Massachusetts mother wins $25M lottery, vows to wipe out children's student loans
Desiree Fortini-Craft of Hyde Park, Massachusetts, secured a $25 million win in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” $50 instant game, becoming the third person to claim the grand prize.
Iowa Lottery posts wrong Powerball numbers — but mistaken winners can keep winnings
A "human reporting error" resulted in the wrong numbers being published after the draw, and some players became lucky losers.
Man who won $1.35B Mega Millions sues his daughter’s mother for revealing win to his family
A Maine man wanted to keep his massive lottery win a secret and is suing his daughter's mom for allegedly sharing the news.
Maryland man’s distaste for go-go music leads to $100,000 lottery win
A Maryland man's dislike of go-go music led him on a journey to a $100,000 lottery prize! Here's how it happened.
Virginia woman wins lottery twice in one week: 'I'm in shock'
Jennifer Minton had a really, really good week.
Superstitious player wins $5 million on California Lottery scratcher: This was his strategy
Sometimes, quirky superstitions can pay off in a big way, like they did for one Orange County resident.
North Carolina man brought to tears after $100,000 lottery win: 'It's a blessing'
“I’m 69 years old and If you’ve never seen an old man cry, I cried,” Darrell Seawell said.
Sleepy Michigan wife mistakes husband's $1M lottery win for dream
Charles Wolthuis, a 78-year-old Michigan resident, won $1 million in the October 2 Powerball drawing by matching five white balls. However, when he excitedly informed his wife of their win in the early morning, she mistook it for a dream.
Virginia man wins $1 million after buying Powerball ticket while waiting for chicken sandwich
A Virginia man won a million-dollar Powerball prize on a ticket he said he bought while waiting for his food.
Kentucky woman's lottery win mistaken for pregnancy announcement by family
In a surprising turn of events, Jacalyn Armstrong of Oak Grove, Kentucky, recently won $2 million in the Kentucky Lottery Powerball.
$1 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Virginia for Wednesday’s drawing; 5 tickets won $50,000
Check those tickets! Lottery officials say a $1 million winning ticket for Wednesday's historic Powerball drawing was sold in Virginia.
$1 million Maryland Powerball tickets sold during $1.765 billion jackpot run still unclaimed
Stop what you're doing right now and check your coat pockets, glove box, junk drawer or wherever else you might have tossed those old Powerball tickets from the last couple of weeks that you thought were losers.
Powerball jackpot soars to $1.73 billion for Wednesday's drawing
The $1.73 billion lottery prize would be the second largest ever, topped only by the $2.04 billion Powerball won by a player in California last year.
Virginia player wins $1 million Powerball prize, 6 others win over $100,000
Virginia players won big in Monday’s Powerball drawing, including one $1 million winning ticket purchased in Falls Church.
No billion-dollar Powerball winner in Virginia, but 3 tickets won a nice chunk of change!
Check your tickets! No players matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, but Virginia Lottery officials say three tickets hit for quite a bit of money!
Powerball jackpot soars to $1.2 billion after another drawing without big winner
The prize on the line for the next drawing Wednesday night has grown so massive because there have been 33 straight drawings since someone won the jackpot.
Winning numbers drawn for Monday's $1.04B Powerball jackpot
There have been 32 straight drawings without a jackpot winner.
$1.04 billion Powerball jackpot tempts players to brave long odds
The prize is the world’s ninth-largest lottery prize behind earlier drawings of Powerball and Mega Millions, the other nearly nationwide lottery game.
Maryland woman wins $1 million Powerball prize after buying ticket on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
A Maryland woman won a $1 million Powerball prize after stopping to buy a lottery ticket while driving home through Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Powerball jackpot reaches $1 billion mark after no grand prize winner in Saturday's drawing
The Powerball has once again reached the 1 billion mark with an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot.