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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 - 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

$5.9 million New Jersey Pick 6 lottery winner claims jackpot one week before ticket expiresNews Story
Forgotten ticket turns up in a dark place after whirlwind search through house By Kate Northrop New Jersey Lottery officials and a very lucky lottery winner are sighing a breath of relief after a player finally stepped forward to claim a $5.9 million Pick 6 jackpot a week before it was due to expire. With only eight days left before the deadline, the $5.9 million Pick 6 jackpot winner surprised New Jersey Lottery officials with the explanation as to why it took so long to claim the p
May 19, 2026, 9:41 am - Lottery News

South Dakota trust claims $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot days before it expiresNews Story
Winner waits nearly until the very last minute By Kate Northrop Less than a week before a $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot was set to expire, a South Dakota-based trust stepped forward to claim it. Last month, the Texas Lottery put out a last call for an expiring $78 million Lotto Texas jackpot. Just this week, mere days before it expired, the winner brought the winning ticket forward. The winner claimed under a trust based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, called Jua-Ri Trust Agreeme
May 13, 2026, 8:28 am - Lottery News

$1 million Nebraska lottery winner in Powerball "Night of Millionaires" selected her own numbersNews Story
While dozens of winners win with play slip pattern, one winner strayed from the rest By Kate Northrop Powerball lottery results that aligned with patterns on several state play slips produced two jackpot winners and 89 second-tier prize winners of at least $1 million, but one Nebraska woman's win was a bit different. In what the Multi-State Lottery Association is dubbing a Night of Millionaires, nearly a hundred players across the US won a million dollars or more after the draw produ
May 5, 2026, 7:56 am - Lottery News

New Jersey Pick 6 jackpot-winning ticket worth $5.9 million expiring in three weeksNews Story
And three days left to claim a $50,000 Powerball prize By Kate Northrop Whoever has won a $5.9 million Pick 6 New Jersey Lottery jackpot still hasn't come forward to claim their big win, and time is running out. The ticketholder for a $5.9 million Pick 6 jackpot has mere weeks to present it to New Jersey Lottery officials before it goes unclaimed for good. The New Jersey Lottery has been looking for the winner for over a week now, but given how players in the Garden State have on
May 1, 2026, 11:56 am - Lottery News

Powerball drawing produces huge number of big winners, including two who split the jackpotNews Story
Numbers drawn corresponded to patterns on play slips By Kate Northrop There was an unusually large number of winners in last night's Powerball drawing, including Indiana and Kansas winners who split the $143.4 million jackpot, and 89 tickets that won the $1 million second-tier prize. Wednesday's Powerball drawing was a frenzy, with 89 winners across the US raking in a second-tier prize and two jackpot winners sharing a $143.4 million jackpot. The April 29 draw produced results 3,
Apr 30, 2026, 3:02 pm - Lottery News

Illinois woman uses numbers passed down from mother to win $1 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
Daughter wins with family numbers after mother missed out on $6.4 million By Kate Northrop An Illinois woman stuck with family tradition by playing lottery numbers that her mother had nearly won a $6.4 million prize with long ago, and the decision to do so won her a $1 million Lotto jackpot. After seeing that her mother was on the right path, one Illinois woman ended up winning a $1 million Lotto jackpot after using numbers passed down to her. The lottery gene is strong in this f
Apr 14, 2026, 6:37 am - Lottery News

UK lottery winner misses claims deadline for £10.6 million jackpotNews Story
Lottery officials scratching their heads wondering why prize wasn't claimed By Kate Northrop The lottery player who won a 10.6 million (US$14.2 million) Lotto jackpot missed out on the opportunity to collect their winnings, a rare occurrence for the UK National Lottery. In what National Lottery officials are calling an unusual circumstance, the winner of the 10.6 million Lotto jackpot missed their chance to claim a lifechanging sum of money. Lottery winners in the UK have 180 day
Apr 13, 2026, 7:46 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