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The biggest lottery win in every state
Charles W. Jackson Jr. of North Carolina is introduced as the winner of the $344.6 million Powerbal…
Erin McDowell
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Elon Musk's America PAC 'lottery' would immediately shut down if Philadelphia DA lawsuit succeeds Friday
A lawsuit by Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner would stop Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes as early a…
Laura Italiano,Natalie Musume…
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My husband and I moved from the US to Canada 13 years ago. We love the free healthcare here and the great friends we made.
My partner and I moved to Canada 13 years ago. The healthcare isn't perfect. Traveling can be more …
Lygia Navarro
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A $1.35 billion lottery winner's own father turned against him in a messy family lawsuit
A $1.35 billion lottery winner is suing his ex partner, saying she broke an NDA and told family mem…
Mia Jankowicz
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I spent nearly $60,000 when 2 of my kids were in full-time childcare. We delayed having a 3rd child because we couldn't afford it.
Randi Braun had two kids in childcare at one point. She said she wanted another child but had to de…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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The cancer-stricken winner of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon will get a $422 million lump-sum after taxes and says he'll keep playing the lottery
Cheng Saephan, 46, is a Laos-born immigrant battling cancer who won the Powerball jackpot. He says …
Matthew Loh
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A trucker quit his job minutes after he and his wife both won lottery prizes
Tony Hedley and his wife, Christine, both had winning tickets each worth £166,666, or about $210,00…
Alia Shoaib
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A lottery player in Florida misses out on $36 million after failing to validate a Mega Millions ticket
Somebody in Florida could be walking around unaware they forfeited the opportunity to claim the Meg…
Rebecca Rommen
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She was still in college when she started applying for the housing lottery. Now, she pays $1,600 for a 1-bedroom apartment in NYC.
Rent prices in NYC grew more than seven times as fast as wages in 2023, according to a May report f…
Amanda Goh
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A man is suing the DC Lottery after claiming he won a $340 million jackpot, only to be told it was not a valid win
John Cheeks says he saw his numbers listed on DC Lottery's website in January 2023, but a contracto…
Grace Dean
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After 2 years of applying for the NYC housing lottery, she finally won her bid. Now she pays $1,000 in rent for her Manhattan apartment.
In 2018, the odds of winning the affordable-housing lottery were 1 in 592, The New York Times repor…
Amanda Goh
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A retiree realized he won $8.4 million after checking his lottery ticket a month after the winning numbers were pulled
Oregon retiree David Schultze finally checked his lottery ticket on Friday and found out he won $8.…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A Gen Xer went from a six-figure salary to considering bankruptcy after 1,000 unsuccessful job applications — 'It's like playing the lottery'
Sean Tetpon, 55, has applied for over 1,000 jobs in the past year without success, despite making s…
Noah Sheidlower
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Iowa Lottery accidentally published the wrong numbers — but the mistaken 'winners' will get to keep their money
The Iowa Lottery will let people who presented 'winning' tickets when the wrong Powerball numbers w…
Joshua Zitser
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Lottery player won $25,000 a year for life in lucky ticket-printing mistake
Michael Sopejstal from Illinois opted to take a $390,000 lump sum after a lucky ticket-printing err…
Alia Shoaib
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Coworkers at a Kentucky hospital won $50,000 on the lottery after getting scratch cards as holiday gifts
The group of colleagues won $50 on a ticket, so bought some more – and ultimately ended up with $50…
Grace Dean
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FedEx accidentally delivered $20,000 of lottery scratch cards to a random woman in Massachusetts
FedEx mistakenly delivered $20,000 of lottery scratch cards to a woman in Massachusetts. After some…
Joshua Zitser
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I've handed out more than $2.5 billion in lottery cash. Not everybody reacts the way you'd expect.
Keeping secret millions from the family, accusing the lottery of being a scam — lottery advisor And…
Mia Jankowicz
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A Florida lottery ticket worth $44 million is unclaimed and set to expire in just a few days
A Florida Lottery ticket worth $44 million, which was purchased in Kissimmee in June, will expire i…