Angela Weiss - AFP / Getty Images Months-Long Drought Ends as Player Wins Big at Mega Millions Jackpot The Illinois resident who won the jackpot set a record for the largest win for a ticket that was purchased online. By Johnathan Jones June 7, 2024
@SaycheeseDGTL / X screen shot Man Battling Cancer Wins Massive Powerball Jackpot - 'I Prayed to God to Help Me' Man from Laos battling cancer "prayed to God" and won massive, life-changing Powerball Jackpot in Portland, Oregon. By Adelle Nazarian April 30, 2024
Wilfredo Lee / AP After Massive Delay, Powerball Jackpot Worth Over $1 Billion Has Been Won A Californi man won more than $2 billion in 2022 after a similar delay and opted for a lump sum payout of just under $1 billion after taxas. By Johnathan Jones April 8, 2024
Angela Weiss - AFP / Getty Images Mega Millions Player Scores 5th Largest Jackpot in Lottery's History The Mega Millions lottery has a winner whose prize is $1.13 billion on a ticket that was bought at a New Jersey liquor store. By Jack Davis March 27, 2024
NBC4 Washington / YouTube screen shot Powerball Player Gets $340 Million Jackpot Rejected After Massive Website 'Mistake' “Hey, this ticket is no good,” the man said a lottery employee told him. “Just throw it in the trash can.” By Johnathan Jones February 19, 2024
Rogelio V. Solis / AP Photo Kroger Begins Rolling Out In-Store Betting Kiosks Kroger had received approval over a year ago, but delayed the launch of the kiosks until it could "finalizing its sports betting strategy." By George C. Upper III January 20, 2024
withGod / Shutterstock Bank Accidentally Deposits $86 Million in Unsuspecting Woman's Account Overnight The woman pointed out that although it was not her mistake, the bank blocked her account and made it difficult for her to regain access. By Ben Kew December 3, 2023
AP / Keith Srakocic Lottery Scrambles After Publishing Wrong Winning Numbers, Blames 'Human Error' "As long as human beings are involved, there will occasionally be mistakes made," an Iowa Lottery spokeswoman said. By Lorri Wickenhauser December 1, 2023
Scott Olson / Getty ImagesCommentary Woman Wins $750 Million After Noticing Message on Lottery Machine, Says 'It Was a Sign' “After my meeting, I scanned my first ticket and it wasn’t a winner. Then I scanned the second ticket, and it said ‘Winning ticket.'" By C. Douglas Golden March 6, 2023
Gene J. Puskar / AP We Have a Winner: Historic $1.35B Jackpot Goes to 1 Ticket While the prospect of winning millions of dollars is enticing, the odds of claiming Friday's jackpot were about 1 in 302.6 million. By Elizabeth Delaney January 16, 2023