The Oregon Lottery Commission will consider proposed rules Friday that aim to crack down on questionable ticket sale practices, protect the integrity of its games, and safeguard its ability to sell and profit from Mega Millions and Powerball. The rules, which are subject to a public comment period before a formal vote this fall, would:

Lottery officials said that two lottery players from Illinois are now millionaires after winning Wednesday's Powerball jackpot.

The Connecticut Lottery player was one of seven Powerball players across the nation to win a prize totaling over $100,000 following the drawing, according to Powerball. The player initially won $50,000, and $100,000 was added to their winnings due to Power Play. The odds of winning were one in over 913,000, according to the Powerball odds page.

CAMDEN, S.C. (WOLO)– A Midlands man gave to a local church after becoming a Powerball winner, say lottery officials. The winner made a donation to a local church after winning $100,000 playing Powerball this month. “I felt really, really blessed,” the longtime Powerball player told South Carolina Education Lottery officials.

The unidentified woman recently stopped at a Redi Mart gas station in Lyman, South Carolina, and bought herself three Money Madness Extra Play scratch-off game lottery tickets. She told the South Carolina Education Lottery that the “bright, shiny, and glittery tickets caught my eye.”

A Connecticut couple had an exciting anniversary when they won big playing Powerball. The winner, Joe, has been a CT Lottery player for more than 40 years. His wife Barbara helped him win the Powerball ticket by using her number system.