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The holidays can be an interesting time of the year for many people as they are trying to figure out how to get all their family in one place, how to afford all the gifts they need to buy, and everything else in between. For some people, the holidays are a time they dread because they are reminded of how they aren't where they want to be in life.
Winning the lottery would be a dream come true for many people and would make the holidays far less stressful than they are. Some people actually ask their family to buy them lottery tickets or give them cash to play the lottery. It sounds like a great Christmas gift to me, but it comes with some concerns.
Scammers seem to be working the hardest during the holiday season knowing that many people are spending money or looking for miracles to happen. In fact, many people play the lottery leading up to the holidays hoping to hit the jackpot in time to make them special. Lottery officials in Michigan are warning players to beware of two scams occurring during the holiday season.
MLive reports:
There are two different scams that officials warn of. In one scam, the caller tells the target they have recently won the lottery and are willing to share part of the prize if the target will send them some money right away. If the target agrees, they’re directed to send the caller a cashier’s check, make an electronic funds transfer, or even meet in person. The other scam involves the caller pretending to be a Lottery official attempting to contact the target to alert them that they have won a lottery prize. However, in order to collect the prize, the target must pay a large fee. If the target agrees, Lottery officials say the scammer will continue to contact the target to extract more money out of them. These scams can go on for a long time, costing the victim repeatedly.

Scammers will reach out to residents via email, text message, phone call, or even a letter in the mail. Lottery officials remind all players that it is free to process all winnings, and you need to have a valid winning ticket to claim any prize. As of right now they are only after the money of their targets, but it could quickly become more dangerous.

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A life-changing £14 million jackpot could be waiting for one lucky Brit in tonight's EuroMillions lottery draw.
It could mean you are able to quit your job, buy your dream home and see the world but you'll have to enter to be in with a chance of winning. To play the game you choose five numbers and two Lucky Stars, or opt for a lucky dip, and it costs £2.50 per ticket.
Tonight will also see a draw for the Thunderball game, offering players the chance to take home a possible £500,000. As well as being in with a chance of winning serious cash, playing the lottery also helps raise around £30m each week for UK good causes.
Last week, a lucky player in France won the EuroMillions jackpot of £157 million.
After someone wins the jackpot, it resets to a more modest but still life-changing £14million.
Then, after every draw in which the jackpot isn't won, it keeps growing.
The EuroMillions draw takes place at 8.45pm on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Players, however, only have until 7.30pm to buy their tickets.
A team of National Lottery winners has spent a day packing donated toys into gift boxes that will make Christmas Day special for children.
The winners joined the team at the ToyBox Project in Bedwas, Caerphilly, a National Lottery-funded charity that distributes new and pre-loved toys to families and organisations across South Wales.
They brought a selection of new toys to add to the gift boxes and they also met some of the families who have been supported by the ToyBox Project while learning how it changes lives.
Among the helpers was Ceri-Ann Roscoe-Roberts from Llanberis who won £1M in 2023. She said, “As a mother of five children I know Christmas can be a tricky time. So, when I heard about the project, I jumped at the chance to help out.
“The ToyBox volunteers have told us that demand doubles at Christmas and they’re expecting to provide toys to more than 1,500 kids. We genuinely hope what we have done today helps make Christmas a little brighter for these kids and their families in South Wales. Seeing how much love and effort goes into ToyBox’s work is really inspiring – it reminds you what the true spirit of Christmas is all about.”
The search is on for a Lotto multimillionaire who has won £15million after The National Lottery’s 15 November ‘Must Be Won’ Lotto draw.
The winning single ticket holder matched all six main balls with the winning numbers 09, 11, 27, 44, 48 and 52.
The winning ticket was purchased online but the winner is yet to come forward. The player will have received an email as well as a message on their online National Lottery account asking them to call and claim.
If you played Lotto’s ‘Must Be Won’ draw on 15 November and are yet to check out any notification messages or emails on your National Lottery account, you should log in and see if you are the new multi-millionaire. As the ticket was purchased online, The National Lottery will be able to make attempts to reach out to this unknowing winner in the coming days encouraging them to urgently check their online account.
A dad who thought his lottery win was a computer glitch now plans to fulfil a lifelong dream with the money.
Peter Rogers, 73, bought a ticket on a whim during his weekly food shop and, when he asked a shop assistant to check it, he thought there was a problem with it as he was asked to contact Lotto headquarters.
But an employee at a second shop scanned the ticket and told Peter, a huge boxing fan, he had won one million pounds. The grandfather now hopes to travel to New York City to watch a major fight at the famous Madison Square Garden arena.
Peter, from Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, said: "When I later realised I'd won, I genuinely did not believe it. The shop assistant scanned the ticket and the screen said I had to contact The National Lottery.
"I assumed there was some kind of glitch and I even went to another shop to double check because I thought it couldn't be real. Even when I realised that there was no glitch, I didn't for a second think it would be a £1M win. It is still sinking in now that I have won such a life-changing amount of money — it's like hearing the final bell after the fight of your life."
The EuroMillions will kick off tonight at 8:45pm with a £34m jackpot up for grabs.
The Thunderball will be drawn at 8pm.
All you have to do is pick five numbers from 1 to 50 and two Lucky Stars from 1 to 12. Or try a Lucky Dip for randomly selected numbers.
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Wednesday’s (December 3) Powerball jackpot will be worth an estimated $775 million after zero players matched all six numbers during the $745 million drawing Monday (December 1) night.
Results from Monday’s Powerball game are listed below:
NUMBERS: 5-18-26-47-59
POWERBALL: 1
POWER PLAY: 3x
Two players won the $1.79 billion Powerball drawing on September 6. Tickets purchased in Missouri and Texas matched all five white numbers and the red Powerball, resetting the next drawing to $20 million ($10.2 million cash value) for September 8.
Saturday’s drawing was the second largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, behind only the $2.04 billion Powerball drawing on November 7, 2022. The odds of winning the Powerball jackpot are reported to be 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.com.
Saturday’s jackpot winner was the first since one player won the $205 million Powerball drawing on May 31. The Powerball had previously reset after one player won the $167 million Powerball drawing on April 26.
One player in California matched all six numbers to win the $2.04 billion ($997.6 million) jackpot on November 7, 2022, the largest jackpot offered in U.S. lottery history, according to the official Powerball website. Powerball has had jackpots exceeding $1 billion six times.
Mega Millions games have also exceeded $1 billion seven times, which includes its largest offering, a $1.603 billion jackpot that was one by a player in Florida on August 8. Both jackpots increase during each following game until there’s a jackpot winning ticket matching all six numbers drawn, which includes the additional Mega Millions Gold Ball or Powerball in each respective game.

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The Powerball jackpot keeps rising after another drawing with no winner on Monday, Dec. 1.
Without a winner, the jackpot has reached an estimated $775 million mark ahead of the next drawing. This latest Powerball jackpot on the rise comes after a lucky player in Georgia won a nearly $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Nov. 14.
The question now is, will we see a $1 billion Powerball jackpot before the end of 2025?
Here are the latest winning numbers and when you can play next.
The winning numbers for the Monday, Dec. 1, drawing are: 5, 18, 26, 47, 59, and the Powerball is 1. With a multiplier of 3x.
No one walked away with the $740 million jackpot last night, but several people did walk away with $1 million wins.
Three tickets sold in Georgia, Illinois and California matched all 5 of the numbers and won $1 million prizes in the Dec. 1 drawing.
The Powerball jackpot has hit an estimated $775 million, with a $315.7 lump cash prize.
The next Powerball drawing is on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at approximately 10:59 p.m. ET/9:59 CT. Powerball has three drawings each week on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Want to play Powerball, but not quite sure how it works? Here are some things to know.
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In North Carolina, lottery winners’ identities are made public after the prize is claimed. But our neighbors to the south do get to remain anonymous.
South Carolina is one of 11 states where lottery winners can remain completely anonymous. Other states have stipulations for anonymity. Here’s where you can remain anonymous.
USA TODAY contributed to this story.

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The Minnesota Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 1, 2025, results for each game:
05-18-26-47-59, Powerball: 01, Power Play: 3
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
05-27-37-43-47, Star Ball: 05, ASB: 02
Check Lotto America payouts and previous drawings here.
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Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
06-14-19-23-34
Check North 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
01-03-11-18-46
Check Gopher 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.
Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.
You can also order tickets online through Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network, in these U.S. states and territories: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., and West Virginia. The Jackpocket app allows you to pick your lottery game and numbers, place your order, see your ticket and collect your winnings all using your phone or home computer.
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EuroMillions players will be hoping to secure the winning numbers for a hefty £14 million jackpot on Tuesday, December 2.
You can enter for just £2.50 to give yourself a chance at winning the prize.
Last week, a lucky player in France took home a whopping £157 million. 
You can also play the £500,000 Thunderball at just £1 per entry.
FOLLOW OUR LIVE BLOG BELOW FOR UPDATES.
The EuroMillions draw will take place in just over three hours.
It will take place 45 minutes after the Thunderball draw at 8pm where a lucky winner could take home up to £500,000.
Last week, a lucky player in France won the EuroMillions jackpot of £157 million. 
Correctly guessing the five winning numbers and the two lucky stars, landing themselves the eyewatering sum of money, causing this week’s jackpot to be a more modest but still life-changing £14 million.
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s EuroMillions draw. Follow for the latest news, updates and results as a lucky player could walk away with a whopping £14 million.
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