Lottery

Lottery officials in the Philippines are standing by a highly unusual outcome in their Grand Lotto jackpot after over 400 people claimed the top prize.

A man in North Carolina learned he won the Lucky for Life Lottery nearly a month after he played his winning ticket. The ticket was in his truck the whole time.

Illinois lottery officials said two people who wished to remain anonymous claimed a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot. The winning ticket was sold on July 29.

Mary Starks, of Davenport, Iowa, won $100,000 playing a lottery scratcher game. She also previously won $100,000 in the lottery back in March of 2020.

Tiffany Griffin, 42, of Charlotte, North Carolina, won $150,000 in the lottery after playing a crossword puzzle-themed scratch-off lottery game this month.

Douglas Hurlock, of Havelock, North Carolina, won $100,000 in the lottery, just a few months before he becomes a father for the first time. His child is due to be born in late November.

Jose Flores Velasquez, of Annandale, Virginia, thought he had won just $600, but when he went to redeem his prize, he learned he had won the top, $1 million prize.

Sherod Hawkins, of Palmyra, Virginia, won the top prize of $500,000 in a lottery scratch-off game, which he purchased while he was buying cigars. He said he didn’t believe he had won, at first.

The historic Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in Illinois and worth over a billion dollars still has not been claimed, according to lottery officials.

Malcolm Meredith, of Manassas, Virginia, won $1 million in the Mega Millions drawing from May 20. He matched the first five winning numbers, but not the Mega Ball number.

Mega Millions winners in Illinois are allowed to remain anonymous, and no one has yet come forward to say that they bought the winning ticket.

One person has won the $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot, according to the Illinois Lottery. The winning numbers on Friday were listed as 13, 36, 45, 57, and 67.

A billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot ticket was claimed in Illinois in Friday's drawing. How much will the winner owe in taxes and how much will be taken home?

The Mega Millions jackpot winning numbers were drawn on Friday, July 29, after no one won Tuesday's draw. The historic jackpot is the second-largest in U.S. lottery history.

The jackpot swelled from $20 million to the $1 billion prize after 29 consecutive weeks of no winners for the prize, with the previous draw hitting $830 million.