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Tennessee Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul to retire after 23 years of leadershipNews Story
The gold standard : more than four decades of pioneering the lottery industry By Kate Northrop Lottery industry spearhead and Tennessee Lottery President and CEO Rebecca Paul announced her retirement after 23 years in the leadership position and four decades in the field. With more than forty years of serving the lottery industry under her belt, someone else will have to fill big shoes that Tennessee Lottery CEO Rebecca Paul is leaving behind. Her final day as President and CEO w
Jun 5, 2026, 8:08 am - Lottery News

Louisiana lottery winners collect their "Night of Millionaires" Powerball prizes of $1 millionNews Story
Pattern on play slip triggered nationwide windfall as Louisiana ranks third in wins By Kate Northrop Lottery winners who struck it big in the Powerball Night of Millionaires drawing that awarded nearly one hundred players a second-tier prize of $1 million or more have been lining up to collect their prizes, one after the other. In what was dubbed the Powerball Night of Millionaires by lottery officials, Louisiana was the state that came in third for the greatest number of second-tier
May 26, 2026, 4:20 pm - Lottery News

Idaho man wins the lottery for the 18th time over 30 yearsNews Story
Repeat winner says his real luck has nothing to do with the lottery By Kate Northrop One man in Idaho has all the luck he's won the lottery a total of 18 times over the last 30 years. Will he make it to 20? An Idaho resident is on a hot lucky streak after he just recently netted his 18th significant win in the lottery. Does lightning strike 18 times? the Idaho Lottery said in a social media post. For Idaho Lottery player Robert Bevan... it just might. Bevan is no stranger to
May 25, 2026, 9:04 am - Lottery News

Michigan $733,968 Fantasy 5 jackpot winner wins again, this time a $1M Millionaire Raffle prizeNews Story
Lucky streak: second major win in just over a year By Kate Northrop As if winning part of a $733,968 jackpot in the Fantasy 5 draw game wasn't cool enough, one Michigan man won the $1 million top prize in the Michigan Lottery's Millionaire Raffle just over a year later. Luck hasn't stopped flowing for one Michigan lottery player, who has now won the highest-tier prizes in two of the games Michigan Lottery has to offer. The 47-year-old Michigan resident opted to remain anonymous w
Apr 27, 2026, 7:13 am - Lottery News

Two Illinois best friends focus on high jackpot lottery games and win $518,309 in FastPlayNews Story
Lottery duo's intentional strategy rewards them with six-figure win By Kate Northrop In a neighborhood community of avid lottery fans, two Illinois best friends decided to put their heads (and wallets) together to try to win a $518,309 FastPlay jackpot, not realizing that they'd end up winning it all. Two is better than one that's how one pair of Illinois friends like to think of their lottery play in their spare time, and it's also how they won a FastPlay jackpot totaling $518,309.
Apr 24, 2026, 8:08 am - Lottery News

Lotto Max game changes will go into effect this weekend, including bigger $90 million jackpotsNews Story
Guaranteed cash prizes to be awarded every drawing, but odds are harder By Kate Northrop This weekend the Canadian multi-province Lotto Max draw game gets its revamp, which promises jackpots capped at $90 million (US$64.7 million) and guaranteed $100,000 (US$71,940) cash prizes with every draw. Canadians will get the chance to try out the new iteration of the multi-province Lotto Max draw game on April 11, which will include a bigger jackpot cap at the cost of a higher ticket price.
Apr 10, 2026, 11:44 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery doles out $7.9 million in winnings after Daily 4 draws 7-7-7-7 on April Fool's DayNews Story
Not a joke: thousands of players paid out handsomely By Kate Northrop Thousands of lottery players won a total of $7.9 million in an April Fool's Day Daily 4 drawing in Texas after the game drew a rare number combination. The Texas Lottery announced last week that it tallied up nearly $8 million in winnings in a single Daily 4 draw after the game produced a rare but popular result. The April 1 Daily 4 Night drawing resulted in a payout that was far from a joke: identical quadrupl
Apr 7, 2026, 1:26 pm - 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 - Lottery News

Ten years later, Florida Lottery Millionaire Raffle is backNews Story
A whopping 2,000,000 tickets for sale and over $22.8 million in cash prizes By Kate Northrop After a ten-year hiatus, the Florida Lottery has brought back its Millionaire Raffle, giving players in the state the best odds at winning $1 million. The Florida Lottery's Millionaire Raffle has made a return after taking a ten-year break, and it's brought with it several cash prizes and multiple drawings. At $20 per ticket, players can enter for a chance to win $1 million, and there's a
Mar 11, 2026, 9:23 am - Lottery News

Michigan woman sets record with $822,159 Club Keno The Jack lottery prize on lunch breakNews Story
Raking in more dough than just one cheesy pizza slice By Kate Northrop A Michigan woman grabbed a slice of pizza and set a new Club Keno The Jack record when she won an $822,159 jackpot with a single ticket. It takes one to win one Michigan lottery player was caught by surprise when her lunch break routine yielded a record-setting $822,159 The Jack prize. Sue Strong, 65, didn't expect that her pizza stop would yield more than a cheesy slice of pie, rather she'd be raking in the d
Mar 4, 2026, 9:11 am - Lottery News