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Lotteries gone wrong: These million-dollar mistakes cost players bigThese players lost millions because of mistakes by the lottery.
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31 states retire legacy lottery games for new daily millionaire drawHere's what happens to Cash4Life and Lucky for Life tickets after February 21.
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Buying lottery tickets in Nebraska could soon get much fasterSupporters say age checks and convenience could boost sales without compromising safeguards.
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Win big, work hard: These lottery players won millions and kept their jobsThis nurse wouldn't quit even after winning a jackpot worth millions.
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The $115K Florida Lottery ticket was real, but the claim wasn'tInvestigators say a lottery retailer stole a winning Fantasy 5 ticket and sent his nephew to claim the prize.
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A small lottery purchase ignites a big fight over fair playOfficials say tickets must be sold at face value. Are credit card fees on lottery sales legal?
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With a new game looming, players ask: Lifetime prizes or big jackpots?Winners could get $1 million a year for life in the new game. Is it worth playing?
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High school jackpots: Lottery winners who struck it rich as teenagersThis 18-year-old won big with her first-ever lottery ticket.
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The most epic jackpots from 2025Which games hit the top 20 jackpots of 2025? No - it wasn't just Powerball and Mega Millions.
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Are lottery borders blurring with aggressive state marketing?States near lottery-free neighbors push tickets hard. Is this fair play or clever profit chasing?
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$1M St. Patrick's Day raffle in Washington - get your ticket fast!Washington Lottery to sell 250,000 raffle tickets for a $1M prize for St. Patrick's Day.
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Lotto 47's largest jackpot winner steps forward to claim record prizeHe thought he won $5, but his wicket was worth $32.9 million.
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The numbers behind New Jersey's broadest year of lottery winsEvery county saw meaningful wins in 2025, driven less by jackpots and more by steady prize volume.
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"It's you": Store clerk predicts Maryland Holiday Raffle winLate mother's birthday brings daughter $1 million holiday raffle prize.
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Why lottery players love systems, even when luck calls the shotsA spreadsheet helped one player win fast, but the real story may be why systems feel so powerful.
