Players see higher payouts after digital trend takes off
By Kate Northrop
An audit of the North Carolina Lottery revealed that the state saw a slight decline in contributions to the education fund from last year, although the Lottery reported higher ticket sales.
A growing digital trend has impacted the percentage of lottery dollars transferred to the state for public education.
More specifically, the North Carolina Lottery brought in $4.3 billion in gross sales in Fiscal Year 2023, which ballooned to $6.6 billion in 2025. However, the percentage of sales transferred to the state fell from 23% in 2023 to 16% in 2025.
The anonymous Maine lottery winner of a $1.3 billion Mega Millions wants to drop his lawsuit against the mother of his child after a judge warned that he would have to publicly disclose his identity in the court battle.
An astounding 49 lottery players have split a $55 million (US$ 39.3 million) Lotto Max jackpot in a win that had the Québec Lottery breaking a record for the greatest number of million-dollar checks handed out in a single day.
Since winning a £115 million (US$ 155.3 million) EuroMillions jackpot seven years ago, the Irish lottery winner says she has given half her fortune away.
A Michigan lottery winner was lucky to discover a missing Fantasy 5 jackpot winning ticket worth $240,955 but intentionally waited until the deadline to claim it.
There's a "Lightning Ball" promotion running for the Wisconsin Lottery's Badger 5 draw game that's only available for a limited time, and it offers additional chances to win more cash at no extra cost.
After the Megabucks jackpot went on an unbelievable nine-month climb and smashed previous prize records, one ticket in Massachusetts just made state lottery history and won a $29.71 million jackpot.
The Michigan Lottery has increased the threshold for prize claims in person from $600 to $999, allowing players to redeem greater prizes at convenient spots located around the state.
The Hoosier Lottery has announced that it is offering cash payments for scratch-off tickets that had appeared to win big prizes but were in fact misprints.
New Jersey lottery players will have an extra chance at winning a million dollars — plus tickets to a New York Jets football game — if they play Pick 6 and enter a special promotion this month.
