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Charges dropped against $167M Kentucky Powerball lottery winnerNews Story
Ex-girlfriend rescinds statements about stolen $12,000 Includes video report By Kate Northrop Charges against the record-breaking $167 million Powerball lottery winner were dropped earlier this week after court testimony absolved him from the accusations related to an alleged burglary. All charges related to an alleged break-in against $167 million Powerball jackpot winner Shannon James Farthing, 51, were dismissed after it was revealed in court a miscommunication led to his arre
May 15, 2026, 7:59 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

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKNews Story
United Kingdom lottery players will soon participate for massive billion-dollar jackpots By Kate Northrop The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and the UK National Lottery have jointly announced that the US-based Powerball multi-state lottery game will be expanding to the UK. It's official: Powerball is growing beyond North America into the United Kingdom, where lottery players overseas will soon have the opportunity to play for the billion-dollar jackpots that only US lottery p
Apr 14, 2026, 6:31 pm - Lottery News

California Lottery accidentally publishes winner's address instead of retailer's in press releaseNews Story
$12 million jackpot winner's privacy jeopardized in blunder By Kate Northrop The California Lottery has issued a statement after they accidentally exposed a $12 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot winner's personal address in a press release. A $12 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot winner's privacy was jeopardized after the California Lottery inadvertently revealed their home address in a news release instead of the retailer's. On Friday, the California Lottery issued a press release v
Apr 6, 2026, 1:10 pm - Lottery News

$167 million Powerball lottery winner arrested a THIRD TIME after burglarizing home for $12kNews Story
Lottery millionaire resorts to home burglary for a fraction of his fortune By Kate Northrop $167.3 million Powerball jackpot winner Shannon James Farthing was arrested a third time since his lottery win, this time on burglary charges that involved stealing $12,000 from someone's home a fraction of his fortune. The Kentucky lottery winner who scooped a $167 million Powerball jackpot last year has been arrested for the third time since his win. Arrest documents filed by the Lexingt
Mar 31, 2026, 1:30 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

Winner of $877,800 Idaho Cash jackpot is infamous bulk buyerNews Story
Idaho legislation moves along bill to ban bulk lottery ticket purchases By Kate Northrop The Idaho Lottery's initial suspicions that a bulk purchaser was at play during a jackpot run that resulted in an $877,800 Idaho Cash win were correct when it was confirmed that an entity known for executing jackpot buyouts came forward to claim the prize. In response to restless national sentiment surrounding the nature of jackpot buyouts and a recent $877,800 Idaho Cash win, Idaho state legisla
Feb 25, 2026, 6:42 am - Lottery News

Illinois mother of four wins $200,000 prize on her favorite lottery ticketNews Story
Having had luck with the game before motivated her to play it again By Kate Northrop After having won a generous prize on a favorite lottery ticket once before, an Illinois woman decided to keep playing her favorite game until she ended up winning a $200,000 prize. An Illinois mother of four had luck with a particular lottery game in the past, and it motivated her to try purchasing it again for it to result in a $200,000 win. The winner, who goes by the name Bingo Lady to relay h
Dec 19, 2025, 3:38 pm - Lottery News

Iowa Lottery has delivered $6.1B in prizes since 1985News Story
Iowa Lottery celebrates 40 years Sales of the first Iowa Lottery tickets began in 1985 with a kickoff celebration at the Iowa State Fair. Forty years later, state fairgoers broke the Guinness World Record for the most people 1,380 to scratch lottery cards simultaneously, demonstrating the lottery's journey from $1 scratch tickets to a multibillion-dollar enterprise. Since its launch was approved by the state Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Terry Branstad, the lottery has gen
Dec 5, 2025, 10:09 am - Lottery News

Florida bill would enhance criminal penalties for lottery retailer theft and fraudNews Story
Bill targets retailers and employees who steal tickets from the workplace By Kate Northrop A Florida Senator filed a bill on Monday that would enact harsher penalties on lottery retailer employees who conduct ticket theft schemes and would crack down on those who falsify prize claims. Florida Senator Corey Simon proposed a bill that tightens up Florida Lottery security measures and targets individuals attempting to steal tickets from their workplace or make false prize claims. Se
Nov 19, 2025, 9:11 am - Lottery News