Lottery news stories

A North Carolina woman was stunned when her otherwise $50,000 Powerball lottery prize turned out to be worth $500,000 instead.

A lottery ticket bought in California is eligible to claim half of a $395 million Mega Millions jackpot, but only for one more day.

A New Jersey resident suddenly felt the urge to leave the house to buy lottery tickets, and in following their gut ended up winning a $1 million prize.

The persistence of a Kentucky man who has dedicated over nine years to playing the lottery finally paid off when he won a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize.

A $139.3 million Powerball lottery jackpot, won by a single ticket in Ohio, is set to expire at the end of 2024.

A California woman begrudgingly went into work after being called in for Labor Day but won $1 million in the lottery because of the last-minute disruption.

An Illinois man won a $650,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot using personal lottery numbers related to his late wife.

A California man who had raised concerns over how long he had been waiting to receive his $44 million Powerball jackpot from the California Lottery has finally received his prize after nearly 12 weeks.

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

A Michigan man found great luck on his third lottery ticket purchase, in which he won a $2 million top prize after two tries.

An Ireland man escaped jail after he was caught stealing a portion of his grandmother's partner's lottery winnings to repay drug debt.

A bill that would ban the direct sale of lottery tickets online by the New Jersey Lottery unanimously passed in an Assembly committee meeting, bringing it one step closer to a floor vote.

A Minnesota woman battling an aggressive Stage 4 brain cancer won $100,000 on a Vikings sports-themed scratch-off lottery ticket, a prize that was "meant to be" for the fighting spirit she embodies.

Using numbers that hold special meaning, one Washington woman took home $180,000 in winnings with 18 Match 4 lottery tickets in one drawing.

An Iowa man has declared "instant retirement" after winning the the $1,000 a day for life top prize in the Lucky for Life multi-state lottery game.

The North Carolina Lottery announced the launch of its new Cash Pop draw game, set to debut this weekend following weeks of extensive game testing.

A Missouri man saved his million-dollar winning lottery ticket from the trash after reading about a $1 million Powerball ticket in the news.

Georgia players have just one last chance to play Jumbo Bucks Lotto before it's gone for good, with the final drawing taking place tonight.

A winning Powerball lottery ticket  worth $150,000 will expire in one month if the Pennsylvania winner does not step forward to validate it.

A North Carolina man recently won $100,000 in the lottery, marking his second six-figure prize — though not his largest.