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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

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

Pizza purchase leads to $1 million lottery win for California veteranNews Story
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie (That's amore) By Kate Northrop A California veteran, a longtime lottery fan who has played for 40 years, said it was because of a pizza purchase that he ended up winning a $1 million top prize. A California man said he needed change for a tip, and one thing led to another when a simple transaction turned into a $1 million lottery payday. McKinley Nelson told California Lottery officials that his wife was craving pizza, so they pla
Jun 19, 2025, 7:53 am - Todd - Lottery News

Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief indicted on charge related to $95M Lotto Texas jackpotNews Story
Lottery industry spearhead charged with felony abuse of office By Kate Northrop A grand jury has indicted former Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief on a felony charge accusing him of abusing his position in events tied directly to the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot buyout in 2023. Lottery industry pioneer Gary Grief was indicted and reindicted on a felony charge that accuses him of collaborating with a foreign purchasing group, an alleged partnership that state personnel ar
May 18, 2026, 3:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball drawing produces huge number of big winners, including two who split the jackpotNews Story
Numbers drawn corresponded to patterns on play slips By Kate Northrop There was an unusually large number of winners in last night's Powerball drawing, including Indiana and Kansas winners who split the $143.4 million jackpot, and 89 tickets that won the $1 million second-tier prize. Wednesday's Powerball drawing was a frenzy, with 89 winners across the US raking in a second-tier prize and two jackpot winners sharing a $143.4 million jackpot. The April 29 draw produced results 3,
Apr 30, 2026, 3:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Colorado bill would ban credit card lottery ticket purchases and online salesNews Story
Lottery couriers nearly caught in the crossfire By Kate Northrop Colorado legislators have introduced a bill that would roll back credit card purchases for lottery tickets and ban direct online ticket sales. Some lawmakers in Colorado are not happy with the Colorado Lottery's unilateral decision to approve credit card purchases and direct online ticket sales, which the Colorado Lottery Commission approved in a meeting in November 2025. At the time the Lottery voted in favor of th
Mar 12, 2026, 9:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Two Illinois friends prove coworkers wrong after splitting $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpotNews Story
You're never going to win. Naysayers eat their words By Kate Northrop A pair of friends didn't let the doubt from their coworkers stop them from giving up hope for a big lottery win, and their perseverance paid off to the tune of a $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot. Two coworkers didn't let the other employees at work phase them with their low expectations for winning the lottery, and their choice to ignore the naysayers eventually landed them a $350,000 Lucky Day Lotto win. April
Feb 4, 2026, 9:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky office pool of eight employees scoops $200,000 Powerball lottery prizeNews Story
Ugly crying and heart attacks among group of coworkers celebrating joint win By Kate Northrop An office pool consisting of eight company employees from Kentucky are splitting a $200,000 Powerball lottery prize. Eight manufacturing company employees couldn't help but feed off each other's enjoyment when they discovered that their lottery group won $200,000 in Powerball. They all carpooled to Kentucky Lottery headquarters in Louisville bright and smiley with a winning ticket for th
Feb 3, 2026, 5:14 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Good omen? Bird collision preceded NJ lottery winner's $90 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
I knew something was coming: Window strike foretold massive win By Kate Northrop The New Jersey lottery winner of a $90 million Mega Millions jackpot knew something was headed their way when a bird crashed into their window the night they unknowingly became the state's newest multi-millionaire. A bird strike on a New Jersey lottery player's window was a sign that foretold their $90 million Mega Millions jackpot win, the winner said. The anonymous player told New Jersey Lottery of
Dec 11, 2025, 7:53 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois lottery player has surprise run-in with grandma at the store, wins $1 million in PowerballNews Story
Chance encounter with family member is winner's lucky charm By Kate Northrop An Illinois lottery winner was grateful this Thanksgiving for the $1 million Powerball prize he won after experiencing a chance encounter with his lucky charm his grandmother. An Illinois man is crediting his grandmother for winning a $1 million prize in Powerball. The player, who requested to remain anonymous under the pseudonym Grandma is my Lucky Charm! was already planning on buying a lottery ticket
Nov 29, 2025, 2:49 pm - Todd - Lottery News