A lottery player used the same numbers for 16 years — and he’s finally a jackpot winner. Paul Bierwirth’s longtime tradition “paid off” when his go-to numbers were picked in a drawing, the North Carolina Education Lottery said in a news release shared with McClatchy News on July 18 via email.

“At the time, I never thought I’d win another top prize,” he told lottery officials. “Years later, I’m back again.” The man bought his most recent top-prize ticket at a gas station in Clements, according to lottery officials. He first grabbed some scratch-offs for $1 each, winning $20.

A Massachusetts lottery player won $1 million a year for life prize on a $50 scratch ticket that was bought in Springfield.

An Arkansas man scored a $50,000 prize from a scratch-off ticket less than a month after winning the same amount of money from the same lottery game.

A stop for something to drink proved lucrative for a South Carolina lottery player. In the “spur of the moment,” the thirsty man bought a $10 Money Madness Extra Play scratch-off game and a drink at the Countryside Easy Mart in Seneca, according to a July 18 news release from the South Carolina Education Lottery.

A lottery grant of £490,000 will help a city improve access to green spaces, the local council says. Sunderland is among 40 areas nationally awarded money from the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the Nature Towns and Cities Programme.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Powerball jackpot is an estimated $288 million for the drawing on Saturday, July 19, 2025, the top lottery prize this weekend. Saturday’s Classic Lotto jackpot is $5.4 million. The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, July 18 is $100 million.

With her winnings, the lucky winner plans to start college funds for her grandchildren, make home repairs and take her family to Disney.