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$356 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot nears recordNews Story
Biggest cash value jackpot in history By Todd Northrop After rolling over for the 17th consecutive time last night, the Mega Millions jackpot has been raised to a jaw-dropping $356 million for the Tuesday, March 27, drawing. Tuesday's Grand Prize is the 5th-largest lottery jackpot of all time, but the drawing's most impressive distinction is it's cash value of $255.1 million. That's the lump-sum cash amount the winning ticket will payout if the winner chooses to receive the prize all at
Mar 24, 2012, 8:34 am - Lottery News

$290 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls againNews Story
Biggest Mega Millions jackpot in a year 68 tickets just missed winning the jackpot By Todd Northrop This is the time when both lottery regulars and casual players jump in with both feet. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has entered into the top 25 jackpots of all time, now sitting at number 17. It is the kind of top prize that makes people do a double-take at the cash register and throw down some extra bucks for a shot at glory. And not only is the annuity jackpot nearing the to
Mar 21, 2012, 6:07 am - Lottery News

Almost-millionaire on a 15-year political pilgrimageNews Story
Still hasn't given up fight for $5.8 million It all started with a lottery ticket. For Clarence Jackson, life over the past 15 years has been a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows that began with a once-in-a-lifetime ticket that would have made him a multimillionaire. Jackson was the guy who held the winning ticket for $5.8 million and tried unsuccessfully to cash it after he missed the one-year deadline by three days. This year marks the 15th anniversary of a memorable debate in t
Mar 19, 2012, 7:47 am - Lottery News

$241 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery frenzy ramps upNews Story
By Todd Northrop The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game once again enters the spotlight, as lottery players across the United States will vie for a Mega-jackpot Tuesday that promises to radically change one lucky winner's life. After nobody won Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, the $201 million jackpot 'rolled over', and the new estimate for Tuesday's drawing is a massive $241 million. The cash value the most important factor for many jackpot-watchers stands at a staggering $170
Mar 17, 2012, 8:04 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions winner forced to split jackpot with co-workersNews Story
For one New Jersey lottery winner looking to keep a Mega Millions jackpot all to himself, luck ran out today. Americo Lopes, who took home a $24 million jackpot three years ago, must surrender $20 million of that bounty to five former coworkers after a civil jury found he cheated the men out of their rightful share of the winnings. On Nov. 10, 2009, two winning Mega Millions tickets were claimed from a $77 million jackpot, one of which Lopes had, leaving him with $38.5 million. He chose a
Mar 15, 2012, 8:43 am - Lottery News

$200 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot soarsNews Story
By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Friday's massive $200 million drawing. The cash value stands at a staggering $145.4 million. Lottery players typically think of the cash value as roughly half of the annuity estimate, but this Mega Millions cash value represents 73% of the annuity estimate. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is the accumulation of 14 consecutive drawings without a top prize winner. The current
Mar 14, 2012, 9:57 am - Lottery News

$171 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rollsNews Story
By Todd Northrop As lottery fans have been discussing the revamped Powerball game, the United States's other huge multi-state game, Mega Millions, has been quietly and steadily increasing its jackpot. Tuesday night we'll find out if the Mega Millions lottery game enters into the realm of $200+ million jackpots, or if an incredibly lucky ticket-holder wins a $171 million jackpot. The lump-sum cash value stands at a staggering $124.7 million. Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot is the accu
Mar 10, 2012, 10:14 am - Lottery News

Rhode Island woman, 81, claims $336 Million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Includes video report Louise White, a vivacious 81-year-old of Newport, R.I., stepped forward today as the winner of $336.4 million, the third largest Powerball lottery in the history of the game. I want to say that I'm very happy and I'm very proud. This will make my family very happy, she said. We are truly blessed. Thank you. White took her bonanza calmly, speaking briefly and then leaving the crowded news conference for her new team of attorneys to handle. One of her attorne
Mar 6, 2012, 12:51 pm - Lottery News

Surprise! Winner of $34.5M Lotto jackpot is not estranged husbandNews Story
A Shelbyville man hits a $34.5 million lottery jackpot but then takes pains to hide it from his estranged wife by claiming it covertly. It was a made-for-TV story that turned out to be too good to be true. The wife of the purported winner of the Hoosier Lotto's latest jackpot made clear in a local TV interview last week that she wanted her share. And it even took on a legal dimension this week, when a Shelby County court entered the fray, ordering the husband not to spend a dime. But th
Mar 2, 2012, 6:40 pm - Lottery News

Woman wants part of estranged husband's lotto jackpotNews Story
Includes video report The winner of a $34.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot wants to remain anonymous, but a woman who claims to be his estranged wife is demanding a piece of the prize. The lottery winner, whose name was not released, came forward Friday morning and took a lump sum of $15.9 million, lottery officials said. The winning ticket was sold in Shelbyville at the Smokers Host store at 903 S. Harrison St. Ericka Prather, of Shelbyville, said she and lotto winner James Prath
Feb 28, 2012, 10:26 am - Lottery News