#lottery
#lottery

2 weeks ago

Nets hoping to beat NBA draft lottery odds, change franchise - like they did 25 years ago

This will be the first lottery pick they've possessed since 2010. Where it lands Monday will go a long way toward determining their future.

Brooklyn Nets

#education-funding

fromsilive

NYC politics

N.Y. Lottery: Multiple Take 5 top-prize winning tickets sold in NYC

fromSlate Magazine

Parenting

I Suddenly Came Into a Large Sum of Money and Decided to Do Something Nice for My Family. My Brother Is Furious.

fromsilive

NYC politics

N.Y. Lottery: Multiple Take 5 top-prize winning tickets sold in NYC

fromSlate Magazine

Parenting

I Suddenly Came Into a Large Sum of Money and Decided to Do Something Nice for My Family. My Brother Is Furious.

more#education-funding

#philanthropy

fromThe Mercury News

SF parents

Alcario Castellano, 90, used lottery jackpot to fuel community philanthropy

fromSan Jose Spotlight

SF parents

Silicon Valley Latino leader dies at 90 - San Jose Spotlight

fromThe Mercury News

SF parents

Alcario Castellano, 90, used lottery jackpot to fuel community philanthropy

fromSan Jose Spotlight

SF parents

Silicon Valley Latino leader dies at 90 - San Jose Spotlight

more#philanthropy

#jackpot

Portland

Overjoyed': US lottery winner pledges to give part of $328.5m prize to non-profits

Poker

Inside the scheme to buy 25m tickets and win the Texas lottery - and how it's affected another winner's $83m payout

San Francisco Giants

Powerball player wins $527 million jackpot in California

fromwww.mercurynews.com

San Francisco Giants

Lotto ticket worth $183,278 sold at Livermore gas station

fromIrish Independent

Liverpool FC

'I turned to my partner and said, 'I think we've just won over 4 million'' - Kilkenny woman collects jackpot Lotto prize

Portland

Overjoyed': US lottery winner pledges to give part of $328.5m prize to non-profits

A 79-year-old man from Oregon won a $328.5m Powerball jackpot, planning to invest, travel, and donate to charities.

Poker

Inside the scheme to buy 25m tickets and win the Texas lottery - and how it's affected another winner's $83m payout

Buying every lottery number combination guarantees a win, but raises legal and ethical questions.

San Francisco Giants

Powerball player wins $527 million jackpot in California

A California Powerball player won a $527 million jackpot, the second largest prize of 2025, selecting either annual payments or a lump sum payout.

fromwww.mercurynews.com

San Francisco Giants

Lotto ticket worth $183,278 sold at Livermore gas station

fromIrish Independent

Liverpool FC

'I turned to my partner and said, 'I think we've just won over 4 million'' - Kilkenny woman collects jackpot Lotto prize

Parenting

My Roommate Refused the Lottery Ticket I Bought Her. That Might've Been the Biggest Mistake of Her Life.

Poker

Pennsylvania woman donates jacket - with a winning $2.5 million lottery ticket she left in the pocket

fromSlate Magazine

Parenting

My Roommate Refused the Lottery Ticket I Bought Her. That Might've Been the Biggest Mistake of Her Life.

Poker

Pennsylvania woman donates jacket - with a winning $2.5 million lottery ticket she left in the pocket

more#personal-finance

#mega-millions

fromwww.amny.com

New York Mets

Jackpot! Mega Millions revamping lottery game but with higher ticket prices and better chances of winning | amNewYork

Miami food

Friday had Mega Millions, Fantasy 5 winning tickets. One was sold in Kendall

Miami food

Big lottery hits from a Miami area Publix ($1 million) and Presidente ($118,000)

fromwww.amny.com

New York Mets

Jackpot! Mega Millions revamping lottery game but with higher ticket prices and better chances of winning | amNewYork

Miami food

Friday had Mega Millions, Fantasy 5 winning tickets. One was sold in Kendall

Miami food

Big lottery hits from a Miami area Publix ($1 million) and Presidente ($118,000)

more#mega-millions

fromLos Angeles Times

'A person who deserved it': Homeless man wins $1 million in California scratcher, store manager says

I was so excited - even more than him. He's a good person, he deserves every penny. I was very excited it happened to a person who deserved it, and he actually needed it.

San Francisco Giants

fromwww.npr.org

Get Rich Quick: The American Lottery

Americans are captivated by the allure of quick wealth, with over $100 billion spent annually on lottery tickets reflecting a deep-rooted desire to hit it big.

Arts

#brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn shopper strikes it rich with big TAKE 5 lottery jackpot

Brooklyn

Two Brooklyn players score big in lottery drawing

Brooklyn

Brooklyn shopper strikes it rich with big TAKE 5 lottery jackpot

fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk

Brooklyn

Two Brooklyn players score big in lottery drawing

Pennsylvania woman accidentally donates jacket to charity with $2.5M winning lottery ticket inside

A woman lost her $2.5 million winning lottery ticket after donating the jacket it was in.

She must find the ticket by May 8 to claim her prize.

London music

Mystery London Mecca Bingo player wins 75,000 but is yet to claim their prize

Miami Marlins

Another Miami area millionaire after a Florida Lottery scratch-off game win

Boston

fromABC7 New York

fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk

Pennsylvania woman accidentally donates jacket to charity with $2.5M winning lottery ticket inside

A woman lost her $2.5 million winning lottery ticket after donating the jacket it was in.

She must find the ticket by May 8 to claim her prize.

London music

Mystery London Mecca Bingo player wins 75,000 but is yet to claim their prize

Miami Marlins

Another Miami area millionaire after a Florida Lottery scratch-off game win

more#winning

A ticket from a Miami-Dade Publix shared the day's only Florida Lottery jackpot

A day light on big money lottery draws - Cash4Life and Fantasy 5 - produced two winners of one jackpot.

Miami food

fromBullets Forever

Preview: Wizards face injury-riddled 76ers in Philly

The Wizards and 76ers have two of the easiest remaining schedules across the NBA, which could jeopardize both teams' lottery chances unless they keep dropping games.

Washington Wizards

#legal-issues

France news

Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings

Thieves bought a winning lottery ticket with a stolen card, complicating the payout process and sparking a unique legal scenario.

France news

Share of 500,000 jackpot offered to men who bought scratchcard with stolen credit card

Poker

Mystery winner of $83.5M lottery may never see her money because of the app she used

France news

Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings

Thieves bought a winning lottery ticket with a stolen card, complicating the payout process and sparking a unique legal scenario.

France news

Share of 500,000 jackpot offered to men who bought scratchcard with stolen credit card

Homeless men who won a lottery through stolen credit cards face uncertainty about rightful ownership of the winnings.

Poker

Mystery winner of $83.5M lottery may never see her money because of the app she used

A Texas woman may lose her $83.5 million lottery winnings due to an investigation into the app she used to purchase her tickets.

more#legal-issues

#journalism

UK news

National Lottery appeals for two missing millionaires from Valentine's Day draw

London politics

The unclaimed National Lottery millions that could still be yours

UK news

National Lottery appeals for two missing millionaires from Valentine's Day draw

London politics

The unclaimed National Lottery millions that could still be yours

Here's What You Should Do, and Not Do, If You Win the Lottery

Winning the lottery could lead to unexpected unhappiness and social complications.

Independent films

fromIndependent