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Georgia lottery winner starts off new year by claiming $983 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
One lone individual officially becomes the largest lottery winner in state history By Kate Northrop The Georgia Lottery has announced that the single lottery winner of the $983 million Mega Millions jackpot has come forward to claim the largest prize in Georgia state history. Whoever won the $983 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot back in November started off the new year on the right foot. Just two days into 2026, they presented their winning ticket to Georgia Lottery officials.
Jan 7, 2026, 7:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois lottery player has surprise run-in with grandma at the store, wins $1 million in PowerballNews Story
Chance encounter with family member is winner's lucky charm By Kate Northrop An Illinois lottery winner was grateful this Thanksgiving for the $1 million Powerball prize he won after experiencing a chance encounter with his lucky charm his grandmother. An Illinois man is crediting his grandmother for winning a $1 million prize in Powerball. The player, who requested to remain anonymous under the pseudonym Grandma is my Lucky Charm! was already planning on buying a lottery ticket
Nov 29, 2025, 2:49 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Persistent Kentucky man wins $150,000 Powerball lottery prize: "It's just a dollar."News Story
Loyal lottery player is a huge Power Play fan, and for a good reason By Kate Northrop A Kentucky man who consistently adds the Power Play option to his Powerball lottery tickets has become a first-hand witness to the benefits of the add-on after winning a $150,000 prize. One Kentucky lottery player will not buy his Powerball tickets without the Power Play option, and now he has a track record to demonstrate why. William Elliott has stayed true to his method of lottery play, and h
Aug 19, 2025, 9:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery delays expiration date of $12.8 million jackpot-winning ticket in legal battleReply
If Arizona's law prevails then technically Circle K is the winner. The customer declined to purchase the ticket and no one else purchased it (before draw time) so that means at drawing time, Circle K became the rightful owner. The manager knew it was a winner and tried to buy it, however stores cannot sell a lottery ticket after the draw date
May 23, 2026, 9:32 am - Scoommo - Lottery News

$5.9 million New Jersey Pick 6 lottery winner claims jackpot one week before ticket expiresReply
He found the ticket crumpled up in a pants pocket. That is no way to treat a potential jackpot winning ticket. Upon arriving home put lottery tickets in a secure place, to be checked after the drawing. Amazing how many winners don't do this.
May 19, 2026, 11:27 am - Tony Numbers - Lottery News

Illinois Lottery shells out $7.1 million after players win big with 7-7-7-7News Story
Huge payday for Illinois lottery players across the state By Kate Northrop Thousands of Illinois lottery players won big when their Pick 4 game drew the combination 7-7-7-7, with more than $7 million in winnings paid out across the state. The Illinois Lottery announced last week that it tallied up $7.1 million in winnings from a single Pick 4 drawing. It's because the midday drawing on Sunday, May 3 produced the number combination 7-7-7-7, with Fireball number 6. It resulted
May 11, 2026, 7:53 am - Todd - Lottery News

$41 million Lotto Texas jackpot winner hasn't missed a drawing in 30 yearsReply
Wow, 30 years of playing every single drawing is some serious dedication. It just goes to show that persistence really can pay off in the lottery, even if it takes a long time. For us Michigan players, it's a good reminder that every ticket is a chance, and sometimes those long-term players hit it big. It makes you wonder if they had any special number picking strategy or if it was just pure luck with Quick Picks over all that time.
May 9, 2026, 1:56 pm - RichW - Lottery News

Circle K asks judge to delay expiration date for $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot amid disputeReply
This seems pretty simple. Lottery policy is that tickets are non-refundable, and tickets printed but not paid for belong to the retailer. On average, the retailer loses 50% of the face value of those tickets. Someone asked for a ticket, the retailer printed it, the customer didn't have enough money to pay for it, so the ticket belongs to the retailer. You can't seriously argue that one can buy a ticket that legally belongs to the retailer after the drawing which reveals it to be a winnin
May 7, 2026, 11:03 am - Tucker Black - Lottery News

Circle K asks judge to delay expiration date for $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot amid disputeReply
Whenever I go onto a retailer buy lottery or whatever .If I see a ticket that someone didn't purchase on the machine,I always ask is it for sale and if so I'll buy..I just did that a couple of days ago on a Powerball ticket.. Unfortunately it wasn't a winner.. Yeah that was shady on the worker and he should have purchased it before the drawing.I see no problem in that..
May 6, 2026, 2:24 pm - Jadidit - Lottery News

New Jersey Pick 6 jackpot-winning ticket worth $5.9 million expiring in three weeksReply
Ticket expires May 22 at the Eisenhower Exxon in Roseland, Essex County - winning numbers 20-21-30-31-42-44 from that May 22, 2025, drawing. There's also a $50k Powerball from the same day unclaimed at D'Latinos in West New York, so double the urgency for NJ players to dig out old tickets. Hate seeing these roll back into the prize pool, especially with the app making checks so easy now.
May 4, 2026, 10:01 pm - RichW - Lottery News