Lottery Winners
All Lottery Winners articles
Celebrate the stories of past lottery winners by reading through articles.
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Two high-profile lottery crime cases end with sentencesOne made headlines after a $167M Powerball win, the other helped run a $3M lottery fraud scheme.
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The luckiest nothing: Pick 3 players strike gold with 0-0-0Thousands of North Carolina Lottery players hit big on Monday night's Pick 3 drawing.
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From candles to itchy hands: These crazy superstitions won millionsDid itchy palms lead one woman to a million-dollar lottery win?
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Player hits $2.4M Texas Two Step jackpot, 2nd biggest in game historyThe prize started at $200K and has been growing for weeks, making it the longest prize run since 2006.
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Viral story reveals fallout from family's $80M lottery winThe Texas woman describes threats, hotel stays, and a family torn apart after the massive win.
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New to the app, Arkansas player wins $250M Powerball jackpotSecond Arkansas Powerball jackpot win in two months shatters Jackpocket app records.
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SuperLotto's biggest jackpot in 5 months hits in SoCalThe $32 million jackpot is the largest the game has seen since October 2025.
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Fired today. Millionaire tomorrow: Players who won big after a layoffThe best severance after a layoff is a lottery win.
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The lottery "loophole" Idaho wants to closeIdaho leads a growing national fight against bulk-buying lottery syndicates.
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Abandoned lottery ticket turns into $12.8M legal dramaCorporate leaders want clarity after a store-printed winner was later purchased by management.
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End of an era: The stories Cash4Life and Lucky for Life left behindThe wins, the moments, and the legacy of two lottery legends.
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Jackpot to jail cell: Kentucky's biggest lottery winner arrested againAuthorities responded to a woman's call for help and say they found drugs and a firearm at the home.
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Lottery players feel the love with Valentine's Day jackpot winsSplit prizes, six-figure hauls, and coast-to-coast celebrations made it a heartwarming day.
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Lions-themed ticket roars to $4.14M record winThe Fast Cash jackpot crushed the previous $2.39M mark for the Michigan Lottery.
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Are you sitting on a million-dollar Powerball ticket?Millions in Powerball prizes are still unclaimed from the billion-dollar jackpot runs.
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$1.08B Powerball dispute grows as lottery group moves to dismissAs legal filings pile up, lottery leaders insist the winner has long been confirmed.
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Manifesting a 2025 lottery jackpot: My year chasing the big winFrom long shots to record-breaking rollovers, I watched the numbers rise. Was belief enough to change my luck?
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Winning weekend delivers millions in jackpots across five statesFrom a record Fast Play hit to an $8.2M Lotto score, multiple jackpots fell in just days. Did one land near you?
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Wrong ticket, right numbers: Lottery mistakes that paid off bigThese lottery players' mistakes led them to massive jackpots.
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This Mexican lottery heist was so wild that Netflix had to dramatize itThe true story behind Netflix's “How to Win the Lottery” heist.
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Have you heard about the 80-year-old lottery winner who ran a drug ring?The case involved fake pills, firearms, shell businesses, and a country property hiding in plain sight.
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Judge shuts down lost ticket claim in $394M Mega Millions caseThe real lesson here isn't about lawsuits, but it's about what players should do the moment they buy a ticket.
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Till money do us part: Lottery wins that destroyed couplesFirst comes love. Then comes the lottery. Next come the lawsuits.
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Million-dollar hide & seek: The strangest lottery ticket hiding placesLottery players get creative when hiding winning tickets.
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A life-changing lottery prize remains unclaimed in WyomingThe Lucky for Life ticket was sold months ago, and the clock is ticking before this and other big prizes expire.
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Anonymous Arkansas winner steps forward for historic $1.8 B jackpotSmall-town gas station sells second-biggest lottery ticket ever.
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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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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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High school jackpots: Lottery winners who struck it rich as teenagersThis 18-year-old won big with her first-ever lottery ticket.