Starting next year, 16- and 17-year-olds will no longer be able to play the National Lottery. In a move to curb the potential development of harmful gambling habits in a rapidly evolving digital age, the UK government announced that they will be raising the legal age to play the lottery to 18.Legal, UK National Lottery, Retailer, General Interest, Government
50 players walked away from the Mass Cash drawing on Sunday, Dec. 6 with a claim to the $100,000 top prize, breaking the state’s previous all-time record of 34 jackpot winners in one drawing.Massachusetts, Unusual, Winning Ticket Announcement, Record, Pick 5
A scammer from New Jersey tricked three elderly women across the country into sending her over $675,000 by convincing them that they owed “prepaid taxes” as a prerequisite for claiming a prize that didn’t exist.New Jersey, Indiana, Scam, Kentucky, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Arrest, Crime, Hawaii
A woman was confused when a retailer told her that they wouldn’t be able to pay out her winning ticket. As it turns out, the numbers she played every week for 20 years earned her a X Lotto top prize of $1 million (US$743,400).Winner Stories, International, Australia
An unusually perfect series of sequential numbers that came up in South Africa’s most recent PowerBall drawing has led to accusations of fraud, while others jumped in to defend the integrity of a game based on pure luck and chance.International, Winning Ticket Announcement, Technology, Computerized Drawings
The cat’s out of the bag — two kitties might have helped one woman win a $1,180 Illinois Lottery Pick 4 prize.Winner Stories, Illinois, Pick 4, Mystical
A group of ten public workers from Ohio who call themselves “The Lucky Ten” just split a $5.9 million Classic Lotto jackpot after spending 16 years playing the lottery together on a weekly basis.Winner Stories, Ohio, Jackpots, Pool
Surmounting astronomical odds, one Florida man is taking home a $5 million lottery jackpot after having won a $1 million grand prize three years ago.Florida, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Won multiple times
Players who are tired of traveling to claim centers or mailing away their winning lottery tickets to claim their prizes will soon have a new option. Next spring, the Massachusetts Lottery will begin allowing players to claim larger prizes through their phones.Massachusetts, Technology, Announcement, General Interest, Headquarters
A team of lottery winners from the United Kingdom have been working together to make Christmas happen a little earlier this year by gifting holiday baskets to charity workers and care staff who look after the elderly.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, After the Big Win, Holiday, Charity, Christmas
Have a wonderful day, filled with thoughts of all the things to be thankful for.Lottery Post, Holiday
More often than not, it’s the prize winners who use their winnings to perform generous acts and good deeds. This Thanksgiving, a convenience store that received a $3,500 commission for selling a lottery ticket worth $350,000 is using those extra funds to give back to the community by providing meals to the hungry.South Carolina, Retailer, Holiday, Charity
Changes to the claims process at the Kansas Lottery are effective today, Nov. 23, due to the rise in COVID-19 cases across the state.Kansas, Announcement, Headquarters, Medical
A North Carolina man played the Virginia Lottery and took a big leap by buying 20 identical lottery tickets. The result? He took home 20 top prizes totaling $100,000.Virginia, Winner Stories, North Carolina, Pick 4, Won multiple times
Ten years after selling the first Mega Millions lottery ticket in the state, Wisconsin finally had its first jackpot winner come forward to claim a $120 million Mega Millions prize from the Sept. 15 drawing.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Wisconsin, Multi-State Game
A brother and sister from Alberta, Canada, were both skeptical when they scanned their lottery ticket and found that it was the winner of a $1 million (US$766,270) Lotto 6/49 prize for the Guaranteed Prize Draw on Nov. 4.Winner Stories, Western Canada, Canada, Canada Lotto 6/49, Raffle
A lucky mistake that led a woman to accidentally win a $100,000 lottery jackpot just proves that some things are meant to be.Winner Stories, Missouri, Scratch Games
A bride and groom who had their wedding canceled four separate times due to the coronavirus pandemic were at their wit’s end after constantly pushing back and rescheduling the event. Hearing about their growing frustration, one lottery winner who scooped up £13 million (US$17,150,965) in 2015 was eager to help contribute to their special day.Winner Stories, UK National Lottery, After the Big Win, General Interest
A veteran from Creswell, North Carolina was not even in the state when he found out he won a $1 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina
For many lottery players, the upcoming holiday season represents the return of raffle games, many of which offer their best odds of winning $1 million or more.Lottery Post, Insider Buzz, Holiday, General Interest, Raffle, Christmas