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Nightmare: Pennsylvania woman donated jacket with $2.6 million Cash 5 lottery ticket in pocketNews Story
Pennsylvania Lottery says no ticket, no prize Includes video report By Kate Northrop A Pennsylvania woman is heartbroken beyond belief after realizing the winning Cash 5 ticket worth $2.6 million she purchased was in the pocket of a jacket she had donated. By the time Mildred Simoneriluto, 76, realized that she had won the $2.6 million Cash 5 jackpot, it was too late the winning ticket was no longer in her possession. Last spring, Simoneriluto purchased a lottery ticket for t
Apr 1, 2025, 2:22 pm - Lottery News

One lottery ticket sold in California wins $526.5 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Half-billion lottery jackpot scooped up by one winner in last night's draw By Kate Northrop Last night's Powerball drawing produced a single winning ticket for the $526.5 million jackpot, giving someone in California a half a billion reasons to celebrate. The multi-state Powerball lottery game produced a winner from California on Saturday, March 29, which resulted in a single ticket worth $526.5 million in 30 annual payments over 29 years or $243.8 million in cash all at once. Th
Mar 31, 2025, 5:04 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky woman brings in carton of eggs to claim $281,651 online lottery prizeNews Story
Internet meme inspires an uncanny lottery win and a memorable claim By Kate Northrop A Kentucky woman brought in and posed with a carton of eggs while claiming a $281,651 online lottery prize at the Kentucky Lottery headquarters. Word spread quickly around Kentucky Lottery headquarters that a lottery winner had walked into the building carrying a winning ticket and a carton of eggs. It was Hazel Morris and her husband, Dale, who had set Lottery staff abuzz last week with an unusu
Mar 30, 2025, 8:45 am - Lottery News

Michigan man invests Daily 3 lottery winnings and scoops record $2.29 million Fast Cash jackpotNews Story
Having the guts to play on instead of walking away By Kate Northrop A Michigan man who won big in Daily 3 decided to reinvest a chunk of his prize into a Fast Cash ticket and ended up winning a record-breaking $2.39 million jackpot. One Michigan player decided to keep playing the lottery with the winnings he received in a big Daily 3 payout, and it paid off handsomely. The player, who chose to remain anonymous, said he had pulled off a great win with a number combination consisti
Mar 29, 2025, 9:46 am - Lottery News

Lawyer representing $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot winner warns of additional investigationsNews Story
Lottery Post exclusive interview By Kate Northrop The lawyer who is currently representing the anonymous winner of the $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot warned that additional state investigations may be on the way that could further delay his client's prize payout. Last week, a woman who purchased the sole jackpot-winning ticket for an $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot , alongside her lawyer, spoke to several media outlets to call attention to the state of Texas' refusal to pay out
Mar 25, 2025, 7:18 am - Lottery News

North Carolina woman to use $466,415 digital lottery win to help Hurricane Helene victimsNews Story
Late-night lottery win helps hurricane victims By Kate Northrop A North Carolina winner of a $466,415 prize from an online lottery game will use her prize to help fellow residents who were affected by Hurricane Helene. One North Carolina woman aims to undo some of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene with the $466,415 lottery prize she won online. Everyone around here has been through a lot lately, Tracy Bell of Banner Elk told the North Carolina Lottery. I want to help som
Mar 21, 2025, 6:23 am - Lottery News

Lotto Texas $83.5 million jackpot winner says she was denied payoutNews Story
Jackpot payout pending amid state investigation By Kate Northrop A woman who came forward to claim an $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot this week says she was denied a payout while the win undergoes a state investigation. The winner, who allegedly purchased the sole jackpot-winning ticket through a lottery courier in February, has taken to speaking with media outlets to voice her frustrations with having her win scrutinized and being delayed in receiving a prize payout. She spoke
Mar 20, 2025, 8:01 am - Lottery News

California Lottery reveals winner of $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
She's the winner of the largest Mega Millions prize in the state By Kate Northrop The California Lottery officially announced the winner of the historic $1.27 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the game's largest win in the state. California Lottery officials held a live press conference in Cottonwood on Monday to reveal the winner of the $1.269 billion Mega Millions jackpot drawn in December 2024. Someone in the state of California started off 2025 a lottery winner of a billion-doll
Mar 18, 2025, 7:59 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery reveals $328.5 million Powerball jackpot winnerNews Story
Lottery winner pledges to share fortune with nonprofits By Kate Northrop The Oregon Lottery announced that the winner of the first Powerball jackpot of 2025 has been awarded his $328.5 million prize. After a claimant for the $328.5 million Powerball jackpot came forward with the winning ticket one week after the drawing occurred, the Oregon Lottery has confirmed the identity of the winner. 79-year-old Abbas Shafii of Beaverton lays claim to the first Powerball jackpot of the year
Feb 21, 2025, 1:08 pm - Lottery News

$83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot won by a single ticketNews Story
Retailer is likely affiliated with a lottery courier By Kate Northrop One ticket, purchased at a retailer likely affiliated with a lottery courier service, won last night's $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot. After 102 drawings in one jackpot run, someone is walking away from Monday's Lotto Texas drawing a multi-millionaire. The winning numbers in Monday's drawing were 19, 21, 25, 45, 47, and 52. According to the Texas Lottery, the winning ticket was sold at Winners Corner TX
Feb 18, 2025, 2:18 pm - Lottery News