Lottery Winners
All Lottery Winners articles
Celebrate the stories of past lottery winners by reading through articles.
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Virginia woman wins $150,000 lottery: Gives every penny away
Woman honors late husband by giving away $150,000 lottery win to three causes.
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At 20, she chose $1K a week for life — but was it the best financial call?
She’s set for $1K a week forever, but would investing $1M up front pay off more in the long run?
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Forgotten Powerball ticket on fridge turns into $20M (AUD) surprise win
A fridge door held their golden ticket while life kept them too busy to notice.
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Multiple states won $1 million Powerball tickets on Saturday
Four states won $1 million Powerball tiers unusually early
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Our 10 picks for fictional books about the lottery
The lottery has inspired these incredible works of fiction through the decades.
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From winners to targets: When kidnappers come for lottery millionaires
One of these lottery winners had to shoot the man trying to kidnap her.
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After 50 years of tickets, he finally got a refund worth $100K
After years of near misses, one man’s dedication to gambling paid off with a big lottery win.
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Ocean County player dreams jackpot, then wakes up rich
A middle-of-the-night dream woke him up, and hours later he discovered a life-changing $1M Jersey Cash 5 win.
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Who won Saturday's $1.79B Powerball jackpot?
The drawing created nearly 10 million winners and helped pump millions into schools.
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The secret power of small lottery prizes
Winning $50 or $100 may seem minor, but it tricks the brain into chasing the next jackpot.
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From baloney to bungalows: Lottery winners who kept it simple
They won millions in the lottery and still wouldn't spend.
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While the Powerball jackpot soars, meet the past billionaire winners
Only five people have become Powerball billionaires. The next winner will be the sixth.
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Three states strike it rich with Labor Day Cash 5 jackpots
From $349K to nearly $875K, three lucky tickets turned the holiday into a jackpot.
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The endless tragedies of Powerball winner Jack Whittaker
How Jack Whittaker won $300 million and lost everything.
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“Lightning struck” in Mississippi with two lucky wins
Two Mississippians win $2 million in two days in bid for record Powerball jackpot.
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Lucky person hits $14.6M jackpot — the biggest Illinois Lotto win of 2025
Crown Mart, the winning retailer, celebrates with a $146,000 bonus and plans to reinvest.
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$1M wins run in the family for Massachusetts couple
Megan Armstrong won $1M, years after her husband claimed the same prize. Is this the luckiest couple in town?
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Breaking records: $850M jackpot continues Powerball streak
Latest Georgia winner joins 40+ new Millionaires in epic jackpot run.
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North Carolina player wins $2M as Mega Millions jackpot grows to $253M
Tuesday's jackpot climbs to $253M — will Mega Millions surprise again before Powerball hits?