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North Carolina woman's son correctly guesses her $100,000 lottery winNews Story
Son makes astounding prediction in the backseat of the car By Kate Northrop A North Carolina mother said her son's prediction of her $100,000 lottery win gave her a car ride she'll remember forever. One North Carolina woman was stunned as she watched a $100,000 lottery prize unfold before her very eyes right after her son correctly guessed her win. Emily Praytor of Lexington will never forget the car ride on a Saturday night when she, her husband, and her son were on the road whi
Oct 2, 2025, 6:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois man wins $1 million on lottery ticket and delivers his wife an early retirementNews Story
Small-town win spreads quickly as residents flock to lucky gas station By Kate Northrop An Illinois resident is retiring his wife early after receiving a $1 million payday on a $5 lottery ticket, and other locals are flocking to the lucky retailer hoping for a similar stroke of luck. An Illinois man won a $1 million prize on a $5 lottery ticket, and because of it, his wife can afford an early retirement. David Sharp of Mt. Carmel made a decision that would allow him and his wife
Oct 1, 2025, 8:08 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

North Carolina lottery winner of $100,000 lets wife decide what to do with winningsNews Story
I'll just give the money to my wife and let her figure out what to do with it. By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man who calls himself very lucky won $100,000 in the lottery, but he's going to let his wife decide what to do with the winnings. One North Carolina man did the hard part winning $100,000 in the lottery but he's letting his wife have all the fun with the winnings. William Wheeler of Newton plays the lottery and has won some nice prizes before, but now that he's won hi
Sep 23, 2025, 8:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

North Carolina man scoops $2 million in Powerball thanks to family numbersNews Story
Email notification reveals personal numbers hit $2 million By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man is in the market for a new home after family numbers scooped him a $2 million Powerball lottery prize. Family lottery numbers paid off for one North Carolina man, whose lucky ticket won him a $2 million Powerball prize and instantly propelled him to millionaire status. Daryl Steinhoff of Clayton decided he was going to join in on the Sept. 1 Powerball drawing for a $1.2 billion jackpo
Sep 10, 2025, 8:51 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

Last lottery ticket in the bin awards Ohio man $500,000 prize amid mounting medical billsNews Story
Scratch-off ticket roll saves the best for last By Kate Northrop An Ohio man took a chance on the last and final scratch-off ticket of its kind in the display bin, and it turned out to be a winner for a handsome $500,000 prize. A roll of lottery tickets saved the best for last, rewarding an Ohio man with a $500,000 top prize when he decided to take the one remaining ticket of an instant game in the display cabinet. An anonymous Ohio resident had just recently finished accompanyin
Aug 31, 2025, 10:53 am - Todd - Lottery News

Tempted by $700 million Powerball lottery jackpot, N.C. woman wins $2 million in Mega MillionsNews Story
Occasional player hadn't bought tickets since last year, but jackpot caught her eye By Kate Northrop An occasional lottery player from North Carolina almost didn't bother to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket when she noticed how large the Powerball jackpot had grown, but a dissenting opinion had inadvertently helped her win a $2 million Mega Millions prize regardless. One North Carolina woman almost didn't give the Mega Millions multi-state lottery game a second thought when she bou
Aug 27, 2025, 2:15 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