Massachusetts State Lottery

The fourth largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history — and the second largest Powerball jackpot — has people in a frenzy to make sure they’ve got tickets ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing. After 38 drawings without a grand prize winner, the Powerball jackpot has climbed to $1.2 billion. The cash option for the prize is estimated to be $596.7 million….

As summer approaches, many Bostonians are looking to have extra cash in their pockets. If this is you, here are the best places to buy your lottery tickets and perhaps win big. According to Massachusetts State Lottery, here are the “luckiest” retailers around Boston since the start of the year: Kok Wa Store: 8 Tyler St. with a $1 million…

A lucky Massachusetts man won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket with the word “heart” in it that he received as a get-well gift after undergoing open-heart surgery.

A Massachusetts man claimed his $500,000 lottery winnings on Wednesday, just as his ticket was about to expire.  Leonard Thomas, of South Dennis, claimed his Powerball prize in the nick of time — he bought the ticket last year, and his number was called on Aug. 19, 2020. “I heard about a Powerball ticket expiring on the radio and then…

The jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball have surpassed the $400 million mark, after there were no winners on Tuesday and Saturday.

After no winners were picked on Tuesday and Saturday, respectively, the jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball have surpassed the $400 million mark. The winnings for Mega Millions, which is at $490 million, is estimated to cash in at $372.3 million. The winning numbers on Tuesday were 20, 43, 51, 55 and 57, while the Mega Ball was 4. Its…

Lottery sales in Massachusetts continue to plummet amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Including Keno, scratch tickets and daily game sales hit just over $111 million the week ending March 7, just before the state’s stay-at-home order, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. Six weeks later, sales were down to just short of $75 million, lottery officials said. The lottery commission said…

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, lottery sales in Massachusetts continue to take a financial hit.

Five days before three Mass Cash prizes were about to expire, a man representing a trustee stepped forward Monday to claim the tickets. The tickets were each worth $100,000 and were won in the Aug. 31, 2018, drawing, according to Massachusetts State Lottery officials. The prizes were claimed by a trust in Peabody.

The push to move the Massachusetts State Lottery online is forging ahead. A legislative committee will hold a public hearing Monday on bills related to the lottery, horse racing and Keno licenses.

The push to move the Massachusetts State Lottery online is forging ahead. A legislative committee will hold a public hearing Monday on bills related to the lottery, horse racing and Keno licenses.

A Massachusetts man has won a $1 million prize in the state lottery for the second time this year.

Massachusetts State Lottery Commissioner Michael Sweeney said “human error” was to blame for the Powerball mix-up.

The Massachusetts State Lottery has yielded more than $1 billion in annual profits, even as sales have dipped.