February 7, 2020 California Lottery's $212,500 Scratchers giveaway on 'Ellen' may be investigated for 'misuse of funds' Some state officials in California are calling for an investigation into the California Lottery after a whistleblower complaint argued giving away a total of $212,500 in Scratchers on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was a “misuse of funds.”
January 6, 2020 Mississippi men tried cashing in lottery ticket after gluing on the winning numbers, officials say Two men in Mississippi wanted to claim a $100,000 lottery prizes so bad, they glued the winning numbers onto a losing ticket, authorities said.
December 23, 2019 Reporter covering Spanish sweepstakes finds out she is a winner A Spanish TV reporter was live on the air Sunday morning covering a story on the country’s annual Christmas lottery when she realized she became part of the story – she was among the winners of the lottery, a published report said.
November 8, 2019 Maryland woman wins second $50G lottery jackpot in 2 months A 64-year-old Mt. Airy resident recently won her second $50,000 prize from a lottery scratch-off in as many months, according to the state lottery.
October 27, 2019 North Carolina man wins $200G lottery prize on way to last chemotherapy treatment, report says A North Carolina man battling cancer won a $200,000 lottery prize on the way to his last chemotherapy treatment, according to a local report.
October 24, 2019 Michigan Powerball winner nearly left store without buying $80M ticket, he says Whenever Philip Chippewa sees Powerball jackpots rising, he usually decides to take a chance.
September 24, 2019 Canadian man who won $10M lottery mysteriously dies in Ethiopia, family says A Canadian man who won a life-changing $10.7 million lottery in 2017 has died in his native Ethiopia under mysterious circumstances, his family told a local news outlet Friday.
September 17, 2019 Oregon Lottery champ, a 2-time cancer survivor, wins $4.6M A two-time cancer survivor recently received a third lucky break: winning $4.6 million in the Oregon Lottery.
September 10, 2019 Missouri couple wins $50G lottery prize 12 years after winning $3.7M A Missouri couple who won a $3.7 million lottery prize in 2007 nearly got really lucky a second time last week, narrowly missing out on another multi-million dollar prize.
August 13, 2019 Washington Capitals official wins $1 million Powerball prize Sometimes the rich actually do get richer.
