After more than 18,000 drawings of the Michigan Lottery’s Daily 4 game, the elusive 0-0-0-0 “quad” combination has finally been drawn, paying out millions of dollars in prize money.Michigan, Winning Ticket Announcement, Pick 4

A Florida woman who evacuated from Hurricane Irma with her three children won $10,000 on a lottery scratch-off ticket while sheltering in North Carolina.Florida, Winner Stories, Scratch Games, North Carolina

The Florida Lottery announced Monday that daily drawings will resume today and make-up drawings for all Lottery Draw games suspended due to Hurricane Irma will also be conducted in sequence Tuesday, September 12, with full security and auditing measures in place.Florida, Announcement, Operations, Drawing

A retired New Jersey police chief pleaded no contest this morning to charges that he participated in a scam that cost a 95-year-old Northampton Township, Pennsylvania, man almost $29,000.New Jersey, Legal, Pennsylvania, Scam, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Crime

An executive order issued Sunday by Gov. Rick Scott has temporarily suspended Florida Lottery drawings as Hurricane Irma bears down on the state.Florida, Announcement, Operations, Drawing

A special House panel has been looking at other states’ experience with lotteries as it works on a study requested by House Speaker Philip Gunn, who opposes a lottery for Mississippi but says he wants the issue thoroughly vetted.Financials, Starting a Lottery, Education, Mississippi, Study, Government

A 30-year-old woman who won two major Michigan Lottery prizes is accused of embezzling more than $300,000 from a local substance abuse and mental health treatment center during her time as an accountant there.Legal, Winner Stories, Michigan, Theft, Law Enforcement, Online Ticket Sales, Crime, Won multiple times

Police are again warning people about multiple fake social media accounts created by scammers pretending to be the Massachusetts Powerball winner.Powerball, Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Jackpots, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game

Two top officials previously in charge of China’s official state lottery have been stripped of their positions on suspicion of taking bribes, China’s top graft watchdog said late on Sunday.International, Administration, Scandal, Corruption, China

Lightning has struck twice for an online lottery ticket service, which had its second United States lottery jackpot winner when a Panamanian player claimed a $30 million Florida Lotto jackpot this month.Florida, Winner Stories, International, Jackpots, Online Ticket Sales

At the same time the latest Powerball jackpot run was stealing headlines, an Illinois couple was at Illinois Lottery headquarters, claiming the largest lottery jackpot ever won in the state.Mega Millions, Winner Stories, Jackpots, Illinois, Multi-State Game

A single winning Powerball lottery ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Massachusetts and will claim a $758.7 million jackpot — the largest ever awarded to a single winning ticket.Powerball, Massachusetts, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

Some lottery winners spend months hiring financial experts and planning how to best claim their lottery jackpot, but not so with the winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever claimed by a single ticket.Powerball, Winner Stories, Massachusetts, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

Spurred on by a surge of lottery ticket sales, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official estimate for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing to $700 million.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

A former lottery security chief was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday for rigging the computerized lottery drawings in several states so he could collect the jackpots.Insider Buzz, Legal, Iowa, Hot Lotto, Scandal, Technology, Computerized Drawings, Fraud, Crime, Multi-State Game, Court

For only the 4th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to more than $600 million.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

The New Jersey Lottery pulled its latest instant scratch-off game from retailers’ shelves after players became confused by the game’s rules.New Jersey, Scratch Games, Canceled Lottery Game, Poker

Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Saturday’s drawing to $535 million.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

August has been a hot month for lottery jackpot chasers, with both Mega Millions and Powerball simultaneously reaching massive levels. Even though Mega Millions has been won, Powerball continues to roll, now surpassing the half-billion dollar mark.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

If there was ever an example of why people should double-check their own lottery tickets, this is it.Connecticut, Error, Systems Problem, Technology