The first prize in the Channel Islands Lottery 2024 Christmas Draw has been claimed. The States of Guernsey confirmed on Friday that the owner of winning ticket number 676349, from Jersey, had come forward. It said the winner of the £483,795 jackpot wished to remain anonymous.

An Iowa woman had a particularly memorable Christmas when one of her gifts, a scratch-off lottery ticket, turned out to be a $250,000 winner.

An Iowa woman said she always believed she’d win the lottery one day. That day was Christmas, thanks to a lucky ticket given to her by her husband, according to a news release from Iowa Lottery officials.

Lilian Hernandez — a first-time lottery player from Silver Spring — won $50,000 from a $5 Deluxe Crossword 9th Edition game after her aunt suggested she purchase the scratch-off, the Maryland Lottery said in a Dec. 30 news release.

The holiday season took an even more festive turn for one Canadian couple from Nova Scotia after a massive lottery win.

Mega Millions’ jackpot edged closer to the billion-dollar mark after its latest drawing brought no grand-prize winner. The jackpot stands at $825 million.

If someone wins the Christmas Eve Mega Millions grand prize, it ill be the largest jackpot ever won in the month of December.

David Webb of Stokesdale tried his luck on Digital Instants on Tuesday and won a $545,885 progressive jackpot! Webb played a $1 ticket and won the top level ‘Epic jackpot’ in the Wheel of Bonuses game. Congrats on the win, David! https://t.co/Z2nJCfQIbq pic.twitter.com/BgozR8KMm6

A lucky New Jersey lottery player won the $657,679 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot Thursday night. The New Jersey Lottery announced Friday that a Burlington County ticket matched the five numbers to win. The winning ticket was sold at Murphy’s Market on Medford Lakes Road in Tabernacle.