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National Lottery operator Allwyn is investigating a claim for a £12 million Lotto jackpot after a South Wales resident reported that her winning ticket was mistakenly thrown away due to an alleged retailer machine malfunction. The claim involves the draw on Saturday, 6th June, w single ticket matched the six main winning numbers: 8, 10, […]
An anonymous lottery player has claimed the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot from the August 12, 2026 drawing, marking the largest jackpot win of 2026 and the eighth-largest in Powerball history. The Illinois Lottery confirmed the winner chose the single-payment cash option of $450.5 million before taxes, rather than the 30-year annuity payment option. Illinois Powerball […]
An anonymous lottery player has officially claimed the $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot from the August 12 drawing, marking the second-largest lottery prize ever won in the state of Illinois. The winning ticket, which was a $2 Quick Pick, was purchased at a gas station in Quincy, Illinois, ending a long jackpot run and securing a […]
EuroMillions jackpot winner Frances Connolly has donated more than half of her £115 million windfall to charitable causes since winning the prize in 2019. Frances Connolly and her husband, Paddy, won the £114.9 million jackpot on New Year’s Day in 2019. Immediately after receiving the funds, the Northern Ireland native established the PFC Trust to […]
A 66-year-old resident of Charlevoix County, Michigan, claimed a $240,955 Fantasy 5 jackpot mere days before the ticket was set to expire. The winning ticket, purchased for the August 28, 2025, drawing, sat lost behind a garage counter for several months. After locating the ticket, the player chose to wait several additional months before visiting […]
The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) and NASCAR have partnered to run the NASCAR Powerball Playoff, a national second-chance promotion that provides lottery players across participating jurisdictions the opportunity to win cash prizes and a VIP trip to the NASCAR Cup Series Championship. The promotion culminates in a live, televised drawing during the championship race, where […]
The Wisconsin Lottery has launched a month-long “Lightning Ball” promotion for its daily Badger 5 draw game, offering players a free chance to win larger cash prizes without increasing the standard ticket price. Available through September 30, the promotion integrates a randomly generated bonus number onto select tickets, altering the payout structure and improving overall […]
A single ticket sold in Holyoke matched all six winning numbers in the September 7, 2026, Megabucks drawing to win a record-breaking $29.71 million jackpot. The winning numbers for the historic drawing were 21, 28, 31, 34, 40, and 44. This win ends a rollover streak that lasted nearly 17 months, with the jackpot accumulating […]
A single lottery ticket sold in Holyoke, Massachusetts, won a record-setting $29.71 million Megabucks jackpot in the drawing on Monday, September 7, 2026. The win ended a nine-month jackpot run that began in late 2025, establishing a new record for the largest jackpot in the history of the in-state draw game. The winning numbers for […]
The Michigan Lottery officially launched Daily 5, a new five-digit draw game, on August 21, 2026, with the inaugural drawings held on August 24, 2026. This new addition expands the state’s daily numbers portfolio, utilizing a format that will feel familiar to players of the existing Daily 3 and Daily 4 games. Daily 5 drawings […]