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$5 million lottery prize is just one of the milestones celebrated by Pennsylvania grandmotherNews Story
Winner wants to take care of herself before embarking on a journey to live life to the fullest By Kate Northrop A Pennsylvania great-grandmother is cashing in on three milestones all at once her birthday, a second chance at life, and a $5 million lottery prize. One breast cancer survivor from Pennsylvania is commemorating two very special occasions with a well-timed $5 million lottery prize. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Lottery presented Donna Osborne, 75, with a commemorative c
Jul 2, 2024, 9:23 am - Todd - Lottery News

15 New Jersey "Night of Millionaires" Powerball winners claim prizes of $1 million and moreNews Story
From birthday luck to dream-inspired intuition: NJ winners share their joyful tales By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery has been reporting a slew of winners skipping through their doors to claim prizes of $1 million and more after one Powerball drawing in April resulted in a Night of Millionaires. After the April 29 Powerball drawing produced 89 second-tier prize winners of at least $1 million, 15 out of 18 New Jersey lottery winners have claimed their winnings, each coming in w
Jun 3, 2026, 8:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

Two Canadian lotteries change privacy policies to hide winner's last names in press releasesNews Story
Winner stories live on forever : Digital footprint concerns in modern age drive policy change By Kate Northrop The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)'s recent policy change makes it the second provincial lottery in Canada to hide winner's last names in press releases and publications. Although total lottery winner anonymity is not a standard in any Canadian provincial lottery, two of Canada's lotteries have taken steps to conceal and protect winner information. Anonymit
May 8, 2026, 11:16 am - Todd - Lottery News

Factory workers share $80.4 million Lotto Max prize, largest payout in Canadian lottery historyNews Story
Factory workers of nearly 30 years to retire as Canada's biggest lottery winners By Kate Northrop Two friends made Canadian Lottery history last week when they split $80.4 million (US$59 million) in Lotto Max winnings, officially making it the largest lottery payout in the nation. There's a new record for the largest lottery payout ever claimed in Canada, set by two friends who immigrated to the country in the 1990's looking for a better life for them and their families. Greg S.
Apr 29, 2026, 6:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

DC Lottery offers compensation for players affected by computerized draw errorNews Story
DC Lottery offers several pathways for remediation after programming error caused untold tickets to lose out By Kate Northrop After Lottery Post alerted the DC Lottery to a possible error that prevented tickets from winning in three of its local draw games for weeks, the DC Lottery has announced several different forms of compensation for players who may have been impacted by the computerized drawing glitch. Last week, Lottery Post reached out to the DC Lottery after Lottery Post mem
Apr 27, 2026, 7:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKNews Story
United Kingdom lottery players will soon participate for massive billion-dollar jackpots By Kate Northrop The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the UK National Lottery have jointly announced that the US-based Powerball multi-state lottery game will be expanding to the UK. It's official: Powerball is growing beyond North America into the United Kingdom, where lottery players overseas will soon have the opportunity to play for the billion-dollar jackpots that only US lottery p
Apr 14, 2026, 6:31 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Pennsylvania lottery player wins "first class" once-in-a-lifetime Super Bowl experienceNews Story
Brushes with celebrities are not foreign to her, but surreal encounter had her starstruck By Kate Northrop A Pennsylvania woman wasn't expecting much when she entered a lottery ticket into a second-chance drawing, but the result blew her away and left her with memories she'll never forget. It pays to enter your lottery tickets in additional drawings, and it's thanks to the simple act that one Pennsylvania player was able to partake in a Super Bowl experience that had her brushing sho
Mar 9, 2026, 8:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

MUSL to launch "X's and O's," a new multi-state Powerball NFL gameNews Story
New game to focus on experiential prizes over jackpots By Kate Northrop A new multi-state lottery game coming later this year will take two of America's favorite things Powerball and football and smash them together. The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has announced a new multi-state Powerball game in partnership with the National Football League (NFL) called X's and O's. Players can expect to see the new game coming later this year, which will focus on awarding players w
Jan 17, 2026, 12:10 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$48 billion over 40 years: Where California Lottery dollars goNews Story
From textbooks to firefighters: how lottery dollars make a difference By Kate Northrop Today, the California Lottery celebrates its official 40th anniversary, and aside from launching a colorful scratch-off ticket to mark the occasion, it's raised over $48 billion for educational programs across its entire lifespan and influenced more than 1,000 school districts. Over the past four decades, the California Lottery has contributed $48 billion toward educational programs, career prepara
Oct 3, 2025, 7:48 am - Todd - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins $150,000 Powerball lottery prize using ChatGPT, donates entire prizeNews Story
Divine windfall prompts immediate decision to give away everything By Kate Northrop A Virginia woman who won a $150,000 Powerball lottery prize with help from ChatGPT has donated all her winnings rather than pocketing the money. A $150,000 personal windfall from Powerball was not at the top of mind for one Virginia lottery player, rather it was giving back that had her making quick moves to donate the entirety of her prize. Carrie Edwards made waves when she won a $150,000 Powerb
Sep 22, 2025, 4:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News