Florida resident Stephen Munoz Espinoza won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket after someone cut the line in front of him at a lottery machine in a Delray Beach grocery store. Espinoza told lottery officials that the big win was still hard to comprehend, per a Jan. 25 press release. The 43-year-old explained that after […]
A Texas woman pleaded guilty last week as she admitted to stealing a $1 million dollar “scratch off” ticket from a relative. She claimed a lump-sum payout of more than $500,000 in November 2020. According to Nassau District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly, 34-year old Iris Amador Argueta of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty before Judge Howard […]
The tiny town of Luck, Wisconsin, is living up to its name, at least for one lucky lottery winner. Mark Cunningham, a regular player of Wisconsin’s “Megabucks” game, took home a $15.1 million prize after purchasing a ticket from Wayne’s Food grocery store in Luck, Wisconsin, according to a Jan. 11 news release from the […]
Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot when a ticket purchased in the state matched Friday’s winning numbers for the lottery’s estimated $1.35 billion grand prize. Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold: 1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, […]
Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot—and someone beat the ill fortune of Friday the 13th—when a ticket purchased in the state matched the winning numbers for the lottery’s estimated $1.35 billion grand prize. The lucky combination of numbers drawn late Friday night were: 30, 43, 45, 46, 61, and gold Mega Ball 14. The […]
A Michigan lottery club of 78 healthcare employees won a $1 million prize in Powerball, which will be divided between them, the club announced on Thursday. The “Heroes to Zeroooos” lottery club from Traverse City, Mich., gathered at MiddleCoast Brewing Company in Traverse City to claim their prize, according to local media. Each of the […]
Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. jackpots that have been won and the states where the winning tickets were sold: 1. $2.04 billion, Powerball, Nov. 8, 2022 (one ticket, from California) 2. $1.586 billion, Powerball, Jan. 13, 2016 (three tickets, from California, Florida, Tennessee) 3. $1.537 billion, Mega Millions, Oct. 23, 2018 […]
OMAHA, Neb.—Someone could win more than half a billion dollars in the Mega Millions lottery Tuesday, but that jackpot wouldn’t even rank in the top 10 as the prizes have grown bigger in recent years. The current Mega Millions has been building since Oct. 14 as 20 drawings passed without a winner, but the estimated […]
A Vietnam-era veteran in Massachusetts can call himself lucky for life after winning six lottery prizes of $25,000 a year for life—in the same drawing. Raymond Roberts Sr., of Fall River, matched the first five numbers on six tickets he bought for a Lucky for Life drawing last week. He played a combination of anniversary […]
A Kentucky woman brought home the best present at her office gift exchange. Lori Janes, from Louisville, won $175,000 after receiving a lottery ticket at her office holiday party, according to a news release from the Kentucky Lottery. Janes, an officer manager and treatment coordinator at Harmon Dental Center, participated in a “white elephant” gift […]
