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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 - 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

North Carolina man's Christmas gifts turn into $1 million second-chance lottery winNews Story
Holiday tradition delivers the best Christmas present six weeks late By Kate Northrop A North Carolina man's Christmas miracle might have been delayed, but a $1 million second-chance lottery win made it worth the wait. One North Carolina lottery fan was eager to make the best use of his Christmas gifts even if they didn't pan out like he had hoped. His approach was well-awarded when he found out he won a $1 million second-chance prize in the lottery. Ray Abbott of Raleigh always
Feb 18, 2026, 8:41 am - Lottery News

Illinois woman wins $3 million in the lottery after switching stores last-minuteNews Story
Holiday detour wasn't so bad after all By Kate Northrop The right circumstances brewed the perfect storm for one Illinois woman to win $3 million in the lottery, resulting in a last-minute change that ultimately led to the win. An Illinois woman was intending to visit a retailer to buy some lottery tickets, but a decision to visit a different store landed her in a spot to win a $3 million lottery prize. The winner, who opted to remain anonymous, was visiting her hometown of Vanda
Jan 22, 2026, 9:28 am - Lottery News

Spanish village loses out on El Gordo lottery winnings as a result of ticket blunderNews Story
Annual Christmas drawing doles out 2.7 billion By Kate Northrop Spain's famous annual El Gordo, which translates to The Fat One, has expectedly spurred celebration across the nation with its 2.7 billion (US$2.8 billion) prize payout, but a ticket slip up has left some villagers in a small town shorthanded. Townsfolk in Villamanin, a village of fewer than 1,000 residents, won 35 million in the 2.7 billion El Gordo lottery draw but lost 4 million of that prize money due to a ticket blu
Dec 30, 2025, 8:16 am - Lottery News

$1.8 billion Powerball jackpot won by a single lottery ticket sold in ArkansasNews Story
Christmas miracle: Arkansas ticket holder wakes up to $1.8 billion present By Kate Northrop One lucky lottery player in Arkansas woke up on Christmas morning with bragging rights to winning the second-largest lottery jackpot in world history worth a tearjerking $1.8168 billion. On Christmas Eve, the 47th consecutive drawing in the latest Powerball jackpot run finally delivered the Christmas miracle that millions of players around the country have been crossing their fingers for.
Dec 26, 2025, 2:43 pm - Lottery News

Merry ChristmasNews Story
May the spirit of Christmas fill your heart with peace, love, and joy. Lottery Post Staff (Click to display full-size in gallery) The Lottery Post staff wishes you and your family a merry Christmas filled with peace, love, and joy.
Dec 25, 2025, 12:00 am - Lottery News

$1.7 BILLION: Will Powerball create a Christmas billionaire?News Story
Now the 4th-largest jackpot in world history By Todd Northrop Will someone give a Christmas gift worth billions this week? It's actually a possibility, as the next Powerball drawing on Christmas Eve is set to deliver a faint-inducing prize worth $1.7 billion. The Powerball jackpot has been building for a record 46 consecutive drawings since the last winner on Sept. 6, 2025 , when two tickets sold in Missouri and Texas split a $1.7874 billion jackpot after 41 draws without a winne
Dec 23, 2025, 12:31 am - Lottery News

UK couple wins £1 million National Lottery prize for the second timeNews Story
Odds are 1 in 24 trillion, Lottery operator says By Kate Northrop A UK couple has beaten what lottery experts call insurmountable odds by winning a 1 million (US$1,342,420) prize in the National Lottery for the second time. A 1 million lottery win not only did a whole lot of good for one UK couple, but it allowed them to do good for others as well. Now having won twice, they're met with the possibilities another 1 million prize can bring. On Nov. 26, Richard Davies, 49, and his w
Dec 17, 2025, 11:10 am - Lottery News