Boss surprises team with lottery tickets as Christmas gifts, leading to $50K jackpot win
Sheila Colter, an employee at Med Center Health Environmental Services in Kentucky, gifted her team scratch-off tickets for Christmas, leading to an unexpected $50,000 jackpot win.
Connecticut Lottery releases $50 scratch-off: Here's the jackpot
This is the most expensive ticket the state has seen. Connecticut previously offered instant game tickets ranging from $1 to $30.
Customer wins $10M lottery twice at Brooklyn convenience store
There’s a noticeable buzz in the lottery line at Amoco convenience store in East Flatbush, Brooklyn since Wayne Murray won his second $10 million lottery there.
Massachusetts mother wins $25M lottery, vows to wipe out children's student loans
Desiree Fortini-Craft of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, secured a $25 million win in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” $50 instant game, becoming the third person to claim the grand prize.
Iowa Lottery posts wrong Powerball numbers — but mistaken winners can keep winnings
A "human reporting error" resulted in the wrong numbers being published after the draw, and some players became lucky losers.
Man who won $1.35B Mega Millions sues his daughter’s mother for revealing win to his family
A Maine man wanted to keep his massive lottery win a secret and is suing his daughter's mom for allegedly sharing the news.
Virginia woman wins lottery twice in one week: 'I'm in shock'
Jennifer Minton had a really, really good week.
Superstitious player wins $5 million on California Lottery scratcher: This was his strategy
Sometimes, quirky superstitions can pay off in a big way, like they did for one Orange County resident.
North Carolina man brought to tears after $100,000 lottery win: 'It's a blessing'
“I’m 69 years old and If you’ve never seen an old man cry, I cried,” Darrell Seawell said.
Sleepy Michigan wife mistakes husband's $1M lottery win for dream
Charles Wolthuis, a 78-year-old Michigan resident, won $1 million in the October 2 Powerball drawing by matching five white balls. However, when he excitedly informed his wife of their win in the early morning, she mistook it for a dream.
Kentucky woman's lottery win mistaken for pregnancy announcement by family
In a surprising turn of events, Jacalyn Armstrong of Oak Grove, Kentucky, recently won $2 million in the Kentucky Lottery Powerball.
Powerball jackpot soars to $1.73 billion for Wednesday's drawing
The $1.73 billion lottery prize would be the second largest ever, topped only by the $2.04 billion Powerball won by a player in California last year.
Powerball jackpot soars to $1.2 billion after another drawing without big winner
The prize on the line for the next drawing Wednesday night has grown so massive because there have been 33 straight drawings since someone won the jackpot.
$1.04 billion Powerball jackpot tempts players to brave long odds
The prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize behind earlier drawings of Powerball and Mega Millions, the other nearly nationwide lottery game.
Powerball jackpot reaches $1 billion mark after no grand prize winner in Saturday's drawing
The Powerball has once again reached the 1 billion mark with an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot.
Second-place Powerball ticket sold in Queens, unclaimed jackpot rises to $925M
One second-prize-winning ticket worth $1,000,000 was sold at 37th Avenue Grocery in Jackson Heights, according to the New York Lottery.
Powerball jackpot soars to $785M after another drawing with no winner
The lottery jackpot has ballooned into the top 10 Powerball prizes of all time.
Pennsylvania medical workers strike gold with $1M Mega Millions win
A group of 15 medical workers from UPMC, known as the "Million Dollar Medicals," struck it rich by winning $1 million in the August Mega Millions drawing.
Powerball jackpot surges to $725M after 27 consecutive drawings with no winner
The estimated $725 million jackpot – with a one-time cash payout option of $345.7 million – is the eighth largest in Powerball history.
Powerball jackpot climbs to $672M ahead of Wednesday night's drawing
The Powerball jackpot, which is the 10th largest in the game's history, now sits at an estimated $672 million.