An Australian woman who bought a handful of scratch-off lottery tickets to put in her Christmas cards said she ended up with one ticket left over — and it won more than $7,000.Winner Stories, International, Scratch Games, Holiday, Australia, Christmas
Lottery officials have just announced that the jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing has been raised from $510 million to $520 million, making this week’s Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots just $10 million shy of a combined $1 billion.Mega Millions, Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
One Nebraska woman is incredibly lucky after winning her second Pick 5 jackpot in less than 6 months, this time worth $138,000 — even bigger than the last.Winner Stories, Nebraska, Jackpots, Pick 5, Won multiple times
This past year has understandably been a tough one for many people, and for a couple hailing from Turner, Maine, 2020 was particularly unkind to them. But in a twist of fate, they ended the year on a high note when they won a big lottery prize worth $1 million.Winner Stories, Maine, Scratch Games
Lottery officials announced today that the jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing has been raised from $432 million to $447 million, as a result of rapid sales.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
After three and a half years of waiting for the winner of a €11.3 million (US$13.9 million) Lotto 6aus49 jackpot to turn up, one of Germany’s largest-ever unclaimed prizes is going back into the prize pool.International, Unclaimed Prize, Jackpots, Germany
With many people aching to finally cast aside 2020 and breathe a sigh of relief, the United States’ two biggest multi-state lottery games feature jackpots worth nearly $800 million combined that will instantly change the fortunes of whomever is lucky enough to win them.Mega Millions, Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
Have a happy, successful, and lucky 2021!Lottery Post, Holiday
New York Lottery players can now try out the Lottery’s newest feature to accompany their Quick Draw keno-style game, an additional drawing called “Money Dots” that takes place every four minutes, right after the drawing for Quick Draw.New York, Changing Game, Keno
It’s been a seriously difficult time for a North Carolina man who just recently lost his job as a preschool teacher after 20 years and even more so after losing his father to the coronavirus a month later, but a lottery jackpot win to the tune of $250,000 was the Christmas miracle waiting to happen.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina
May the spirit of Christmas fill your heart with peace, love, and joy.Lottery Post, Holiday, Christmas
A Brisbane university student says he’s “never going to work again” after winning the entire Division 1 Australian Powerball prize on last week.Winner Stories, International, Jackpots, Australia, Anonymous
The Spanish Lottery has released the winning numbers for “El Gordo” (The Fat One), the most well-known, largest raffle in history, measured by prize payout. In 2020, the Christmas raffle is handing out over €2.4 billion (US$ 2.9 billion) in prizes. That’s €28 million (US$34 million) more than last year.International, Winning Ticket Announcement, El Gordo, Spain, Raffle, Drawing
Quite a few Kentucky Lottery players thought they had won big time when they saw matching symbols printed on their Tic Tac Cash Fast Play tickets, but that joy quickly dissipated when they found out that those symbols were not indicators of winning the lottery at all, rather they were a result of a software error.IGT, Kentucky, Error, Technology, Ticket Machine, Lottery Tickets
Speednet Group, a leading lottery technology company, announced today that it has re-launched the USA Mega website with an updated, modern look that works equally well on mobile devices, computers, and tablets.Mega Millions, Powerball, Technology, Announcement, USA Mega, Multi-State Game, Web Site
Today marks the New Jersey Lottery’s 50th year in operation, and to round off the year-long celebration, it will be hosting a Facebook Live event where 50 players will have the chance to receive $500 in scratch-off tickets.New Jersey, Event, Anniversary, Announcement, Social Media
It’s not unheard of for players to try and increase their potential winnings by buying identical tickets for one drawing. One player took that strategy to the extreme, turning heads when he won a whopping $800,000 with 160 lottery tickets in the same Pick 4 drawing.Virginia, Winner Stories, Pick 4, Won multiple times
It’s been an emotional rollercoaster for an Iowan lottery player who drove around with a winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 in his car for almost a full year.Powerball, Winner Stories, Iowa, Multi-State Game
In just nearly two years, an English couple who won a £114.9 million (US$153.7 million) EuroMillions jackpot, the fourth largest awarded by the UK National Lottery since its inception, have already given away half of their winnings to friends, family and charities.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, Jackpots, Euro Millions, Charity, Multi-Country Game
A man from Massachusetts is suing the New Hampshire Lottery Commission following a claim that the Lottery owes him either a gold bar or about $750,000, the approximate equivalent of a standard gold bar’s worth.Legal, Scratch Games, New Hampshire, Lawsuit