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Lucky "mistake" helped Iowa man win $1 million Mega Millions lottery prize
Ticket printing mishap gives player a lucky break
Includes audio report
By Kate Northrop
A mistake that occurred while printing a Mega Millions lottery ticket led to an Iowa man winning a $1 million second-tier prize.
Josh Buster of West Burlington is positive that a clerk's slip-up is the reason why he won $1 million in the Mega Millions drawing on April 15.
The Mega Millions jackpot for the drawing on Fri., April 15 was $20 million, and Buster made sure he bought his tick
Apr 21, 2022, 6:54 am - Lottery News
VIDEO: Lead Director of Mega Millions discusses potential game changes
LOTTERY POST EXCLUSIVE
By Kate Northrop
Thursday, Lottery Post had the opportunity to speak with Mega Millions Lead Director Pat McDonald discuss some of the most common questions players are asking about the multi-state game.
In an exclusive interview with Lottery Post, McDonald also revealed that the game group is investigating potential ways to switch up the nationwide draw game.
Part of McDonald's responsibilities as Lead Director includes heading up any changes and managem
Mar 25, 2022, 5:11 pm - Lottery News
Michigan woman finds e-mail for $3 million lottery prize in spam folder
Check your spam folder!
By Kate Northrop
An email from the Michigan Lottery about a $3 million prize sat in a woman's spam folder, but thankfully she did not mistake it for trash.
Can you imagine accidentally deleting an email from the Lottery alerting you that you won a multi-million-dollar prize? Thanks to the watchful eye of Laura Spears, 55, an email congratulating her on a $3 million prize was rescued from her spam folder.
Spears had entered the Mega Millions drawing on De
Jan 25, 2022, 11:05 am - Lottery News
North Carolina veteran's fortune cookie nets him $4 million Mega Millions lottery prize
Common method for picking lottery numbers results in a wild celebration
By Kate Northrop
A North Carolina veteran and his wife had an incredible reaction upon realizing that his fortune cookie-inspired Mega Millions numbers netted him a $4 million prize.
Lottery players commonly look to the tiny piece of paper inside fortune cookies for inspiration in picking their next set of lottery numbers, and one cookie did not disappoint for one North Carolina resident.
Gabriel Fierro of
Jan 21, 2022, 5:52 pm - Lottery News
Pennsylvania Lottery awards its largest online prize ever
One online player wins $4 million in Mega Millions drawing this week
By Kate Northrop
The Pennsylvania Lottery announced today that it awarded its largest online prize ever to a player residing in Luzerne County.
One lucky player is celebrating behind a screen after scooping up the Lottery's largest online payout at $4 million.
The prize-winning ticket bought for the Mega Millions drawing on Tues., Jan. 18 matched all five white balls drawn, 4, 19, 39, 42, and 52, but missed th
Jan 19, 2022, 12:31 pm - Lottery News
Multiple increases yield massive $610 million Powerball jackpot
Higher-than-predicted lottery sales boost both major multi-state jackpots
By Kate Northrop
Today, multiple state lotteries announced increases for both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots driven by higher-than-normal lottery ticket sales.
Thanks to the excitement around the Powerball jackpot that continues to swell with each consecutive rollover, the jackpot amount for the Wed., Jan 5, 2022 Powerball drawing has grown to a whopping $610 million.
The last time a Powerball j
Jan 4, 2022, 3:21 pm - Lottery News
Powerball and Mega Millions bundle promotion returns to Arkansas
Arkansas Lottery brings back popular 5-Buck Bundle for multi-state game lovers
By Kate Northrop
Multi-state lottery game lovers in Arkansas are in for a New Year's surprise with the return of the Arkansas Lottery's 5-Buck Bundle starting back up this month.
The Arkansas Lottery is kicking off 2022 by bringing back a promotion that awards a free lottery ticket with the purchase of a $3 Powerball ticket with Power Play and a $2 Mega Millions ticket.
Players who buy a $3 Powerball
Jan 2, 2022, 1:43 pm - Lottery News
Florida woman wins two $2 million Mega Millions prizes in one night
Lucky lottery player is seeing double after both tickets hit with Megaplier
By Kate Northrop
There's one lucky woman in Florida whose bet is paying off two times over technically four times when she bought two matching Mega Millions tickets, both with the Megaplier option.
Susan Fitton, 64, of Boca Raton, was elated after her bet paid off handsomely, instantly turning her into a multi-millionaire. Following the Mega Millions drawing on Tues., Sept. 14, 2021, she became $4 million richer
Oct 2, 2021, 5:34 pm - Lottery News
Lottery ticket sold in New York wins $431 million Mega Millions jackpot
By Kate Northrop
After a run of 29 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 30th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game produced a single $431 million winner last night when one ticket sold in New York matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball.
The winner will now have to choose between being paid $431 million in 30 annually-increasing payments over 29 years or the lump-sum estimated cash value of $314.4 million.
According to USA Mega's Mega Millions Jackpot Analysis, aft
Sep 22, 2021, 2:53 pm - Lottery News
Mega Millions and Powerball offer nearly $1 billion in combined lottery jackpots
Chance to win nearly half a billion dollars tonight
By Kate Northrop
Lottery players are eyeing up the two nearly identical multi-state jackpots that have reached almost a combined $1 billion this week.
That means that someone could go to sleep tonight a half billion dollars richer.
According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $432 million with a cash value of $312.8 million, while tonight's Powerball drawing offers
Sep 20, 2021, 2:38 pm - Lottery News