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These five lottery players tried their luck — and won big. See their stories
National 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
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
