Friday morning the New Jersey Lottery revealed the sole winner of the mammoth $533 million Mega Millions jackpot won on March 30.Mega Millions, New Jersey, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Multi-State Game, Video

A Michigan woman bought a round for everyone in a Michigan bar after realizing she won a $189,912 prize from the Michigan Lottery.Winner Stories, Michigan, Keno

For a Michigan woman, her dreams really do come true.Winner Stories, Michigan, Mystical, Pick 5, Anonymous

The Arizona Lottery released the report last month from the Multi-State Lottery Association’s (MUSL) investigation of a computerized drawing malfunction that caused the same winning numbers to be generated in successive drawings.Arizona, Systems Problem, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Investigation, Audit

An investigation has revealed that Indiana’s state lottery has been pulling certain high-dollar scratch-off games off the market before all the big-money prizes could be won and paid out.GTECH, Indiana, Scratch Games, Investigation, Privatize Lottery

A Michigan woman nearly threw away a $2 million winning instant game lottery ticket she received for her birthday.Winner Stories, Michigan, Scratch Games, Anonymous

A woman who won $1,500 in the Illinois Lottery’s inaugural draw now won $1 million in the state’s St. Patrick’s Day Millionaire Raffle.Winner Stories, Illinois, General Interest, Raffle

As speculation swirled around the identity of the world’s newest multi-millionaire, the owner of the mini-mart where Friday’s winning Mega Millions ticket was sold said he reviewed surveillance footage to see if he could pinpoint the lucky customer.Mega Millions, New Jersey, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Retailer, Multi-State Game

It appears someone in the Garden State will be having a very happy Easter or Passover, as Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing produced a single jackpot-winning ticket sold in New Jersey.Mega Millions, New Jersey, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

A rush of ticket sales for the half-billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot has prompted lottery officials to revise their estimate for the Friday night drawing to $521 million.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

On her 18th birthday earlier this month, a Canadian teenager bought a bottle of sparkling wine and a $4 scratch lottery ticket at a nearby convenience store in Quebec — and, just like that, her future was off to a very nice start.Winner Stories, International, Scratch Games, Canada, Quebec, Annuity, Win For Life

Six years to the day after becoming the first lottery in history to feature a $500 million jackpot, the multi-state Mega Millions game is right back at the same level, offering a $502 million grand prize to be drawn Friday evening.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

A Michigan man who thought the lottery was all a conspiracy had his opinion changed 12 days ago when he won a $1.9 million jackpot.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Michigan

Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Tuesday’s massive $458 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Friday’s $421 million grand prize.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

Wisconsin Lottery officials won’t reveal how they ensure frequent winners aren’t scamming the system, and one expert sees suspicious patterns in the state.Wisconsin, Retailer, Theft, Investigation, Crime, Won multiple times

Two middle-level Connecticut Lottery Corp. employees have been suspended without pay in the continuing fallout from a million-dollar mistake in the Jan. 1 drawing that selected winners in the New Year’s Super Draw game.Connecticut, Error, Security, Operations, Drawing

A Lincoln County, Kansas, man is $1 million richer, thanks to a Salina gas station employee.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Kansas, Retailer, Multi-State Game, Anonymous

A family from Minnesota won the first jackpot prize in the multi-state Lotto America game that began just four months ago.Winner Stories, Jackpots, Minnesota, Multi-State Game, Lotto America

As the head of IT at the Multi-State Lottery Association, Eddie Tipton identified flaws in the computerized lottery drawing computers, and even though the state lotteries say those flaws are now fixed, Tipton claims they are still dangerously flawed and susceptible to fraud.Insider Buzz, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Security, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game

St. Patrick’s Day brought the Luck of the Irish to the state of Pennsylvania Saturday night.Powerball, Pennsylvania, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game