A man saw a shiny green and gold lottery ticket that said he could win $8 million. He bought one and hit the jackpot, North Carolina lottery officials said Friday.

The winning ticket was bought at the Cumberland Farms in Turners Falls, and the trust chose the cash option, taking the stated cash value of the top prize. That one decision translates into a hefty ...

A Severn resident named Ryan claimed the first of four $1 million prizes on Feb. 25. Ryan's stroke of good luck also ...

A Brunswick County man just became the first-ever big winner of a new lottery game. Angelo Collins won $100,000 from a $30 scratch-off ticket on March 11. According to a news release from the North ...

Fazl Oshodi scored 18 points to lead the No. 3 seed Southern Jaguars and Terrance Dixon Jr. secured the victory with a layup with 28 seconds remaining as the sixth-seeded Jaguars took down ...

Wes Miller will not be back as the University of Cincinnati's men's basketball coach, two people familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Friday. They spoke on condition of anonymity ...

An occasional Maryland Lottery player from Laurel says she plans to quit while she’s ahead after winning a $50,000 prize from a scratch-off ticket she bought on a whim. The woman claimed her prize on ...

Multiple Texas residents are millionaires after each claiming $1 million prizes.  Three Texas residents each claimed $1 million prizes in the Texas Lottery, each winning separate scratch off tickets.

ATLANTA — Georgia Lottery players claimed several top prizes last week, including a $1.5 million scratch-off jackpot and a $1 million prize. The winning tickets were purchased at retail locations in ...

Stranger’s tip at Silver Spring store leads Hyattsville man to $100K lottery win SILVER SPRING, MD — A stop at a convenience store in Silver Spring turned into a $100,000 lottery prize for a ...

A Hopkinsville woman’s stop for groceries turned into a life-changing moment. The winner, who has chosen to remain anonymous, ...

Turns out the secret to winning the lottery may not be the game you play but where you buy the ticket.Yancy Contreras Menjivar, of Nantucket, became the first grand-prize winner of the Massachusetts ...