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Powerball drawing produces huge number of big winners, including two who split the jackpotNews Story
Numbers drawn corresponded to patterns on play slips By Kate Northrop There was an unusually large number of winners in last night's Powerball drawing, including Indiana and Kansas winners who split the $143.4 million jackpot, and 89 tickets that won the $1 million second-tier prize. Wednesday's Powerball drawing was a frenzy, with 89 winners across the US raking in a second-tier prize and two jackpot winners sharing a $143.4 million jackpot. The April 29 draw produced results 3,
Apr 30, 2026, 3:02 pm - Lottery News

Indiana legislature rejects bill for online lottery ticket salesNews Story
Another consecutive year of little to no interest for a digital lottery platform By Kate Northrop A bill to allow online lottery sales in Indiana died before it even had the chance to make it to the House floor for consideration, snuffing out hopes for a digital platform yet again. Indiana lawmakers are not interested in discussing an online lottery, with the most recent proposal harboring barely any support before it was removed from the docket for consideration. House Represent
Jan 26, 2026, 9:24 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

Indiana mother-daughter pair claims $150,000 Powerball lottery win togetherNews Story
Family who plays together wins together By Kate Northrop A mother-daughter duo from Indiana decided to try for the Powerball jackpot after hearing about its billion-dollar lottery prize and in doing so ended up celebrating a $150,000 win together. A mother and daughter from Porter County were all smiles when they claimed their $150,000 Powerball prize together from the Hoosier Lottery. One of the winners, who goes by Robin, had heard the news about a certain Powerball jackpot gro
Sep 13, 2025, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Bill banning lottery courier services passes Indiana House and SenateNews Story
Legislation outlawing lottery couriers makes it to Governor's desk By Kate Northrop A bill banning lottery courier services passed in both the Indiana House and Senate this week, meaning there is just one more step before it officially becomes illegal to sell lottery tickets via courier companies. Indiana legislators in the House and Senate have successfully passed House Bill 1053, which would outlaw lottery courier services outright. On Tuesday, April 22, the Indiana Senate vote
Apr 25, 2025, 9:11 am - Lottery News

No online lottery ticket sales for Indiana, lawmakers say it's too "complex"News Story
Too many moving parts to consider By Kate Northrop A bill legalizing an online lottery in Indiana will not be considered further, preventing the state from joining several other jurisdictions that already conduct digital ticket sales. Indiana legislators ended a bill that would have allowed Hoosiers to buy lottery tickets online, the reason being that the implications of the bill on the state's gambling industry as a whole were too complex. House Speaker Todd Huston announced th
Feb 17, 2025, 1:47 pm - Lottery News

$100,000 winning Powerball ticket purchased in Indiana expires todayNews Story
Last call to claim a Power Play-boosted prize By Kate Northrop A Powerball ticket purchased in Indiana won $100,000 last year, but whoever owns it has until the end of the day to validate it before it expires. Someone in Indiana purchased a Powerball ticket with the Power Play option in August 2024, but time is just about up for them to claim it. In one final attempt to locate the winner, the Hoosier Lottery made a final plea on Sunday in a press release, broadcasting the locatio
Feb 10, 2025, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Bill allowing online lottery ticket sales advances in IndianaNews Story
Opponents stoke fears over problem gambling behaviors By Kate Northrop A bill allowing the digital sale of lottery tickets by the Hoosier Lottery has passed an Indiana House committee vote 9-2 and will advance in the current legislative session. House Bill 1432 , authored by Representative Ethan Manning, would legalize the sale of lottery tickets for draw games and eInstant games online by the Hoosier Lottery. The bill outlines core changes to current legislation that would allow
Jan 30, 2025, 9:08 am - Lottery News

$71 million Lotto Texas jackpot is the largest lottery prize in North AmericaNews Story
Indiana Hoosier Lotto the second-largest in the nation at $38.2 million By Kate Northrop While multi-state games Powerball and Mega Millions traditionally top the charts for the largest prizes in the United States at any given time, two in-state jackpots currently hold the top two spots: the Lotto Texas jackpot at $71 million and the Hoosier Lotto jackpot at $38.2 million. It's not every day you see two local, in-state draw games simultaneously earning the bragging rights for the lar
Jan 22, 2025, 4:02 pm - Lottery News

$1 million Powerball lottery prize claimed by Indiana winner five hours before expiration deadlineNews Story
Couple discover winning ticket at the last minute in Christmas miracle By Kate Northrop After a month's worth of attempts from the Hoosier Lottery to locate the missing winner of a $1 million winning Powerball lottery prize, one Indiana couple stepped forward just five hours before it was set to expire to claim it. Everyone is breathing a sigh of relief after an anonymous couple came forward to claim a $1 million winning Powerball lottery ticket in what can only be described as a Chr
Dec 31, 2024, 10:13 am - Lottery News