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$1.7 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingReply
The scandal involving Nick Perry and Edward Plevel refers to the 1980 Pennsylvania Lottery Daily Number fix, in which they and several others rigged a drawing to produce the number 666. The scheme involved weighting the lottery balls so that only certain numbers could be drawn. Key participants Nick Perry: The television announcer for the daily live drawings. He was identified by a grand jury as the mastermind of the plot. Edward Plevel: A former lottery district manager. He was involve
Sep 4, 2025, 10:30 pm - TwoMillion - Lottery News

Texas Lottery bans lottery courier servicesReply
Has nothing to do with politics. What started the uproar is an investment firm made a deal/contracted/whatever you want call it to use it equipment provided to a lottery site that was wooed by then director Gary Grief to print and purchase 25 million tickets and win one of the largest jackpots in state history. And nobody can get answers to why this site has at least 30 machines with pallets of ticket and printer paper. And a second location operating in Waco. And kids involved in
Feb 25, 2025, 9:59 pm - garyo1954 - Lottery News

Texas player claims $2 million Powerball prize just days before expiration dateNews Story
Winner kept Lottery officials in suspense By Kate Northrop Texas Lottery officials are breathing a sigh of relief now that the winner of a $2 million Powerball prize has finally stepped forward to claim it just days before it was set to expire. On Friday, nearly two weeks after the Lottery issued a notice that a $2 million Powerball prize was about to expire, one player finally came forward with the winning ticket to claim it. Whether prompted by the multiple calls for action or
Oct 1, 2024, 6:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery joins America's 250th anniversary celebration, unveils "America250" scratch-off gameNews Story
Idaho joins nation's 250th anniversary with the most patriotic lottery game ever By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery is joining America's quarter-millennium anniversary bash with a vibrant new scratch-off game that celebrates 250 years of independence. The America250 scratch-off game only comes around once, just like the United States' 250th birthday. It's the most patriotic game the Idaho Lottery has ever released, and it's giving players a chance to win one of many prizes honori
Jun 2, 2026, 8:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief indicted on charge related to $95M Lotto Texas jackpotReply
Texas is indictment country. Didn't they indict their own Attorney General awhile ago? You know the saying about a DA being able to indict a ham sandwich, right? That said, maybe their AG deserved to be indicted, and maybe that's why he agreed to pay 300k restitution, perform 200 hours of community service, and take 15 hours of legal ethics training to avoid a trial. And then there's the $6.6 million that was paid to 4 whistleblowers who were fired from their jobs in the AG's office after f
May 19, 2026, 2:48 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Maine Lottery adopts rules to ban bulk ticket purchasesNews Story
Maine joins growing number of states defending against jackpot buyouts By Kate Northrop It's official bulk lottery ticket purchases are illegal in Maine, making it the latest state to adopt laws in defense against organized groups aiming to buy jackpots. The Maine Lottery has adopted new rules to ban bulk ticket purchases for any of its games. Maine has now become part of the growing number of lotteries across the country taking steps to curtail ticket buying behavior that inten
May 12, 2026, 7:16 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Hampshire Lottery launches $30 scratch-off ticket offering record $3 million top prizeNews Story
Granite State upping the ante on most expensive lottery ticket By Kate Northrop The New Hampshire Lottery launched its most expensive game in over a decade: a $30 scratch-off ticket that offers the biggest-ever prize in the state at $3 million. New Hampshire lottery players have a shot at winning the largest scratch-off prize in state history with the New Hampshire Lottery's latest $30 instant ticket. The new $30 game is called $3,000,000 Cash Spectacular, and it offers players a
Apr 8, 2026, 5:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery launches mobile prize claims for large prizesNews Story
Lottery prizes up to a significant amount can now be claimed anywhere at anytime By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery is now accepting mobile prize claims for certain prizes larger than $600, making it easier for players to collect some winnings without having to visit the Lottery in person. As of Thursday, New Jersey lottery players can now submit prize claims on their mobile device for significant prizes, streamlining the claims process for both players and the Lottery. Play
Nov 3, 2025, 3:01 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$1.3 million Jersey Cash 5 lottery jackpot unclaimed for almost a yearNews Story
Winning ticket worth over a million is expiring soon By Kate Northrop New Jersey lottery players should rummage through their drawers and dig in their center consoles for a missing Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $1.3 million. Pretty soon, it'll be no more. Come Thanksgiving, all hopes for expressing gratitude for a $1.3 million Jersey Cash 5 lottery jackpot will go out the window. The New Jersey Lottery is alerting players to a $1,300,245 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot that was hit nearly 11
Oct 5, 2025, 7:45 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1 million Powerball lottery ticket purchased in West Virginia expiring in two weeksNews Story
Big Powerball prize will go to unclaimed fund if winner doesn't come forward By Kate Northrop There's an unclaimed Powerball ticket worth $1 million that will expire in West Virginia if the winner doesn't step forward to claim it in two weeks' time. West Virginia Lottery officials are searching for the owner of a Powerball lottery ticket that won a $1 million prize in a drawing that took place in March. Lottery Acting Director David Bradley encouraged players to check their cars,
Aug 26, 2025, 8:14 am - Todd - Lottery News