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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

Florida woman's secret to winning $865,811 in the lottery is talking to her phoneNews Story
Lottery player's strategy involves some sweet-talking By Kate Northrop A Florida woman won a $865,811 digital lottery jackpot in North Carolina after her personal strategy worked: give her phone some verbal words of encouragement. A Florida resident spoke her $865,811 lottery win into existence by giving her phone positive words of affirmation during her online play. Shirley Harvey of Naples, Florida, will talk to her phone while playing digital lottery games, something akin to a
Aug 21, 2025, 9:02 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

Connecticut couple of 25 years celebrates with $100,000 Powerball lottery winNews Story
40+ years of loyal lottery play finally delivers big win By Kate Northrop A Connecticut couple rounding out 25 years together marked the occasion with another win worth celebrating: a $100,000 Powerball lottery prize. One Connecticut couple hit the jackpot with each other, celebrating their 25th anniversary, and a $100,000 Powerball lottery prize made it feel even sweeter. Joseph Freeman of Meriden has been a loyal lottery player for more than 40 years, and the July 12, 2025 Powe
Jul 31, 2025, 2:01 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mass. winner thought she won $10k, had to travel to different Lottery office for $1M checkNews Story
Wrong office, right prize: million-dollar detour By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts woman mistook her $1 million lottery prize for a $10,000 one, leading her on a hunt to the correct Massachusetts Lottery office after she visited the wrong one. Massachusetts Lottery staff at one office location not only helped a winner sort out her travel troubles, but they gave her some much more exciting news as well she had won a prize way bigger than she originally thought. Michelle Sloan of Wo
Jul 23, 2025, 8:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery confirms homeless man as winner of $1 million scratch-off prizeNews Story
Months after viral story, winner tells Lottery he plans to keep a lower profile By Kate Northrop The California Lottery has confirmed they awarded a $1 million prize win to a homeless man who went viral on social media for his touching story. Back in April, video footage of an unidentified homeless man circulated online of him celebrating a life-changing prize that would get him off the streets. Just this week, the California Lottery revealed his identity and confirmed him as the leg
Jul 17, 2025, 7:30 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio woman pleads guilty to stealing $89,000 in lottery tickets, starting fire in store as cover-upNews Story
Couple worked together to steal and cash lottery tickets worth thousands Includes video report By Kate Northrop An Ohio woman pleaded guilty to charges related to stealing over $89,000 in lottery tickets from her workplace and even started a fire in the store to destroy evidence. An Ohio woman may spend nearly two years in prison after prosecutors unearthed a lottery scheme that resulted in more than $89,000 in stolen lottery tickets. Traci Weills, 37, of Toledo is due to be
Jul 1, 2025, 10:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois woman claims $536 million lottery prize, first Mega Millions jackpot claimed in 2026News Story
Illinois lottery winners take the top two spots for online wins By Kate Northrop The Illinois Lottery announced on Wednesday that one Illinois woman claimed a $536 million Mega Millions jackpot this week, the first Mega Millions jackpot claimed in 2026. The lone winner to lay sole claim to a $536 million Mega Millions jackpot has stepped forward to take home the cash. She chose to claim the prize under the pseudonym Lucky Lady to hide her identity, rather fitting for the circumst
Mar 20, 2026, 8:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Holiday fever hits Illinois man, splits $1 million lottery prize with motherNews Story
Sharing and gift giving don't have to wait until December By Kate Northrop An Illinois man demonstrated why getting into the holiday spirit of gift giving doesn't have to wait until December when he won a $1 million prize on a lottery ticket and shared it with his mother. A lucky Illinois lottery player is splitting his winnings down the middle with his mother after a joyful, million-dollar celebration brought the holidays into full swing. The holiday season is officially underwa
Nov 11, 2025, 8:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

Three $1 million winning Powerball lottery tickets sold at the same New York storeNews Story
New York Lottery Commissioner says event is infrequent By Kate Northrop One lottery retailer in New York sold three $1 million winning tickets for a single Powerball drawing, an occurrence that the New York Lottery says is infrequent. There were three winning Powerball tickets for the second-tier prize in a drawing last week, and all three came from the same store in New York. On Tuesday last week, the New York Lottery announced that there were three second-tier prize-winning tic
Oct 27, 2025, 5:56 pm - Todd - Lottery News