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Illinois Lottery shells out $7.1 million after players win big with 7-7-7-7News Story
Huge payday for Illinois lottery players across the state By Kate Northrop Thousands of Illinois lottery players won big when their Pick 4 game drew the combination 7-7-7-7, with more than $7 million in winnings paid out across the state. The Illinois Lottery announced last week that it tallied up $7.1 million in winnings from a single Pick 4 drawing. It's because the midday drawing on Sunday, May 3 produced the number combination 7-7-7-7, with Fireball number 6. It resulted
May 11, 2026, 7:53 am - Lottery News

DC Lottery offers compensation for players affected by computerized draw errorNews Story
DC Lottery offers several pathways for remediation after programming error caused untold tickets to lose out By Kate Northrop After Lottery Post alerted the DC Lottery to a possible error that prevented tickets from winning in three of its local draw games for weeks, the DC Lottery has announced several different forms of compensation for players who may have been impacted by the computerized drawing glitch. Last week, Lottery Post reached out to the DC Lottery after Lottery Post mem
Apr 27, 2026, 7:22 pm - Lottery News

New Hampshire Lottery launches $30 scratch-off ticket offering record $3 million top prizeNews Story
Granite State upping the ante on most expensive lottery ticket By Kate Northrop The New Hampshire Lottery launched its most expensive game in over a decade: a $30 scratch-off ticket that offers the biggest-ever prize in the state at $3 million. New Hampshire lottery players have a shot at winning the largest scratch-off prize in state history with the New Hampshire Lottery's latest $30 instant ticket. The new $30 game is called $3,000,000 Cash Spectacular, and it offers players a
Apr 8, 2026, 5:21 am - Lottery News

UK National Lottery to go offline this weekend for "significant improvements"News Story
Increased player protections coming, players asked to plan ahead By Kate Northrop The UK National Lottery is bringing its website and app offline this weekend to implement the most significant improvements in its digital platform upgrades. UK lottery players are encouraged to plan around the expected National Lottery website and app outage this weekend as the Lottery completes another major step toward its modernization efforts. Starting 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24 following
Jan 21, 2026, 7:45 am - Lottery News

Michigan Lottery offers more ways to win in Daily 3 and Daily 4 with Straight Back Bonus promotionNews Story
Michigan players get extra shots at winning bonus prizes this month By Kate Northrop The Straight Back Bonus promotion has returned to the Michigan Lottery, which will offer extra chances at winning bonus prizes in both Daily 3 and Daily 4. This month, Michigan lottery players have additional shots at winning prizes in Daily 3 and Daily 4 with the reemergence of the Straight Back Bonus promotion. The promotion, which began on Jan. 1, awards bonus prizes to players whose Daily 3 a
Jan 6, 2026, 10:28 am - Lottery News

New Jersey Lottery launches mobile prize claims for large prizesNews Story
Lottery prizes up to a significant amount can now be claimed anywhere at anytime By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery is now accepting mobile prize claims for certain prizes larger than $600, making it easier for players to collect some winnings without having to visit the Lottery in person. As of Thursday, New Jersey lottery players can now submit prize claims on their mobile device for significant prizes, streamlining the claims process for both players and the Lottery. Play
Nov 3, 2025, 3:01 pm - Lottery News

$1.3 million Jersey Cash 5 lottery jackpot unclaimed for almost a yearNews Story
Winning ticket worth over a million is expiring soon By Kate Northrop New Jersey lottery players should rummage through their drawers and dig in their center consoles for a missing Jersey Cash 5 ticket worth $1.3 million. Pretty soon, it'll be no more. Come Thanksgiving, all hopes for expressing gratitude for a $1.3 million Jersey Cash 5 lottery jackpot will go out the window. The New Jersey Lottery is alerting players to a $1,300,245 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot that was hit nearly 11
Oct 5, 2025, 7:45 am - Lottery News

4-4-4-4 in Illinois Lottery Pick 4 pays out over $6.9 million to playersNews Story
Popular combination rewards thousands of lucky players By Kate Northrop Last week, the Illinois Lottery's Pick 4 game drew winning numbers 4-4-4-4, resulting in a massive $6.9 million payout to thousands of players in one drawing. Thousands of Illinois lottery players won a share of more than $6.9 million in winnings after the in-state Pick 4 game drew a popular number combination. In the evening drawing on Wednesday, Aug. 6, Pick 4 produced the winning numbers 4-4-4-4 with Fireb
Aug 14, 2025, 10:15 am - Lottery News

U.K. National Lottery going on 36-hour break for huge technology upgradeNews Story
Massive technology refresh brings National Lottery into modern era By Kate Northrop As the U.K. National Lottery gets ready to undergo its most massive technology upgrade in three decades, ticket sales, ticket checkers, and prize claims will all experience a 36-hour blackout. The U.K. National Lottery is going on a 36-hour break starting this weekend, and officials are strongly recommending that players plan ahead. In a huge undertaking to modernize the technology that powers the
Aug 1, 2025, 7:41 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery bans Fast Play bulk ticket purchasesNews Story
Lottery will not pay out prizes to players engaging in excessive purchasing By Kate Northrop The Arizona Lottery approved a rule amendment banning bulk Fast Play ticket purchases in an effort to curb excessive purchasing in a given timeframe. In June, the Arizona Lottery Commission announced that it implemented new rules to limit the value of Fast Play tickets either an individual or group can buy within a certain period of time. The rule, titled Prohibition of Bulk Ticket Purch
Jul 7, 2025, 8:27 am - Lottery News