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North Carolina woman plays the lottery to pay for medical procedure and wins $1 millionNews Story
Winner seldom plays, but one ticket is all it takes By Kate Northrop A North Carolina woman purchased a lottery ticket with the intention of using a prize to help pay for a medical procedure and won $1 million. An occasional lottery player now has more than enough means to cover a medical expense thanks to a fleeting decision to buy a lottery ticket to help pay for it. Tonya Carter of Warrenton doesn't usually play the lottery but decided to give it a go last Thursday. I've o
Jul 26, 2025, 8:34 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland man uses intuition with license plate numbers and wins $100,000 in Pick 5Reply
Congratulations on the win. With the winnings, he plans on paying medical bills and purchasing a used car. That's a smart move right there buddy, knocking down debt and not getting into new debt is the way to go. Wishing you good health and fewer medical bills in the future
Mar 13, 2026, 3:01 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery News

$78 million Lotto Texas jackpot expiring in less than two weeksReply
Well folks, who is the culprit this time ?? Dashboard, glovebox, sun visor, wallet, sock drawer, unchecked pile of tickets on the desk, pants pocket, washing machine, trashcan?? Unless it's medical, expiration or incarceration, why wouldn't someone take better care of an item potentially worth millions of dollars ? Have no worries, there will be another uncollected pile of cash left somewhere next week.
May 4, 2026, 7:52 am - CDanaT - Lottery News

Last lottery ticket in the bin awards Ohio man $500,000 prize amid mounting medical billsReply
Congrats to the couple. So sad that they have to pay off medical bills cuz of cancer out of their own pocket. I hope the wife recovers.
Aug 31, 2025, 11:03 am - nychic - Lottery News

Last lottery ticket in the bin awards Ohio man $500,000 prize amid mounting medical billsNews Story
Scratch-off ticket roll saves the best for last By Kate Northrop An Ohio man took a chance on the last and final scratch-off ticket of its kind in the display bin, and it turned out to be a winner for a handsome $500,000 prize. A roll of lottery tickets saved the best for last, rewarding an Ohio man with a $500,000 top prize when he decided to take the one remaining ticket of an instant game in the display cabinet. An anonymous Ohio resident had just recently finished accompanyin
Aug 31, 2025, 10:53 am - Todd - Lottery News

15 New Jersey "Night of Millionaires" Powerball winners claim prizes of $1 million and moreReply
The 15 anonymous winners who have come forward so far have disclosed a variety of ways they plan on using the winnings, from buying a home to paying off debts to covering medical expenses. Does a winner have to tell the Jersey lottery their particular story or plans for the using the money when claiming a big prize? If I was ever so lucky, they wouldn't get much out of me should they be brazen enough to ask me my story. It'd be nothing but one word answers from me. Hell, I might even t
Jun 3, 2026, 9:17 am - GiveFive - Lottery News

Maryland man uses intuition with license plate numbers and wins $100,000 in Pick 5News Story
Winner has a personal rule for playing certain lottery numbers By Kate Northrop A Maryland man stuck to a personal method of selecting lottery numbers for a Pick 5 drawing derived using license plates and won $100,000 in a single Pick 5 drawing. One Maryland lottery player took inspiration from his environment and doubled down on his chosen Pick 5 numbers, earning himself $100,000 in the process. Days before Christmas, the anonymous Prince George County resident said he kept seei
Mar 13, 2026, 8:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Charges dropped against $167M Kentucky Powerball lottery winnerNews Story
Ex-girlfriend rescinds statements about stolen $12,000 Includes video report By Kate Northrop Charges against the record-breaking $167 million Powerball lottery winner were dropped earlier this week after court testimony absolved him from the accusations related to an alleged burglary. All charges related to an alleged break-in against $167 million Powerball jackpot winner Shannon James Farthing, 51, were dismissed after it was revealed in court a miscommunication led to his arre
May 15, 2026, 7:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida convenience store manager arrested for stealing over $300,000 in lottery ticketsNews Story
Huge theft became too big not to notice By Kate Northrop An employee at a Florida Lottery retailer was arrested after admitting to stealing an egregious number of lottery tickets totaling $300,000 in value. Miami police apprehended a convenience store manager after he was ousted for his massive $300,000 lottery ticket theft. Rakesh Tanguturi, 34, was handed charges of Organized Fraud of $50,000 or more and Grand Theft in the 2nd Degree this week, the result of a recent investigat
Mar 2, 2026, 9:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

15 New Jersey "Night of Millionaires" Powerball winners claim prizes of $1 million and moreNews Story
From birthday luck to dream-inspired intuition: NJ winners share their joyful tales By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery has been reporting a slew of winners skipping through their doors to claim prizes of $1 million and more after one Powerball drawing in April resulted in a Night of Millionaires. After the April 29 Powerball drawing produced 89 second-tier prize winners of at least $1 million, 15 out of 18 New Jersey lottery winners have claimed their winnings, each coming in w
Jun 3, 2026, 8:50 am - Todd - Lottery News