A lottery player finally checked his scratch-off ticket — and he’s glad he did. That’s because the ticket he kept for days was worth $200,000 — the top prize in a South Carolina game. “It’s hard to ...

“I was scratching the ticket, then boom, my life changed!” Balsam said. Courtesy of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission. Balsam chose to receive his prize as a one-time cash payment of ...

A woman who won the lottery has detailed the downsides to being a millionaire. Alyssa Mosley recently started to post a 'Day in my Life' series ... has completely changed her priorities and ...

He has since bought a car and home, lottery officials wrote in the release and in an email to McClatchy News. “It’s changed my life,” the winner said. It’s not the first time a lottery ...