Winning $70 million Lotto Max ticket bought in Ontario will expire in one month
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Ontario Lottery officials are looking for the winner of a $70 million (US$51.3 million) Lotto Max jackpot, who has just one more m...
Connecticut Lottery to relocate headquarters this summer
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The Connecticut Lottery is packing up and moving the location of its headquarters this summer, consolidating its main operations i...
VIDEO: May's Weekly Roundup in lottery news
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Today, Lottery Post published a new installment of the Weekly Roundup series featuring some of the most prominent lottery stories ...
Connecticut Lottery launches new system, players unable to check tickets
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Jul 30, 2023
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On Sunday, the Connecticut Lottery launched a new statewide retail system that was years in the making, but the change has left so...
Pennsylvania single mother awarded $1 million scratch-off lottery prize
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Jul 30, 2023
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The Pennsylvania Lottery awarded a single mother a commemorative check for $1 million last week after she won the top prize from a...
Three tickets split record $2.09 million New Jersey Lottery Jersey Cash 5 jackpot
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Jul 30, 2023
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Three winning tickets bought at two different retailers split the New Jersey Lottery's record $2.09 million Jersey Cash 5 jackpot ...
Maryland dog groomer wins $2 million in lottery, credits message from late father
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Jul 30, 2023
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A Maryland woman is crediting her late father and a "penny from heaven" for winning $2 million in a scratch-off game.
Lightning strikes twice for California woman who won second major lottery prize
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Jul 30, 2023
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One California woman won $2 million in the lottery, but it's not the first time she's struck it rich.
New York man claims state's biggest Mega Millions prize at $476 million
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Jul 30, 2023
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A Queens resident has officially claimed the biggest Mega Millions jackpot won in the state of New York, worth $476 million.
Florida woman wins two $1 million prizes in the same scratch-off game
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Jul 30, 2023
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A Florida woman won a second prize of $1 million from the same scratch-off game after promising the Florida Lottery that they'll s...
Virginia Lottery launches new Pick 5 draw game
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Jul 30, 2023
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Today, the Virginia Lottery launched its latest draw game Pick 5.
Ukrainian refugee wins 500,000 in Belgium Lottery
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Jul 30, 2023
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A Ukrainian refugee won 500,000 (US$537,783) from a scratch-off ticket, the Belgium National Lottery announced on Monday.
Oregon man wins $8.2 million Megabucks jackpot after a decade of playing
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Jul 30, 2023
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An Oregon man hit an $8.2 million Megabucks jackpot after ten years of playing the game.
Luck in "52s" Oregon woman hits Win for Life jackpot after playing for the first time
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Jul 30, 2023
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An Oregon woman is feeling the luck after playing the Win for Life draw game for the first time and winning the game's top prize o...
Texas Lottery mobile app offline due to vendor technical issues
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Jul 30, 2023
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The Texas Lottery mobile app is temporarily offline in Maintenance Mode while the Lottery works to resolve technical issues relate...
UK couple scoops £1 million in lottery before overcoming cancer health scare
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Jul 30, 2023
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A U.K. couple felt like they were on a merry-go-round when a Welsh man won a £1 million (US$1.26 million) lottery prize during a b...
Missouri man unknowingly holds onto Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million for three months
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Jul 30, 2023
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A Missouri man didn't know he was holding onto a winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $1 million for three months.
VIDEO: June's Weekly Roundup in lottery news
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Jul 30, 2023
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Today, Lottery Post published a new installment of the Weekly Roundup series featuring some of the most prominent lottery stories ...
"Lottery Lawyer" Jason Kurland sentenced to prison after defrauding winners of over $100 million
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Jul 30, 2023
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New York-based attorney and self-proclaimed "Lottery Lawyer" Jason "Jay" Kurland, 49, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison aft...
North Carolina woman who won $200,000 in the lottery "spoke it into existence"
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Jul 30, 2023
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A North Carolina woman who uncovered a $200,000 prize on a scratch-off lottery ticket said she "spoke it into existence."
$3.9 million Colorado Lotto+ winner just wants a new vacuum
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Jul 30, 2023
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A new vacuum is all a retired Colorado lottery winner wants to buy after hitting a $3.9 million Colorado Lotto+ jackpot
$150,000 and $50,000 Powerball lottery tickets from Indiana set to expire this week
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Jul 30, 2023
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Two Powerball lottery prizes, one valued at $150,000 and the other at $50,000, are set to expire in Indiana.
Iowa woman whose house was destroyed by tornado wins $2 million Powerball lottery prize
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Jul 30, 2023
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A woman who lost her home in a tornado won a $2 million Powerball lottery prize, which she'll use to finish building a new house.
Canada man "wins" twice $35 million Lotto Max jackpot one week after daughter's graduation
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Jul 30, 2023
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A lot of good happened for one Ontario man who won a $35 million (US$26.58 million) Lotto Max jackpot one week after his daughter'...
Massachusetts Mega Millions winner who had $3 million ticket stolen from him claims prize
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Jul 30, 2023
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The lottery winner of a $3 million Mega Millions prize whose ticket was stolen from him by a liquor store cashier claimed his priz...
32 winning tickets split $184,416 California Lottery Fantasy 5 jackpot
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Jul 30, 2023
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A notably large number of tickets won the California Lottery's Fantasy 5 jackpot in Friday's drawing.
New scratch-off game from Florida Lottery offers $250,000 a year for life top prize
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Jul 30, 2023
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The Florida Lottery released a new "Year for Life" family of scratch-off games, with the highest price point ticket featuring a $2...
$70 million Canada Lotto Max jackpot-winning ticket expires
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Jul 30, 2023
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The winning ticket for a $70 million (US$52.85 million) Lotto Max jackpot has officially expired, making it the largest unclaimed ...
VIDEO: July's Weekly Roundup in lottery news
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Jul 30, 2023
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The July 2023 installment of Lottery Post's Weekly Roundup series features some of the most prominent lottery stories for the mont...
Washington Lottery Hit 5 ticket worth $755,000 expires soon
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Jul 30, 2023
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A $755,000 Hit 5 prize will soon expire, unless someone steps forward to present the winning ticket to the Washington Lottery.
Texas Lottery to launch space flight second-chance promotion
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Jul 30, 2023
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Lottery winners in Texas might be lucky enough to travel to space as part of an upcoming second-chance promotion from the Texas Lo...
$725 MILLION: Powerball jackpot now 11th-largest in history
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Jul 30, 2023
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This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of th...
Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.13 billion in combined lottery jackpots
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Jul 30, 2023
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Lottery players have two massive multi-state jackpots to try to win this week, adding up to a whopping $1.13 billion in total.
Iowa woman buys winning $2 million Powerball lottery ticket right before sales cutoff
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Jul 30, 2023
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An Iowa woman bought a Powerball lottery ticket just in the nick of time, which ended up winning her a $2 million prize.
$875 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges on rollover
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Jul 30, 2023
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This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a massive jackpot that is approaching a billion dollars.
Mississippi Lottery Match 5 will move to daily drawings
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Jul 30, 2023
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Later this year, the Mississippi Lottery's Match 5 draw game will move to a daily draw schedule, joining other daily draw games in...
Maryland player wins $50,000 in Pick 5 for the fifth time this year
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Jul 30, 2023
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An anonymous Maryland player won a Pick 5 top prize of $50,000 for the fifth time this year, having bought every winning ticket at...
$900 MILLION: Powerball jackpot rises, but sales miss in last draw makes for small increase
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Jul 30, 2023
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Powerball lottery players might be wondering this morning why the jackpot only increased by $25 million after nobody won last nigh...
$720 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot soars after no winner Tuesday
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Jul 30, 2023
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For only the 12th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has exceeded $700 million.
