Lottery news stories

A New York man defied the odds by winning a $1 million Mega Millions prize in the lottery — twice.

A Massachusetts woman is going to enjoy a much-needed trip to Aruba for Christmas this year after she claimed the last remaining massive top prize of $25 million in a scratch-off game.

A North Carolina man who just barely missed out on a jackpot prize by one number ended up winning the $662,878 jackpot one week later in the same game.

Within the same meeting, the Hoosier Lottery Commission voted to approve a $50,000 prize claim to a winner whose ticket was ripped up and to deny a $500 prize to another scratch-off winner who posted their winning ticket online.

The Iowa Lottery attributed posting the wrong Powerball numbers on their website for Monday's draw to a "human reporting error" and told players who already redeemed prizes that they can keep the winnings.

The Scottish winner of a £148 million (US$187 million) EuroMillions lottery jackpot has revealed that she is no longer speaking to her family despite giving them £20 million (US$25.3 million).

A store clerk's error helped an Illinois man land a $25,000 a year for life prize in the Michigan Lottery's Lucky for Life game.

Time is running out to claim a $44 million Florida Lotto jackpot, with just mere weeks left for the winner to step forward before the winning ticket expires.

Have a wonderful day, filled with thoughts of all the things to be thankful for.

After winning a $50 million (US$36.5 million) Lotto Max jackpot, a Quebec man decided he would rather head right back to work than leave his coworkers hanging.

A winning Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 ticket worth over $64,000 is set to expire tomorrow if someone doesn't come forward to claim it.

A two-person Michigan lottery club won a $1 million Powerball prize and had to use a "special code word" with each other for the first time to celebrate the win.

The winner of the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot is suing the mother of his child for allegedly telling his family about the lottery win.

A trust based in South Dakota made Texas Lottery history when they claimed a $360 million Mega Millions jackpot this week.

A Massachusetts woman was dumbfounded when she opened a misdelivered box that contained $20,000 worth of unscratched Massachusetts Lottery tickets from FedEx.

A California man says he's the "King of Scratchers" after closely following a superstition that led to him winning a $5 million lottery prize in a scratch-off game.

A Virginia woman found a "pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" in the form of a $150,000 lottery prize after she had just paid for another customer's groceries at the store.

The Massachusetts Lottery is giving its in-state draw game Megabucks an entire makeover, with changes coming to odds, prizes, and ticket prices.

A husband called his wife "cheap" for the way she chooses to play the lottery, but her $229,774 Racetrax prize is anything but.

A Pennsylvania couple that has experienced a myriad of hardships can now afford to take a dream trip to Alaska after winning $3 million in the lottery.