An Iowa woman collected a $150,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket she fished out of her stocking on Christmas morning.

A man had to step away from a holiday party to make sure a Christmas gift from his friend — a lottery ticket — was really a winner. The friend gifted two lottery tickets to a married couple at an annual holiday party shortly before Christmas, according to a Dec. 26 news release from the Maryland Lottery.

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.

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

No tickets were sold with all six numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing to $77 million. According to Lottery officials,

Are you tonight’s lucky winner? Grab your tickets and check your numbers. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot continues to rise after someone won the $1.22 billion prize on December 27. Here are the winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing: The estimated jackpot for the drawing is $62 million.

The Georgia Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Jan. 7, 2025, results for each game: 20-24-33-39-48, Mega Ball: 18, Megaplier: 2 Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.