The coincidence led the woman to play the number combination on five identical tickets, lottery officials said.

“I did about three or four takes,” Hinnant told the North Carolina Education Lottery in an Oct. 20 news release. She wasn’t the only person who had trouble grasping the six-figure prize. “I called my mom and said, ‘I think I won,’” Hinnant told lottery officials. “She was in disbelief .”

“I live in McCausland, we’ve got a nice bar and a little outdoor patio and we were sitting there, scratching tickets in the afternoon and just kind of relaxing, enjoying the nice weather,” he told lottery officials. Then, Belk realized he won a prize on one of the tickets. He thought it was $25, until he checked the lottery app.

A Virginia woman, an on-and-off again lottery player for a decade, has a method for purchasing her tickets . She follows her instincts, playing “when she feels lucky,” Maryland Lottery officials said in an Oct. 17 news release. Turns out, her instincts paid off with a life-changing win.

Two $250,000 prizes were claimed on Monday from this new winter-themed scratch ticket game in Massachusetts — here's where the tickets were sold.

A scratch-off lottery ticket worth $1 million for the Mega Hot 7’s game was sold last week at a convenience store in Monmouth County, New Jersey Lottery officials said Monday.

The Michigan Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Oct. 19, 2025, results for each game: Check Daily 3 payouts and previous drawings here.

A lottery operator is suing the state’s lottery agency and its commission over a September vote against its $371 million bid.