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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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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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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 Michigan man missed the lotto jackpot by one number. The next day he won $800,000.
When he logged into his account, the man said he initially thought the $795,905 prize was "a scam."
Geoff Weiss
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I won a housing lottery with over 5,000 applicants. Now I pay $1,260 a month for a brand-new home.
After a 33-year-old single mom won an affordable housing lottery, she and her son were able to leav…
Alcynna Lloyd
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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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He won the NYC housing lottery after applying more than 60 times. Now, he pays $2,300 in rent for his Brooklyn apartment.
Competition for the New York affordable-housing lottery is stiff: There are about 450 applications …
Amanda Goh
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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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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 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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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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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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SC stays trial in money laundering case against 'lottery king' Santiago Martin
, The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings before a special court in a money launderin…
PTI
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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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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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Their landlord hiked their rent by 25%, so they applied for the NYC housing lottery. On the 25th try, luck was on their side.
Winning the housing lottery is a pipe dream for most applicants: In 2018, The New York Times report…
Amanda Goh
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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…
Joshua Zitser
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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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The man who won $2B in the Powerball lottery reacted by disappearing from social media and leaving for Fiji, report says
Edwin Castro of Los Angeles won the biggest jackpot of all time in November 2022. Just before his i…