Eight players won New Jersey Lottery draw-game or Scratch-Off prizes of at least $10,000 during the week ending September 6, 2026.
A North Carolina performance audit found that lottery sales reached $6.6 billion in fiscal year 2025 while the share transferred to education fell as Digital Instant games expanded.
A September-only Wisconsin Lottery offer places an extra Lightning Ball number on one in three Badger 5 plays and includes a $500 non-jackpot prize combination.
A Lake Jackson resident chose the cash value option after winning the Lotto Texas jackpot, receiving $14,303,717.61 before taxes on a ticket sold in Angleton.
An Ohio player captured the Millionaire for Life top prize in the September 8 drawing, marking the game’s second top-prize win in the state this year.
A Quick Pick ticket sold at a Houston Kroger matched all six numbers in the September 5 Lotto Texas drawing and carries a pre-tax cash value of $3,971,819.05.
Twenty-five players have advanced in the NASCAR Powerball – The Chase to $1 Million promotion, with staged drawings leading to a $1 million final prize in November.
Current Michigan Lottery help guidance lists a $999.99 retailer limit for in-store prizes, but a separate official FAQ still shows the older $600 threshold.
The New Jersey Lottery reported $3.49 billion in FY2026 sales and a ninth consecutive contribution above $1 billion to New Jersey’s state pension fund.
Official figures from California and Virginia show multibillion-dollar lottery sales and more than $2.8 billion in reported education funding across the two states' latest fiscal-year reports.