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Over $9.5 million in unclaimed lottery winnings expiring soon in WashingtonNews Story
Lottery officials sounding the alarm on millions in unclaimed prizes One of the big prizes expires today By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery is putting out a call for players to come forward and collect their prizes after officials tallied over $9.5 million in unclaimed winnings due to expire in the coming months. More than $9.5 million in Washington Lottery prizes is slated to expire over the course of the next few months if players don't come forward to collect their winni
Apr 22, 2026, 8:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

Elderly Washington woman loses her home and $600,000 to Jamaican lottery scammerNews Story
Relentless harassment from criminal fraudster leads to dramatic unfortunate results By Kate Northrop A Jamaican scammer was sentenced to prison after he severely harassed an elderly Washington woman in a lottery scheme that cost her $600,000 and her home. An elderly woman lost her house and sent over a half a million dollars to a criminal fraudster after he made her believe that she won a $22 million prize in the lottery. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, was sentenced to three years in
Jun 1, 2026, 12:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Washington's Lottery announces St. Patrick's Day RaffleNews Story
Washington players get a crack at best odds at winning $1 million By Kate Northrop The Washington Lottery has announced that it will be holding a St. Patrick's Day Raffle for the very first time, advertising the best odds at winning a million dollars. Washington lottery players who participate in the Washington Lottery's newest raffle will have the best odds at winning a $1 million prize beginning later this month. The last time that Washington's Lottery held a raffle was in Nove
Jan 8, 2026, 8:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Judge dismisses $320 million lawsuit for DC Lottery posting wrong Powerball numbersNews Story
Would-be winner's demand of more than $1 billion in damages denied By Kate Northrop A judge dismissed a Washington, D.C. man's case against the lottery after the DC Lottery posted incorrect Powerball numbers on their website that he claimed would have won him a $320.6 million jackpot. A Washington, D.C. man was sure he had won a $320.6 million Powerball jackpot when his ticket matched the numbers published on the DC Lottery's website, but the case was thrown out by a judge after the
Jun 30, 2025, 8:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Washington, D.C. woman makes $2 million lottery claim in thematically appropriate attireNews Story
Player cleverly dons money outfit to conceal identity in winner photo By Kate Northrop A Washington, D.C. woman threw on a disguise worthy of a multi-million lottery prize when she visited the DC Lottery to claim her winnings in person. A Washington, D.C. resident cleverly concealed her identity while claiming her $2 million lottery prize with a thematically appropriate outfit. While shopping at Franklin Liquor Market on 7th Street Northeast, she decided to purchase a lottery tic
Oct 23, 2025, 9:04 am - Todd - Lottery News

Over $9.5 million in unclaimed lottery winnings expiring soon in WashingtonReply
That's just fishy. Something has to be wrong with the retail systems in Washington. So sad tho
Apr 22, 2026, 11:23 am - SToRmee - Lottery News

$1.3 BILLION: Powerball jackpot soars to 5th-largest in game historyReply
Washington has no sales tax and you can claim through trust or llc. They'll release the trust or llc details if requested but you'd just form the llc in Delaware to keep anonymity. Same situation with Florida.
Sep 3, 2025, 6:32 pm - SoCola - Lottery News

EXCLUSIVE: Weeks-long computerized draw error prevented many DC Lottery tickets from winning a prizeNews Story
Certain combinations had no chance of winning for three weeks By Kate Northrop Following independent observations by Lottery Post members of an unlikely statistical anomaly in Washington, D.C. draw outcomes, the DC Lottery identified a software problem that meant certain combinations had no shot at winning prizes in three games. The DC Lottery has implemented a fix for a coding error that prevented some tickets from winning in three of its local draw games for three weeks. After
Apr 22, 2026, 1:47 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Over $9.5 million in unclaimed lottery winnings expiring soon in WashingtonReply
The expiration deadline is real, and it's worth taking Washington law seriously. It's pretty clear that unclaimed prizes get forfeited 180 days after the drawing, and once that window closes, those funds are redirected to the state's education account. What's interesting about the $9.5M sitting out there is that it likely represents a mix of situations: some folks genuinely lost or misplaced tickets (like Lavender Roses mentioned), but a fair chunk probably comes from casual players who never bo
Apr 30, 2026, 12:36 am - RichW - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot closes in on $1 billionNews Story
14th-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop The Mega Millions multi-state lottery game continued its jackpot run last night now approaching $1 billion when no tickets matched all six numbers. Last night nobody won the Mega Millions lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Friday jackpot estimated at $965 million with a cash value of $445.3 million. To get to this massive size, the jackpot has been growing since it started on July 1 as a $50
Nov 13, 2025, 10:13 am - Todd - Lottery News