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Pennsylvania lottery player wins "first class" once-in-a-lifetime Super Bowl experienceNews Story
Brushes with celebrities are not foreign to her, but surreal encounter had her starstruck By Kate Northrop A Pennsylvania woman wasn't expecting much when she entered a lottery ticket into a second-chance drawing, but the result blew her away and left her with memories she'll never forget. It pays to enter your lottery tickets in additional drawings, and it's thanks to the simple act that one Pennsylvania player was able to partake in a Super Bowl experience that had her brushing sho
Mar 9, 2026, 8:13 am - Lottery News

MUSL to launch "X's and O's," a new multi-state Powerball NFL gameNews Story
New game to focus on experiential prizes over jackpots By Kate Northrop A new multi-state lottery game coming later this year will take two of America's favorite things Powerball and football and smash them together. The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has announced a new multi-state Powerball game in partnership with the National Football League (NFL) called X's and O's. Players can expect to see the new game coming later this year, which will focus on awarding players w
Jan 17, 2026, 12:10 pm - Lottery News

New Jersey man emerges as sole winner of $1 million at Jets game in second chance drawingNews Story
Winner knew something great was headed his way By Kate Northrop One single lottery player was crowned the biggest winner in the MetLife Stadium on Sunday when he won the $1 million grand prize in the final draw of the New Jersey Lottery's second chance promotion. At the culmination of a second chance promotion for the New Jersey Lottery's Jersey Cash 5 game, one player beat out all the rest to win a $1 million prize at the heart of the MetLife Stadium. After the New Jersey Lotter
Dec 2, 2025, 2:07 pm - Lottery News

Ohio man tries luck in Michigan and wins $150,000 Powerball lottery prizeNews Story
Fore! Out-of-state golfer drives away with a prize way above par By Kate Northrop An Ohio man thought he would stop at a local Michigan Lottery retailer while on a golf trip so as not to miss out on his usual Powerball purchase and ended up taking home a $150,000 prize. One Ohio man wanted to make sure he got in his routine Powerball plays while he was away from his home state of Ohio, and much to his surprise, he found himself claiming a $150,000 lottery prize in Michigan instead.
Aug 17, 2025, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Minnesota woman battling Stage 4 brain cancer wins $100,000 in the lotteryNews Story
Wholesome winner is a fighter filled with love and a lot of great luck By Kate Northrop A Minnesota woman battling an aggressive Stage 4 brain cancer won $100,000 on a Vikings sports-themed scratch-off lottery ticket, a prize that was meant to be for the fighting spirit she embodies. During the most arduous time of her life, a Minnesota woman diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer won $100,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket in a touching way. Debbie Bury of Eden Prairie sat down wi
Nov 22, 2024, 6:39 pm - Lottery News

Maryland veteran will go to the Winter Olympics after winning trip in the lotteryNews Story
Winner in his own right enjoys medal-stand moment By Kate Northrop A Maryland man is Olympic-bound after winning a second-chance prize in the lottery, giving him his own medal-stand moment. A lottery winner from Maryland is headed to the Olympics after enjoying a medal-stand moment on the Maryland Lottery's podium. U.S. Navy veteran Julian Osborne, 71, will cheer on Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan after spending more than two decades traveling the world's seas on
Aug 28, 2024, 8:04 am - Lottery News

Maryland woman wins $50,000 Pick 5 prize the same day she collects second-chance lottery prizeNews Story
She won using the same numbers that previously won her $25,000 By Kate Northrop A Maryland woman says she is on a lucky streak after stepping out of the Maryland Lottery's headquarters just to win a $50,000 Pick 5 prize right across the street. 59-year-old Victoria Sadler can't believe her luck after she won $50,000, not only after having just claimed another lottery prize that same day, but doing so using the same numbers that won her a $25,000 prize the year before. Last week,
Aug 29, 2023, 5:16 pm - Lottery News

Widowed father of six to put $100,000 lottery prize to good useNews Story
Ontario family is one happy bunch By Kate Northrop A recently widowed father of six is elated after winning a prize worth $100,000 from a sports-themed Ontario Lottery game. Neng Chao of Newmarket is celebrating a $100,000 win from the Point Spread sports game, and he's ready to put the newly acquired funds to good use. I felt like my wife who recently passed away was there helping me with this win, Chao told the Lottery. I loved her so much. Each and every one of his six
Feb 2, 2022, 9:13 pm - Lottery News

How the UK Lottery helped Great Britain win 100 Olympic gold medalsNews Story
By Kate Northrop Great Britain has officially secured its 100th gold medal in the Olympics, part of which can be attributed to support from the UK National Lottery. Since 1996, funding from the National Lottery has helped athletes from Team Great Britain take home over 100 gold medals at the Olympics, but what does that funding specifically entail? On Monday, Adam Peaty took Great Britain's 100th gold medal after defending his 100m breaststroke title in Tokyo. Within mere hours, Tom Dal
Aug 4, 2021, 11:17 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Lottery struggles to attract bets on virtual sports gamesNews Story
The Pennsylvania Lottery has more than 1,850 outlets with screens displaying virtual animated football and auto races. The odds of finding someone watching a bet play out on the simulated sports action is pretty low. With a few exceptions, lottery licensees in the region report few customers are spending their time or money on the Xpress Sports games lottery officials introduced in August. Xpress Football offers the chance to bet from $1 to $20 each on up to 16 possible outcomes such as a
Jun 27, 2019, 11:00 am - Lottery News