Lottery News for March 2024

March 2024

Sunday, March 31, 2024

$975 MILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot increases again 9:07 am - The near-billlion-dollar Powerball jackpot grew again last night, but perhaps not as much as it would have if this weren't Easter weekend. 33 comments (last)

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Canadian man claims record $64 million Lotto 6/49 jackpot right before it expires 11:50 am - A record-breaking $64 million (US$47.26 million) Lotto 6/49 jackpot was claimed by one Canadian man just mere weeks before the winning ticket expired. 11 comments (last)

Friday, March 29, 2024

Michigan woman who won $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life lottery prize thought she was hacked 7:26 am - A Michigan woman thought her account was hacked when she logged in to the Michigan Lottery's website and found a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize waiting for her. 8 comments (last)

Thursday, March 28, 2024

$935 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot nears billion-dollar milestone 7:15 am - After a 36th-consecutive drawing without a winner, the Powerball multi-state lottery game now features a jackpot that will provide multi-generational wealth to the lucky player who eventually wins it all. 32 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

One New Jersey ticket is sole winner of $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot 7:18 am - After a run of 30 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 31st drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.13 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in New Jersey matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. 50 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

$865 MILLION: Powerball jackpot reaching historic levels 7:57 am - This week Powerball joins Mega Millions in the race to the top of historical lottery jackpots, featuring a massive top prize that is approaching a billion dollars. 30 comments (last)

Monday, March 25, 2024

Virginia woman who previously won $100,000 in lottery wins $1 million in a different game 7:21 am - Lightning struck twice for one Virginia woman, who won $1 million on a lottery scratch-off within three years of winning a $100,000 prize in another game. 7 comments (last)

Saturday, March 23, 2024

$1.1 BILLION: Mega Millions jackpot now the eighth-largest in history 8:31 am - For the eighth time in history a lottery jackpot has grown to more than a billion dollars. 54 comments (last)

Friday, March 22, 2024

Woman from Cambodia using Maryland Lottery tickets to learn English wins $100,000 3:00 pm - A Maryland woman originally from Cambodia who uses lottery tickets to help her learn English won a $100,000 prize while doing so. 4 comments (last)

Thursday, March 21, 2024

$1.7 billion in combined jackpots, as USA multi-state lottery games peak together 7:52 am - Lottery players across the United States are buying multi-state lottery tickets at a furious pace, driving up the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots simultaneously to a massive $1.7 billion in total. 43 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Canadian man's $70 million Lotto Max win is "bittersweet" after wife's passing 7:27 am - It was a "bittersweet" moment when one Canadian lottery player found out he won a $70 million (US$51.6 million) Lotto Max jackpot, which he is using to honor his late wife. 6 comments (last)

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

California winner of $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot is lauded as kind family man by neighbors 9:46 am - Following the California Lottery's announcement of Theodorus Struyck as one of the lottery winners of the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot on Friday, neighbors have come out and said that the win "couldn't have happened to a better guy." 41 comments (last)

Monday, March 18, 2024

Players temporarily unable to buy and cash tickets during Pennsylvania Lottery system upgrade 3:59 pm - Pennsylvania lottery players will temporarily be unable to buy and cash tickets while the Pennsylvania Lottery transitions to a new computer system on Tuesday. 4 comments (last)

Friday, March 15, 2024

California Lottery announces group as winners of historic $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot 4:10 pm - Today, the California Lottery announced the winners of a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, the second-largest lottery jackpot in history. 31 comments (last)

Technical difficulty with New Jersey Lottery Pick 4 drawing results in two sets of winning numbers 12:18 pm - The New Jersey Lottery had to conduct a second Pick 4 evening drawing last night after a mechanical problem caused the first draw to fail, the Lottery announced today. 5 comments (last)

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Illinois stay-at-home mom wakes up to a crying baby and $1.4 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot 8:07 pm - An Illinois woman woke up to the sound of her crying baby in the middle of the night but found it rather difficult to fall back asleep once she also found out she won a $1.4 million Lucky Day Lotto jackpot. 3 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Michigan woman finds out through Facebook that she won $1 million Powerball lottery prize 9:52 am - It's thanks to Facebook that a Michigan woman learned she won a $1 million Powerball lottery prize. 13 comments (last)

Monday, March 11, 2024

Accusations of "disturbing" new claims procedures after Allwyn sends investigator to winner's home 1:53 pm - A devoted UK lottery player says she will no longer be forking out cash for lottery tickets after Allwyn launched a "disturbing" investigation into her identity. 29 comments (last)

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Michigan friends playing the same lottery numbers both win big in Powerball 9:51 am - Friends who play together, win together — although in this case maybe not winning the same amount. 10 comments (last)

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Kentucky man out of debt for the first time in his life, thanks to $150,000 lottery win 7:57 am - A Kentucky man was reduced to tears after winning a six-figure lottery prize that paid off his mortgage and all his other debts. 12 comments (last)

Monday, March 4, 2024

Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.11 billion in combined lottery jackpots 7:20 am - Lottery players have two massive multi-state jackpots to try to win this week, adding up to a whopping $1.11 billion in total. 66 comments (last)

Friday, March 1, 2024

Limited-edition "Jaws" scratch-off lottery tickets coming soon to Massachusetts 7:23 am - The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission is making waves by announcing a limited-edition scratch-off lottery game inspired by the iconic movie "Jaws." 17 comments (last)