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Maryland Lottery holds second Bonus Match 5 drawing after problem discoveredNews Story
Players are urged to hang onto their tickets and check both sets of numbers By Kate Northrop On Thursday, the Maryland Lottery announced that it held two drawings for the Bonus Match 5 on March 18 due to a problem that occurred with the drawing that day. A press release from the Lottery assures players that it will pay prizes on two separate sets of winnings numbers for the March 18 drawing, which are listed below. The Lottery also emphasized that each set of winning numbers is separate
Mar 22, 2021, 10:34 am - Lottery News

NJ Pick 6 lottery jackpot climbs to highest amount in 14 yearsNews Story
$25.2 million grand prize to be drawn Thursday The jackpot for the New Jersey Lottery's Pick 6 drawing has quietly climbed to $25.2 million making it the largest prize the game has offered in more than 14 years. That may seem like a paltry sum compared to the multi-state Powerball and Mega Millions games, which now have minimums jackpots of $40 million. But the odds of winning the Pick 6 jackpot are much better at about 1 in 14 million compared to Powerball (1 in 292 million) and Mega Mill
Nov 7, 2018, 8:01 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery delayed Monday night because of suspicious packageNews Story
A suspicious package near a Texas Lottery facility on Monday night forced a delay of the nightly drawing and the reporting of the results, officials said Tuesday. Austin police instructed Texas Lottery personnel to evacuate the drawing studio on Sixth Street as a precaution, and the drawing was moved to a backup location, in accordance with official rules, Texas Lottery Commission spokeswoman Kelly Cripe said Tuesday. The suspicious package did not end up presenting a threat. These are
Jun 19, 2013, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery to add 'Sum It Up' feature to Pick 3 gameNews Story
Daily 4 launch deemed 'successful' On September 30, the Texas Lottery launched a brand new game, Daily 4 with an add-on feature called Sum It Up. According to unaudited numbers, the game and associated add-on feature brought in more than $5.2 million during the first three weeks of sales. Of that number, approximately $1.2 million came directly from sales of Sum It Up. The Texas Lottery is hoping to strike gold a second time, by adding the Sum It Up feature to the state's other daily n
Oct 30, 2007, 12:21 pm - Lottery News

A look back at the North Carolina lottery in 2005News Story
After a more than 20-year battle, lawmakers needed a tie-breaker to finally pass their lottery bill. When they got it, opponents quickly cried out. I think we have one senator at home recently being hospitalized in bed we have another one who is on his honeymoon because he postponed it, said N.C. Sen. Andrew Brock, R-Davie.But N.C. Gov. Mike Easley, a long time lottery supporter, praised the new state game. Today I sign the North Carolina Education Lottery Bill and today we begin building one N
Dec 28, 2005, 9:48 am - Lottery News

For lottery winners, trouble followed fortuneNews Story
They won $65.4 million in the lottery, quit their jobs and bought big houses.Five years later, Virginia Metcalf Merida and Mack Metcalf are dead. Merida's son discovered her body inside her 5,000-square-foot home overlooking the Ohio River in suburban Cincinnati on Wednesday. Merida, 51, may have been dead for days, according to the Campbell County, Ky., Police Department, which is awaiting autopsy results.Campbell County Police Detective David Halfhill told The Cincinnati Post that there were n
Nov 28, 2005, 6:31 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot rises to $128 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery has grown to $128 million.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $108 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were nine second-prize winners: 2 from California, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio and 1 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. The California second-prize winners will receive
Oct 24, 2005, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $97 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $97 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $84 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were 17 second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 5 from Georgia, 5 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from Ohio, 2 from Virginia, and 1 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number
Aug 24, 2005, 11:57 am - Lottery News

Connecticut Gov. considers dumping PowerballNews Story
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell thinks Powerball, the multi-state lottery game that offers huge potential payoffs, is about to become a lousy bet.The agency that runs the game announced the odds of winning will be a lot higher starting next month, and winners who opt for multi-year payouts will wait longer for the big money.Rell asked state officials to review the new lottery rules and decide if it is still a good deal for Connecticut lottery players. If we don't approve of the rules, in essen
Jul 17, 2005, 1:30 pm - Lottery News

Busy lottery winner finally takes a break and claims jackpotNews Story
The man who called lottery officials last week and told them he was too busy working to collect his $56 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot finally showed up Thursday at the California Lottery's Santa Fe Springs district office, nearly two weeks after his win.Richard Martinez of Los Angeles, who is single and in his 30s, said he had waited until Thursday to claim his prize because I had to request and be approved for time off.' We are glad the mystery surrounding our $56 million jackpot winner is f
May 20, 2005, 11:36 am - Lottery News