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Illinois lottery winner uses numbers from old, forgotten ticket and wins $1 million in PowerballNews Story
Those numbers might come in handy someday By Kate Northrop An Illinois lottery player rediscovered an old, forgotten lottery ticket sitting in his drawer and decided to repurpose them for another Powerball drawing, winning a $1 million prize. An Illinois resident wasn't about to pass up the chance to play for a billion-dollar lottery jackpot, so he dug out an old ticket from his drawer and decided to put it to use. The winner, who calls himself Rex to Illinois Lottery staff, does
Sep 29, 2025, 1:50 pm - Todd - Lottery News

California Lottery vending machine stolen and dumped on the side of the roadNews Story
Machine discovered battered and broken open in unusual crime Includes video report By Kate Northrop A California Lottery vending machine was found cracked open and dumped on the side of the road with unscratched lottery tickets still inside last week. A single, battered California Lottery vending machine was found haphazardly left in the dirt on a rural strip of road in Fresno County, California. On Sept. 16 at around 7:00 a.m., the lottery vending machine was found discarded
Sep 25, 2025, 8:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

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Sep 24, 2025, 3:55 pm - Todd - Mystical Forum

Missouri lottery winner of $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot comes forward: "I'm a homebody"News Story
The sleepless nights were the best kind of problem to have By Kate Northrop The Missouri lottery winner splitting the historic $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim his share of the prize just over two weeks after the drawing took place. The Missouri winner of the $1.787 billion Powerball lottery jackpot says he's just a homebody who enjoys relaxing at home, and now, the absurd amount of newfound wealth is going to help him do just that. On Monday, the Missou
Sep 24, 2025, 8:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

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

Virginia woman wins $150,000 Powerball lottery prize using ChatGPT, donates entire prizeNews Story
Divine windfall prompts immediate decision to give away everything By Kate Northrop A Virginia woman who won a $150,000 Powerball lottery prize with help from ChatGPT has donated all her winnings rather than pocketing the money. A $150,000 personal windfall from Powerball was not at the top of mind for one Virginia lottery player, rather it was giving back that had her making quick moves to donate the entirety of her prize. Carrie Edwards made waves when she won a $150,000 Powerb
Sep 22, 2025, 4:13 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Montana Lottery aims to prohibit bulk purchases after group takes gamble on $1.6 million jackpotReply
Wait, are you saying that you are in favor of wealthy buying groups swooping in and buying jackpots? Also, you make some kind of allegation about Pick 6 games being made harder. That's not what is happening here, and it's a Pick 5 game, not Pick 6. There was literally nothing in this article about making games harder to win.
Sep 19, 2025, 3:43 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Montana Lottery aims to prohibit bulk purchases after group takes gamble on $1.6 million jackpotNews Story
Smaller lottery unexpectedly targeted by purchasing group prompts security discussions Plans partially foiled by another winner By Kate Northrop The Montana Lottery is the latest state to propose rules that would prohibit bulk ticket purchases after an unknown entity bought hundreds of thousands of tickets to scoop a $1.6 million Montana Cash jackpot in May. One by one, state lotteries across the nation have been taking proactive steps to curb the possibility of organized groups
Sep 19, 2025, 2:10 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$2 mistake turns into $150,000 Pick 5 lottery prize for Maryland playerReply
The always-updated list of Double Play states is already included both on Lottery Post and on USA Mega . (LP does not list USVI because we don't yet cover that jurisdiction's lottery results.)
Sep 19, 2025, 9:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

$2 mistake turns into $150,000 Pick 5 lottery prize for Maryland playerNews Story
I accidentally hit it a third time. graduation year becomes lucky numbers By Kate Northrop A $2 mistake while purchasing some Pick 5 lottery tickets ended up becoming the happiest accident yet for one Maryland woman, who won a $150,000 prize in a single drawing because of it. An occasional Maryland lottery player had a mishap while purchasing her Pick 5 tickets that cost her $2, but in reality, the transaction could not have gone any better, save for buying more tickets of course.
Sep 18, 2025, 8:15 am - Todd - Lottery News