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$2 million and $500,000 Powerball lottery prizes set to expire in South DakotaReply
The problem with waiting to the last possible moment to collect your winnings is that the lotto brings the story to the press about the winning ticket having limited time to be claimed and thus the whole story gets regurgitated and such. There will be two news cycles involved: one for the unclaimed announcement and two for the winning claim. I think the key time to claim is before the lottery makes that unclaimed announcement whatever your guess on that is .... maybe month four if you have s
Jan 16, 2026, 9:26 pm - ShagE3 - Lottery News

Lottery Post's guide to 2025 holiday raffles across the USAReply
Just updated the guide with Maryland's raffle! I did see the press release about it launching today, but I was not sure if there was an announcement about it earlier since I originally did not find anything about it in my research. Interestingly, the last time Maryland had a raffle was back in 2007 , which had 420,000 tickets for sale and offered four $1 million top prizes. Yay for Maryland for getting a raffle again!
Nov 3, 2025, 3:24 pm - Kate - Lottery News

California Lottery accidentally publishes winner's address instead of retailer's in press releaseNews Story
$12 million jackpot winner's privacy jeopardized in blunder By Kate Northrop The California Lottery has issued a statement after they accidentally exposed a $12 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot winner's personal address in a press release. A $12 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot winner's privacy was jeopardized after the California Lottery inadvertently revealed their home address in a news release instead of the retailer's. On Friday, the California Lottery issued a press release v
Apr 6, 2026, 1:10 pm - Todd - 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

Ohio man has the "best day of his life" after winning the lottery twice in one dayNews Story
Player is in disbelief at raking in more than $300,000 in winnings By Kate Northrop An Ohio man just had the luckiest day of his life when he won a top-tier prize in one lottery game and then $300,000 in another. The Ohio Lottery is coining this winner's lucky streak as the best day of his life, which was bookended by two separate wins in two different games. The winner, going by D. in an announcement from the Lottery, told officials about a lucky streak he's not sure will ever h
Apr 17, 2026, 8:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1 million Powerball lottery ticket purchased in West Virginia expiring in two weeksNews Story
Big Powerball prize will go to unclaimed fund if winner doesn't come forward By Kate Northrop There's an unclaimed Powerball ticket worth $1 million that will expire in West Virginia if the winner doesn't step forward to claim it in two weeks' time. West Virginia Lottery officials are searching for the owner of a Powerball lottery ticket that won a $1 million prize in a drawing that took place in March. Lottery Acting Director David Bradley encouraged players to check their cars,
Aug 26, 2025, 8:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

UK National Lottery to go offline this weekend for "significant improvements"News Story
Increased player protections coming, players asked to plan ahead By Kate Northrop The UK National Lottery is bringing its website and app offline this weekend to implement the most significant improvements in its digital platform upgrades. UK lottery players are encouraged to plan around the expected National Lottery website and app outage this weekend as the Lottery completes another major step toward its modernization efforts. Starting 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24 following
Jan 21, 2026, 7:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

$100,000 Mass Cash and $50,000 Powerball lottery prizes expiring in MassachusettsNews Story
One month left for two significant lottery prizes By Kate Northrop Two significant lottery prizes won in Massachusetts, one $50,000 Powerball prize and the other for $100,000 in Mass Cash, are nearing their expiration date. A $100,000 Mass Cash prize and $50,000 Powerball prize will expire soon in Massachusetts, with just one month left on the clock to claim them. The Massachusetts Lottery released an announcement on Friday about two unclaimed prizes of substantial amounts, which
Dec 22, 2025, 9:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

South Carolina Lottery offers refunds for misprinted Cash Pop ticketsNews Story
Technical issue resolved, sales resumed as of Wednesday By Kate Northrop The South Carolina Lottery is offering a refund for the purchase price of tickets that were affected by a technical issue that caused a misprinting error on some Cash Pop tickets. The South Carolina Lottery is asking players who received a misprinted Cash Pop ticket to send in their affected tickets to receive a refund. If you purchased a South Carolina Cash Pop ticket for the Monday, Nov. 17. 2025 drawing w
Nov 21, 2025, 8:23 am - Todd - Lottery News

84-year-old Michigan man will share $481,582 Fantasy 5 lottery jackpot with loved onesNews Story
Long-awaited jackpot win rewards player's persistence By Kate Northrop An 84-year-old Michigan lottery player wants to make use of his $481,582 Fantasy 5 jackpot by sharing the riches with his family. After vying for the Michigan Lottery's Fantasy 5 jackpot for a long time, an 84-year-old player finally hit his long-awaited stroke of luck with a $481,582 prize. The Macomb County resident, who chose to remain anonymous in the Lottery's announcement, entered the Aug. 16 Fantasy 5 d
Sep 11, 2025, 7:35 am - Todd - Lottery News