In an announcement on Tuesday afternoon, the Texas Lottery revealed that sales of scratch-off tickets surged to $112 million from the previous week’s sales of $95 million.Texas, Financials, Scratch Games, Sales, Medical

The Virginia Lottery is still running during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its March profits dropped 28 percent, according to a new agency report.Virginia, Financials, Retailer, Sales, Medical

A United Kingdom man who won a £58 million (US$71.6 million) lottery jackpot celebrated by having a beer with his brothers — at a 6-foot distance.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, Jackpots, Euro Millions, Multi-Country Game

State revenue from the Mississippi Lottery decreased in March as people began facing restrictions because of the coronavirus pandemic.Financials, Starting a Lottery, Mississippi, Sales, Medical

After eight months of Iowa Lottery ticket sales topping budgeted projections, those sales are starting to arc downward.Financials, Iowa, Retailer, Sales, Medical

An Australian family who collected a nearly $400,000 lottery jackpot said they have been using the same numbers for nearly 20 years.Winner Stories, International, Australia

Fewer people are going outside because of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, which is impacting the number of lottery tickets people are buying.Financials, Maine, Sales, Medical

The North Carolina Education Lottery has increased sales — which climbed to $2.6 billion in 2018, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries — every year since it was established in 2005. Then COVID-19 hit.Financials, North Carolina, Sales, Medical

The Massachusetts State Lottery is taking a big hit as the COVID-19 state of emergency temporarily shutters many stores that sell tickets, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg told lawmakers Tuesday.Financials, Massachusetts, Sales, Medical

Starting today, you will no longer be able to watch how the Kentucky Lottery draws its daily numbers games because the drawings now take place inside a computer program.Kentucky, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Medical

The South Carolina Education Lottery is offering to refund the cost of some multi-draw Powerball and Mega Millions tickets purchased prior to game changes announced last week.Mega Millions, Powerball, South Carolina, Changing Game, Multi-State Game

The Michigan Lottery is warning the public about a scam in which people are told they’ve won a big prize but need to pay a fee or provide sensitive personal information to collect it.Michigan, Scam, Fraud, Crime, Medical

Following up on our previous report two weeks ago, Lottery Post revisited the websites of every United States lottery to find out if all the states have added COVID-19 responses, and what changes have been made at states that had already published a response.Insider Buzz, General Interest, Investigation, Operations, Medical

The Mega Millions Consortium announced today that in response to flagging sales due to the COVID-19 response, the multi-state lottery game’s starting jackpot has been lowered and the amounts of subsequent starting jackpots and jackpot increases will be determined on a drawing-by-drawing basis. Mega Millions, Jackpots, Announcement, Multi-State Game, Medical

The Powerball Product Group today announced its decision to further modify the rules for determining each successive Powerball jackpot roll, and set a firm implementation date rather than waiting for the next jackpot winner.Powerball, Financials, Jackpots, Multi-State Game, Medical

Unclaimed Ireland Lottery funds of €16 million (US$17.5 million) are being rapidly released to help battle coronavirus.International, Unclaimed Prize, Financials, Government, Ireland, Medical

A Connecticut Lottery Corp. employee who had been self-isolating at home has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting lottery officials to announce they are temporarily moving operations from the lottery’s Rocky Hill headquarters to a “backup facility” they declined to identify.Connecticut, Administration, Headquarters, Medical

A supply worker at Scientific Games in Alpharetta, Georgia, where scratch-off lottery tickets are made has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a company statement issued Monday.Georgia, Scientific Games, Scratch Games, Medical

An Oregon man’s $6.3 million lottery jackpot was made all the more lucky by the fact that his ticket was free — and he almost left it at the store.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Oregon

In a series of executive orders, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has increasingly forced businesses to close their doors to slow the spread of COVID-19, but there are three notable exceptions: Liquor, cannabis, and lottery tickets.Oregon, Retailer, General Interest, Medical