Brenda Sellers has been an occasional player of the N.C. Education Lottery for years, but she’d never purchased a $10 ticket for the 50X The Cash scratch off. “I didn’t think I’d won anything,” said Sellers, who added that she hadn’t checked the winning numbers before having the ticket scanned at the Food Lion on West Broad Street, where she has worked for 11 years.

ROCKLIN, CA: A ticket with five numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, but missing the Powerball number, was sold at a gasoline station in Rocklin, near Sacramento, and is worth $1,623,182. One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, was also sold in Minnesota and New Jersey, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced.

According to a recent study, the odds of winning a Powerball jackpot is 1 in 175,223,510. The odds of an amateur golfer making a hole in one on a par-3 hole are 1 in 12,500.

Lake Orion police have arrested a suspected thief who they say posed as a lottery agent at several Oakland and Macomb county CVS stores in order to steal Michigan Lottery scratch-off tickets. Police Chief Jerry Narsh says investigators found “unique clothing” at the Pontiac home of David Witherspoon, 40, that also appears in store surveillance videos.

Despite overwhelming statistical evidence that your chances of winning big are depressingly small, people keep playing. Here are some behavioral science insights concerning lottery psychology.

Despite overwhelming statistical evidence that your chances of winning big are depressingly small, people keep playing. Here are some behavioral science insights concerning lottery psychology.

As Kiwis around the country imagine what it would be like to win $20 million with Powerball tonight, 10 lucky players this year have already discovered how it feels to become instant millionaires thanks to Lotto. These winners are part of an exclusive club of more than 530 Kiwis who have become millionaires since Lotto began in 1987, including three New Zealanders who have won big with Powerball so far this year.

As Kiwis around the country imagine what it would be like to win $20 million with Powerball tonight, 10 lucky players this year have already discovered how it feels to become instant millionaires thanks to Lotto. These winners are part of an exclusive club of more than 530 Kiwis who have become millionaires since Lotto began in 1987, including three New Zealanders who have won big with Powerball so far this year.

Tuesday’s winning numbers were 09, 01, 05, 22 and 38 and the winning Lucky Star numbers are 10 and 02. A National Lottery spokeswoman said: “National Lottery players in the UK are enjoying a fantastic run of luck on EuroMillions. “We urge all players to check their tickets, to see if they have scooped the A 51.8 million jackpot, so they can begin to enjoy their life-changing win as soon as possible.”

Tuesday’s winning numbers were 09, 01, 05, 22 and 38 and the winning Lucky Star numbers are 10 and 02. A National Lottery spokeswoman said: “National Lottery players in the UK are enjoying a fantastic run of luck on EuroMillions. “We urge all players to check their tickets, to see if they have scooped the A 51.8 million jackpot, so they can begin to enjoy their life-changing win as soon as possible.”

Hickory Hills resident Monika Zborek recently scratched an Illinois Lottery $250,000 Crossword ticket and won a top prize of $250,000 instantly. “I buy a ticket once a month and I always try my luck with a game I haven’t played before.

Hickory Hills resident Monika Zborek recently scratched an Illinois Lottery $250,000 Crossword ticket and won a top prize of $250,000 instantly. “I buy a ticket once a month and I always try my luck with a game I haven’t played before.