January 12, 2019 Virginia woman whose husband is furloughed by government shutdown wins $100K, car in lottery A Virginia woman whose husband has been furloughed by the government shutdown recently drew a lottery ticket that won her $100,000 and a new Ford SUV.
January 10, 2019 Woman loses slot machine jackpot win after casino got Social Security number wrong by 1 digit A Maryland woman said she thought she was leaving the casino Friday thousands of dollars richer after hitting the jackpot on the slot machine — but a typo by the casino staff left her with nothing from the winnings.
January 10, 2019 Suspects seen removing California Lottery kiosk from supermarket: police Two men seen on video may have been trying to improve their odds of hitting a big jackpot.
January 9, 2019 Man tried to claim $10M prize after stealing roommate's lottery ticket, police say A California man was arrested Monday after replacing his roommate’s winning lottery ticket with a fake one and trying to cash in what turned out to be a $10 million ticket, authorities said.
December 26, 2018 Time is running out for $1.5B Mega Millions jackpot winner to collect money The person who won the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot in October has not claimed their prize and their time is running out.
December 19, 2018 The largest lotto jackpots of 2018, who won them, and where the money is going Here are the five biggest lottery drawings of 2018 and those who beat the overwhelming odds to win them.
November 29, 2018 $171M Powerball jackpot numbers released The powerball jackpot for Wednesday's drawing is estimated to be $171 million, with the amount growing larger for the next one, NOLA.com reported.
November 28, 2018 Mega Millions numbers selected for Tuesday’s $172M jackpot Lottery players have a chance of winning an estimated $172 million in Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing.
November 22, 2018 Louisiana couple finds winning $1.8M lotto ticket while cleaning house, weeks before it expires A Louisiana couple cleaning their home ahead of Thanksgiving this week found over one million reasons to be thankful this holiday season—a winning lottery ticket worth $1.8 million—two weeks before the prize was due to expire, officials said.
November 15, 2018 New York City man plays the same numbers for 25 years, hits $343.9M Powerball A Manhattan man has won $343.9 million, the largest prize in New York Lottery history, last month by buying the same combination of numbers every week, every year, for 25 years, and claimed his prize Wednesday.
