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People hoping to win the Powerball jackpot Saturday night had to wait a little longer to see the numbers. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/331226

A retired trucker from Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, won $1 million in the Asbury Park Convention Hall at the New Jersey Lottery Million Dollar Replay event. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/331212

To honor its 50 years in operation, the New Jersey Lottery Monday released literally its biggest instant game ever: the Super 50 Scratch-Off. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/331202

Deputies say a man lost more than $140,000 to a lottery scam in York County, South Carolina. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/331098

A lightning quick lottery ticket thief tried his luck twice, yanking California Lottery Scratchers display cases from counters in bold heists that were caught on camera at two San Gabriel Valley businesses. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/330986

Maryland Lottery players are now able to play a new category of instant game that doesn't require any scratching. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/330876

An Alabama lawmaker says he plans to propose an amendment to the state's constitution to put an education lottery on the ballot for citizens to vote on in November. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/330726

The UK National Lottery is celebrating 25 years of its Lotto game and it's always fun to look back and see how things have changed. Turns out, the first Lotto drawing appeared like something out of a Monty Python sketch. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/330491

A Spanish television reporter appeared to celebrate and quit her job on live television after realizing she had a winning El Gordo lottery ticket. It was a decision for which she would later apologize. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/330258

From the hours-long El Gordo drawing on December 22, 2019, we have edited together the all of the big drawing moments for the major prizes awarded. El Gordo is drawn around Christmas every year in Spain, and the country comes to a near standstill as the winning numbers are drawn. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/330222

Shares in French lottery operator Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) rose on their stock market debut on Thursday after the country’s most high profile privatization of the year. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/329841

In less than two weeks, you'll be able to buy scratch-off lottery tickets in Mississippi. Leading up to the Nov. 25 launch date, state lottery officials and retailers are putting the finishing touches on to make sure sales go smoothly. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/329769

Mississippi residents looking forward to buying lottery tickets for the multi-state Powerball and Mega Millions games now can mark their calendars. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/329469

Julia Earp of Wilmington, North Carolina, is the first player to spin the lottery's Big Spin prize wheel and win $350,000, according to the NC Education Lottery. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/329466

Three people are charged in an elaborate theft ring involving tens of thousands of dollars worth of lottery tickets and cigarettes. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/329167

A look back at some great moments when big lottery winners claimed their prizes. Did you enjoy this video? Go ahead and tap Like, then Subscribe to our channel for more like it in the future!

A San Diego woman never has to work another day in her life after cashing in her winning Mega Millions lottery ticket she purchased at a deli near Sorrento Valley. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/329058

Lottery spokesman Jeff Holyfield discusses the lottery's eight-person security unit. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/328973

A California grocery store manager will need to fill a new employee opening after one lucky worker won a $9 million jackpot and quit. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/328846

He waited nearly 10 months to claim his lottery winnings because, he said, he felt so overwhelmed by the size of his luck. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/328676

A Florida man finally has his lottery prize after a local media investigation exposed a state error. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/328642

When a Florida grandmother went to the Florida Lottery District Office in Orlando to cash her winning ticket, she got denied and was told the state had intercepted all her winnings — all because she reportedly owed more than $1,700 from almost 30 years ago. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/327965

In October of 2018, an anonymous woman in South Carolina won the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot. Lottery prizes have been on the rise since the two major lottery organizations, Mega Millions and Powerball, struck a deal to cross-sell tickets in each other’s member states in 2010. Lotteries go back much further — in colonial times, they founded many of America’s roads, bridges and schools, including Harvard and Yale. Today, state-sponsored lotteries still contribute millions to state budgets, but some critics question how effective they actually are. Watch this video to find out more about the modern-day lottery in the U.S.

North Carolina lottery officials Tuesday evening revealed that a Cumberland County man was the winner of the $344.6 million Powerball ticket that was purchased in Hope Mills.

A Franklin Park, Wisconsin, mother shopping Sunday at Target walked out with more than just the diapers on her list. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/326989