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An anonymous Missouri Lottery player from Arnold claimed a $228,000 Show Me Cash jackpot from the August 10 drawing after experiencing a brief moment of envy over her own winning ticket. The winner realized she held the jackpot-winning slip after stopping at a local retailer, seeing a sign announcing the win, and checking her numbers […]
Twenty lottery players have advanced to the next stage of the Powerball “The Chase to $1 Million” promotion, securing an immediate cash prize of $5,000 each. These semifinalists now move closer to the grand prize drawing, where one selected player will win a $1 million payout. The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) coordinate these promotional events […]
US Powerball has launched for UK players, debuting with a £300 million jackpot for the upcoming Thursday morning draw. Tickets are now available for purchase at £4 per play, marking the first time the multi-state lottery format has been directly structured for the UK audience. Until this release, Powerball remained an American-based draw game, played […]
The Maryland Lottery distributed more than $29.5 million in total prize money during the week of September 21–27, propelled by a series of high-volume Pick 5 drawings and a top-tier scratch-off prize. Officials confirmed that 50 tickets sold across the state won prizes of $10,000 or more during this seven-day window, though the vast majority […]
Ralph Mizelle of Williamston became the first person to claim the top prize in the North Carolina Education Lottery’s “$1,000,000 Taxes Paid” scratch-off game. Mizelle purchased his winning $10 ticket at the Jamesville Mini Mart, located on Highway 64 in Jamesville, North Carolina. Because the game’s prize structure accounts for tax withholdings beforehand, Mizelle received […]
The British government is considering a ban to prevent licensed UK betting operators from offering wagers on the outcome of the newly launched UK National Lottery Powerball draw game. This regulatory proposal aims to close a legal loophole that currently allows bookmakers to accept commercial bets on the game, bypassing protections established for the National […]
A $1.09 million Colorado Lotto+ jackpot has officially expired after the 180-day claiming deadline passed without a winner coming forward. The winning ticket, valued at exactly $1,090,202, was purchased for the March 28 drawing but remained unclaimed as of 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, September 24. Colorado Lottery officials confirmed that the prize money will now […]
The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $800 million, positioning the prize among the top ten largest jackpots in the history of the multi-state lottery game. This milestone comes after a series of consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash option value for the upcoming drawing is approximately $384.3 million before […]
The Florida Lottery announced that a single ticket sold in Bradenton, Florida, matched all six numbers in the Mega Millions drawing to win an estimated jackpot of $800 million. This ticket represents one of the largest single-ticket prizes in the history of the game. Details of the Bradenton ticket sale The Florida Lottery confirmed the […]
A single ticket sold in Florida matched all six numbers to win the third Mega Millions jackpot of 2026, according to official lottery reports. The winning ticket successfully matched the five white balls and the gold Mega Ball to claim the grand prize. The Florida Lottery and the Mega Millions consortium announced the jackpot-winning ticket […]