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South Carolina Lottery suspends license of retailer that sold ticket to minorNews Story
Store banned from selling lottery products after violation By Kate Northrop A South Carolina Lottery retailer had its license suspended after deputies caught staff selling a lottery ticket to a minor. The South Carolina Lottery temporarily suspended the license of a retailer located in Columbia in response to allegations that the store had sold a ticket to an underage individual. In South Carolina, it is against the law to sell lottery tickets to an individual under the age of 18
Jul 24, 2025, 7:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball reaches $643 million: highest lottery jackpot of 2025News Story
Largest Powerball grand prize in more than a year surpasses half-billion mark By Kate Northrop The Powerball jackpot continues its reign as the highest lottery prize of 2025 after it reached an estimated $643 million following the drawing on Monday night. After no one won the grand prize in the drawing on Aug. 18, the Powerball jackpot climbed well over the half-billion threshold, making it the biggest lottery jackpot this year so far. Ever since Cheng Charlie Saephan won the $1.
Aug 20, 2025, 8:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

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I chose just me. I don't need any lottery drama like what happened with Philip Tsostos when he won the lottery and his coworkers sued him each for a cut of his winnings because they had participated in a lottery pool with him. Philip claimed he bought a separate lottery ticket aside from the pool's ticket and claimed that his solo lottery ticket was the one that won not the lottery pool ticket. It was a huge mess. He won his lawsuit case but this is a cautionary tale on why lottery pools can be
Mar 13, 2026, 7:17 am - Lotto Motto - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions jackpot closes in on $1 billionNews Story
14th-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop The Mega Millions multi-state lottery game continued its jackpot run last night now approaching $1 billion when no tickets matched all six numbers. Last night nobody won the Mega Millions lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Friday jackpot estimated at $965 million with a cash value of $445.3 million. To get to this massive size, the jackpot has been growing since it started on July 1 as a $50
Nov 13, 2025, 10:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery commemorates 40th anniversary with throwback ticket from 1985News Story
Iowa players can get a vintage taste of lottery wins By Kate Northrop To celebrate turning 40 this year, the Iowa Lottery released a special anniversary ticket that calls back to the original scratch-off game from 1985. The Iowa Lottery is commemorating its fourth decade with a new scratch-off game that allows players to get a vintage taste of what playing the lottery used to look like. Iowa players can stop by a lottery retailer to pick up a 2025 version of the Iowa Lottery's fi
Jun 18, 2025, 10:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery vending machine stolen and dumped on the side of the roadNews Story
Machine discovered battered and broken open in unusual crime Includes video report By Kate Northrop A California Lottery vending machine was found cracked open and dumped on the side of the road with unscratched lottery tickets still inside last week. A single, battered California Lottery vending machine was found haphazardly left in the dirt on a rural strip of road in Fresno County, California. On Sept. 16 at around 7:00 a.m., the lottery vending machine was found discarded
Sep 25, 2025, 8:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

Nevadans mourn shuttering of California Lottery's top-selling retailerReply
i think the nevada casino industry's fear of the lottery is overblown. on average, lottery players will win back 50% of the money they spend on the lottery. if a hypothetical nevada state lottery partnered with casinos to let people collect lottery winnings at casinos, a lot of players would turn right around and blow their winnings at the slots or table games. there's potential for them to benefit.
May 25, 2026, 11:31 am - Brock Lee - 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

$1.8 BILLION: Powerball jackpot now second-largest ever as ticket sales surge across the USANews Story
Massive sales triggers jackpot increase to #2 all-time 4th-largest cash value in history By Todd Northrop Due to a ticket-buying frenzy for Saturday's Powerball drawing, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate to $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest lottery jackpot in world history. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $826.4 million, which is the fourth-largest lottery cash val
Sep 5, 2025, 11:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

$5.9 million New Jersey Pick 6 lottery winner claims jackpot one week before ticket expiresNews Story
Forgotten ticket turns up in a dark place after whirlwind search through house By Kate Northrop New Jersey Lottery officials and a very lucky lottery winner are sighing a breath of relief after a player finally stepped forward to claim a $5.9 million Pick 6 jackpot a week before it was due to expire. With only eight days left before the deadline, the $5.9 million Pick 6 jackpot winner surprised New Jersey Lottery officials with the explanation as to why it took so long to claim the p
May 19, 2026, 9:41 am - Todd - Lottery News