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Two Canadian lotteries change privacy policies to hide winner's last names in press releasesNews Story
Winner stories live on forever : Digital footprint concerns in modern age drive policy change By Kate Northrop The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)'s recent policy change makes it the second provincial lottery in Canada to hide winner's last names in press releases and publications. Although total lottery winner anonymity is not a standard in any Canadian provincial lottery, two of Canada's lotteries have taken steps to conceal and protect winner information. Anonymit
May 8, 2026, 11:16 am - Todd - Lottery News

Money and the Crime of KidnapingReply
JustMaybe, One of the best jackpot winner stories is about a young married guy in the Navy. His wife asked him to get out of the Navy and they actually had some kind of program that let him out. Later on he was interviewed and asked if he was going to buy a high end car. He said he had looked at a few and thought, I could buy that if I wanted to but I don't want to.
Feb 14, 2026, 11:43 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

15 New Jersey "Night of Millionaires" Powerball winners claim prizes of $1 million and moreNews Story
From birthday luck to dream-inspired intuition: NJ winners share their joyful tales By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery has been reporting a slew of winners skipping through their doors to claim prizes of $1 million and more after one Powerball drawing in April resulted in a Night of Millionaires. After the April 29 Powerball drawing produced 89 second-tier prize winners of at least $1 million, 15 out of 18 New Jersey lottery winners have claimed their winnings, each coming in w
Jun 3, 2026, 8:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion after building for monthsReply
I'm talking about the current one to see where this jackpot rates on this list and expect it to jump several more spots sans winner tonight. After feel good stories that Todd Kate scour the USA for those, this is my second best reading on LP!
Dec 13, 2025, 9:41 am - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

Over $9.5 million in unclaimed lottery winnings expiring soon in WashingtonReply
No, there is nothing fishy about the retail system in Washington. Just like every other state, there are millions of dollars worth of unclaimed tickets that expire every year. People buy tickets put them in the glove box in their car, an old shoe box or drawer in their home and forget all about the tickets. I have read countless stories where someone was cleaning out their car one day and found a bunch of lottery tickets in the glove box. They had the tickets checked and found a major winner, da
Apr 26, 2026, 6:29 am - winterhug - Lottery News

$1 million Nebraska lottery winner in Powerball "Night of Millionaires" selected her own numbersReply
Congrats to her. I'm sort of expecting to hear winner scam stories now that there is a plethora of available victims for the blood s uckers
May 5, 2026, 8:11 am - Think - Lottery News