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January 6, 2026
Brightstar & Scientific Games to Launch São Paulo Lottery
Brightstar Lottery and Scientific Games, two of the world’s top lottery companies, have joined forces to launch a new lottery in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Local players can therefore look forward to enjoying a variety of games through the lottery’s digital and retail channels. São Paulo to Get a World-Class Lottery According to […]
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January 5, 2026
Powerball Jackpot of $1.817B Remains Unclaimed as the Ticket Owner Hasn’t Contacted Lottery
Did they lose it? It certainly sounds plausible. Millions of dollars are lost to automatically forfeited jackpots because their winners are none the wiser about the fact. Yet, in the case of the $1.817 billion jackpot won in Arkansas, having the winner fail to materialize would serve as a costly warning to all lottery players […]
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January 2, 2026
Idaho Man Wins $1M in Time for 2026
A man from Idaho has turned into a millionaire just in time for 2026. The lucky man won a prize of $1 million from a one of the Idaho Lottery’s games and is planning to use the money to pay off some debts. Idaho Raffle Crowned Rigby Man as the Winner of $1M Prize The […]
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January 2, 2026
Florida Man Won $5M Lottery Prize in Time for the Holidays
For many people, the New Year’s celebrations represent a time to reflect and make new resolutions. While not everyone sticks to their New Year’s resolutions, one man from Florida will certainly experience many new opportunities in 2026 thanks to a $5 million lottery prize. The Man Grabbed the Game’s Top Prize According to the Florida […]
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January 2, 2026
Woman Steps Forward to Scoop AUD 20M Jackpot in South Australia
A woman from Hackham in South Australia turns out to be the winner of an AUD 20 million ($13.4 million) Powerball jackpot. The drawing took place on Thursday, December 25, 2025, with a single winner emerging, but their identity was unknown until now. The winner was not originally registered with The Lott Members Club, which […]
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January 2, 2026
Woman Spends $20 on Illinois Lottery, Scoops $250K Payout
A woman from Illinois has accidentally purchased a $20 Magnificent Multiplier game ticket, which turned out to be the luckiest mistake of her life. Identified as Holly of Johnston City, the lucky player turned her $20 purchase into a $250,000 payout. The ticket was bought by accident, with Holly originally intending to scoop up a […]
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December 31, 2025
Lottery Blunder in Spanish Village Sees Almost $5M in Lost Winnings
An administrative mistake during a traditional Christmas lottery plunged the usually quiet Spanish mountain village of Villamanín into chaos, costing residents EUR 4 million (approximately $4.7 million) in lottery winnings. Small Spanish Village Plunged into Turmoil Following Christmas Lottery Error Located in the province of León in northwestern Spain, the village has fewer than 100 […]
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December 26, 2025
Arkansas Resident Receives Christmas Miracle as a Powerball Jackpot
On Christmas Eve one lucky person from Arkansas managed to win the $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot. This has become the second-largest windfall jackpot ever won in the US. In the last three months, no substantial windfall jackpots have been pulled. Last time, the winners were from Texas and Missouri on September 6. Matt Strawn, the […]
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December 19, 2025
PA Lotto Tickets Reveal Killer Charged in York Robberies
A 44-year-old former murder convict who carried out a series of armed robberies across York has been arrested and charged. The man was eventually caught after he stole Pennsylvania Lottery tickets and decided to redeem one of them. Attempted Homicide and Other Offenses According to police, C.F. targeted a minimum of seven local businesses between October and […]
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December 17, 2025
UK Teacher Angry After Lottery Syndicate She Wasn’t Part of Won $1.3M
A UK school syndicate has won big after scoring a mouth-watering GBP 1 million ($1.34 million) win from EuroMillions. The win, however, left a sour taste in the mouth of a teacher who was never asked to become a syndicate member. The Teacher’s Anger Left Her with Empty Hands Lottery syndicates provide lottery enthusiasts with […]