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Charlotte Peart of Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, won a £1 million EuroMillions HotPicks prize in August 2018, but her husband refused to believe the news because she had pranked him with a fake lottery win just two weeks earlier. The then-28-year-old mother of three secured the top prize in the August 28, 2018 EuroMillions HotPicks draw using […]
A single lottery ticket purchased in Illinois matched all six numbers in the Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Powerball drawing to win a jackpot worth $1 billion. This win ends a jackpot rollover streak that began on May 2, 2026. The jackpot had accumulated for over three months without a grand prize winner before being claimed […]
A Baltimore County resident won a $540,000 Multi-Match jackpot after purchasing a quick-pick ticket during an unplanned stop at a Shell gas station in Towson, Maryland. The anonymous winner, a data analyst with more than 20 years of experience, claimed her jackpot prize under the alias “Euphoria” at the Maryland Lottery headquarters in Baltimore on […]
A Genesee County resident won a $500,000 top prize on her first-ever lottery ticket, which she received as a gift. The winner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, had never played the lottery before receiving the $5 “Detroit Tigers” instant game scratch-off ticket. The winning ticket was purchased at Saginaw Fuel Mid LLC, located on […]
A single Lotto America ticket purchased in Iowa matched all six numbers in the lottery drawing to win a $6.14 million jackpot. The winning ticket, which cost $1 to play, successfully matched the five white balls and the Star Ball to secure the grand prize. Iowa Lottery officials have confirmed the jackpot-winning ticket exists but […]
The US Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated £503 million ($640 million), drawing substantial interest from international lottery enthusiasts, including players in the United Kingdom. Although the lottery originates in the United States, modern digital platforms allow participants from outside the US to enter the draw. Understanding how this game operates, the options for collecting […]
A jackpot-winning Lotto Max ticket worth $40 million CAD (approximately $28 million USD) purchased in Grey County, Ontario, will expire on October 28, 2026, if the owner does not step forward. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) issued a public warning on October 5, 2026, confirming that the ticket from the Tuesday, October 28, […]
LuAnn Chico of Lexington, North Carolina, claimed a $100,000 lottery prize at state lottery headquarters in Raleigh on September 21, 2026, marking the second time she won that exact amount playing the same scratch-off game. Her previous $100,000 win occurred in August 2025 on another ticket from the “Ruby Red 7’s” instant game. After state […]
An Iowa lottery ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Monday, October 5, 2026, to win the Lotto America jackpot worth $6.14 million. The winning numbers for the drawing were 12-13-21-40-49 with a Star Ball of 2. The All Star Bonus multiplier was 3. Following this jackpot win, the grand prize resets to its starting […]
The Kansas Lottery launched sales for its annual Holiday Millionaire Raffle, with the first of three Early Bird drawings scheduled for October 4. A maximum of 150,000 tickets are available statewide for the raffle, which features a guaranteed grand prize of $1 million and more than $1.2 million in total cash prizes. At $20 per […]