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Lanham-Seabrook, MD
Business
Too Shaken To Drive: Lanham Woman’s $2 Powerball Ticket Turns Into $1M Too Shaken To Drive: Lanham Woman’s $2 Powerball Ticket Turns Into $1M
Too Shaken To Drive: Lanham Woman’s $2 Powerball Ticket Turns Into $1M A Maryland woman’s last-minute $2 Powerball run turned into a $1 million jolt that left her “too shaken to drive” the next morning, Lottery officials said. In Lanham, a woman said she did not want to miss her shot at a jackpot topping $900 million, so she made a special trip to buy a single Powerball ticket on Dec. 10, Maryland Lottery officials said. The next morning, she realized she was a millionaire. "He had to drive me to work because I was shaking so bad,” the winner said of her husband when she claimed her prize at Lottery headquarters, officials said. Using the nickname “Nina…

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by Zak Failla
Scotch Plains-Fanwood, NJ
News
Scotch Plains Company Spent $25M On Every Possible Combo To Win $95M In TX Lottery: Reports Scotch Plains Company Spent $25M On Every Possible Combo To Win $95M In TX Lottery: Reports
Scotch Plains Company Spent $25M On Every Possible Combo To Win $95M In TX Lottery: Reports Did a company based out of New Jersey rig the Texas lottery?  Texas officials are investigating after a company called Rook TX, based in Scotch Plains (Union County) claimed a $95 million jackpot in April 2023 by spending $25 million to buy nearly every possible number combination, the New York Times reported. Rook TX worked with four retailers in Texas to order a significant amount of lottery terminals to achieve every possible number combination, Ryan Mindell, the executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission told the Times. In the three days before the drawing, people went to …

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by Sam Barron
Roxbury, MA
News
Newly Minted Millionaire: Roxbury Man Eyeing New Wheels With Massive Payday Newly Minted Millionaire: Roxbury Man Eyeing New Wheels With Massive Payday
Newly Minted Millionaire: Roxbury Man Eyeing New Wheels With Massive Payday A new Massachusetts State Lottery ticket that went on sale last month had its first big winner this week.  Vatchel Younger, of Roxbury, won the first grand prize in the "$2,000,000 Diamond Cashword," a $10 scratch-off ticket. The game went on sale on Jan. 7.  Related: Massachusetts Man Lands $1 Million Payday On $20 Lottery Ticket Younger chose to take the lump sum payment of $1.3 million rather than the annuity, which would have paid out the entire jackpot over 20 years.  He said he plans to use the cash to buy a new car.  Younger bought the winning ticket at Shaw’…

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by Josh Lanier
East Orange, NJ
News
East Orange Lotto Player Has Happy Friday The 13th East Orange Lotto Player Has Happy Friday The 13th
East Orange Lotto Player Has Happy Friday The 13th Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day for three North Jersey lottery players. Three lottery tickets, sold in Union County, Essex County and Hudson County, respectively, matched four numbers and the gold Megaball in the drawing held on Friday, Dec. 13. The tickets were sold out EZ Quick Food Store in Elizabeth, Sajoma Supermarket in East Orange and Lotto Com in Jersey City. The winning numbers were 36, 43, 52, 58, 65 and the gold Megaball was 16.

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by Sam Barron
Fleetwood-Blandon, PA
Lifestyle
WINNER: $170K Instant PA Lottery Ticket Sold In Berks County WINNER: $170K Instant PA Lottery Ticket Sold In Berks County
Winner: $170K Instant PA Lottery Ticket Sold In Berks County An instant ticket worth $169,717 was sold in Eastern Pennsylvania, the lottery commission announced on Monday, Sept. 23. The progressive top prize-winning Cash Flow game ticket was sold at Universal Mart located at 3500 Kutztown Road in Laureldale on Friday, Sept. 20. The mart will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Cash Flow is a $5 Fast Play game with top prizes starting at $75,000. Click here to learn more about this print-on-demand game. To see if you've won a prize scan it at a Lottery retailer or with the Ticket Checker feature on the Lottery’s Official Ap…

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by Jon Craig
Cambridge, MA
News
Jackpot!: $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Newton Jackpot!: $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Newton
Jackpot!: $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Newton One Bay Stater had a life-changing moment on Saturday, Aug. 3, when they correctly guessed the numbers in a multi-state lottery and won $1 million.  The winner purchased a Powerball ticket in Newton and got all five drawn numbers right, but they missed the Powerball, which would have netted them more than $174 million.  The winning numbers were: 13, 33, 40, 60, and 61, with the Powerball being 20.  The winner's name has not been released.  The winning ticket was purchased at Quik Stop at 293 Watertown St. in Newton. The store will get $10,000 for the sale.  …

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by Josh Lanier
Mechanicsville, MD
News
Winning $540K 'Multi-Match' Jackpot-Winning Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Winning $540K 'Multi-Match' Jackpot-Winning Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station
Winning $540K 'Multi-Match' Jackpot-Winning Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Check your tickets! Thursday was a good day for a Maryland Lottery player who won big playing a Multi-Match ticket that was sold at an area gas station. The big winner for the Thursday, Aug. 1 drawing came in Carroll County, where a player matched all six numbers on a ticket sold at an Eldersburg gas station on Liberty Road that was good for a $540,000 jackpot. Winning numbers for Thursday's drawing were: 15-22-25-26-34-35.  The winner will now have the option of 25 equal installments or an estimated $290,000 cash option when the prize is claimed. It was the seventh Multi-…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Lottery Fraud: 'Good Samaritan' Scams Long Island Woman Out Of Jewelry, Cash, Police Say Lottery Fraud: 'Good Samaritan' Scams Long Island Woman Out Of Jewelry, Cash, Police Say
Lottery Fraud: 'Good Samaritan' Scams Long Island Woman Out Of Jewelry, Cash, Police Say Police are searching for a man who tricked a Long Island woman out of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and cash after using a good deed to gain her trust. It happened in Roosevelt on Tuesday, July 9, according to Nassau County Police. At around 3 p.m. that day, a 76-year-old woman was walking on Nassau Avenue near the intersection of Debevoise Avenue with her groceries. A man approached her and asked if she needed help carrying her groceries home. She happily obliged, police said. When they arrived at her home, the man explained that he had a winning lottery ticket in his possess…

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by Sophie Grieser
Bowie, MD
Business
Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station
Jackpot-Winning $50K 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland Gas Station A winning Maryland Lottery ticket worth $50,000 was sold at an area gas station, and the winner has not yet come forward to claim their five-figure jackpot. One top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 ticket worth was sold at Shell Fuel at 5398 Queens Chapel Road in Hyattsville for the drawing on Monday, June 24, though it has not been cashed in a day later. The winning numbers for the Monday drawing were 29-32-35-36-37 with a Bonus Ball of 02. This represents the third jackpot-winner in the last six Bonus Match 5 drawings. "Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
Business
Winning $50K Jackpot Winning 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven Winning $50K Jackpot Winning 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven
Winning $50K Jackpot Winning 'Bonus Match 5' Ticket Sold At Maryland 7-Eleven A winning Maryland Lottery ticket worth $50,000 is burning a hole in one lucky player's pocket, and they may not even know it. One top-prize winning Bonus Match 5 ticket worth five figures was purchased at 7-Eleven in the 10500 block of Metropolitan Avenue in Kensington for the drawing on Wednesday, though it has not been cashed in a day later. The winning numbers for the June 19 drawing were: 06-11-17-37-39 with a Bonus Ball of 28. "Lottery officials urge the winner to sign the back of the ticket and put it in a safe place," officials said. "The player has 182 days to claim the prize…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Lifestyle
Big Winner: Maryland Liquor Store Sells Lottery Ticket Worth $1M Big Winner: Maryland Liquor Store Sells Lottery Ticket Worth $1M
Big Winner: Maryland Liquor Store Sells Lottery Ticket Worth $1M Check your tickets! One lucky Maryland Lottery player may be in a new tax bracket after winning a cool million dollars playing Powerball, the agency announced. A ticket sold in Windsor Mill is worth seven figures for one lucky player who is set to cash in on the Wednesday, Aug. 31 drawing after it was purchased at Milford Liquors on Liberty Road. The winning numbers were 07-08-19-24-28 with a Powerball of 01. The million-dollar winner matched the first five numbers, but missed out on winning the jackpot because the ticket did not match the Powerball number. It is unclear whether…

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by Zak Failla
Bristol, PA
News
Winning PA Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Worth $418K Sold At Philadelphia Deli Winning PA Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Worth $418K Sold At Philadelphia Deli
Winning PA Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Worth $418K Sold At Philadelphia Deli A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $418,421 was sold in Northeast Philadelphia. The Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket for the Monday, Feb. 21 drawing was sold at Bi-Rite Deli on Red Lion Road, state lottery officials said. The winning numbers were 3-16-17-40-43. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Any prizes won on any Quick Cash game must be claimed within one year of the purchase date. Anyone holding a jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket should contact the nearest Lottery office for further instruc…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bethlehem, PA
News
WINNER: PA Lottery Ticket Good For $250K Sold In Northampton County WINNER: PA Lottery Ticket Good For $250K Sold In Northampton County
Winner: PA Lottery Ticket Good For $250K Sold In Northampton County A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket was purchased from a Northampton County convenience store. The ticket from the Feb. 9 drawing was sold at Express Mart on Linden St. in Bethlehem. The winner will take home the $250,000 jackpot, and Express Mart will receive $500 for selling the ticket. The winning numbers were 3-30-32-39-43. More than 15,600 other Cash 5 tickets also won prizes in the drawing. Players should check every ticket, every time, and claim lower-tier prizes at a Lottery retailer. Winners can be identified only after prizes are claimed and…

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by Valerie Musson