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A £2.4m lottery windfall helped pensioner John Spiby secretly run an industrial‑scale diazepam operation from his cottage in Wigan, with a second factory in Salford. Police raids uncovered millions of counterfeit tablets, cash and firearms, leading to multi‑person prison sentences (Spiby jailed for 16 years) as investigators disrupted a large counterfeit drug empire.
Four men, including an 80-year-old lottery winner, were jailed for almost 50 years after police exposed an ‘industrial-scale’ operation in Wigan to manufacture and distribute counterfeit diazepam; the gang used premises behind the leader’s home and a rented shipping container to churn out tens of thousands of tablets per hour, with firearms seized and the drugs valued at about £288 million on the street.
A single ticket purchased at a gas station in Cabot, Arkansas, won the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot of over $1.8 billion in the Powerball game, ending a three-month jackpot drought. The winner has 180 days to claim the prize, with potential confidentiality for up to three years, and will owe Arkansas state taxes on the winnings.
A Michigan Powerball player won $1 million by matching five numbers in the December 24 drawing; the ticket was sold at a Kroger in Howell, and the winner has one year to claim the prize at Michigan Lottery headquarters.
The second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot of $1.817 billion was won in Arkansas, specifically in the town of Cabot, purchased at a Murphy USA gas station. The winner has not yet been publicly identified, and the next Powerball drawing is scheduled for December 27 with an estimated jackpot of $20 million.
A Powerball ticket sold in Columbia, SC, nearly won the $1.5 billion jackpot, earning the buyer a $50,000 prize for coming close, with the jackpot now at $1.6 billion after no grand prize winner.
A ticket purchased in Norwalk, Iowa, won $3 million in the Mega Millions lottery, with the ticket matching five numbers but missing the Mega Ball. The next jackpot is estimated at $965 million.
A Missouri man who won half of a record $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot plans to take a year off to relax and enjoy his winnings, which he chose to receive as a lump sum of approximately $410.3 million. He expressed excitement and disbelief about his win, which he shared with a Texas player, and plans to spend more time with his wife and relax at home.
A Kentucky resident won $50,000 by purchasing a Powerball ticket at Five Star in Lebanon, matching four white balls and the Powerball in Monday night's drawing. The ticket was one of three in Kentucky to match these numbers, and winners must claim their prizes within 180 days. The next jackpot is $33 million.
A Powerball ticket sold in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, won $1,378,451 in the recent drawing, while the jackpot for the next draw has surged to $1.3 billion after no winner matched all six numbers in the Labor Day drawing.
The largest lottery jackpot in Virginia history, worth $348 million, was won anonymously by a single ticket holder who chose a lump sum of $155.6 million and plans to buy a zero-radius riding lawn mower as their first purchase.
A ticket purchased in Northumberland County, Virginia, won the largest Mega Millions jackpot ever in the state, worth $348 million, with the winner having 180 days to claim their prize, choosing between a lump sum of approximately $155.5 million or annual payments over 30 years.
A Gainesville, Georgia, player won $2 million after matching all five white balls and using a Megaplier in the June 20 Mega Millions drawing. The next jackpot is estimated at $326 million, with other recent regional winners also reported. All proceeds benefit Georgia education.
The Mega Millions jackpot has increased to $740 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in the latest drawing. However, a ticket sold at OK Liquor in Long Beach, California, matched five numbers, earning the holder $359,992. The next drawing is scheduled for Tuesday.
A Mega Millions lottery winner who purchased a ticket in Encino, California, is at risk of losing a $197.5 million prize if they don't claim it by Saturday. The ticket was one of two winning tickets sold at the same gas station in December, a rare occurrence. If unclaimed, the prize money will be distributed, with $80.5 million returned to contributing states and $13.8 million allocated to California schools. The California Lottery has seen over $1 billion in unclaimed prizes over its 40-year history, benefiting educational funding.