Lottery

Lottery April 20

Winning Powerball ticket sold in Ohio for $252.6M jackpot

Ohio Powerball jackpot winner has not stepped forward to claim a $252.6 million prize after matching all numbers plus the Powerball in Wednesday's drawing.

Iowa April 3

Winning $40M lottery ticket sold in Iowa

A winning Lotto America ticket worth a record-setting $40 million was sold Saturday at an Eichman's convenience store in Dubuque, Iowa.

Lottery March 19

Virginia man wins Powerball with 2 tickets in same drawing

Ben Baker, of Covington, Virginia, matched four of the winning numbers plus the Powerball number on two tickets to win a total of $300,000 in the March 4 drawing.

LIFESTYLE March 16

Short questions with Dana Perino

Fox News Channel's Dana Perino serves up short questions to some Fox News colleagues — and this week, Judge Jeanine Pirro reveals what she'd do if she won the lottery.

Lottery March 3

Michigan woman wins $1M Powerball prize after husband finds week-old ticket in coat pocket

A mother and wife in Michigan won a $1 million Powerball prize and it took her a week to find out because she gave her winning ticket to her husband for safekeeping.

California February 14

Name of $2B Powerball jackpot winner to be revealed in California

The name of the $2 billion Powerball jackpot winner will be revealed in California on Tuesday. The winner will not be present, but someone will read their name at the press conference.

Lottery February 4

Australian lottery winner ignores calls about $40M jackpot win: 'Thought it was a scam'

A woman who won the $40 million jackpot in the Australian Lottery initially ignored the calls informing her of the win because she thought she was being scammed.

Lottery January 26

Lottery winner burns through nearly $50 million before death

Colin Weir, who along with his wife was the record-breaking European lottery winner for almost a decade, spent around $131,000 a week across the final eight years of his life.

CRIME January 22

Texas woman pleads guilty to stealing cousin's $1 million winning scratch-off ticket

A Houston, Texas woman faces up to four years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing $1 million scratch-off ticket winnings from her cousin in New York.

LIFESTYLE January 17

Lottery is 'predatory’ toward the poor: Expert delivers scathing indictment of game he calls ‘a lie, a con'

Playing the lottery is a popular game of chance, but one expert — Les Bernal of Stop Predatory Gambling — reveals the darker side, including lives ruined by playing the lottery.