Lottery News

May 2024

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Illinois woman wins $1 million on lottery ticket given to her by another gas station customer 10:57 am - An Illinois woman won $1 million on a Lucky Day Lotto ticket after another gas station customer decided they didn't want it and gave it to her. 3 comments (last)

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Six gang members arrested for stealing $50,000 worth of lottery tickets in two states 1:09 pm - Six Massachusetts individuals were arrested and indicted on multiple felony charges following an organized scheme to steal $50,000 worth of lottery tickets that spanned two states and twelve stores over the course of three months. 7 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

$1.3 billion Powerball winner revealed by Oregon Lottery as three people splitting jackpot 3:56 pm - The Oregon Lottery revealed the identity of the winner for the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot at a press conference Monday, which turned out to be three people sharing one winning ticket. 26 comments (last)

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Winner of $95 million Lotto Texas lottery jackpot gamed the odds to win 12:38 pm - A New Jersey-based group last year gamed the odds of winning Lotto Texas to claim a $95 million jackpot and a bounty of lower-tier prizes. 26 comments (last)

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Oregon woman who doesn't check lottery tickets wins $1 million in raffle 7:04 am - An Oregon woman admitted that if it weren't for Powerball making headlines, she would not have thought to check an Oregon Lottery Raffle ticket that turned out to be worth $1 million. 19 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Look-alike actor from movie inspires Michigan man to buy lottery ticket, wins $500,000 9:14 am - A Michigan man won $500,000 in the lottery after identifying with an actor look-alike, whose character bought a lottery ticket in a movie. 22 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Florida couple arrested for attempting to cash lottery ticket taped together to look like $1M winner 6:52 am - A Florida couple was arrested after they attempted to cash in a scratch-off lottery ticket that they had "crudely" taped together to look like it had won a $1 million prize. 29 comments (last)

Monday, April 22, 2024

Ryan Mindell appointed Executive Director of Texas Lottery 8:03 am - The Texas Lottery Commission announced the appointment of Ryan Mindell as the new Executive Director of the Texas Lottery in a press release issued Thursday. 16 comments (last)

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Nebraska Lottery will join Lotto America in May 8:14 am - The Nebraska Lottery officially announced today that it will begin offering tickets for the multi-state game Lotto America. 5 comments (last)

Friday, April 19, 2024

$1.08 billion Powerball lottery winner Yanira Alvarez filed claim for jackpot over five months ago 6:50 am - At the end of March, the California Lottery announced Yanira Alvarez as the sole winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot drawn on July 16, 2023, but it turns out the winner presented the winning ticket to lottery officials months earlier. 25 comments (last)

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Virginia Lottery retailers refuse to sell tickets to draw attention to skill games amendment 7:05 am - Hundreds of Virginia Lottery retailers across the state participated in a boycott of ticket sales on Monday to protest an amendment to a bill that regulates skill games. 15 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

U.K. convicts used stolen card to win £4 million lottery prize; now card owner wants the winnings 8:12 am - The owner of the debit card two United Kingdom convicts used to purchase a winning lottery ticket worth £4 million (US$4.98 million) says he wants to see at least of the portion of the prize. 14 comments (last)

Monday, April 15, 2024

Mississippi Lottery to begin offering Lotto America 4:15 pm - The Mississippi Lottery officially announced today that it will expand its repertoire to begin offering tickets for the multi-state game Lotto America. 7 comments (last)

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Michigan woman wins $500,000 in lottery the same day a tarot card reading predicts influx of money 8:26 am - Call it fate or call it the wildest luck yet, but one Michigan woman had the most coincidental experience ever when she won $500,000 in the lottery the same day a tarot card reading predicted money was headed her way. 12 comments (last)

Friday, April 12, 2024

Arkansas Lottery Natural State Jackpot to move to daily drawings 3:15 pm - The Arkansas Lottery announced today that it will change the draw format of the Natural State Jackpot (NSJ) game to daily drawings, starting this month. 4 comments (last)

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Accidental lottery ticket purchase nets Maryland couple $2 million in Powerball 4:04 pm - A Maryland couple was surprised to find out that one of their favorite lottery retailers sold not one, but two $1 million winning Powerball tickets, and they were even more shocked to learn that they were in possession of both. 17 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Nebraska single father's salad run results in $1 million Mega Millions lottery win 2:44 pm - A single father played the lottery in the right place at the right time, since his decision to hang out at the store a little longer to buy Mega Millions tickets resulted in a $1 million prize. 41 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's $25.5 million mansion nearly crushed by landslide 10:22 am - $2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Hollywood Hills mansion was just mere inches away from being bowled over by a landslide this week. 25 comments (last)

Monday, April 8, 2024

Email from Michigan Lottery about $227,383 prize found in woman's junk folder 1:02 pm - A Michigan woman found a lifechanging email sitting in her junk folder alerting her to a $227,383 lottery prize she had won in a second chance drawing. 4 comments (last)

Sunday, April 7, 2024

$1.33 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in Oregon 8:13 am - Around the United States, millions of people had to wait an extra three hours last night to find out if they won the unbelievably massive Powerball jackpot, due to one unnamed state's inability to deal with the huge amount of ticket sales data. 80 comments (last)

Friday, April 5, 2024

Washington Lottery takes down AI website after it generates topless photo of user 6:59 pm - The Washington's Lottery AI-powered website was discontinued following a user complaint that it had generated a topless photo using her face. 14 comments (last)

Thursday, April 4, 2024

$1.23 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rolling 6:46 am - Last night, the multi-state Powerball lottery game produced no top winner for the 39th consecutive drawing, prompting lottery officials to raise the game's jackpot to an astonishing $1.23 billion. 74 comments (last)

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Kentucky woman quits job after winning $90,000 in the lottery 10:52 am - A Kentucky woman quit her job after scooping up a $90,000 top prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket. 41 comments (last)

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

$1.09 BILLION: Powerball jackpot is 4th-largest in game history 8:17 am - This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $1.09 billion. 29 comments (last)