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NY's Lotto no match for Powerball, Mega MillionsNews Story
Lotto is still losing its mojo. New York's venerable twice-weekly Lotto drawing continues its long-term decline in an age of multi-state mega jackpots. Even as overall lottery revenues grew, receipts from Lotto dropped from $137.5 million in 2005 to a projected $44 million for the state fiscal year ending March 31, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent budget proposal. Lotto is simply less alluring than the six-figure jackpots of Powerball and Mega Millions, which are sold around the nat
Feb 3, 2014, 3:16 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions Prediction Before Changes
Since tonight is the last night before the major change, I thought I'd share one last Mega Millions Prediction for a while. I have a lot of predictions, so it's up to you if you want to copy none, one, or all of them. Play at your own risk... Have fun and good luck! If anyone has any predictions themselves, please feel free to share. Mega Millions Prediction (10/18/13): *1st # will NOT be 1-9 (due) *1st # 10-19 *2nd # even *4th # even (due) *5th # odd *5th # 31-55
Oct 18, 2013, 6:19 pm - Tatototman65 - Jackpot Games Forum

Lottery winner to send sales clerk on vacationNews Story
Includes video report The grateful winner of a Mega Millions lottery prize has promised to give $10,000 to the clerk who sold him a winning ticket so her family can take trip to their home of South Korea. Sue Park, 54, the owner of Howards Mini Mart in Bakersfield, Calif, says Max Coronado her favorite customer comes to play the lottery three times a week, each time proposing that if he wins, they will go to Korea to start a Taco Bell together. Of course, I thought he was just playing
Sep 13, 2013, 8:25 am - Todd - Lottery News

Louisiana lottery winnings of $11M went unclaimed last yearNews Story
Nearly $11 million in lottery winnings in Louisiana went unclaimed in the fiscal year that ended June 30, according to Louisiana lottery officials. The year before, unclaimed prize money totaled $8.5 million. Bo Bernhard, executive director of the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, assumes some of the unclaimed prizes involve people who throw out their Mega Millions or Power Ball tickets after doing a quick check and realizing they didn't match the first few
Sep 11, 2012, 9:03 am - Todd - Lottery News

Staten Islander revealed as winner of $85M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A Staten Island, New York, woman who bought a lottery ticket while wine shopping can afford champagne now a lot of it. Jin Ok Choi, 54, was introduced at a Manhattan news conference Thursday as the winner an $85 million Mega Millions jackpot. Choi said she bought a quick-pick ticket when she saw how big the jackpot for the July 3 drawing had gotten. I'm still in shock, said Choi, who opted for a lump sum of $64 million and will take home $40 million after taxes. She plans to buy a n
Aug 20, 2012, 7:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

$640 MILLION: MEGA MANIA!News Story
Mega Millions buying frenzy sends jackpot beyond highest imagined amount By Todd Northrop Even the state lotteries offering Mega Millions did not imagine a jackpot this large. When Mega Millions last changed its number matrix in June, 2005, the lotteries said that it created the possiblility that could swell the game's jackpots as high as half a billion dollars. (See Odds longer, prizes bigger as California joins Mega Millions, Lottery Post, June 22, 2005.) Could they have imagined t
Mar 30, 2012, 12:21 pm - Todd - Lottery News

22 Ohio co-workers share $99M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop A lucky group of 22 co-workers were at the Ohio Lottery's Youngstown office Monday to claim their share of last week's $99 million Mega Millions jackpot. The Ohio lottery said most of the 22 work for KraftMaid in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, midway between Cleveland and Youngstown. The majority of the winners work together in the logistics and customer service departments at the cabinet making company. The group has been playing the lottery for several years. Each winne
Aug 9, 2011, 9:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

New to the forum
Hello from Colorado! So I started playing the lottery last year late in the summer for the first time in my life. Started with Mega Millions, then I added Power Ball and now I m playing Cash 5. Problem with Cash 5 is, the jackpot is only $20,000 and at times I really feel it s not worth it unless I can win the jackpot like one a year to supplement my income. I m still undecided if I will continue playing Cash 5, although I ve developed a pretty decent system for Cash 5 which I m improving eve
May 25, 2011, 6:06 pm - ConFig - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery winner offers advice for Mega MillionsNews Story
Lottery Post featured on ABC's Good Morning America Includes video report By Todd Northrop Looking to start out the new year with a nice lottery nest egg? One very lucky man says he has developed some winning techniques along the way. Richard Lustig is a seven-time money winner. He appeared on ABC's Good Morning America and shared a few of his tactics. Also mentioned in the segment is Lottery Post although not by name along with comments posted by Lottery Post member FLAT
Dec 30, 2010, 9:55 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery sales brisk as big draw nearsNews Story
Waiting for the big draw tonight? Here's a fun video report to watch Includes video report Stores were bustling Tuesday, filled with customers hoping to strike it rich tonight. The Mega Millions jackpot stands at $252 million the biggest in a year and a half. The Park Avenue Pharmacy in Worcester is a popular place for people to chase the dream. We've been consistently ranked in the top two in lottery sales in the city and we are the number one pharmacy in the state for lotte
Aug 25, 2009, 9:56 pm - Todd - Lottery News