Feel-Good Friday: Unusual, Uplifting Stories Abound Among The Latest Lottery Winners
Recent lottery wins show that a run of luck can happen to anyone, anywhere, and sometimes in the strangest of ways.
May 3, 2024
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The Lotto Matrix: Unlucky Break For Powerball Winner, Jackpocket Has Historic Month, More
The number crunchers estimated ticket purchases through the Jackpocket's app accounted for 3.6% of sales in the leadup to the big draws.
May 3, 2024
Powerball And Mega Millions Jackpots Both Over $200 Million Rolling Into Weekend Draws
Three Mega Millions players hit for a million bucks apiece last week, but nobody playing Powerball got that lucky.
May 3, 2024
Lottery-Focused Panel At SBC Summit Next Week To Discuss Digitization, Regulation
Next Wednesday, the conference will play host to a scheduled 40-minute panel titled “How Lotteries Can Hit the Jackpot."
May 2, 2024
Alabama Lottery Legalization Effort Clears House, Only To Fall One Vote Short — For Now — In Senate
Despite coming up one vote short, the effort is not dead yet, as some careful maneuvering allows the legislature to continue working on it.
May 1, 2024
Plot Points: More Than 20 Years Later, Does The ‘Friends’ Episode ‘The One With The Lottery’ Hold Up?
You can feel the passage of time watching an episode like 2003’s “The One with the Lottery,” which feels just ... so 2003.
April 30, 2024
Man Fighting Cancer Among Winners Of $1.3 Billion Powerball Jackpot
Cheng "Charlie" Saephan had received his latest chemotherapy treatment just a week before the winning Powerball draw.
April 30, 2024
Two New Millionaires, No New Multimillionaires After Weekend Powerball And Mega Millions Drawings
The jackpots are at an estimated $257 million and $164 million to start the week, while a familiar red Powerball number keeps popping up.
April 29, 2024
The Lotto Matrix: The Massachusetts Masses Want iLottery, Cayuga Nation Sues New York, More
A recent poll indicated support from residents of Massachusetts for legalization of online lottery in their state.
April 26, 2024
Mega Millions And Powerball Jackpots Rise To Combined $377M After Winless Week
Both draw lotteries are at eight in a row without a grand prize winner, helping payouts to balloon heading into the weekend.
April 25, 2024
‘Operation Smash & Cash’ Stops Lottery Theft Ring In New England
Police in Massachusetts have charged six people for their roles in a lottery ticket theft ring in several states.
April 25, 2024
Diving Into The Lottery ‘Pools’ Feature With Jackpocket CEO Peter Sullivan
"With Jackpocket Pools, we play all roles: organizer, manager, winnings coordinator, and more," said CEO Peter Sullivan.
April 24, 2024