Lottery Post

Hoosier Lottery televised drawings take less than a minute to complete but as a local media report shows, it takes hours of preparation every day to make it all happen. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/318612

Democrat gubernatorial candidate Sue Bell Cobb laid out a detailed plan for a state lottery Wednesday, saying the proposal would put Alabamians in a better position to get higher paying jobs.

One lucky winner could be hours away from taking home one of the largest jackpots in Mega Millions or Powerball history. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/317669

A popular store for Florida lottery players to buy their tickets has been shut down for undisclosed violations to their retailer contract. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/316890

It's an enticing gamble: a few bucks for a chance to win $1 million, $4 million, or more. But all of those big, bright prize amounts we see stamped on scratch tickets won't necessarily be given away. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/316755

Legendary actor Bob Newhart dusted off his Papa Elf costume from his turn in the Christmas blockbuster movie "Elf" to work with the Kentucky Lottery promoting its Holiday Gift Series Scratch-Off campaign. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/316752

Two former store clerks are in hot water after surveillance video captured them stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of scratch-off lottery tickets for months.

Some lottery winners spend months hiring financial experts and planning how to best claim their lottery jackpot, but not so with the winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever claimed by a single ticket.

The USA's two powerhouse multi-state lottery games have been steadily growing their jackpots over the past several weeks, and this week they offer a combined $650 million to lottery players who will take a chance to beat the odds.

He can barely walk. He has one eye. But Enrico Del Rio is one lucky, lucky guy. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/312880

Michigan Lottery players have discovered a way to play the lottery's online games so that they win every time they play — and the lottery seems to be OK with it. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/312832

The bizarre story of how painter and decorator Howard Walmsley deceived his wife, family, friends — and bank manager — into believing he had won an £8.9 million (US$11.5 million) jackpot in the UK National Lottery. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/312606

Haines City police are looking for the pair who used the promise of a Florida Lotto payoff to scam a man out of $19,000. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/312586

It's the worst case scenario for any avid lottery player — you play and win, then have to fight for your money. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/312485

An analysis of an Ohio Lottery database reveals that seven Ohio residents have won the state lottery more than 100 times in the last three years. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/312243

A couple from Abernathy, Texas, Monday claimed a $177 million jackpot in Arkansas from the March 31 Mega Millions drawing. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/312147

Cracking down on a vast underground gambling operation, Irvington Police hit the jackpot on Friday, arresting 18 people, allegedly connected to an illegal lottery enterprise out of storefronts across New Jersey. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/311825

A technical error during Monday night's Michigan Daily 3 and Daily 4 drawings told players it was a special bonus drawing, which meant even more prize money for those with the winning numbers. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/311374

A New Jersey woman was rendered speechless when she was told she had won $2 million in Wednesday's Powerball jackpot — and her stunned reaction was captured on video. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/310866

When a 100-year-old Massachusetts man was robbed of his winning scratch-off lottery ticket, a local police officer stepped up to help. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/310770

A reporter asked a random lottery player what he'd buy if he won a $500 million Powerball jackpot. She didn't get the answer she was expecting. Check out all the latest lottery news at https://www.lotterypost.com

Even though the Pennsylvania Lottery is not authorized to sell tickets online, the organization is making preparations for the day they will be unleashed to sell over the Internet.

Authorities say a Florida convenience store clerk was cashing in by cheating, while selling customers worthless lottery tickets. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/309751

A high school janitor won 2 million dollars from a scratch-off ticket bought in Gurnee, Illinois. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/308972

A group of 20 co-workers are the winners of Saturday's $421 million Powerball jackpot on a ticket sold in Tennessee. https://www.lotterypost.com/news/308686