These five lottery players tried their luck — and won big. See their stories
A postal worker in Maryland changed his usual ticket routine and landed a $50,000 Powerball prize. In California, a Mega Millions player bought a ticket at a local liquor store and won $285,828 but missed the grand jackpot.
Read the stories below.
A Mega Millions ticket sold in California matched five numbers to win $285,000, just missing the $560 million jackpot. Getty Images/iStockphoto
NO. 1: MEGA MILLIONS PLAYER WINS BIG IN CALIFORNIA. WHERE WAS THE LUCKY TICKET SOLD?
The winning ticket just missed the $560 million jackpot, lottery officials say. | Published June 5, 2024 | Read Full Story by Don Sweeney
A US Postal worker landed a huge prize after buying a $3 ticket, Maryland officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto
NO. 2: POSTAL WORKER SWITCHES ROUTINE TO BUY LOTTERY TICKET. PRIZE LEAVES HIM IN 'DISBELIEF'
The lucky winner usually used personal sets of numbers when playing lottery games, officials said. | Published June 11, 2024 | Read Full Story by Paloma Chavez
Powerball tickets sold in Arizona and Tennessee matched five numbers to win big, just missing the $92 million jackpot. Getty Images/iStockphoto
NO. 3: POWERBALL PLAYERS JUST MISS $92 MILLION JACKPOT — BUT STILL WIN BIG
The winning tickets matched five numbers but not the Powerball, lottery officials say. | Published July 21, 2024 | Read Full Story by Don Sweeney
Michigan man checks spam folder and finds out he won huge lottery prize. Getty Images/iStockphoto
NO. 4: LOTTERY PLAYER CHECKED SPAM FOLDER AND FOUND OUT HE WON HUGE PRIZE IN MICHIGAN
The man broke out into a 'happy dance' when he saw how much he won. | Published July 23, 2024 | Read Full Story by Jennifer Rodriguez
His family had originally planned to go to the fair a day earlier, but the event was sold out, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto
NO. 5: MAN THINKS HE WON $100,000 ON LOTTERY SCRATCHER. 'THAT'S A COMMA,' HIS WIFE SAYS
He won $1 million on the scratcher bought at a county fair in California, officials say. | Published November 26, 2024 | Read Full Story by Don Sweeney
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