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Lottery March 19, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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.

Mega Millions January 13, 2023

Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1.35 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing

The Jackpot for Friday nights Mega Millions drawing has reached $1.35 billion. The Mega Millions Jackpot is played in 45 states as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C.

LIFESTYLE January 12, 2023

Luck-y! Winning state lottery ticket sold in tiny town of Luck, Wisconsin

In a stroke of "luck," the winning ticket for a $15.1 lottery in Wisconsin was sold in the appropriately named town of Luck, which has about 1,100 residents. The prize was claimed on Monday, Jan. 9.

LIFESTYLE January 12, 2023

Iowa Powerball winner says lottery should be played 'for fun,' not as a way to fix your life

As the Mega Millions jackpot sits at $1.35 billion ahead of Friday night's drawing, a past Iowa Powerball winner and a Vermont psychologist weigh in, saying game should be played for fun only.