A parent nominated the Ludington Elementary first-grade teacher, whose student-centered classroom drew recognition through the Michigan Lottery’s Excellence in Education program.
A 2019 Hit $500 prize claimed in North Carolina helped support 124,000 meals and a cafeteria project serving people in need in the Dominican Republic.
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.
Cristien Breton of Salisbury won a $100,000 Cash Payday scratch-off prize and plans to help underprivileged children returning to school.