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Pennsylvania man diagnosed with cancer can take dream trip to Alaska thanks to $3M lottery winNews Story
Dream turns into reality By Kate Northrop 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. A Pennsylvania woman is looking forward to fulfilling her husband's dream of visiting Alaska after she won a $3 million top prize from a scratch-off ticket. On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Lottery presented a commemorative check to the woman who won a $3 million top prize in the $30 $3 Milli
Nov 6, 2023, 12:03 pm - Lottery News

California woman who barely missed out on winning $2M in the lottery, wins $2M six years laterNews Story
Haunting memory motivates lottery player to seek redemption By Kate Northrop A California woman pushed herself to keeping playing the lottery after just barely missing out on a $2 million prize and found redemption when she finally won a $2 million prize of her own. Most people would rejoice at hearing the good news of someone winning the lottery, but for Mehret Werrede, hearing about this particular win was one of the most haunting, crushing moments she ever experienced. About s
Nov 4, 2023, 9:35 am - Lottery News

Michigan woman scoops $25,000 a year for life after playing Lucky for Life for the first timeNews Story
Rounding off October with more beginner's luck By Kate Northrop A Michigan woman is proving that it's worth trying new things after winning a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize while playing the lottery game for the first time. A Michigan lottery player has a Disney trip in her sights after her first-ever Lucky for Life ticket purchase netted her a $25,000 a year for life prize. Warren resident Shayla Kauflin, 39, buys her Michigan Lottery tickets online, but this time,
Nov 1, 2023, 7:01 pm - Lottery News

Virginia woman scoops $912,000 jackpot one week after winning $50,000 in the same gameNews Story
First win was just a warm up By Kate Northrop A Virginia lottery player defied the odds when she won $50,000 in an online game and then a $912,000 jackpot in the same game just one week later. A Virginia woman was only just warming up when she won a $50,000 prize in a digital lottery game. Just one week later, she won yet another prize in the same game, this time a jackpot worth $912,936. Jennifer Minton was not expecting to win a $50,000 prize in the Virginia Lottery's Safari Qu
Nov 1, 2023, 1:41 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky woman who never played the lottery before wins $75,000 on her first ticketNews Story
Beginner's luck strikes again By Kate Northrop A Kentucky woman who had never played the lottery in her life just won a $75,000 prize on her first-ever scratch-off ticket. A Kentucky lottery player's first big win resulted from her first ticket purchase ever, and it was certainly a cause for celebration. Rebecca Napier of Frankfort walked into Kentucky Lottery headquarters in Louisville earlier this month with tears of joy in her eyes as she prepared to claim a meaningful prize.
Oct 31, 2023, 4:10 pm - Lottery News

Single mother who won $6 million in lottery opens up about the good and bad of winning millionsNews Story
Winner is still doing financially well even though she was tempted to splurge By Kate Northrop While many hopeful lottery players dream about the cars they'd drive, the places they'd vacation to, and the mansions they'd buy if they ever won big, a single mother stepped forward seven years after her $6 million win to talk about what makes winning millions in the lottery so tricky. When a single mother won $6 million in her state lottery, she didn't expect the sudden changes that were
Oct 30, 2023, 4:34 pm - Lottery News

€10M German lottery winner divides the internet with video of girlfriend blowing nose with €500 billNews Story
Lottery winner who bought Ferrari and pet alligator posts cheeky clip in latest bid to stay in the spotlight Includes video report By Kate Northrop A German lottery winner of a 10 million (US$10.56 million) prize is not in social media's good graces after posting a video of himself handing a 500 bill to his girlfriend, who proceeds to use it to dry fake tears and blow her nose. Immediately after his 10 million lottery win, Kursat Chico Yildirim, 42, dumped his ex-girlfriend, boug
Oct 27, 2023, 5:11 pm - Lottery News

Massachusetts house cleaner finds $1 million winning lottery ticket, gives it to ownerNews Story
Lucky winner has his housekeeper to thank for discovering the win By Kate Northrop A Massachusetts man said his house cleaner came across a winning lottery ticket worth $1 million that he had purchased months earlier and forgotten about. A housekeeper came across a $1 million winning lottery ticket while cleaning a home and brought it to their client's attention. Khalil Soussa of Medford didn't even know that there was a lottery ticket worth $1 million sitting right under his nos
Oct 25, 2023, 12:44 pm - Lottery News

North Carolina woman turns unlucky day around with $100,000 lottery winNews Story
Player wins second big prize on one of unluckiest days of the year By Kate Northrop On a day that many would say is known for misfortune and gloom, one North Carolina woman's luck with a $100,000 lottery win might convince you otherwise. Some might consider Friday the 13th one of the unluckiest days of the year, but some, including Christy Merritt of Efland, might argue the opposite after she achieved her second big lottery win on that notable day. In 2018, Merritt won a big lott
Oct 22, 2023, 10:19 am - Lottery News

California man asks clerk to choose a lottery game for him, ends up picking out a ticket worth $10MNews Story
The clerk could have picked a different game, but he didn't. He grabbed a winner. By Kate Northrop A California man didn't know which scratch-off lottery ticket to buy, but its thanks to the clerk's selection that he walked out the store holding a ticket worth $10 million. Brent Young didn't have much of a preference for which lottery ticket he wanted to buy, so he had the clerk pick out a game for him. Suddenly, it mattered a whole lot more the ticket selected for him by the cashie
Oct 20, 2023, 10:12 am - Lottery News