Heart stopping mistake leads to frantic search for thousands
By Kate Northrop
Diving into a dumpster and rummaging around in the trash was absolutely worth it for one Ohio man, who found a winning lottery ticket worth $100,000.
A simple mistake led one Ohio lottery player to take a leap of faith into the dumpster before it was too late, and a $100,000 discovery made it worth the effort (and the smell).
It wasn't clear what was on the anonymous Willard resident's mind when he won, but it was probably a flurry of flustered thoughts that one might typically have when they come across a six-figure prize.
The Hoosier Lottery has halted sales for its "Space Invaders Cash Invasion" scratch-off game after players have come forward with tickets that appear to have won $100,000 and other prizes valued in the thousands, which the Lottery is attributing to a "technical issue."
The Ireland National Lottery is imploring the government to ban the act of betting on its lottery games, either through bookmakers or betting apps, after it was revealed that they may potentially be losing hundreds of millions in would-be revenue.
The overhaul for the UK National Lottery's revamp of the classic Lotto draw game will kick off tonight, with New Lotto offering a second chance to win on every ticket.
A Michigan woman was eyeing the dwindling roll of scratch-off lottery tickets at the store when she decided she had to have them all — a choice that won her a $1 million prize.
Years after surviving a terrible freak accident at a Fourth of July parade and dealing with the fallout, an Ohio man won a $500,000 lottery prize that turned his life around.
Lottery industry spearhead and Tennessee Lottery President and CEO Rebecca Paul announced her retirement after 23 years in the leadership position and four decades in the field.
The Colorado state governor has signed a bill into law that will allow the Colorado Lottery to operate online sales but reverses its decision to allow players to buy tickets with credit cards.
The New Jersey Lottery has been reporting a slew of winners skipping through their doors to claim prizes of $1 million and more after one Powerball drawing in April resulted in a "Night of Millionaires."
