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South Carolina woman buys four lottery tickets and all were winners, including $200,000 top prizeNews Story
Winner goes four for four on all her lottery tickets, wrapping up with a six-figure prize By Kate Northrop A South Carolina woman bought four lottery tickets, and every single one was a winner, the streak culminating in a $200,000 top prize. One lottery winner in South Carolina went four for four on her ticket purchases, with every ticket coming up as a winner. The anonymous woman's lucky streak ended with a bang, the last one in her string of plays rewarding her with a $200,000
Mar 24, 2026, 10:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Retired North Carolina farmer played "in every drawing" for 10 years, wins $2M Powerball prizeNews Story
A decade of consistency: loyalty finally rewarded By Kate Northrop A retired farmer from North Carolina said he's played in every Powerball lottery drawing for the last ten years, and his consistency came to a head when he finally won a $2 million prize. Dietrich Kilpatrick's dedication to the lottery is unwavering, telling North Carolina Lottery officials that he's participated in every Powerball drawing for a decade. And while it may not have been the jackpot, his persistence w
Mar 23, 2026, 10:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois woman claims $536 million lottery prize, first Mega Millions jackpot claimed in 2026News Story
Illinois lottery winners take the top two spots for online wins By Kate Northrop The Illinois Lottery announced on Wednesday that one Illinois woman claimed a $536 million Mega Millions jackpot this week, the first Mega Millions jackpot claimed in 2026. The lone winner to lay sole claim to a $536 million Mega Millions jackpot has stepped forward to take home the cash. She chose to claim the prize under the pseudonym Lucky Lady to hide her identity, rather fitting for the circumst
Mar 20, 2026, 8:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Retired Ohio firefighter to pay for daughter's wedding with $160,000 Rolling Cash 5 lottery jackpotNews Story
Extraordinary coincidence of numbers and dates By Kate Northrop A retired firefighter will be able to contribute to his daughter's wedding after a $160,000 Rolling Cash 5 lottery jackpot came his way through coincidental means. An Ohio man stayed consistent and true to his lottery play for years, and now he has a $160,000 Rolling Cash 5 jackpot to show for it. J.R. of Dublin has played the same lottery numbers for years, inspired by a concoction of important and special dates in
Mar 19, 2026, 9:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

Australian man deletes email from lottery about $50 million Powerball jackpot winNews Story
Multiple attempts to get ahold of winner within the span of one hour By Kate Northrop It took multiple attempts for the Australian Lottery to get ahold of a $50 million (US$35.35 million) Powerball jackpot winner, who had previously deleted a very-real email alerting him to the win. An Australian man was none the wiser that he had actually won a $50 million Powerball jackpot since he had deleted the initial email informing him that he should claim the prize. Thankfully, it didn't
Mar 18, 2026, 8:57 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio woman tops husband's $1 million lottery win with $5 million winNews Story
Who's the luckier lottery winner? By Kate Northrop An Ohio woman raised the bar after her husband's $1 million lottery win, staking her claim to the largest prize in their household with a $5 million win. An Ohio woman now has bragging rights to one-upping her husband in the lottery after her luck added a $5 million prize to their combined take-home in winnings. The anonymous couple share quite a lot of luck between the two of them, with the husband having won a $1 million prize
Mar 17, 2026, 8:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

$5 million Lotto 6/49 win will send Canada couple of 48 years on "delayed" honeymoonNews Story
Not a moment too soon to embark on lifetime trip By Kate Northrop A Canadian husband and wife of 48 years are deciding where they want to go for their delayed honeymoon after winning $5 million (US$3.6 million) in Lotto 6/49. 48 years after saying I do, one Alberta couple is finally going to embark on a dream honeymoon thanks to a $5 million Lotto 6/49 win. Wanda and Slav Rosa of Grande Cache decided to purchase a Lotto 6/49 ticket for the Jan. 17 drawing while visiting Petro Can
Mar 16, 2026, 7:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland man uses intuition with license plate numbers and wins $100,000 in Pick 5News Story
Winner has a personal rule for playing certain lottery numbers By Kate Northrop A Maryland man stuck to a personal method of selecting lottery numbers for a Pick 5 drawing derived using license plates and won $100,000 in a single Pick 5 drawing. One Maryland lottery player took inspiration from his environment and doubled down on his chosen Pick 5 numbers, earning himself $100,000 in the process. Days before Christmas, the anonymous Prince George County resident said he kept seei
Mar 13, 2026, 8:58 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

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