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Connecticut man one-ups his own $100,000 Cash 5 lottery win with a larger $1 million prizeNews Story
Regular player almost passed out By Kate Northrop A Connecticut lottery player thought he struck gold when he won $100,000 playing Cash 5 over the summer, but just a few short months later, he'd be looking an even larger $1 million prize square in the eye. A lottery regular was treated to an even bigger win when he won a $1 million prize on a scratch-off ticket, dwarfing his $100,000 Cash 5 win from earlier this year. Shelley Suttles was having a day like any other, running erra
Oct 13, 2025, 9:03 am - Lottery News

Virginia father takes home $290,000 in Pick 4 with 100 winning lottery ticketsNews Story
Hunch pays off after 20 years of playing By Kate Northrop After playing Pick 4 for 20 years, one Virginia man came up lucky when he netted $290,000 in a single drawing with 100 winning lottery tickets. A Virginia father decided to throw down the gauntlet and commit $100 toward 100 identical Pick 4 lottery tickets for a single drawing. Doing so rewarded him with a $290,000 prize. Ty Tran has been playing the Virginia Lottery's Pick 4 draw game for over 20 years, and in the Aug. 23
Sep 17, 2025, 7:20 am - Lottery News

Forgetful Maryland man doubles Powerball Double Play lottery win to $1 millionNews Story
Backup strategy pays off By Kate Northrop A Maryland man's forgetfulness inadvertently doubled his Powerball Double Play lottery win to a cool $1 million. One Maryland lottery player ended up with $1 million in winnings from a Powerball Double Play drawing after a slight error turned out to work in his favor. The Prince George's County resident, who goes by the name Proud Granddad to preserve his identity, told the Maryland Lottery that he couldn't recall whether he had already p
Sep 9, 2025, 9:08 am - Lottery News

"Dumb luck": Maryland man wins a second time in one year at the same lottery vending machineNews Story
Player has fine tuned which tickets he buys and where he buys them from By Kate Northrop A Maryland man says it was dumb luck that he ended up winning a $50,000 scratch-off prize from the same lottery vending machine he had won at earlier this year. In just this year alone, one Maryland lottery player won two big scratch-off prizes from tickets purchased at the same vending machine. The anonymous winner told the Maryland Lottery that it was all thanks to dumb luck and circumstanc
Aug 23, 2025, 8:40 am - Lottery News

North Carolina woman collapsed to the floor after second $1 million lottery winNews Story
Second million-dollar win leaves lucky player weak in the knees By Kate Northrop A North Carolina woman buckled to the floor in shock after she won a $1.16 million online lottery jackpot, her second big win of at least $1 million. One North Carolina woman was so stunned by her second lottery win of $1 million or more that her legs gave out from underneath her. Licette Griffin of Greensboro told the North Carolina Lottery about what it was like for her to win a million dollars in
Aug 4, 2025, 9:01 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts man wins double $1 million Powerball lottery prizes in one drawingNews Story
Better to be safe than sorry honest mistake leads to two separate wins By Kate Northrop A slight mix-up led to one Massachusetts man winning two $1 million Powerball lottery prizes in a single drawing. Winning $1 million in the lottery alone would have been just swell, but a Massachusetts resident ended up walking away with two identical $1 million prizes thanks to a small miscalculation. Paul Corcoran of Fitchburg is thankful for playing it safe when he purchased his Powerball t
Jul 20, 2025, 7:09 am - Lottery News

Virginia woman wins $100,000 in the lottery twice, this time in PowerballNews Story
Lightning strikes for the second time over a decade later By Kate Northrop Lightning struck twice for one Virginia woman, who brought home yet another $100,000 prize in the lottery in the form of a Powerball prize. A Virginia woman has won $100,000 in the lottery for the second time, with her most recent win attributed to a third-tier Powerball prize. Sharon Godsey, of Concord, stopped at Carson Market on Village Highway in Concord and bought a ticket for the March 31 Powerball d
Apr 16, 2025, 9:09 am - Lottery News

North Carolina veteran wins $100,000 Keno lottery prize in the process of claiming $50,000News Story
Lottery winner taken by second surprise By Kate Northrop It was a lucky day for one North Carolina veteran, who won a $100,000 Keno lottery prize while already waiting to claim a separate $50,000 prize. A North Carolina man's next big win couldn't even wait until he had the check from his first lottery prize in-hand. On Monday, Dennis Parks of Carthage visited the North Carolina Lottery's Greensboro Regional Office Claim Center. He was there to claim a $50,000 prize from a winnin
Apr 13, 2025, 8:05 am - Lottery News

Maryland man uses rude driver's license plate numbers to win $500,000 in a single Pick 5 drawingNews Story
Perturbed lottery player turns unpleasant driving experience into $500,000 By Kate Northrop An encounter with an inconsiderate driver on the road led to a Maryland man using their license plate numbers in a Pick 5 drawing and winning an astounding $500,000 prize. A Maryland man noted the license plate of a rude driver and won a $500,000 prize in a single drawing using those numbers. While safe driving practices are what we'd expect to see on the road, we don't always encounter th
Jan 8, 2025, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Maryland Pick 5 lottery player wins $50,000 top prize twice using the same numbersNews Story
Identical wins two years in a row after 35 years of playing By Kate Northrop A longtime lottery enthusiast, who has dedicated 35 years to playing, won the Pick 5 $50,000 top prize for the second time using the same numbers. One Maryland lottery player proved lightning can strike twice, having claimed his second $50,000 Pick 5 top prize with the same numbers that won him the first one. Paul Cypress of Baltimore claimed his second $50,000 Pick 5 prize from the Maryland Lottery righ
Jan 5, 2025, 8:30 am - Lottery News