Indiana lottery players check your tickets: a lottery ticket worth more than a million bucks is about to expire.Unclaimed Prize, Jackpots, Indiana

Illinois’ practice of keeping some scratch-off games on the market indefinitely after top prizes have been awarded stands in contrast to other states, whose lotteries are required to pull a game within a specific time frame once the last remaining top prize has been claimed.Illinois, Scratch Games, General Interest, Investigation, Camelot Group, Northstar Lottery Group

Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich announced Thursday that he intends to retire in late 2018 or early 2019. Rich has led the Iowa Lottery since February 2009 and is just the second person to serve as its CEO since the lottery’s start in 1985.Administration, Iowa, Announcement, Retire, Director

One Colorado man didn’t realize he won nearly $2 million after a drawing until he checked his ticket — five months later.Winner Stories, Colorado, Jackpots

For the second time in 2018, a very lucky lottery player from Methuen, Massachusetts, has won a $1 million prize on an instant ticket from the Massachusetts State Lottery.Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

A 19-year-old Bonita Springs man has claimed a $15 million top prize in the new Florida 100X the Cash Scratch-Off game at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee.Florida, Winner Stories, Scratch Games

The Iowa Lottery has won an international gaming-compliance award for its work in the long-running lottery jackpot investigation that uncovered fraud against U.S. lotteries and resulted in guilty pleas from three men.Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Investigation, Fraud, Award, Crime, Multi-State Game

A Kansas woman who bought three scratch-off lottery tickets skipped one because she thought there wouldn’t be two winners in a row — but she was wrong.Winner Stories, Kansas, Scratch Games, Won multiple times

Friday morning the New Jersey Lottery revealed the sole winner of the mammoth $533 million Mega Millions jackpot won on March 30.Mega Millions, New Jersey, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Multi-State Game, Video

A Michigan woman bought a round for everyone in a Michigan bar after realizing she won a $189,912 prize from the Michigan Lottery.Winner Stories, Michigan, Keno

For a Michigan woman, her dreams really do come true.Winner Stories, Michigan, Mystical, Pick 5, Anonymous

The Arizona Lottery released the report last month from the Multi-State Lottery Association’s (MUSL) investigation of a computerized drawing malfunction that caused the same winning numbers to be generated in successive drawings.Arizona, Systems Problem, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Investigation, Audit

An investigation has revealed that Indiana’s state lottery has been pulling certain high-dollar scratch-off games off the market before all the big-money prizes could be won and paid out.GTECH, Indiana, Scratch Games, Investigation, Privatize Lottery

A Michigan woman nearly threw away a $2 million winning instant game lottery ticket she received for her birthday.Winner Stories, Michigan, Scratch Games, Anonymous

A woman who won $1,500 in the Illinois Lottery’s inaugural draw now won $1 million in the state’s St. Patrick’s Day Millionaire Raffle.Winner Stories, Illinois, General Interest, Raffle

As speculation swirled around the identity of the world’s newest multi-millionaire, the owner of the mini-mart where Friday’s winning Mega Millions ticket was sold said he reviewed surveillance footage to see if he could pinpoint the lucky customer.Mega Millions, New Jersey, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Retailer, Multi-State Game

It appears someone in the Garden State will be having a very happy Easter or Passover, as Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing produced a single jackpot-winning ticket sold in New Jersey.Mega Millions, New Jersey, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

A rush of ticket sales for the half-billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot has prompted lottery officials to revise their estimate for the Friday night drawing to $521 million.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

On her 18th birthday earlier this month, a Canadian teenager bought a bottle of sparkling wine and a $4 scratch lottery ticket at a nearby convenience store in Quebec — and, just like that, her future was off to a very nice start.Winner Stories, International, Scratch Games, Canada, Quebec, Annuity, Win For Life

Six years to the day after becoming the first lottery in history to feature a $500 million jackpot, the multi-state Mega Millions game is right back at the same level, offering a $502 million grand prize to be drawn Friday evening.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game