EuroMillions players across Britain have been urged to check their tickets this morning after one person won the entire £170 million (US$209 million / €190 million) jackpot.UK National Lottery, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Euro Millions, Record, Multi-Country Game
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