The EuroMillions jackpot of €190 million (US$209 million) will have to be won on Tuesday night no matter what happens, with the odds of claiming at least a share of the top prize effectively falling from 140 million to 1 to a considerably more manageable 7 million to 1 due to a never-before enforced rule.Jackpots, Euro Millions, Drawing, Multi-Country Game
Michigan residents apparently aren’t checking their lottery tickets, as a $1 million prize went unclaimed on Thursday — for the third time this year, the state lottery said.Powerball, Unclaimed Prize, Michigan, Multi-State Game
We now know that a lot of people in South Carolina have the same strategy for the Pick 4 lottery game — and it just won them a lot of money.Winner Stories, South Carolina, Pick 4, Record
Tonight marks the first drawing for the newest Idaho Lottery game, 5 Star Draw.New Lottery Game, Idaho, Pick 5
Three people are charged in an elaborate theft ring involving tens of thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets and cigarettes.Tennessee, Legal, Scratch Games, Retailer, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime, Video
A new paper argues that, actually, winning the lottery totally does make you happy.Insider Buzz, Study, General Interest
A Korean War veteran from North Carolina won the lottery five times — on one ticket.Winner Stories, Jackpots, North Carolina, Pick 5, Won multiple times
A Maine man became a millionaire with two lottery wins in just four months — but still lives in a beat-up old trailer.Winner Stories, Maine, Scratch Games, After the Big Win, General Interest
An 81-year-old man from Lynn, Massachusetts, was sentenced Monday to two months in prison for his part in a multimillion-dollar lottery scam, according to federal prosecutors.Legal, Massachusetts, Taxes, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime, Court
A single ticket sold in Texas matched the winning numbers from Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing and is worth an estimated $227 million.Mega Millions, Texas, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game
A Michigan Lottery player won Saturday night’s $80 million Powerball jackpot with a ticket bought in Suttons Bay, according to the Michigan Lottery.Powerball, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game, Microsoft
On Sunday, the Colorado Lottery’s 30 year-old Lotto game was replaced with the new-and-improved Colorado Lotto+.Colorado, Changing Game, Announcement
A San Diego woman never has to work another day in her life after cashing in her winning Mega Millions lottery ticket she purchased at a deli near Sorrento Valley.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, California, Jackpots, Multi-State Game, Video
Two years after winning $2 million in a New Jersey Lottery scratch-off game, a New Jersey man hit it big again — this time with a scratch-off ticket that proved to be worth $250,000.New Jersey, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Won multiple times
A longtime Maryland Lottery player made a trip to Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore on Sept. 13 to collect his third five-figure prize in two decades.Winner Stories, Maryland, Scratch Games, Won multiple times
Several D.C. Council members are asking whether the $215 million lottery and sports gambling contract the council approved this summer fulfills local business subcontracting requirements. This week, they got an answer from a high-level District staffer: Everything’s fine.Legal, Vendors, Washington DC, Contract, Sports Betting, Intralot
A Florida man who won a $52 million lottery jackpot in 2010 wants to use some of his millions to breathe new life into the streets of Sistrunk, a historically black northwestern section of Fort Lauderdale.Florida, Winner Stories, After the Big Win, General Interest
Ever since he won $500 in the lottery 20 years ago, one 65-year-old New Castle, Delaware, man has been playing the same numbers over and over, hoping they’d pay off again. Winner Stories, Delaware, Multi-State Game, Lucky for Life
An Oregon cancer survivor’s lucky streak continued this month with a $4.6 million lottery win, according to state officials.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Oregon
Though officials say the vast majority of the 10,500 Michigan lottery retailers deal honestly with both the agency and their customers, a few are always looking for a new way to game the system. It’s the job of the lottery agency’s eight-person security unit, which handles about 1,500 cases a year, to investigate those offenders, and, if necessary, shut them down.Legal, Scratch Games, Retailer, Security, Illegal Activities, Crime, Microsoft