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Kentucky man goes into "full panic mode" after winning $250,000 in the lotteryNews Story
Winner is anxious to hold onto a winning ticket longer than necessary By Kate Northrop A Kentucky man went into full panic mode after finding out that the lottery ticket in his hand was worth $250,000. An anonymous Kentucky resident was anxious to get his winning lottery ticket worth $250,000 out of his hands when he discovered how much it was worth. The Louisville man, who requested to remain anonymous, had finished work for the day and stopped at Circle K on Mud Lane in Louisvi
Nov 12, 2025, 10:28 am - Todd - Lottery News

Massachusetts father and son win $700,000 and $100,000 in same Mass Cash lottery drawingNews Story
Dad shares a ticket containing his favorite sentimental numbers By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts father and son claimed a combined $800,000 from a single Mass Cash drawing thanks to personal lottery numbers and an act of kindness. A Massachusetts father and son each walked away with $700,000 and $100,000, respectively, after matching eight tickets in one Mass Cash lottery drawing. Eugene Girard of Norwood plays a combination of sentimental numbers on a regular basis, the dad told
Nov 6, 2025, 9:14 am - Todd - Lottery News

Connecticut man one-ups his own $100,000 Cash 5 lottery win with a larger $1 million prizeNews Story
Regular player almost passed out By Kate Northrop A Connecticut lottery player thought he struck gold when he won $100,000 playing Cash 5 over the summer, but just a few short months later, he'd be looking an even larger $1 million prize square in the eye. A lottery regular was treated to an even bigger win when he won a $1 million prize on a scratch-off ticket, dwarfing his $100,000 Cash 5 win from earlier this year. Shelley Suttles was having a day like any other, running erra
Oct 13, 2025, 9:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois lottery winner uses numbers from old, forgotten ticket and wins $1 million in PowerballNews Story
Those numbers might come in handy someday By Kate Northrop An Illinois lottery player rediscovered an old, forgotten lottery ticket sitting in his drawer and decided to repurpose them for another Powerball drawing, winning a $1 million prize. An Illinois resident wasn't about to pass up the chance to play for a billion-dollar lottery jackpot, so he dug out an old ticket from his drawer and decided to put it to use. The winner, who calls himself Rex to Illinois Lottery staff, does
Sep 29, 2025, 1:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery vending machine stolen and dumped on the side of the roadNews Story
Machine discovered battered and broken open in unusual crime Includes video report By Kate Northrop A California Lottery vending machine was found cracked open and dumped on the side of the road with unscratched lottery tickets still inside last week. A single, battered California Lottery vending machine was found haphazardly left in the dirt on a rural strip of road in Fresno County, California. On Sept. 16 at around 7:00 a.m., the lottery vending machine was found discarded
Sep 25, 2025, 8:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland "Tank" carves out a $1 million lottery win with pocket knifeNews Story
Some people have a lucky coin or scratcher. This winner has a lucky knife By Kate Northrop A Maryland man won a tank of a lottery prize using his trusty pocket knife to carve out a $1 million win from his scratch-off ticket. One Maryland resident's lucky pocket knife scratched off yet another big lottery win, this time of $1 million, and now that lucky tool may never leave his side as a result. The lottery winner, going by the name Tank to preserve his identity, was stunned when
Sep 3, 2025, 12:43 pm - Todd - Lottery News

"Dumb luck": Maryland man wins a second time in one year at the same lottery vending machineNews Story
Player has fine tuned which tickets he buys and where he buys them from By Kate Northrop A Maryland man says it was dumb luck that he ended up winning a $50,000 scratch-off prize from the same lottery vending machine he had won at earlier this year. In just this year alone, one Maryland lottery player won two big scratch-off prizes from tickets purchased at the same vending machine. The anonymous winner told the Maryland Lottery that it was all thanks to dumb luck and circumstanc
Aug 23, 2025, 8:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Virginia Mega Millions $348 million lottery winner plans to buy lawnmower with record prizeNews Story
Winner of biggest lottery prize ever awarded in Virginia dreams of landscaping luxury By Kate Northrop The winner of a $348 million Mega Millions jackpot, the largest lottery prize ever won in Virginia, has stepped forward to claim it, and they already know what they'd like to buy first. A $348 million Mega Millions jackpot winner can fulfill their dreams of landscaping luxury now that they have officially claimed the biggest lottery prize in Virginia state history. One single pe
Aug 15, 2025, 7:28 am - Todd - Lottery News

New York Lottery launches new Million Dollar Raffle with best odds of winning $1 millionNews Story
More than a dozen million-dollar prizes up for grabs in brand-new raffle By Kate Northrop The New York Lottery has launched a brand-new Million Dollar Raffle, giving New York players the best odds at winning $1 million in any New York Lottery game. To commemorate the Erie Canal's 200th anniversary, the New York Lottery has debuted a statewide Million Dollar Raffle bursting with 15 $1 million top prizes and more. This year, the Erie Canal turns 200 years old, and to celebrate, the
Aug 7, 2025, 8:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

U.K. National Lottery going on 36-hour break for huge technology upgradeNews Story
Massive technology refresh brings National Lottery into modern era By Kate Northrop As the U.K. National Lottery gets ready to undergo its most massive technology upgrade in three decades, ticket sales, ticket checkers, and prize claims will all experience a 36-hour blackout. The U.K. National Lottery is going on a 36-hour break starting this weekend, and officials are strongly recommending that players plan ahead. In a huge undertaking to modernize the technology that powers the
Aug 1, 2025, 7:41 am - Todd - Lottery News