Lottery Winners
All Lottery Winners articles
Celebrate the stories of past lottery winners by reading through articles.
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Cut, cheat, and lie: How a rude customer led to a Mega Millions jackpot
How bad behavior helped these lottery players win big.
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Man finally hits jackpot after playing the lottery daily since the 80s
Winning the $1.7M Cash 5 jackpot won't change his routine — he's still playing the lottery.
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One click, $5 Million: The online play that changed everything
A Yell County resident stepped forward Monday to claim Arkansas' record-breaking $5.123 million lottery jackpot.
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$138 lottery ticket feud led to murder — now conviction overturned
A Utah man claimed self-defense after a lottery fight turned fatal — now a court says he deserves a new trial.
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Oz Lotto's $100 million jackpot has a winner down under
A Sydney woman became the biggest individual lottery winner in Australia's history with a $100M win.
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Push to keep Michigan Lottery winners private gains momentum
Jackpot joy can turn to fear — one Michigan lawmaker wants to protect winners from threats and scams.
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Arkansas LOTTO jackpot finally hits, and winner snags record $5.12 million
This is the first LOTTO jackpot win in over a year, as the last win took place on September 13, 2023.
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Oregon cracks down on lottery ticket resale schemes in new bill
Some winners sell their tickets to ticket brokers at a discount to avoid taxes or debts.
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A Virginia Lottery ticket sat in a Bible — then it became a $1M miracle
It's a lucky week for Virginia Lottery players, with big wins all around — including a $1M raffle winner.
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Nebraska man charged after claiming stolen $300K lottery ticket
Officials say security footage caught the suspect validating the ticket before paying, leading to his arrest.
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Numbers Midday draw game hits 762% payout, thousands in prizes won
With wins like $26K and $32K at a laundromat, Rhode Island lottery players had plenty to celebrate yesterday.
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New York welcomes another wave of lucky lottery millionaires
New Yorkers struck gold again as winners across the state claimed prizes, including a Cash4Life jackpot.
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Man hits $100K Pick 4 jackpot thanks to four lucky 8's
The North Carolina man almost gave up playing 8-8-8-8, but sticking with it led to his biggest win yet.
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Man hits $1M Powerball prize after 10 years of weekly plays
For 10 years, a Michigan man bought one Powerball ticket weekly and his persistence turned into a big win.
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Granny scratches off a priceless prize with a lottery ticket surprise
A custom scratch-off ticket revealed the ultimate prize for Rose Bell: a great-grandchild she had prayed for.
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$32M Pick-6 jackpot finally won — was it your lucky numbers?
Last night's drawing crowned a big winner in New Jersey, the first jackpot win for the draw game since June.
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Big jackpot wins light up the weekend for lottery players
Pennsylvania saw back-to-back Cash 5 wins while Arizona celebrated a $2M The Pick jackpot.
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Powerball and Mega Millions both hit big over the weekend
Powerball crowned a $328.5M winner, while Arizona saw Jackpocket's biggest win yet, a $113M Mega Millions win.
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One ticket. One win. The luckiest first-time lottery players
From Powerball to Pick 5, players who won with their first ticket.