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Read about recent lottery jackpot winners, including prize amounts, locations, and inspiring stories of players who won life-changing sums.
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A Hamden resident just won Connecticut’s biggest lottery prize of June
HAMDEN – A Connecticut resident claimed a top prize of $250,000 Monday from a scratch-off game purchased at a Hamden tobacco shop, according to the CT Lottery. The Hamden local cashed the biggest lottery…
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How Lotteries Work (and How Much You Keep If You Win) – NerdWallet
As eye-popping as a big lottery prize might be, the winner doesn’t get to keep all of it once lottery formulas and tax collectors have their say. If you’re taking a chance on…
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7 people have won at least $1 million on Connecticut lottery in 2026. Here’s where they got lucky
A person fills out Powerball slips at News Express on Tunxis Hill Cutoff in Fairfield in a file photo. Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media The News Express in Fairfield, where a man won…
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7 people have won at least $1 million on Connecticut lottery in 2026. Here’s where they got lucky
A person fills out Powerball slips at News Express on Tunxis Hill Cutoff in Fairfield in a file photo. Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media The News Express in Fairfield, where a man won…
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North Carolina player wins $2 million, but no winners in Powerball jackpot of now-$1.1 billion
(CNN) — The Powerball jackpot continues to grow, reaching an estimated $1.1 billion after there were no big winners in Saturday night’s drawing. The winning numbers Saturday were 1, 28, 31, 57, 58,…
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$100 lottery win leads Va. man to $100,000 prize – UPI.com
William Jackson won $100 from a lottery ticket and used $5 of his winnings to buy a scratch-off ticket that earned him a $100,000 prize. Photo courtesy of the Virginia Lottery June 15…
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Check your ticket: Leander Powerball ticket wins $20M jackpot share
The ticket was purchased at the QuikTrip at 10742 E. Crystal Falls Parkway for the May 2 drawing. It was a Quick Pick ticket and matched the five white balls — 25, 37,…
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Mega Millions prize $413 million. See Friday’s winning lottery numbers
Will a $5 Mega Millions ticket make you a multimillionaire this weekend? The jackpot was last claimed in March, twice in one week. On Tuesday, March 10, a Mega Millions ticket purchased in…
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5 Most Common Ways Lottery Winners Blow Their Winnings – AOL
If you won multiple millions in the lottery, you probably wouldn’t expect to squander your good fortune — your literal fortune. No way. No how. Ah, but that’s probably what past winners like…
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Winning Powerball numbers for Wednesday, June 10, $238 million
On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, the Powerball jackpot was almost $240 million or just over $106 million if a winning player chooses a one-time lump sum. Will a $2 Powerball ticket make you…
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