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North Carolina Man Wins Small "Fortune" With Fortune Cookie Numbers! April 12, 2006 Phillip Shea of Cary, North Carolina, was out of town for the Friday, April 7, Mega Millions drawing. He and his wife, Mega Millions tickets in hand, were visiting with his foster mother and her husband in York, Pennsylvania. "Our families always buy tickets together," said Shea of his foster mother, Vicki Spencer. "She'll buy lottery tickets in Pennsylvania and I buy them in Virginia. We'd always agreed
Apr 15, 2006, 3:26 am - LOTTOMIKE - Lottery Discussion Forum

$420 million of lottery jackpots in two daysNews Story
There're more than 400 million reasons to buy a lottery ticket - or two - this week. No one has won the Mega Millions or the Powerball jackpots since last year, making the combined jackpots swell to a staggering $420 million. The multistate bout of bad luck means it could be a very happy Valentine's Day for Mega players in New York, New Jersey and 10 other states when tonight's jackpot of $120 million is drawn. But the Mega payout pales next to the Powerball top prize, which is now pegg
Feb 14, 2006, 10:43 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega millionaires celebrate lottery jackpotNews Story
It's hard not to grow giddy at the thought of millions and millions of dollars, even if the money isn't yours.As Harold and Helen Lerner pulled into the driveway of their two-story English Tudor home in Rutherford on Friday afternoon, just a few hours after announcing to the world that they had won the $258 million Mega Millions jackpot, Michele Luna, who lives across the street, couldn't help herself. They're home, they're home! she exclaimed, trying to quiet her two children, who were, at thi
Sep 24, 2005, 11:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lottery law sets rivalry in motionNews Story
Get ready for the lottery border wars.With the North Carolina lottery bill signed into law by Gov. Mike Easley on Wednesday, lottery operators in surrounding states said they will fight to keep their share of a couple of hundred million dollars now being spent by Tar Heels in their states.Operators in South Carolina and Virginia say they plan to aggressively market their lotteries and to offer prizes that will make their lotteries more attractive than what will be offered by North Carolina.They
Sep 1, 2005, 2:17 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions 2004-03-05
Use one of these suggested numbers as the MB: 02, 03, 04, or 15The MB last repeated itself on 2004-01-06.The probability that the MB will repeat is 27.9%.The MB repeat has gone through 0.3 cycles of it's average occurrence and 0.5 cycles of it's semi-average occurrence.The number 02 has not been drawn as the MB since 2002-06-14.The probability that 02 will be drawn as the MB is 96.9%.02 has gone through 3.5 cycles of it's average draw occurrence and 5.0 cycles of it's semi-average draw occurrenc
Mar 3, 2004, 12:09 pm - JADELottery - Jackpot Games Forum

"The Breakfast Club" lottery group claims $842.4 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Three-member group is the winner of the largest prize ever won in Michigan By Kate Northrop The winner of the $842.4 million Powerball jackpot drawn on Jan. 1, 2024, the largest Powerball lottery prize ever won in Michigan, was announced as a three-member group called The Breakfast Club. Wednesday, the Michigan Lottery announced at an in-person press conference that a three-member group called The Breakfast Club is the winner of the $842.4 million Powerball jackpot drawn on New Year'
Jun 12, 2024, 8:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Michigan Lotto 47 jackpot reaches all-time record $30.25 millionNews Story
Record-breaking jackpot up for grabs Saturday night after no winners in Wednesday's draw By Kate Northrop The Michigan Lottery's Lotto 47 jackpot has gotten even bigger after Wednesday night's drawing failed to produce a winner. Now at an estimated $30.25 million, it continues to push the record for the game's highest jackpot in history. Michigan players will have a chance Saturday night, Nov. 7, to take home the jackpot valued at $30.25 million, with a cash value of $19.2 million. Acco
Nov 6, 2020, 5:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Former NBA player credits homeless man's good will for $300,000 lottery prizeNews Story
Basketball star says homeless man predicted his lucky win By Kate Northrop On May 12, Gilbert Arenas rushed out of the house to play his lucky numbers at his favorite gas station before it closed for the day. Along the way, a mix of good will, misfortune and luck brought him a Mega Millions 2nd prize of $309,694. Arenas recounted his good fortune in an Instagram post. Soon after leaving his home, Arenas realized his car did not have enough gas to get him to the station. He also forgo
May 19, 2020, 1:12 pm - Todd - Lottery News

24-year-old single Michigan mom wins $66 million lotteryNews Story
Friday the 13th was a mega lucky day for Kelsey Zachow. But for 11 days, the 24-year-old Port Huron resident didn't know she had the winning $66-million Mega Millions lottery ticket purchased June 13 at Sonny's Mart in Mt. Clemens in her purse. On June 24, the Mt. Clemens native and twice weekly lottery player checked her tickets at a gas station near her home. The clerk kept telling her, You won big. I jumped in my car and locked the door. I couldn't breathe, Zachow said Thursday at
Aug 1, 2014, 11:58 am - Todd - Lottery News

Pool of McDonald's workers claims Mega Millions fraudNews Story
14 fast-food employees say co-worker tricked state lotto to avoid sharing winnings A group of 14 McDonald's employees from the Baltimore, Maryland, area are still convinced they were winners in the massive $656 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing earlier this year despite being told otherwise by lottery officials and are claiming that a co-worker defrauded the Maryland Lottery to avoid sharing a payout with them. On Sept. 19, the group filed a civil lawsuit against their co-worker, Mirla
Sep 29, 2012, 11:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News