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Florida couple welcome newborn three weeks after winning $1 million in lotteryNews Story
Winning the lottery accompanies delivery of healthy baby boy By Kate Northrop A Florida couple won the lottery twice first with a $1 million scratch-off prize, and then second with the delivery of a healthy baby boy three weeks later. The Florida Lottery announced last Tuesday that a Florida man collected a $1 million prize on a scratch-off game while accompanied by his then-pregnant partner and their family dog. John Stanhill, 46, of Jacksonville, had no idea that the $50 invest
Jun 19, 2024, 4:35 pm - Todd - Lottery News

One lottery ticket sold in Texas wins $800 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
By Kate Northrop After a run of 27 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 28th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game produced a single $800 million winner last night when one ticket sold in Texas matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. The winner will now have to choose between being paid $800 million in 30 annually-increasing payments over 29 years or the lump-sum estimated cash value of $404.2 million. According to USA Mega's Mega Millions Jackpot Analysis , af
Sep 11, 2024, 12:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

The Florida Millionaire Raffle is back!Reply
I'm now the proud owner of one Florida Lottery Millionaire Raffle ticket!! I kinda knew when I went into that liquor store that the clerk wouldn't know anything about them..... I asked for one Florida Lottery Millionaire Raffle ticket as I put my bottle of wine on the counter. Now, because I'm an Old Fool myself, I do make it a point to try and take pity on the old guy behind the counter. We aint got 'em. he says pointing to the scratch offs below the glass top counter. I say I aint
Mar 8, 2026, 3:43 pm - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida and Claiming a Jackpot AnonymouslyReply
I learned some things over the weekend about claiming anonymously in Florida. At an HOA sponsored Christmas party I had a conversation with a lottery playing friend who is one helluva lot more knowledgeable than I am about Florida law. I wasn't surprised... he's a retired lawyer from The Northeast, although I don't know what his area of expertise is/was. He sits on The Board of Directors of my community's HOA. He's a real nice guy, and in the past we've shared some laughs about winning the lotte
Dec 8, 2025, 10:44 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

MegaMillions ticket reprint fraud by a store associate?Reply
I'm in Florida. I've no idea if Florida Lottery software has reprint functionality included in it or not. This is the first time I've ever heard of such a thing, but I can see why it might be necessary and potentially have a positive use(s). I might ask a few clerks here in Florida if they've ever heard of it, or maybe I'll just send an email to The Florida Lottery and ask them if they have reprint functionality in the software. (I might even do both!) I'm also wondering if the ability to re
Dec 29, 2024, 4:04 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Florida: 8/1 - 8/31/2024Reply
Todd posted For the first time, Florida residents can now purchase lottery tickets online! Games initially available for play include: Pick 2 Pick 3 Pick 4 Pick 5 Mega Millions Powerball Coming in the October timeframe will be Cash4Life and Florida Lotto. You can find but tickets buttons directly on Lottery Post's Florida Lottery Results page. Congratulations to Florida players for finally getting on board!
Aug 30, 2024, 10:05 am - FLATRANSPLANT - Pick 3 Forum

Powerball drawing for $223 million lottery jackpot will not be broadcast due to Hurricane HeleneNews Story
Drawing location will move to backup site in Iowa By Kate Northrop Tonight's Powerball drawing for the $223 million lottery jackpot will not take place at the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee as usual, nor will it be broadcast live due to Hurricane Helene. With the closure of the Florida Lottery draw studio in Tallahassee, tonight's Powerball and Double Play drawings will take place at a backup site in Johnston, Iowa. The drawings will still occur at the usual 10:59 p.m
Sep 25, 2024, 5:02 pm - Kate - Lottery News

$1.7 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingNews Story
3rd-largest lottery jackpot in world history By Todd Northrop Last night, the multi-state Powerball lottery game produced no top winner for the 41st consecutive drawing, prompting lottery officials to raise the game's jackpot to an astonishing $1.7 billion. A winner who chooses the cash option would receive a lump-sum $770.3 million three-quarters of a billion dollars in cash! It's the stuff that a lottery player's dreams are made of holding a lottery ticket for an upcoming Power
Sep 4, 2025, 7:09 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.3 BILLION: Powerball jackpot soars to 5th-largest in game historyNews Story
Powerball ticket-buying frenzy this week as game seeks to create billionaire By Todd Northrop This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $1.3 billion. The Powerball jackpot has been building for 40 consecutive drawings since the last winner on May 31 , when one ticket from California won a $204.5 million jackpot. The ticket was sold at the 7
Sep 2, 2025, 6:51 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