NY State Lottery officials are hoping to join the big 32-state lottery, Powerball, in hopes of generating more state revenue. Right now, Powerball is available only in neighboring states like Connecticut and Pennsylvania, so when there's a big jackpot, New Yorkers head out of state to buy tickets. picked by suebe 8 months ago

A "nagging" wife who pushed her husband to buy a lottery ticket helped scoop the $4.2 million ($7.7 million New Zealand dollar) first prize - with only minutes to spare. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The Troy sisters were inseparable for much of their 80+ years. Then came the lottery. "I miss her so much, and I love her, and I don't like what's taken place," Sokaitis said. "But all I want is what is rightfully mine. All I want is my share, nothing more." picked by meggysue 3 months ago

They claim that for the last 5 years, the office workers pooled money for lottery tix. They were not at work the day the winning numbers came up, and so never got the chance to chip in. Both sides seem to have some valid points IMO. picked by Moe 11 months ago

The draw of the same six winning numbers twice in a row in Bulgaria's national lottery was a freak coincidence, officials said Thursday.

What are the odds? Apparently 1 in 4,000,000. picked by proverb 2 months ago

Most people consider it lucky to win the lottery -- but not Rosemary Obiakor.

The Nigerian woman won nearly $20,000 in a local lottery and immediately gave the money to a homeless man because she said she always heard that bad things happen to people who win.
Image courtesy of worth1000 picked by suebe 4 months ago

This Hummer H3 is built from $35,000 in losing lottery tickets. No sheet metal here, folks. The piece is by Brooklyn-based artists Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was and it's entitled Ghost of a Dream. The tickets came from local bodegas, where they were discarded by unlucky patrons. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

I know playing the lottery is bad, but i didn't know it could get you arrested!!!!!
maybe it had something to do with the robbery he commited after he played the lottery. picked by nesbyniccolo 3 years ago

A British lottery winner doubled his share of the jackpot to nearly £1 million ($2.4 million) after discovering he mistakenly bought two lucky tickets for the same draw. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An Australian student worried about her parents' money problems rifled through a pile of her lottery tickets Thursday and discovered that she had won 13 million Australian dollars ($10 million) 10 months ago. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Biggie had it right when he said “Mo’ money mo’ problems”. Finding yourself up to your eyeballs in cold hard cash may seem like the answer to all your prayers but if you don’t know how to handle all this money (and the reality is most people don’t), winning the lottery can become a living nightmare. Following, are some of the worst cases of lottery disasters; th... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Read incredible stories of lottery winners. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

A national lottery may have been fixed after 18 people picked the same winning numbers that had been drawn four days earlier picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

If you'd been playing the lottery every main draw since it began, with the same numbers for each draw, how much would you have won? Now, you can find out. The only possible reason to look this up is because you hate yourself. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Your job is to verify lottery tickets.

Someone has just handed you a ticket worth thousands of dollars.

Would you pocket it and cash it yourself?

Clerks at five Twin Cities stores did just that during the Minnesota State Lottery's first compliance test, authorities said. The clerks and three accomplices now face felony charges of lottery fraud. picked by kakana 8 months ago

A woman must turn over her lottery winnings ($1 million) after it turns out she bought ticket with stolen credit card. What a maroon! picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

and hilarity, as it always does, ensues. She burned through $5,000 on a debit card, then left saying she's be back REAL SOON with more cash. Hours later, cops toss everyone out early. Customers trash the store when they find out they weren't going to get any free stuff. picked by Moe 1 month ago

Barry Shell of Brampton, Ontario could call it his lucky day -or his unlucky day. He won $4.4 million dollars in the Canadian Lotto drawing July 18th. Monday, he went to pick up his winnings at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, and was photographed with the check.

Then Shell strolled out of the building and into the hands of Peel Regional Police officers. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

The Michigan Lottery will issue the most expensive ticket in its history -- $50 per ticket -- for a shot at the $2 million top prize. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

An Indian woman cut out her own tongue and offered it to God in hopes it would help her find her missing husband. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago