Lottery winners
All Lottery winners articles
Celebrate the stories of past lottery winners by reading through articles.
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One Florida Lotto ticket just turned into $10.75 millionOne ticket matched all six numbers Saturday night, leaving one big question: Who is holding the winning slip?
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Lottery players may dodge a controversial new tax rule after allA House committee voted 38-5 to change the rule, which could prevent gamblers from paying on “phantom” income.
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$1.35B lottery winner loses court fight to keep his identity secretHe sued over an alleged NDA breach, but that legal battle could now expose the very secret he wanted protected.
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"Disbelief and shock": $1.04B Powerball winner steps forward in IllinoisThe player chose a lump-sum payout after scoring the state's second-largest lottery prize ever.
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Powerball X's & O's crowns 39,000 winners in its first-ever drawingThe jackpot survived Sunday's debut, while 19 tickets came within just one NFL team logo of taking it home.
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North Carolina Lottery players get a bigger slice of every dollarPrize payouts have soared in just two years, but that player-friendly shift comes with a major trade-off.
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Record-breaking $29.71M Megabucks jackpot finally has a winnerThe game's historic run finally came to a close Monday when a single ticket matched all six numbers.
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Mystery $800M Mega Millions winner finally claims massive jackpotThe Florida player chose $344.2 million in cash after buying the lone jackpot-winning ticket at a Wawa.
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I'm not a lucky person, but these winners made me wonderFrom a jammed lottery machine to a mother's back-to-school surprise, this week's winners show a lucky streak.
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Colorado Lottery hits record as scratch-off ticket sales soarScratch-off games reached a new high as jackpot sales jumped more than 20%, reaching $613 million in FY2026.
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Couple ignores lottery ticket for 7 weeks — it was worth $3.4 millionThe forgotten entry turned out to be the only jackpot winner, bringing two decades of monthly payments.
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A $1 Lotto 47 ticket just turned into $6.79 millionThe mystery millionaire is celebrating somewhere near Traverse City.
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Who won $1.04B? Illinois store is buzzing over mystery Powerball winnerA 3 a.m. phone call sent the Quincy manager scrambling to see if he'd become an instant billionaire.
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Powerball's billion-dollar run ends with one lucky winnerOver 3 million tickets won prizes on Wednesday, but one Illinois player landed the ultimate payday of $1.04B.
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Mom's trashed £12M lottery ticket gets a stunning second chanceProof of purchase and doorbell footage helped support her case, but there's still one final hurdle ahead.
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North 5 record jackpot finally finds its lucky winnersAfter 23 draws, the Minnesota-only game crowned two record-setting winners before returning to its starting prize amount.
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Powerball jackpot surges toward Saturday's $856M drawAfter 42 drawings, this jackpot became the 8th largest in history.
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Husband's secret move blocks wife's lottery prize 14 years laterA forged signature and a gambling ban in Spain left her unable to collect €35,000 as the legal fight continues.
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Saved from the dump: A miracle turned trash into a €1M lottery winFamily realizes fatal €1M mistake just hours before trash compaction.
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Uncle accused of keeping $2 million lottery prize meant for nieceShe says she bought the winning ticket but asked a relative to claim it because she feared deportation.
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Lottery winners know the system best. Are state lotteries listening?Former jackpot winners could offer insights on claims, taxes, publicity, and player education.
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Boating dispute leads to another arrest for $167.3M Powerball winnerThe Kentucky jackpot winner has now faced four arrests since becoming an overnight multimillionaire in 2025.
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Sunshine State strikes again: $800M Mega Millions jackpot claimedAlmost exactly three years after its record win, Florida strikes gold again.
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Six players win $1M as Powerball jackpot grows to the biggest of 2026U.K. players are still chasing their first top-tier prize, as the jackpot grew to an estimated $633 million.
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Winners who overcame impossible odds before becoming millionairesFrom arriving with nothing to winning a $15 million jackpot: Learn about these winners' unbelievable journeys.
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$34.12M Lotto America jackpot finally has a winning ticketThe first jackpot of 2026 also strengthened Minnesota's claim as Lotto America's luckiest state.
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Win millions, get nothing: Players who won big and didn’t get paidFind out why this Texas woman was initially denied an $87 million payout.
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Kentucky Lottery winner's legal saga takes another turnA grand jury returned new charges tied to a 2025 crash that allegedly endangered another driver.
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Three new millionaires emerge as the Mega Millions jackpot keeps climbingWhile no one hit all six numbers, three Match 5 winners won prizes ranging from $2 million to $4 million.
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She won $1 million and waited a year to say a wordLearn about the Powerball ticket a Michigan woman almost let expire.