The largest lottery prize won in Massachusetts in 2024 came from a ticket given to the winner as a birthday gift, which they called “the best birthday present ever.” There were at least 150 players who won between $1 million and $15 million — and one player won even more.

Massachusetts State Lottery, with thousands of residents walking away with life-changing prizes, including multiple $1 million winners and one astonishing $15 million jackpot.

For the winner of a $1.26 billion Mega Millions jackpot ticket sold in California, the ecstasy of the big win may soon give way to the anxiety over some big choices.

A lottery player in Massachusetts came forward on Thursday to claim the first $1 million prize in the state of the year.

Five tickets contained the winning numbers needed to get a $1 million prize with the Virginia lottery but the question now is who has them? According to Virginia Lottery, the $1 million prize was part of the New Year's Millionaire Raffle.

Four dozen lottery tickets worth $1 million or more were sold in New Jersey last year — highlighted by the $1.3 billion Mega Millions prize that was recently claimed. A $221 million ticket bought in Lindenwold in June is among 12 Powerball tickets sold in the state worth at least $1 million and is the second biggest prize won in 2024 in the state.

One lucky lottery player is starting the new year off with a bang after their ticket landed them a massive win. When someone wins the lottery, especially if it's a life-changing sum like $1 million or more,