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Massachusetts man wins double $1 million Powerball lottery prizes in one drawingReply
I loved this story when I first read about it because this very lucky guy accidentally did what I've been trying to do intentionally for the last five years. In the past I've bought a ticket for one drawing (with the Power Play added) with the first five numbers on each line being exactly same. I'm not trying to win the jackpot. Rather I'm trying win a 2 million dollar second place prize five times by matching the first five numbers with each line on the ticket. It's possible for me to win
Jul 21, 2025, 7:43 am - GiveFive - Lottery News

N.C. woman takes $8 million lottery prize as $400,000 a year annuityNews Story
A North Carolina woman tried her luck on a $50 scratch-off and won the $8 million top prize that she will collect in $400,000 annual payments for 20 years. Latonya Rayford of Charlotte bought her lucky $8 Million Money Maker ticket from the BP Food Mart on West Sugar Creek Road in Charlotte. When Rayford arrived at lottery headquarters Monday to collect her winnings, she had a decision to make. She could choose to receive her prize as an annuity of $400,000 a year over 20 years or a lump
Jul 10, 2025, 11:04 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio man has the "best day of his life" after winning the lottery twice in one dayReply
I wonder ... Considering 'D' is from Ohio and he was lucky twice in one day ..,after spending $120.50 on lotto: 1. Is he bald or balding? 2. Does he know Prince William personally? 3. Does he prefer mashed or whipped potatoes with his meatloaf dinner? 4. Does he have an aunt Hilda and an uncle Hank (Henry)? 5. Does he have a dog named phydaux ? Have a shaggy day! ShagE3
Apr 17, 2026, 10:32 pm - ShagE3 - Lottery News

Millionaire for Life multi-state lottery game to replace Cash4Life and Lucky for Life in FebruaryReply
Well there is quite a range of opinions on mil 4 life here in this forum. First off thanks Kate for the info! I'm a lucky 4 life player but, I only play on mon and or thur when the pb and or mm is less than 250 mil (tho' I m thinking of raising the threshold to 300 or 350 mil). I'm sorta a traditionalist on the Monday and Thursday thing as the original drawings were held on these two days Now that the price has increased I will change one criteria .... that is I'll definitely o
Jan 24, 2026, 9:45 pm - ShagE3 - Lottery News

New York man turns grocery run into $3 million lottery annuityNews Story
Winner opts for 20 years of payments over lump sum By Kate Northrop A simple visit to the grocery store turned into a $3 million annuitized payday after a New York man decided to buy a lottery ticket. A New York man won a $3 million top prize on a scratch-off ticket he purchased at the supermarket, a prize that he decided he would take full advantage of. Kurt Kelleher of Shirley was at King Kullen on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley when he thought to try out the New York Lottery
Nov 14, 2025, 9:05 am - Todd - Lottery News

Three $1 million winning Powerball lottery tickets sold at the same New York storeReply
Haven't you ever heard of crazy things that people do when buying a ticket and then they won a big pile of money because they did it? The guy was stupid not crazy. Then he took the numbers from the QP ticket and marked them twice on a Lotto betslip. Then he'd buy another ticket. He ended up with two tickets. One ticket had a single line of six numbers on it (the QP) the other had two identical lines of six numbers on it, and they matched the numbers on his QP ticket. Aside from the
Nov 1, 2025, 1:29 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

$1.7 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingReply
The scandal involving Nick Perry and Edward Plevel refers to the 1980 Pennsylvania Lottery Daily Number fix, in which they and several others rigged a drawing to produce the number 666. The scheme involved weighting the lottery balls so that only certain numbers could be drawn. Key participants Nick Perry: The television announcer for the daily live drawings. He was identified by a grand jury as the mastermind of the plot. Edward Plevel: A former lottery district manager. He was involve
Sep 4, 2025, 10:30 pm - TwoMillion - Lottery News

South Carolina Lottery begins accepting debit card payments for ticket purchasesReply
Technology and the way we use it has changed over the decades, ... We're simply catching our statute up to the modern way people use money. Haven't stores been accepting debit cards for all sorts of things for decades now? if you loss your lottery ticket like the Guy in California that lost half of $390,000,000 you should be able to claim your prize with your Debit card purchase. I used a card one time at a lottery vending machine Is the story missing something? Is SC different
Jul 9, 2025, 3:32 am - KY Floyd - 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

Michigan $733,968 Fantasy 5 jackpot winner wins again, this time a $1M Millionaire Raffle prizeNews Story
Lucky streak: second major win in just over a year By Kate Northrop As if winning part of a $733,968 jackpot in the Fantasy 5 draw game wasn't cool enough, one Michigan man won the $1 million top prize in the Michigan Lottery's Millionaire Raffle just over a year later. Luck hasn't stopped flowing for one Michigan lottery player, who has now won the highest-tier prizes in two of the games Michigan Lottery has to offer. The 47-year-old Michigan resident opted to remain anonymous w
Apr 27, 2026, 7:13 am - Todd - Lottery News