The 63-year-old’s stroke of luck came Dec. 30, when she bought a Lucky7s Fast Cash ticket in Saginaw and realized she had hit the jackpot. Her prize of $855,779 left her with an “unbelievable feeling,” she told Michigan Lottery officials in a Jan. 24 news release.

A woman in southeastern North Carolina beat odds of 1 in 1,354,380 to be the first jackpot winner in the aptly named $1,000,000 Money Rush game. Barbara Jenkins, of Richlands, paid $10 for the scratch-off ticket, which means she got a $100,000 return for every buck she spent.

NC Education Lottery photo Lottery players have their favorite games, but occasionally desperate alternative choices must be made. That happened to Randy Suthard of Buncombe County, North Carolina, and it actually proved to be lucky.

Christmas Day turned unforgettable for Stanley Dawson of Toano when he struck a $431,457 jackpot in the Virginia Lottery’s Castle of Crystals

Two lottery players tried their luck at Fantasy 5 — and won the jackpot prize, according to the Georgia Lottery. The lucky players matched all five numbers drawn Monday, Jan. 20, to win $403,502 each, the lottery said.

The New York Lottery announced one top-prize winning ticket — worth $32,512 — was sold for the Jan. 23 TAKE 5 evening drawing. It was sold at Buy-Rite Pharmacy, located at 11 Chatham Square, in Manhattan. The winning numbers are: 3, 9, 11, 18, and 35.

North Carolina lottery prize was identified as Michael Bach. The Cary man kept $78,925 after taxes, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote in a news release. The original story is below. A lottery player has a big reason to celebrate after scoring a life-changing win in North Carolina.

A ticket sold in Pensacola matched five numbers in the evening drawing Wednesday, Jan. 22, to win the $111,892.95 jackpot, according to the Florida Lottery. The lucky player purchased the winning ticket at the Palafox Quick Stop convenience store, beating odds of 1 in 376,992 to take the top prize, officials said.