A streak of good luck made a Huntington Beach, California, man an instant millionaire immediately after he deposited a separate $25,000 payment from the California Lottery on Friday.Winner Stories, California, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

If Alabama gets a lottery, private management may at least be an option.Starting a Lottery, Alabama, Privatize Lottery

Members of a Victoria, Australia, lottery pool are taking Tattersalls Sweeps to court, alleging a former colleague kept a $16.6 million lottery win to himself.Legal, Winner Stories, International, Dispute, Pool, Australia, Tatts Group, Lawsuit

A “dollar and a dream” has turned into a $1 million legal nightmare — with a Brooklyn, New York, woman accusing her daughter of running off with her jackpot.Legal, Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games, Theft, Crime, Lawsuit

Among a list of things you shouldn’t leave in your car, a winning lottery ticket tops the charts.Powerball, Winner Stories, Washington, Theft, Multi-State Game

The Florida Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in the case of a man who claims his former live-in partner owes him half of a $1 million Florida raffle jackpot.Florida, Legal, Winner Stories, Dispute, Raffle, Court

Annie director Will Gluck is teaming with Walt Disney Studios to direct an untitled lottery movie based on the actual events of a Spanish lottery jackpot win.Insider Buzz, El Gordo, General Interest, Spain, Movie

The USA’s two powerhouse multi-state lottery games have been steadily growing their jackpots over the past several weeks, and this week they offer a combined $441 million to lottery players who will take a chance to beat the odds.Mega Millions, Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

One lucky Illinois lottery player is a whole lot happier today, after they won a Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $260 million Tuesday night.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Illinois, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

A lottery pool that has been playing the same numbers in the weekly Ireland Lotto draw for 27 years has finally seen them win big.Winner Stories, International, Jackpots, Pool, Ireland

If you bought your Powerball ticket in Arizona, it’s time to give it some extra scrutiny this morning, since one of the Powerball tickets sold in Arizona for the Wednesday drawing is now worth $188.9 million.Powerball, Arizona, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

A Michigan man who scratched off his lottery ticket in the bathroom to keep his girlfriend from knowing what he’d done ended up winning $1 million.Winner Stories, Michigan, Scratch Games

A Bronx businessman who has won more big lottery prizes than any other New Yorker doesn’t have to go far to buy tickets — he owns a store that sells them.Winner Stories, New York, Retailer, Pick 4

A New York plumber and his son are multimillionaires after sitting on a winning Powerball ticket because they thought the jackpot had been won by a teacher.Powerball, Winner Stories, Jackpots, New York, Multi-State Game

After months of investigation and legal wrangling, legal actions against two men accused of rigging a multi-state Hot Lotto computerized drawing are proceeding.Texas, Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Trial, Multi-State Game, Court

A Chesterfield, Virginia, man has cashed in three Mega Millions lottery tickets worth $1 million each.Mega Millions, Virginia, Winner Stories, Multi-State Game, Won multiple times

A Middlesex County, New Jersey man is facing legal trouble after he tried to claim a $10,000 lottery jackpot.New Jersey, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime

The holder of a jackpot-winning EuroMillions ticket bought in the UK has come forward to claim their £93,388,943 (US$145 million) prize, lottery operator Camelot has confirmed.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, Jackpots, Euro Millions, Multi-Country Game