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Arkansas lottery winner of $250.8 million Powerball jackpot claims prizeReply
Ticket was purchased through a courier = automatic cheat!
Apr 3, 2026, 2:46 pm - jjtheprince14 - Lottery News

Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief indicted on charge related to $95M Lotto Texas jackpotReply
IIRC he helped set them up with their own terminals so they could generate more tickets than if they had to rely on regular retailers. i remember one of the lottery courier services doing something like that, and obviously they got help from the texas lottery to set up these print shops. and i believe the bulk buy groups used one of these lottery courier services. but that doesn't equate to gary grief directly helping the bulk buy group. the lottery courier services made their services avai
May 19, 2026, 11:19 am - Brock Lee - Lottery News

Colorado bill would ban credit card lottery ticket purchases and online salesNews Story
Lottery couriers nearly caught in the crossfire By Kate Northrop Colorado legislators have introduced a bill that would roll back credit card purchases for lottery tickets and ban direct online ticket sales. Some lawmakers in Colorado are not happy with the Colorado Lottery's unilateral decision to approve credit card purchases and direct online ticket sales, which the Colorado Lottery Commission approved in a meeting in November 2025. At the time the Lottery voted in favor of th
Mar 12, 2026, 9:12 am - Todd - Lottery News

Colorado bill would ban credit card lottery ticket purchases and online salesReply
The only reason a state would ban online lottery sales is to protect convenience stores. Those huge chain stores have equally large political lobbying efforts, and now you know why online sales get banned. All the reasons the politicians state are the best fiction they can come up with. The real reason is money and power. (This is also why the carve-out for courier services is OK with them. It doesn't harm their political supporters, because the couriers buy from physical stores.)
Mar 12, 2026, 6:07 pm - Todd - Lottery News

New Jersey Pick 6 jackpot-winning ticket worth $5.9 million expiring in three weeksNews Story
And three days left to claim a $50,000 Powerball prize By Kate Northrop Whoever has won a $5.9 million Pick 6 New Jersey Lottery jackpot still hasn't come forward to claim their big win, and time is running out. The ticketholder for a $5.9 million Pick 6 jackpot has mere weeks to present it to New Jersey Lottery officials before it goes unclaimed for good. The New Jersey Lottery has been looking for the winner for over a week now, but given how players in the Garden State have on
May 1, 2026, 11:56 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

Arkansas lottery winner of $250.8 million Powerball jackpot claims prizeNews Story
Two significant Powerball winners from Arkansas claim big jackpots a few months apart By Kate Northrop The Arkansas Lottery announced that the winner of a $250.8 million Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim their lottery winnings, just months after the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot winner claimed theirs. A $250.8 million Powerball prize won in Arkansas has been claimed by a lottery winner who purchased their jackpot-winning ticket through a courier. The winner opted to re
Apr 3, 2026, 10:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief indicted on charge related to $95M Lotto Texas jackpotNews Story
Lottery industry spearhead charged with felony abuse of office By Kate Northrop A grand jury has indicted former Texas Lottery Executive Director Gary Grief on a felony charge accusing him of abusing his position in events tied directly to the $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot buyout in 2023. Lottery industry pioneer Gary Grief was indicted and reindicted on a felony charge that accuses him of collaborating with a foreign purchasing group, an alleged partnership that state personnel ar
May 18, 2026, 3:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News