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Illinois Lottery shells out $7.1 million after players win big with 7-7-7-7News Story
Huge payday for Illinois lottery players across the state By Kate Northrop Thousands of Illinois lottery players won big when their Pick 4 game drew the combination 7-7-7-7, with more than $7 million in winnings paid out across the state. The Illinois Lottery announced last week that it tallied up $7.1 million in winnings from a single Pick 4 drawing. It's because the midday drawing on Sunday, May 3 produced the number combination 7-7-7-7, with Fireball number 6. It resulted
May 11, 2026, 7:53 am - Lottery News

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

Texas Lottery doles out $7.9 million in winnings after Daily 4 draws 7-7-7-7 on April Fool's DayNews Story
Not a joke: thousands of players paid out handsomely By Kate Northrop Thousands of lottery players won a total of $7.9 million in an April Fool's Day Daily 4 drawing in Texas after the game drew a rare number combination. The Texas Lottery announced last week that it tallied up nearly $8 million in winnings in a single Daily 4 draw after the game produced a rare but popular result. The April 1 Daily 4 Night drawing resulted in a payout that was far from a joke: identical quadrupl
Apr 7, 2026, 1:26 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

One Georgia ticket wins $983 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot win ever in the state Updated with final jackpot annuity and cash amounts By Todd Northrop After a run of 39 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 40th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $983 million winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Georgia matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It is by far the largest lottery jackpot ever won in the state of Georgia. The next-largest amount won in the state was a $648
Nov 15, 2025, 8:21 am - Lottery News

Three $1 million winning Powerball lottery tickets sold at the same New York storeNews Story
New York Lottery Commissioner says event is infrequent By Kate Northrop One lottery retailer in New York sold three $1 million winning tickets for a single Powerball drawing, an occurrence that the New York Lottery says is infrequent. There were three winning Powerball tickets for the second-tier prize in a drawing last week, and all three came from the same store in New York. On Tuesday last week, the New York Lottery announced that there were three second-tier prize-winning tic
Oct 27, 2025, 5:56 pm - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery alerts retailers to possible bulk buying attempt over $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpotNews Story
No evidence of couriers involved By Kate Northrop When an Idaho Cash lottery jackpot jumped up $126,000 overnight to $877,800 and was subsequently won, the Idaho Lottery had a suspicion a bulk buyer was at play. On Tuesday, Sept 30, the Idaho Lottery witnessed their Idaho Cash draw game jackpot reach a record level of $877,800, the highest prize the in-state draw game has ever seen. Based on sales figures, familiar signs from other similar recent activity , and reports from local Ida
Oct 18, 2025, 9:33 am - Lottery News

$1.8 billion Powerball jackpot to be split by two tickets sold in Missouri and TexasNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $820.6 million By Todd Northrop In a historic run of drawings that produced the second-largest lottery jackpot in world history, two Powerball tickets sold in Missouri and Texas will split a grand prize worth nearly $2 billion. Last night, after 41 consecutive drawings without a winner, the multi-state Powerball lottery game finally produced a winner on the 42nd try, resulting in two tickets sharing a jackpot worth $1.7874 billion in 30 payments over 29 ye
Sep 7, 2025, 7:19 am - Lottery News

4-4-4-4 in Illinois Lottery Pick 4 pays out over $6.9 million to playersNews Story
Popular combination rewards thousands of lucky players By Kate Northrop Last week, the Illinois Lottery's Pick 4 game drew winning numbers 4-4-4-4, resulting in a massive $6.9 million payout to thousands of players in one drawing. Thousands of Illinois lottery players won a share of more than $6.9 million in winnings after the in-state Pick 4 game drew a popular number combination. In the evening drawing on Wednesday, Aug. 6, Pick 4 produced the winning numbers 4-4-4-4 with Fireb
Aug 14, 2025, 10:15 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery players rake in $7.9 million with 4-4-4-4 in Pick 4News Story
It was 4's all around By Kate Northrop Virginia Lottery players broke the bank last week after the Pick 4 combination 4-4-4-4 was drawn, rewarding winners with a $7.9 million cumulative payday. June 3, 2025 was a field day for Virginia Pick 4 lottery players, who raked in $7.9 million in total winnings when the night drawing produced the results 4-4-4-4. Matching all Pick 4 winning numbers in exact order with a $1 wager will yield a $5,000 top prize. Players wagered a total o
Jun 9, 2025, 11:27 am - Lottery News