Lottery Winners
All Lottery Winners articles
Celebrate the stories of past lottery winners by reading through articles.
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Can Friday the 13th be lucky again? $264M jackpot up for grabs
Some call it cursed, but Friday the 13th has delivered millions in Mega Millions winnings. Could this be your turn?
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Finlayson's fortune: Small town bait shop sells $1.16M winning ticket
Petry's Bait Company produced Minnesota's newest Gopher 5 millionaire last night.
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Big winner's big change: From not guilty to serving time
Kentucky Powerball winner initially pleaded not guilty to charges but is now requesting to serve out his sentence.
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From barracks to jackpot: Army service member's bet wins millions
25-year Army veteran strikes $1.3M jackpot on day one of online play.
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Spring Hill ticket holder wins second-largest Lotto America jackpot
Tennessee's latest lottery millionaire remains anonymous after Saturday's massive $37.37M win.
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Winning big: Homeless players who beat the odds
They once slept on the street; today, they are millionaires.
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Historic win: Columbus ticket holder claims largest Match 5 prize ever
Mississippi's Match 5 game crowns its biggest winner yet with a $1.2 million prize.
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Virginia Lottery pays out $7.9 million in prizes after 4-4-4-4 combo
Amazingly, the rare combination was also drawn last year.
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How 39 suspects built an €8 million fake lottery empire
Fake lottery operators stole millions from German citizens over 10 years.
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$793K win shocks duo who just started playing the lottery together
They thought it was a mistake. Spoiler: it wasn't. Now they're planning a debt-free future.
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Free documentary reveals how one man fooled an entire lottery system
The new film shows how the lottery security chief became the biggest cheater.
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Texas Lottery gets a legal break, but the bigger battle is just beginning
With the lawsuit dropped, attention shifts to an agency under fire and a jackpot winner still fighting.
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California Powerball player wins $204.5 million jackpot
The lucky Powerball winner is the fourth Powerball to take home the jackpot this year.
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Survey says jackpot winners pick mom first — who would you call?
But not everyone dials Mom — some winners go for friends, spouses..., and even ex-wives.
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When luck turns deadly: Real lottery winners under attack
Robbers turn lottery winners into victims.
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Lucky Thursday: Pick 5 players scored $783K in jackpots across two states
With big wins in Ohio and Nebraska, some wonder: Will this jackpot wave roll into the weekend?
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Life-changing lottery wins are days from expiring. Who's missing out?
One lucky Hoosier and one Bayou shopper are sitting on gold and might not even know it.
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Lottery winners hire a private detective to find a stolen ticket
How a group of friends found their stolen lottery ticket.
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Man sues ex over $5M lottery ticket, claims she ghosted him
She says it was a birthday gift. He says it was his ticket. The courts will now decide the truth.