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Triple twos turn Tuesday into New Jersey’s Pick-3’s luckiest night everHow one green ball led to $1.3 million in extra prizes.
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Michigan shop loses $10K in scratch-offs in smash-and-grabThe owner reported stolen lottery tickets after a thief smashed a glass door with a rock early Tuesday morning.
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Powerball Double Play delivers a $500K payday in Puerto RicoMonday's winning ticket matched all five white balls, giving one island player plenty to celebrate.
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Gas station worker’s Keno side hustle ends in a felony chargeA $500 Keno ticket at a gas station? Police say that was the red flag.
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Arizona's $12.8M lottery showdown moves forward with a narrower focusThe Arizona case is moving forward, but a judge has put most claims on hold until ownership is settled.
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Mississippi Lottery’s newest game skips the scratching and the waitingLottery players in Mississippi are about to find out if they’ve won before they leave the counter.
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Have scratch-off tickets gotten too expensive for everyday players?From $1 to $100, ticket prices have exploded. But does spending more actually improve your chances?
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From chalkboards to jackpots: 5 teachers who struck lottery goldFrom school lunches to lottery jackpots, these teachers won big.
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Arkansas LOTTO is making history with a $3M-plus jackpotSaturday's $3.02M drawing is the game's second-largest, with a $505M Mega Millions prize also in play.
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Montana Millionaire returns Thursday with extra instant-win prizes196 missing raffle numbers will be the first ones issued when sales resume.
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Powerball wasn't the only lottery game handing out big checksFrom $145K in South Carolina to Fantasy 5 winners in Florida, Wednesday's other lottery winners had plenty to celebrate.
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Garden State ticket hits $847 million Powerball jackpotPowerball’s big streak continues with two jackpot wins over three months.
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You won a $1 billion jackpot. Where did all that money go?Before taxes even enter the picture, taking the prize today means saying goodbye to millions.
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Pennsylvania's Millionaire Raffle has a $50K surprise each weekWeekly $50,000 prizes are up for grabs before four million-dollar winners are picked in January.
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A $323K jackpot just made West Virginia Lottery historyOne lucky player hit the jackpot on an instant game, setting a new record for the state's iPLAY app.
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Too many winners? Montana Millionaire pulled over prize glitchA $500,000 mistake puts Montana Millionaire on hold.
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Mr. Potato Head Trust makes lottery history with $29.71M winThe Massachusetts Lottery's biggest Megabucks prize has a winner, and the story behind the name is priceless.
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Thirty-four drawings, no winner, and a $793M jackpot still climbingPowerball prize enters the top ten biggest jackpots ever for the second time this year.
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Exclusive interviewA lottery veteran on why retail still holds the winning handBrightstar exec Paul Riley explains how dollar stores and pharmacies are the next frontier for lottery sales.
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Should more North American lotteries go global?How EuroMillions saved the UK National Lottery.
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Spooky numbers and monster jackpots: Halloween lottery gets wildPowerball could make history Saturday, while state lotteries have their own tricks and treats waiting.
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Mega rethink: Did players reject the Mega Millions price increase?Mega Millions sales crashed after raising prices by 60%.
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Maryland Lottery's newest raffle could make your New Year unforgettableTwo players will start 2027 with $1 million, but the celebrations begin weeks before the big finale.
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Illinois Lottery is speeding things up with a new hourly draw gameWith wagers from $1 to $10 and personalized play options, there's more to this game than its schedule.
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Maryland Lottery contract battle takes an unexpected turnA paperwork dispute put Intralot on the sidelines. Now, a judge says officials got the rules wrong.
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Same Powerball jackpot, different rules: Is that fair to winners?Where you buy your ticket can affect your privacy, taxes, and deadline to claim. Should the rules be the same?
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How stolen lottery tickets help police catch criminalsNotorious gang members arrested for cashing stolen lottery tickets.