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the hole in your argument is that quick picks are not forced on customers, they are only an option. you can still pick your own numbers. this is my best guess, but i think the lottery offers players the option of quick picks to make it easy on retailers. if lottery players had to choose their numbers themselves, there would be a lot of players wasting time at the counter hemming and hawing over what numbers to pick, and that would waste retailers' time and make lines longer at the counter. q
Nov 5, 2025, 11:33 am - Brock Lee - Lottery Discussion Forum

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

Indiana mother-daughter pair claims $150,000 Powerball lottery win togetherNews Story
Family who plays together wins together By Kate Northrop A mother-daughter duo from Indiana decided to try for the Powerball jackpot after hearing about its billion-dollar lottery prize and in doing so ended up celebrating a $150,000 win together. A mother and daughter from Porter County were all smiles when they claimed their $150,000 Powerball prize together from the Hoosier Lottery. One of the winners, who goes by Robin, had heard the news about a certain Powerball jackpot gro
Sep 13, 2025, 9:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

84-year-old Michigan man will share $481,582 Fantasy 5 lottery jackpot with loved onesNews Story
Long-awaited jackpot win rewards player's persistence By Kate Northrop An 84-year-old Michigan lottery player wants to make use of his $481,582 Fantasy 5 jackpot by sharing the riches with his family. After vying for the Michigan Lottery's Fantasy 5 jackpot for a long time, an 84-year-old player finally hit his long-awaited stroke of luck with a $481,582 prize. The Macomb County resident, who chose to remain anonymous in the Lottery's announcement, entered the Aug. 16 Fantasy 5 d
Sep 11, 2025, 7:35 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

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
It's mind-boggling how many people are willing to subsidize somebody who has 50, 100, 1000 or 100,000 times as much money as they do. Idaho uses lottery proceeds for schools. I already pay my fair share when I pay my property taxes. On top of that, I pay 10X that amount to the lottery each year. My state taxes have been overpaid for 30 years now. I'd be happy to pay full tax on Saturday's Powerball jackpot, but I would love it if the state didn't collect tax on lottery wins until the ca
Sep 4, 2025, 7:25 am - HoLeeKau - Lottery Discussion Forum

Illinois man tears up after hitting $1.1 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot with online ticketNews Story
Winner was sure the official email was a scam By Kate Northrop An Illinois man was moved to tears when he realized that the official email from the Illinois Lottery alerting him to a $1.1 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot win was real. One lucky Illinois resident was hit with a sudden wave of emotion on the golf course when it dawned on him that he had really won a $1.1 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot. On Sunday, July 27, the Lucky Day Lotto jackpot was hit by one fortunate player
Aug 9, 2025, 8:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan man keeps $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize a secret from kidsNews Story
Lottery winner remains tightlipped about exciting win By Kate Northrop A Michigan man managed to keep his $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize a secret from his kids for nearly ten days. It took some restraint for one Michigan resident to remain tightlipped about his lottery win, but keeping the secret was worth it in the end. Kenneth Stayt of Fenton will use his $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize to live easy, but before the money was officially his, he decided
Aug 6, 2025, 8:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

North Carolina woman collapsed to the floor after second $1 million lottery winNews Story
Second million-dollar win leaves lucky player weak in the knees By Kate Northrop A North Carolina woman buckled to the floor in shock after she won a $1.16 million online lottery jackpot, her second big win of at least $1 million. One North Carolina woman was so stunned by her second lottery win of $1 million or more that her legs gave out from underneath her. Licette Griffin of Greensboro told the North Carolina Lottery about what it was like for her to win a million dollars in
Aug 4, 2025, 9:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lottery Commission abolished, oversight of Texas Lottery transferredReply
... The bill includes new language that prohibits the facilitation of lottery play through an Internet or mobile application, which would, by its description, broadly ban lottery couriers. More specifically, a player cannot order the purchase of a ticket, and an individual cannot accept an order for a ticket from a player or arrange to purchase a ticket on behalf of a person playing the lottery . ... By that, seems lottery pools would fit this description..?
Jul 21, 2025, 3:36 pm - JADELottery - Lottery News