $4.14 million, largest Fast Cash lottery jackpot in MichiganNews Story
Pair agrees to go all in for record jackpot and emerges with a surprise By Kate Northrop A two-member group noticed that the Fast Cash progressive jackpot had reached a record-breaking $4.14 million in Michigan, and their discerning eye led them straight to a record win. A lottery playing duo won a $4.14 million Fast Cash jackpot, the game's biggest prize ever awarded in the state of Michigan. One member of the Berrien County 126 Lottery Club had their eye on the Fast Cash progre
Feb 12, 2026, 9:10 am - Lottery News

Maryland lottery player almost threw away Fast Play jackpot-winning ticket worth $111,971News Story
Winner balled up six-figure ticket in preparation to trash it By Kate Northrop A Maryland lottery player's first instinct upon scanning a winning ticket worth $111,971 was to crumple it up, but a second thought saved it from a gut-wrenching potential fate in the trash. One Maryland resident nearly tossed a Fast Play jackpot-winning ticket worth $111,971, but something prompted them to ask for help with checking it to be on the safe side. The player, who requested to remain anonym
Dec 15, 2025, 7:16 am - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery lowers odds of winning Fast Play Progressive jackpotNews Story
Lottery intends to provide larger jackpots by reducing chances of winning By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery announced last week that the odds of winning the Fast Play Progressive jackpot will decrease to allow for larger advertised jackpots. Fast Play Progressive jackpots will be harder to win in New Jersey, but Lottery officials say that the change will enhance the playing experience. As of Tuesday, July 1, the odds of winning the Fast Play Progressive jackpot lowered fro
Jul 8, 2025, 7:16 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesNews Story
Lottery will not pay out prizes to players engaging in excessive purchasing By Kate Northrop The Arizona Lottery approved a rule amendment banning bulk Fast Play ticket purchases in an effort to curb excessive purchasing in a given timeframe. In June, the Arizona Lottery Commission announced that it implemented new rules to limit the value of Fast Play tickets either an individual or group can buy within a certain period of time. The rule, titled Prohibition of Bulk Ticket Purch
Jul 7, 2025, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Out-of-state tourist wins $3 million lottery prize while visiting IllinoisNews Story
Lucky souvenir makes trip to Illinois one to remember By Kate Northrop A tourist visiting Chicago, Illinois picked up a souvenir that made their trip one of the most memorable yet a $3.18 million winning lottery ticket. While seeing the sights in Chicago, Illinois, a visitor decided to play the lottery on a whim and ended up winning a jackpot worth over $3 million. Dubbed Traveling Treasure to conceal their identity, the lucky tourist recounted their busy trip to Illinois Lottery
May 10, 2025, 7:43 am - Lottery News

Michigan man invests Daily 3 lottery winnings and scoops record $2.29 million Fast Cash jackpotNews Story
Having the guts to play on instead of walking away By Kate Northrop A Michigan man who won big in Daily 3 decided to reinvest a chunk of his prize into a Fast Cash ticket and ended up winning a record-breaking $2.39 million jackpot. One Michigan player decided to keep playing the lottery with the winnings he received in a big Daily 3 payout, and it paid off handsomely. The player, who chose to remain anonymous, said he had pulled off a great win with a number combination consisti
Mar 29, 2025, 9:46 am - Lottery News

Maryland man buys cheaper lottery ticket to appease wife, wins $1.045 million Fast Play jackpotNews Story
Winner almost misplaced winning ticket By Kate Northrop One Maryland lottery player bought a cheaper lottery ticket to appease his wife, and after nearly misplacing it, ended up winning a $1.045 million Fast Play jackpot. A Maryland man's decision to purchase a less expensive lottery ticket may have been what landed him a $1.045 million Fast Play progressive jackpot. A Dundalk resident was out with his friends at Squire's Restaurant on Holabird Avenue in Dundalk when he had a cho
Aug 4, 2024, 11:00 am - Lottery News

North Carolina woman "cried all the way home" after winning "life-changing" $723,755 lottery jackpotNews Story
Winner hopes the prize will convince her husband to retire By Kate Northrop A North Carolina woman could not hold back the tears after winning a life-changing Fast Play jackpot worth $723,755. To say Cynthia Neely of Gold Hill was overwhelmed with joy was an understatement the tears did not stop flowing even as she drove all the way home after winning an entire North Carolina Lottery Fast Play jackpot. On July 11, Neely's $10 Jackpot 7's Fast Play purchase won her 100% of the jac
Jul 25, 2023, 11:20 am - Lottery News

North Carolina man keeps promise to friend of 35 years, splits Fast Play jackpot voluntarilyNews Story
How you know a friendship is real share a lottery jackpot By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man's word is as good as gold after he kept a promise to split a lottery jackpot without necessarily splitting the ticket cost. Scott Edwards of Julian and Perry Charles of Lexington have a 35-year-old friendship worth bragging about after one of them won a $361,527 Fast Play jackpot in the North Carolina Lottery and voluntarily shared it with the other. A long time ago, Edwards and Char
Jul 19, 2022, 8:02 pm - Lottery News