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February 9, 2026
Mega Millions Player Wins $3M, Powerball Fan Grabs $1M
Coming after a jackpot-rich season, the latest Powerball and Mega Millions drawings failed to elect a new winner of either game’s top prize. However, US players continued to win big after almost nailing the winning combination. Mega Millions Fan Won Big The Friday Mega Millions drawing was business as usual – the jackpot remained elusive, […]
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February 9, 2026
Lottery Group Wants Out of Fight Over $1.08B Powerball Win
The group that runs Powerball is asking a Los Angeles judge to take it off a big lawsuit. A woman sued, saying she should have won a $1.08 billion jackpot from a 2023 draw. However, someone else already got the prize. Powerball Operator Says No Contract Exists in $1B Jackpot Dispute The Multi-State Lottery Association […]
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February 6, 2026
Michigan Player Wins Lucky For Life’s Top Prize, Plans to Share with His Family
Yet another lucky player from Michigan has won big, this time from the Michigan Lottery’s Lucky For Life game. This comes in the wake of several seven-figure sum wins in the Great Lakes State. The Winner Took Home $390K According to the Michigan Lottery’s announcement, David Holfelder, a 78-year-old man from Eastpointe, Macomb County, won […]
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February 5, 2026
Powerball Made Three Millionaires, But No One Won the Jackpot
Powerball recently handed out its latest jackpot, but that doesn’t mean that the fun is all over. Despite not crowning a winner, the most recent drawing actually turned three separate winners into millionaires. Three Players Won $1M or More The Wednesday Powerball drawing turned out to be quite eventful despite the lack of a big […]
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February 4, 2026
Co-Workers in Illinois Scoop $350K Jackpot
Imagine the surprise on two co-workers’ faces when they realized that their presumed $350 jackpot was, in fact, much larger – six zeroes larger. April and Randy of Ashton, Illinois, were dumbfounded at the discovery, realizing that they had won $350,000 from the Lucky Day Lotto. Illinois Co-workers Scoop Jackpot The jackpot payout happened on […]
Lottery
February 3, 2026
Two Men Embroiled in Georgian Lottery Fraud Get Sentenced
Brothers Quinton Watts and Phillip Watts will serve lengthy prison sentences after the Columbia County Superior Court and Judge Barry A. Fleming found them guilty on multiple charges, including racketeering, lottery ticket fraud, theft by taking, and possession of tools for the commission of a crime. The brothers were targeting coin-operated amusement machines (COAMs) across […]
Lottery
February 3, 2026
New York Resident Bags $1M from Lottery
An upstate resident in New York has won a major lottery jackpot, scooping $1 million from the Million Dollar Raffle and securing one of 15 available top prizes. The winner, identified as Amritpal Singh, bought his ticket at A&A Food Mart in Painted Post. The ticket was also bought all the way back in October […]
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February 3, 2026
21 Friends in Belgian Village Win EUR 123M EuroMillions Jackpot
A quiet Belgian village is still trying to wrap its head around what happened last weekend, after a group of 21 friends struck it rich in the EuroMillions draw on Friday night, January 30. Together, they landed a staggering EUR 123,555,827($145,964,260) jackpot, instantly turning a routine lottery ticket into a life-changing moment. The group, all […]
Lottery
February 2, 2026
Florida Player Wins $3M from Mega Millions
The Friday Mega Millions drawing went without a jackpot winner but that doesn’t mean that it went without a big winner, since a lucky player in Florida won a $3 million prize. The Sun Shone Upon the Lucky Florida Player While Mega Millions players usually strive for the big payout, last Friday’s drawing was yet […]
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January 30, 2026
Lucky Powerball Player Comes Forward to Claim $209.3 Million Jackpot
A Powerball player in North Carolina has come forward to claim the $209.3 million jackpot from the latest drawing earlier this month, though the lucky winner has chosen to remain anonymous. Powerball Winner Claims Their Prize The winner went to the lottery office on Thursday to claim the prize. Under lottery rules, the individual elected […]