"I had to check it five or six times to make sure," the winner told the N.C. Education Lottery in an Aug. 19 news release. Pearce is a caretaker for his mom, and she was the first to know about his big prize. "She was tickled," said Pearce, who lives in Zebulon, a roughly 20-mile drive east from downtown Raleigh.

Ruggiero won $435,915 after stopping at a Harris Teeter grocery store in Greensboro. While there, he tried his luck on the Carolina Cash 5 game, lottery officials wrote in an Aug. 20 news release. It turns out, the man’s $1 ticket held a big surprise. It beat 1-in-962,598 odds to match all the numbers picked in the Aug. 13 drawing.

A Massachusetts lottery player claimed the last $2 million grand prize remaining in a $10 scratch ticket game on Tuesday. The $2 million prize was from “$2,000,000 50X Cashword,” a crossword-style lottery ticket game released in 2024.

A Maryland man took inspiration from another vehicle's license plate and bought a Maryland Lottery Pick 5 lottery ticket that earned him a $200,000 prize.

A Michigan man turned some small winnings into a big pay day after trying his luck on some lottery scratch-off tickets.

A Lawrence man is planning to buy a new house after winning $2 million on a scratch ticket, lottery officials said Wednesday.

A lottery winner scored a life-changing prize — and couldn’t stop checking his lucky ticket. “ I did a triple take to make sure it was right,” Bradley Groseclose told the North Carolina Education Lottery. Groseclose was in disbelief when he learned he won $1 million. After getting richer, he plans to work on home renovations.

Jackpocket is calling this its “biggest giveaway ever,” with 2,500 winners scoring $100 apiece in lottery credits for a total of $250,000 in credits awarded.