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"Lucky day" for Washington man after losing debit card and winning $480,000 Hit 5 lottery jackpotNews Story
Frantic moment ushers in the most lucrative spontaneous decision By Kate Northrop It's thanks to a lost debit card that one Washington man is celebrating a lucky day with a $480,000 Hit 5 lottery jackpot. In a turn of events for one Washington man, a misplaced debit card led to a lucky spur-of-the-moment decision and subsequently a $480,000 Hit 5 lottery prize. The Washington resident, who requested to remain anonymous, was shopping at the WinCo Foods on 116th Street NE in Marysv
Apr 28, 2025, 8:32 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts woman digs $100,000 winning lottery ticket out of junk drawer right before it expiredNews Story
Sometimes the news coverage on expiring prizes really does work By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts woman dug through her junk drawer and found a $100,000 Mass Cash lottery ticket after her son informed her of a news story about an expiring ticket. Sometimes, press releases and news stories about expiring lottery tickets really do work they're how one Massachusetts woman was able to locate a missing Mass Cash ticket worth $100,000. On April 10, the Massachusetts Lottery issued a pre
Apr 27, 2025, 8:34 am - Lottery News

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

New Jersey construction worker riddled with "aches and pains" grateful for $1.7M Cash 5 jackpotNews Story
From physical pain to monetary gain By Kate Northrop A New Jersey construction worker, whose body he says is falling apart, is grateful to have finally won a $1.7 million Cash 5 jackpot after decades of trying. One New Jersey man's never-give-up strategy of daily persistence paid off when he won a $1.7 million Cash 5 jackpot in January. An anonymous construction worker told the New Jersey Lottery about his unwavering dedication to reaching for the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot over the p
Feb 14, 2025, 9:04 am - Lottery News

Cash 5 winner's chance meeting with New Jersey Lottery official confirms $678,674 jackpot prizeNews Story
What are the odds? By Kate Northrop A Jersey Cash 5 jackpot winner was skeptical of their $678,674 win, but a coincidental run-in with a New Jersey Lottery official assured them that it was entirely real. The odds of winning the lottery are high enough, but simultaneously winning the lottery and running into an off-duty New Jersey Lottery official and having them confirm the win must certainly be an astoundingly rare sequence of events. The odds of winning the Jersey Cash 5 jackp
Jan 10, 2025, 9:20 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

Maryland lottery fan takes home $100,000 in Pick 5 after winning top prize twiceNews Story
Longtime lottery player's strategy of studying numbers pays off By Kate Northrop A longtime Maryland lottery player, who is no stranger to winning, took home a $100,000 Pick 5 prize last week. A Maryland woman is increasing the number of her big lottery wins by two after she claimed two identical Pick 5 prizes earlier this month. Charlotte Mattison of Baltimore is checking off milestone wins on her lottery bucket list one-by-one. Since winning a few dollars on the first lottery t
Dec 13, 2024, 7:47 am - Lottery News

Numbers from late wife help Illinois man win $650,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpotNews Story
It was like a message from her. By Kate Northrop An Illinois man won a $650,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot using personal lottery numbers related to his late wife. An Illinois resident tried out a lottery game he normally doesn't play, and selecting numbers related to his late wife, won a $650,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot. The winner, who adopted the name Big Money D while claiming his prize, noticed the growing Lucky Day Lotto jackpot and decided to deviate from his normal lottery
Dec 1, 2024, 9:21 am - Lottery News

Three Illinois friends split $1.4 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpotNews Story
Lottery crew scoop up miracle jackpot together By Kate Northrop Three Illinois friends are sharing a life-altering $1.4 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot, which they said will impact each of their lives in unique ways. A crew of three Illinois friends pooled their funds for a Lucky Day Lotto ticket and are now splitting a $1.4 million lottery jackpot after it matched the winning numbers in a drawing last week. Friends who play together win together that's the story of Tommy Lotto a
Nov 12, 2024, 8:26 am - Lottery News