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Seven New Yorkers claimed a $319 million jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery Thursday.

One lucky winner in upstate New York chose the right numbers in Friday night's Mega Millions lottery, which has a jackpot of $312 million, the New York Lottery said Saturday.

Six numbers and a little bit of luck could be worth more than $3 million for a Mega Millions player in Friday night's drawing.

McDonald’s is the last place you’d expect to find a millionaire. But at a McDonald’s store in Cardiff, you’re likely to be served by one. Luke Pittard won £1.3 million in the UK National Lottery and quit his job at the fast food chain soon after.

Authorities have charged the owner of a central North Carolina store after investigators say he kept a customer's winning lottery ticket worth nearly $90,000.

Raleigh Hill told the state lottery he hesitated to come in and claim the $1 million prize because of the attention.

Holly Lahti burst into the spotlight a week ago in a feel-good story about a single mother who won a $190 million Mega Millions jackpot... Lahti, 29, went underground with her two daughters immediately after learning she had won half of a $380 million jackpot in the Jan. 4 drawing. She has not been seen or heard in public since, though she has posted a message to her suddenly large group of Facebook followers.

The Washington winner of the Mega Millions lottery jackpot planned to discuss his windfall Thursday, while officials in Idaho waited for another lucky ticket-holder to come forward and claim half of the $380 million prize....

After a nationwide frenzy for a life-changing chance to win a $380 million Mega Millions jackpot, the two winning tickets were sold in small Pacific Northwest towns just 125 miles apart.

Spain's beloved Christmas lottery sprinkled euro2.3 billion ($3 billion) in holiday cheer across the country Wednesday, winnings eagerly welcomed by a nation facing 20 percent unemployment....