A single winning Powerball lottery ticket matching all six numbers was sold in California and will claim a $447.8 million jackpot.Powerball, California, Jackpots, Winning Ticket Announcement, Multi-State Game

Two New Yorkers were tossed behind bars in the state’s first-ever arrests of lottery scammers accused of secretly claiming winning tickets for people who owe child support, back taxes or other debts.New York, Scam, Retailer, Law Enforcement, Arrest, Crime

By Saturday evening, the multi-state Powerball lottery jackpot will almost certainly become the largest US lottery jackpot since the game’s monstrous $1.6 billion record in Jan. 2016.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

An examination of the difficult balance between running a secure lottery and ensuring that Iowa Lottery games are accessible and friendly for players, while still turning a healthy profit for the state.Financials, Iowa, Security, General Interest, Investigation

If world events have got you down, maybe the rising Powerball jackpot is just the thing to lift your spirits and your dreams.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

Two $1 million-winning Virginia Millionaire Raffle lottery tickets drawn on New Year’s Day have not yet been claimed — and are due to expire by the end of June.Virginia, Unclaimed Prize, Raffle

College scholarships funded by New Mexico lottery proceeds will cover 60 percent of tuition costs for the next school year — down from 90 percent — as state education officials announced changes Wednesday aimed at stretching dwindling revenue for the financial aid program.New Mexico, Financials, Scholarship, Education, Government

A year ago this month, the Smith family’s lives changed in an instant when they won the $429.6 million Powerball jackpot.Powerball, New Jersey, Winner Stories, After the Big Win, Pool, Charity, Multi-State Game

One of the top New York Lottery winners won Quick Draw prizes of $600 or more at least 1,400 times in the last seven years, but according to statisticians he probably lost a lot of money doing it.Winner Stories, New York, General Interest

Five players from across New York have won at least 500 times during the last nine years — and nearly two dozen won at least 200 times, according to an analysis of lottery data.Winner Stories, New York, General Interest, Lucky

Michigan Lottery players have discovered a way to play the lottery’s online games so that they win every time they play — and the lottery seems to be OK with it.Michigan, Online Gambling, Technology, General Interest, Keno, Online, Video

The mysterious purchaser of a $24.1 million Lotto jackpot came forward to claim the winning ticket — just two days before it was set to expire.Winner Stories, Unclaimed Prize, Jackpots, New York

The Kentucky Lottery Corp. board voted Tuesday to approve Gov. Matt Bevin’s appointment of Tom Delacenserie as the new president and CEO of the state’s lottery.Administration, Kentucky, Director

The National Lottery is expecting a rush for tickets this week as a must-win £25 million (US$32.5 million) jackpot means the odds of winning the top prize are six times better than usual.UK National Lottery, Jackpots

The vice president for policy at the Mississippi Center for Public Policy writes an anti-lottery column, and illustrates how lottery opponents feel they should be able to decide how you live your life, the type of entertainment you should be allowed to enjoy, and how you should spend your money.Starting a Lottery, Opinion, Mississippi

The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident in which a woman in the Virginia county was bilked out of nearly $30,000 after being promised lottery riches, court records show.Virginia, Scam, Theft, Crime

A Bronx bartender won $7 million from a scratch-off ticket he bought while killing time at a laundromat — and now plans to spend big bucks on fishing gear, he said Tuesday.Winner Stories, New York, Scratch Games

There could be a millionaire walking around Manhattan who doesn’t even know it, but they’re going to lose it all very soon if they don’t figure it out within the next week.Unclaimed Prize, Jackpots, New York

A day after Frank Farricker resigned as Connecticut Lottery Corp. board chairman and interim CEO, the lottery’s governing board named a new temporary chief executive to serve until a permanent president/CEO is hired in a month or two at the end of a national search that’s now in progress.Connecticut, Administration, Director

The Michigan Lottery is urging Fantasy 5 players to check their tickets to see if they’re the lucky winner of a $105,000 jackpot.Unclaimed Prize, Michigan, Pick 5