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New Jersey player rewarded with good karma: wins $1 million lottery prize after refusing $100News Story
Honest and humble winner can afford what was previously unattainable By Kate Northrop An honest New Jersey lottery player ignored the pressure to keep a rogue $100 bill for themselves and won a $1 million prize immediately after refusing the money. Is it worth declining $100 if it means potentially winning a million dollars instead? Karma must have thought so, and after being rewarded with a $1 million lottery prize, one New Jersey player is happy they listened to their conscience.
May 17, 2025, 8:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Always April: Third big lottery win occurs at the same time of year for Maryland winner of $50,000News Story
Nurse's mid-April lottery wins bloom larger each time By Kate Northrop For the third time, a Maryland woman has won a big lottery prize in April, with each of her wins larger than the last. A registered nurse says she does pretty well with scratch-off games during a specific time of year, and her track record of previous lottery claims proves it. An Owings Mills woman, who chose to remain anonymous, won big on a scratch-off ticket in mid-April, just like her two previous wins. Th
May 6, 2025, 8:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $6 million prize after playing the lottery for 40 yearsNews Story
Long-term lottery loyalty and a multi-million prize By Kate Northrop Playing the lottery for 40 years has finally paid off for one Michigan man, whose $6 million win was dizzying enough to nearly make him faint. A Michigan man's big windfall in the lottery finally came around after 40 years of playing in the form of a $6 million top prize in a scratch-off game. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, had decided to purchase a $50 $6,000,000 Wealth instant ticket at Najors Liqu
May 5, 2025, 7:29 am - Todd - Lottery News

"Lucky day" for Washington man after losing debit card and winning $480,000 Hit 5 lottery jackpotNews Story
Frantic moment ushers in the most lucrative spontaneous decision By Kate Northrop It's thanks to a lost debit card that one Washington man is celebrating a lucky day with a $480,000 Hit 5 lottery jackpot. In a turn of events for one Washington man, a misplaced debit card led to a lucky spur-of-the-moment decision and subsequently a $480,000 Hit 5 lottery prize. The Washington resident, who requested to remain anonymous, was shopping at the WinCo Foods on 116th Street NE in Marysv
Apr 28, 2025, 8:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.3 billion Powerball jackpot winner continues fight against cancerNews Story
Oregon lottery winner puts jet-setting lifestyle on hold to focus on health By Kate Northrop The Oregon lottery winner of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot said the jackpot has been essential in providing security for himself and his family, but a travel-centric lifestyle is on hold while he continues his fight against cancer. One year after hitting a monumental $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot , Cheng Charlie Saephan caught up with the Oregon Lottery about what life has been like since
Apr 8, 2025, 8:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Money vision: Virginia engineer goes incognito while claiming $1 million lottery prizeNews Story
Rare annuity claim for undercover winner By Kate Northrop A Virginia woman showed up at Virginia Lottery offices behind some flashy dollar-sign shades to conceal her appearance while claiming a $1 million prize. A Virginia engineer demonstrated her understanding of the importance of privacy when she claimed a $1 million prize covered from head to toe in black and the most appropriate spectacles a lottery winner can wear. Lisa Mojica decided to buy a lottery ticket while she visit
Apr 2, 2025, 10:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Jersey construction worker riddled with "aches and pains" grateful for $1.7M Cash 5 jackpotNews Story
From physical pain to monetary gain By Kate Northrop A New Jersey construction worker, whose body he says is falling apart, is grateful to have finally won a $1.7 million Cash 5 jackpot after decades of trying. One New Jersey man's never-give-up strategy of daily persistence paid off when he won a $1.7 million Cash 5 jackpot in January. An anonymous construction worker told the New Jersey Lottery about his unwavering dedication to reaching for the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot over the p
Feb 14, 2025, 9:04 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan man's lottery play method almost causes him to lose out on $4 million prizeNews Story
Double checking your tickets never hurts By Kate Northrop A Michigan man's interesting scratch-off play style almost led him to losing out on a $4 million lottery prize. A Michigan resident almost lost out on a $4 million winning lottery ticket after getting tricked by his own random method of playing scratch-off games. The anonymous 43-year-old recounted how his purchase of a $30 Magnificent Millions ticket at the 9 Mile Stop Go on Van Dyke in Warren thankfully ended in success
Feb 12, 2025, 9:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland man uses rude driver's license plate numbers to win $500,000 in a single Pick 5 drawingNews Story
Perturbed lottery player turns unpleasant driving experience into $500,000 By Kate Northrop An encounter with an inconsiderate driver on the road led to a Maryland man using their license plate numbers in a Pick 5 drawing and winning an astounding $500,000 prize. A Maryland man noted the license plate of a rude driver and won a $500,000 prize in a single drawing using those numbers. While safe driving practices are what we'd expect to see on the road, we don't always encounter th
Jan 8, 2025, 8:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1 million Powerball lottery prize claimed by Indiana winner five hours before expiration deadlineNews Story
Couple discover winning ticket at the last minute in Christmas miracle By Kate Northrop After a month's worth of attempts from the Hoosier Lottery to locate the missing winner of a $1 million winning Powerball lottery prize, one Indiana couple stepped forward just five hours before it was set to expire to claim it. Everyone is breathing a sigh of relief after an anonymous couple came forward to claim a $1 million winning Powerball lottery ticket in what can only be described as a Chr
Dec 31, 2024, 10:13 am - Todd - Lottery News