With her winnings, the lucky winner plans to start college funds for her grandchildren, make home repairs and take her family to Disney.

A lucky mistake made one Massachusetts man an overnight millionaire. Paul Corcoran, who took home $2 million in prize money, mixed up the dates of the final drawing for a ticket he purchased,

Winning the lottery can send your heart racing, so John Watson may have gotten lucky twice when he won after having heart surgery. Watson took a chance on the 5 Times Lucky game that launched July 1, and he became the first person to win its top prize, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.

One lottery player in Arkansas took home $50,000 — twice. The man from Pulaski County has never won more than $100 from a lottery ticket, but the month of July landed him huge prizes from $20 scratch-off tickets, lottery officials said in a June 16 news release.

The man said his wife gave a “big old hug” after he showed her the winning ticket, according to lottery officials.

The city had been holding on to the license in hopes a deal could be made to reopen the Calvin. The deal with showman Eric Suher couldn't be reached.

I saw Ohio has a lot of winners and big top prizes,” she told lottery officials. “I said, ‘I’m going to hit big.’”

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Powerball jackpot is an estimated $288 million for the drawing on Saturday, July 19, 2025, the top lottery prize this weekend. Saturday’s Classic Lotto jackpot is $5.4 million. The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, July 18 is $100 million.

Each ticket won $22,777. These tickets must be cashed at the Florida Lottery main office in Tallahassee or one of the district offices, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Appointments can be made, but aren’t required.

An Arkansas man scored a $50,000 prize from a scratch-off ticket less than a month after winning the same amount of money from the same lottery game.