“As the jackpot grows, we encourage our players to keep within their entertainment budget and enjoy this jackpot run right along with us.”

After having her White Elephant gift stolen, Lori Janes was a little upset - until she realized what she ended up with.

Imagining what you'd do with lottery money winnings can be fun, but actually winning a major lottery is a very rare event.

A record Powerball jackpot of nearly $2 billion didn't happen as scheduled on Monday night, with officials citing a security-related delay.

Timothy Schultz, who won $28 million in the Iowa Powerball in 1999, has some wise advice for other lottery winners.

What was at first a disruptive, spontaneous and illegal exhibition of driving morphed into an explosion of violence, looting and destruction.

The $1.28B prize is for winners who pick the annuity option, paid annually over 29 years. Most winners choose the cash option, which is less.

When asked how he has managed to choose the right numbers twice in the span of two decades, he said that he chooses numbers he likes to play.

The Michigan man was waiting for a new Social Security card when he disappeared days after hitting the jackpot.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has advertised the addition of seized property to the lottery.