At $2 per play, the Powerball features odds as low as 1 in 14,494.11 to win just $100. At 1 in 292,201,338.00 odds to win the $100M grand prize, it is more likely that a vending machine falls on top of you or a coconut hits your head and kills you than winning. Since 2018, … Read more
The Virginia Lottery added a $50 scratch off game, $326,000,000 Fortune. Players have collected over $2 billion in online payouts from the Virginia Lottery. The lottery accounted for about 10% of Virginia’s K-12 education budget in FY 2022. RICHMOND, Va. – With more than 300,000 accounts, the Virginia online lottery has paid more than $2 … Read more
The Grand Lotto of the Philippines had 433 players win the lottery on Oct. 1. That suspiciously large number of winners has caused a lot of controversy within the online gambling community. MANILA, Philippines – The Grand Lotto of the Philippines is under fire after 433 people won their Oct. 1 drawing of about $4 … Read more
The Illinois Lottery has paid out $1.34 billion in Mega Millions. This is the third largest lottery prize in the country in history. CHICAGO – Right outside of Chicago in Des Plaines, Illinois, history was made at a Speedway gas station as they sold the third largest lottery prize in history from the Illinois Mega … Read more
The Pennsylvania Lottery is offering $5 Fast Play tickets in partnership with the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. These tickets let players enter a second-chance draw which can award Eagles and Steelers related prizes. The deadline to enter these contests is Oct. 6, 2022. PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Lottery has partnered with both the Philadelphia … Read more
The Pennsylvania Lottery raised $1.2 billion for senior programs in PA in FY 2021-22. About $5 billion in traditional lottery sales were made. This was the second-best lottery year for PA in history, behind only 2020-21. HARRISBURG, Penn. – The Pennsylvania Lottery announced that they had raised more than $1 billion for senior programs in … Read more
A North Carolina lottery winner won $1,000 a day for life off of a Lucky for Life ticket. Should they take the lump sum, they would be granted $5.75 million before taxes. Taking the annuity will see $365,000 a year before taxes. CHARLOTTE – In Gaston County North Carolina, a lucky lottery player won $1,000 … Read more
The Mega Millions Jackpot has hit $810 million – the third largest jackpot in Mega Millions history. The next Mega Millions draw is Tuesday, and if nobody wins it will roll over onto Friday. ATLANTA – Nobody has won the Mega Millions Jackpot, and only four players have collected their $1 million prizes, leaving a … Read more
The Mega Millions jackpot is getting close to clearing a billion, with a $790 million jackpot, and 28 failed drawings. Mega Millions has only surpassed a billion dollars twice since its 2002 revamp, but they have both occurred in the last four years, with the milestones being hit in 2021. WASHINGTON – The Mega Millions … Read more
The Mega Million lottery jackpot is now worth over half a billion dollars. If won Tuesday, this will be the eigth biggest drawing on record. The massive prize can be granted in annual payments, or a $307.4m lump sum. LAS VEGAS – Lottery gamblers are now playing for an even bigger prize, as the Mega … Read more