One week ago when the Tribune printed an article about a winning lottery ticket that was about to go unclaimed, very few hoped for a favorable outcome. It happened so many times in the past for lottery winners to miss out on this unique opportunity, that the skeptics had plenty of arguments. The ticket would […]

This week had a special significance for lottery players in the United States, as they were being drawn by the high jackpots offered in the Mega Millions and Powerball. The first draw took place on Tuesday and a lucky player from Ohio scooped the main prize, a massive amount of 41 million. Saturday tonight can […]

A police detective from Foxboro is alleged winner of a lottery jackpot worth $8 million and the entire community looks forward to see if the rumors are true. If they are confirmed, the police officer can safely contemplate retirement and maybe focus more on his career as a wrestling coach at Foxboro High School. Money […]

The difference between being a regular Joe and a millionaire can sometimes be reduced to whether you choose to cash in your prize or not. This is how simple things are right now for someone who added his or her name next to the tens of thousands of lottery winners, but so far has failed […]

Sometimes it is not the size of the jackpot you win when playing the lottery that matters the most, but the manner in which you manage their newfound wealth. For a lucky couple from Phoenix, who won $2.5 millions back in 1995, the solution was straightforward and they chose the annuity without hesitations. Now when […]

The number of lotteries selling tickets online is relatively low, but lottery scams run rampart and many people become their victims, despite the authorities trying to contain the phenomenon. US citizens are the ones targeted by the overwhelming majority of scam artists, and elderly people are their preferred victims. They believe that since they lack […]

When it comes to lottery jackpots, the first impulse is to think about the Mega Millions or Powerball if you are an American player, or the EuroMillions if your allegiance lies with the old continent. This doesn’t mean that records can’t be shattered in relatively obscure games such as the Carolina Cash 5 jackpot. A […]

There are many ways in which lottery winners choose to spend their newfound wealth, and many activities that the lucky ones focus on after scooping the jackpot. The rule of thumb states that winners quit their jobs immediately or soon after they collect the prize, but this obviously doesn’t apply to James Lovell. The player […]

The odds of winning a lottery jackpot are so small that players don’t even dare to dream that one day they might be the ones to scoop the millions. The very rumor that someone won lottery twice is enough to trigger an unbridled enthusiasm among players and to make them want to hear the entire […]