Joseph Wheat won a $775,000 lottery prize in Louisiana, and asked his wife to double-check that he had winning numbers on Jan. 3: 'I made her come check the ticket to make sure I was really seeing what I thought I was seeing,

An Illinois Lottery player's Christmas just got a little more memorable after winning $350,000 in the Lucky Day Lotto jackpot drawing.

The Pennsylvania Lottery just announced multiple winning tickets were sold in the Keystone State. The total amount of prizes was nearly $6 million.

Powerball tickets can be purchased at any New York Lottery retailer for $2, seven days a week. The deadline for purchasing a ticket is 10 p.m. on draw nights. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11 p.m., and the New York Lottery urges players to buy tickets early to avoid last-minute lines.