Lottery News
- Virginia Lottery Director Khalid R. Jones appointed as Mega Millions Lead Directorby Lottery Post on December 6, 2025 at 1:13 pm
The Mega Millions Consortium announced the selection of the game group's new Lead Director on Tuesday: Virginia Lottery Director Khalid R. Jones.
- Iowa Lottery has delivered $6.1B in prizes since 1985by Lottery Post on December 5, 2025 at 3:09 pm
Sales of the first Iowa Lottery tickets began in 1985 with a kickoff celebration at the Iowa State Fair. Forty years later, state fairgoers broke the Guinness World Record for the most people 1,380 to scratch lottery cards simultaneously, demonstrating the lottery's journey from $1 scratch tickets to a multibillion-dollar enterprise.
- New Jersey man emerges as sole winner of $1 million at Jets game in second chance drawingby Lottery Post on December 2, 2025 at 7:07 pm
One single lottery player was crowned the biggest winner in the MetLife Stadium on Sunday when he won the $1 million grand prize in the final draw of the New Jersey Lottery's second chance promotion.
- Michigan woman claims $131,121 Fantasy 5 lottery jackpot weeks before it expiresby Lottery Post on December 1, 2025 at 4:52 pm
A Michigan woman waited nearly until the last minute to claim a $131,121 Fantasy 5 lottery jackpot, just weeks before it was due to expire.
- Illinois lottery player has surprise run-in with grandma at the store, wins $1 million in Powerballby Lottery Post on November 29, 2025 at 7:49 pm
An Illinois lottery winner was grateful this Thanksgiving for the $1 million Powerball prize he won after experiencing a chance encounter with his lucky charm his grandmother.