Getting lucky in Kentucky. A pit stop turned into a serious payday for one lucky Red Bull fan. James Milby, a truck driver from Glasgow, Kentucky, was working in the yard with his wife Tammy when he got a hankering for an energy boost and headed to a local convenience store for a Red Bull. … Read more
Talk about a pit stop payoff. A Michigan man turned a modest $20 win into a seven-figure score after a late-night gas station run spiraled into a full-blown jackpot frenzy. The 31-year-old — who’s opting to stay anonymous — stopped by a Wesco station in Kent County to cash in a small winning ticket, never … Read more
If you’ve been clutching your lucky numbers tighter as the Powerball jackpot balloons to a brain-melting $1.1 billion, you’re not alone — but don’t kid yourself into thinking the math is suddenly on your side. At 11 p.m. EST tonight, America will be watching in anticipation as five white balls and one red Powerball are … Read more
Can AI predict winning lottery numbers? For Tammy Carvey, the answer was a resounding yes. On Sept. 6, with Powerball skyrocketing toward a dizzing $2 billion jackpot, the 45-year-old Michigander opened up ChatGPT, asked it for a set of numbers, and played them — later consulting Google to find out if she’d won anything. She had … Read more
This woman used ChatGPT to cash in for her good deeds. In a remarkable story of generosity and gratitude, a woman who recently won the lottery has announced that she plans to donate every penny to charity. Carrie Edwards, a resident of Midlothian, Virginia, matched four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball in … Read more
A group of Ohio teachers hit a $1 million Powerball prize and turned it into a tribute to a colleague who died of cancer. The 10-member pool from Crestview Elementary in Ashland had kept playing in memory of Mary Jo Manocchio, 60, a longtime kindergarten school teacher who died in March 2021. For years after … Read more
This woman’s lucky number is certainly seven. An Apple Valley, California woman’s four children all share the same birthday — but they’re not quadruplets. Nauzhae Drake, 26, gave birth to her fourth child on July 7th of this year. She’s now given birth on the seventh day of the seventh month four times — meaning … Read more
Winner, winner. A new study revealed the U.S. states that have the highest chances of winning the Powerball — and sadly, none of the tri-state area was included in the top five. The lottery game played in 45 U.S. states offers several different ways to win a prize, ranging from a player matching just the … Read more
A Queensland man has finally come forward to claim his $1.3 million in lotto winnings more than a month after the draw was announced – simply because he just didn’t believe he had won. The hunt for the Gold Lotto draw winner came to a successful end on Thursday, with the man from Gympie, near … Read more
Winning the lottery is supposed to be life-changing in the best way possible. But for one family, it’s been a nightmare. A man has taken to Reddit after finding out he wouldn’t be getting the share of his wife’s Lotto winnings that he anticipated, and now people are wondering – does he really have the right to? “I would’ve preferred not … Read more
It was a Christmas gift worth waiting for. A Maryland mother and son have enjoyed some surprise festive leftovers this month after discovering a winning lottery ticket lost over the festive season. The unnamed son went over to his mother’s house to move some furniture when he came across a handful of Maryland Lottery scratch-offs … Read more
Sure, the ching-ching and the bling-bling are nice — but if you’re hoping mountains of moolah will make you happy, you may want to think twice. It’s cautionary advice from a purported lottery winner, who warns that hitting the jackpot oft-comes with a side of unsavory surprises. “Yes, I did win the lottery,” Alyssa Mosley, of … Read more
St. Patrick’s Day 2025 is upon us, turning our attention to shamrocks, binge drinking, and the perceived luck of the Irish; famine, civil war, and subjugation by the English notwithstanding, The holiday is celebrated on March 17, the ordained feast day of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who may or may not have … Read more
They hit the hotel jackpot. Katrina Wright, who goes by @katrniaw on TikTok, revealed how she scored a penthouse hotel room during her recent trip to Las Vegas, Nevada. In the 35-second clip, which has over 12 million views, Wright captures footage of the moment she and her partner opened the double doors to their … Read more
A $1 million lottery ticket was cashed in the nick of time, just three weeks before it was about to expire. The trust, represented by trustee Elizabeth Caruso, claimed the multi-state Powerball prize on Wednesday, July 31. Nearly one year ago, on August 21, 2023, is when the drawing took place. The winning ticket was … Read more
An anonymous couple from South Carolina is thanking their lucky stars after one of them realized their “losing” lottery ticket was actually a big winner. The couple, described by the South Carolina Education Lottery in a July 25 news release as being from the “upstate” region of South Carolina, recently purchased a $5 Double Sided Dollars Extra Play … Read more
Love in affluent circles. Billionaire Powerball winner Edwin Castro and his new self-described poet and bikini model girlfriend enjoyed a romantic date night on Wednesday, marking the first time the lovebirds appeared in public as a couple. Payten Vincent, 24, snapped a photo alongside the California-born jackpot winner during an event at the Soho House … Read more
A Sydney couple were nodding off to sleep when a call came through to say they were $40m (about $26.9 million USD) richer after winning this week’s Oz Lotto draw. The husband and wife from Galston, in the city’s north west, bought their 18-game ticket from Kenthurst Cellars. They were the only division one winners … Read more
A retired truck driver and grandfather from Baltimore proved that sometimes, “mistakes” just work out – and he won $32,000 in the lottery. The man, a regular Keno player, purchased a 10-spot ticket on June 5 while hanging out at his neighborhood bar, said the Maryland Lottery’s website on June 11. While filling out the ticket, … Read more
One Australian lotto winner has revealed her unique and personal purchases with her $66,100 winnings, after getting lucky in the TattsLotto lottery game. Melbourne resident Rachel De Oliveira, posted a video on TikTok last week, sharing her various and distinctive purchases over the years since striking gold in the lottery nine years ago. The purchases … Read more