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$10M North Carolina lottery winner plans to spoil 12 grandkidsNews Story
A North Carolina grandfather is planning to retire, purchase his dream house, and spoil his 12 grandkids after winning a $10 million lottery prize. N.C. Education Lottery officials and media gathered at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on Thursday to celebrate the winner, Theodore Duncan. After being greeted by cheers and confetti, Duncan and his fianc e were handed a $10 million check. I'm 52, and now that I've won this, I can finally stop working, said Duncan. I'm going to retire and get
Apr 9, 2019, 7:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

Lotteries offer $1B in jackpots as Mega Millions nears recordNews Story
A record-smashing Mega Millions prize could be awaiting a lucky winner when the multi-state lottery and Powerball kick off a two-day, $1 billion jackpot grab Tuesday night. The Mega Millions jackpot is currently $654 million, just $2 million short of the multi-state lottery game's record. Powerball's jackpot also represents: There is a top prize of at least $345 million on Wednesday. Both totals are expected to rise. The bloated payouts are a function of a jackpot drought. Mega Millions la
Oct 15, 2018, 5:48 pm - Todd - Lottery News

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Last draw 2-5-7-22-25 star ball 2 2-5-7 were all 1 hit numbers, so now at 2 hits. 22-25 were 2 hit numbers, so now at 3 hits. so here are the new totals. White balls with 3 hits 22,25 White balls with 2 hits 1,2,4,5,7,16,18,26,29,39,47 White balls with 1 hit 6,8,9,28,31,34,37,38,41,42,45,51 Star balls with 2 hits 6,8,9 Star balls with 1 hit 2,4 So there are just about as many 2 hit white balls as 1 hit white balls and the 3 hit white balls have started.
Dec 10, 2017, 12:59 pm - DELotteryPlyr - Jackpot Games Forum

N.C. woman wins lottery twice in one dayNews Story
The odds of winning the lottery are pretty slim, but the chances of winning twice in a single day seem impossible. For North Carolina resident Kimberly Morris, this improbable event happened on Monday. According to a press release from the North Carolina Education Lottery, Morris bought a Diamond Dazzler scratch-off ticket with a possible $4,000,000 jackpot. She scratched off a $10,000 prize. The ticket was purchased at her local Harris Teeter store in Wake Forest. After collecting her pri
Nov 4, 2017, 8:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Marine veteran scratches $10M lottery prize while watching footballNews Story
A North Carolina Marine Corps veteran and his wife won a $10 million lottery prize while watching a football game. Monte Hukill and his wife, Gage, of High Point, North Carolina, were the first to win the top $10 million prize in the Extreme Millions scratch-off game. Hukill bought the winning scratch-off ticket at the Fairway One Stop on Greensboro Road in High Point, then headed home to watch Thursday night football. I would scratch a number and then look back at the game, Hukill tol
Oct 4, 2017, 10:11 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Hot Lotto replacement "Lotto America" rolls out in November
Came across some info on the coming Lotto America game, which kicks off in November. Looks like it will be offered in all current Hot Lotto states except for New Hampshire which will join later on. Not sure if anyone has posted on this game yet but below are some specifics: A new version of Lotto*America will begin on November 12, 2017, replacing Hot Lotto. The new version of Lotto*America will be $1 per play, and will be drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays in a similar fashion as Mega Mil
Aug 19, 2017, 6:46 pm - msharkey2001 - Lottery Discussion Forum

$393 million Mega Millions jackpot won on ticket sold in IllinoisNews Story
By Todd Northrop One winning ticket sold in Illinois beat the odds and matched all the numbers drawn in Friday's Mega Millions drawing to win a massive $393 million jackpot. The numbers that single lottery ticket from Illinois matched in Friday's drawing were 23, 33, 53, 56, and 58, with Mega Ball number 6. The Megaplier was 5. The winning ticket was purchased at Nick's Barbecue in Palos Heights. The lucky ticket holder will be the sole recipient of the fifth-largest Mega Millions ja
Aug 12, 2017, 8:52 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery tickets double to $2 starting in OctoberReply
This didn't make it. Lotto*America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Lotto*America was the first lottery game offered by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). It was replaced in 1992 by Powerball, which remains MUSL's flagship game.
Apr 29, 2017, 8:17 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery News

Proposal to boost N.J. pensions with lottery could happen this year, treasurer saysNews Story
The state treasurer said Thursday that Gov. Chris Christie's proposal to use New Jersey Lottery ticket proceeds to bolster the government worker pension fund could be finalized by the June 30 end of the fiscal year. Christie floated the somewhat opaque proposal to transfer assets from the lottery to the pension fund in his February budget address. His administration hasn't released any additional details since, including what would happen to the programs currently funded by the lottery.
Apr 7, 2017, 10:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

Indiana lottery ticket wins $540 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Updated: Added location where winning ticket was sold By Todd Northrop One winning ticket sold in The Hoosier State beat the odds and matched all the numbers drawn in Friday's Mega Millions drawing to win the colossal $540 million jackpot. The numbers that single lottery ticket from Indiana matched in Friday's drawing were 8, 19, 20, 55, and 73, with Mega Ball number 5. The winning ticket was purchased at the Speedway at 1589 N State Road 1 in Cambridge City, Indiana. The lucky ti
Jul 9, 2016, 8:52 am - Todd - Lottery News