Lottery Winners

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Executive Director Sharon Strong explains the high-stakes reality of running a state lottery.

Powerball trends suggest timing patterns, but could player habits, not luck, be driving the results?

These new rules would make the game's $100,000-a-year prize much harder to keep as a lifetime annuity.

The ticket said $100,000. The Lottery said otherwise.

This lottery player claims AI helped them win $150,000. Is it true?

The first Millionaire for Life top prize has been claimed in Ohio, but good luck finding out who it is.

How do you win the lottery 358 times? Ask the guy behind the counter.

Players in New York, Virginia, and the Carolinas are celebrating jackpots ranging from $215K to millions.

They told the world he won millions, but it was all a lie.

The Arkansas player missed the jackpot by just one number after a playful showdown with their partner.

Why did so many Wisconsinites pick the same four numbers?

Circle K is trying to track down the original customer as the jackpot dispute heads deeper into the court process.

Did a notorious investment firm with a history of bulk buying lottery tickets secure this jackpot win?

A dismissed case returned less than two weeks later, keeping the spotlight on the disputed 2023 jackpot.

Read the stories behind their wild wins.

Testimony about a Gucci shoebox, missing cash, and a red Porsche flipped the entire case upside down.

A woman is a millionaire after winning the lottery twice in a day.

What's better than celebrating a million-dollar win with your newborn baby?

One lottery ticket bought during a stressful morning suddenly changed her family's plans.

Officials say the move protects everyday players after high-volume groups flooded ticket sales.

A last-minute legal move could stop the deadline while a bizarre ownership fight plays out.

These stories show a different side of winning, where impact matters more than indulgence.

From number patterns to “fortune cookie” picks, theories swirl after two winners also split the $143M jackpot.

After just two months, one ticket in Ohio cracked the top prize for this new multi-state draw game.

Repeated digits were impossible to draw for weeks.

Nearly 75% of prizes came from instant tickets, while 52 players hit seven figures in just 90 days.

As Ireland launches a new campaign, similar efforts in states like Michigan are already rewarding everyday impact.

Could a $78M jackpot go unclaimed in Texas?

What Iowa, Virginia, and Rhode Island know about winning the lottery that New York doesn't.

One couple won $50 million from the lottery and lost the ticket.