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$203 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot heats upNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $203 million for Saturday's drawing. Wednesday was the 12th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $123.2 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Powerball and Mega Millions multi-state lottery
Oct 27, 2011, 7:14 am - Lottery News

Penn. newsstand sells $4.2M winning lottery ticketNews Story
Ann Marie Bossard couldn't speak. She had just scanned one of her regular customer's lottery tickets, and the number that came up was the largest she'd ever seen for a payout at Anthracite Newsstand in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: More than $4.2 million. I was putting tickets in, they said 'no winner,' 'no winner.' This came out, it said 'winner.' I couldn't say anything, she said Tuesday. Bossard said the customer buys tickets twice a week for different games. He bought the Match 6 lot
Oct 27, 2011, 7:00 am - Lottery News

After 17 months, Ohio Lotto jackpot finally wonNews Story
Winner will receive record $50.4 million prize A Kentucky man who wishes to remain unidentified won $50.4 million playing the Classic Lotto at a Mount Adams bar, the Ohio Lottery Commission said Tuesday. It is one of the biggest lottery winnings for the Cincinnati region and a record for the Classic Lotto game, which hasn't had a winner since May 2010, when someone took home $9.5 million. Jackpots had been piling up in the game since then. The game is only played in Ohio. The winner
Oct 26, 2011, 11:23 am - Lottery News

Woman wins £5.4m lottery jackpot after tip from dead brother in a dreamNews Story
When Deana Sampson won 5.4 million (US$8.6 million) in the UK National Lottery in 1998, her life couldn't have changed more dramatically. With just 7.64 to her name, she was living in a council house in Sheffield in a loveless marriage and was struggling to bring up two children on just 79 a week in benefits. On top of that, she'd lost three close family members in nine years, including her disabled brother Glyn four months earlier. She was just about ready to give up on life. But then
Oct 25, 2011, 8:41 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $173 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing took place last night without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Wednesday's drawing to grow to an estimated $173 million, with a cash option of $105 million. Saturday night was the 11th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. Even though there were no jackpot winners, 9 lucky tickets matched the first five numbers for a $200,000 second-place prize: 1 from Florida, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from New Hampshire, 2 fro
Oct 23, 2011, 7:43 am - Lottery News

N.C. man claims Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
Shares millions with his daughters By Todd Northrop North Carolina's newest jackpot winners are members of a Greenville, N.C. family who claimed today their half of the Sept. 30 Mega Millions jackpot worth $114 million. Half of the jackpot, $57 million, goes to James Jones, a retired banker from Greenville. Jones chose the lump sum option rather than the annuity and will receive $42.2 million. Jones will split the winnings with his two daughters, Allan Jones of Greenville and Kimberl
Oct 12, 2011, 3:28 pm - Lottery News

U.K. couple watched lottery drawing as they won £101MNews Story
It was only the third time they played the game Includes video report A couple from Cambridgeshire, UK, who won Friday's 101 million (US$157.7 million) Euro Millions jackpot have been named as Dave and Angela Dawes. The lucky pair were the only winners of the draw and have claimed the UK's third-biggest lottery prize. Mr. Dawes, 47, is a shift supervisor at Premier foods while his 43-year-old partner is a volunteer at the British Heart Foundation. The third time was the charm
Oct 11, 2011, 10:23 am - Lottery News

Wrong ticket wins Georgia woman $25 millionNews Story
It was a huge mistake, but one with a silver lining for a woman who says her winning $25 million lottery ticket wasn't the one she originally wanted. Kathy Scruggs, 44, from Lithonia Georgia, says a store clerk mistakenly sold her a lottery ticket for a different game than the one requested. I asked for a Mega Millions ticket and the lady gave me a Powerball ticket, Ms. Scruggs told the Georgia Lottery. I just took it anyway, she says, ending up purchasing both types. That Powerbal
Oct 5, 2011, 7:03 am - Lottery News

Toronto teacher claims $21.4M lottery jackpotNews Story
Winning Lotto Max ticket was sitting on his fridge for months Includes video report A Toronto-area high school wood shop and technology teacher played hooky Tuesday to pick up his $21.4 million Lotto Max jackpot. I called in sick today surprise! I'm not sick, said Craig Henshaw, 42, smiling as cameras recorded his check presentation at the offices of Ontario Lottery and Gaming. All kidding aside, Henshaw says he loves teaching so much he's just going to take a temporary break whi
Sep 29, 2011, 8:24 am - Lottery News

Deadline for claiming $16.5M Hot Lotto jackpot nearsNews Story
Winner has 3 months left to claim prize The Iowa Lottery has a message for folks who drove through Des Moines just before New Year's Day almost nine months ago: Dig deep into your dresser drawer and the car's glove compartment. Empty out your purse and shake out your wallet. Check your pants pockets and your backpack. Time is running out for a mystery lottery player to claim a $16.5 million Hot Lotto jackpot. The deadline is 4 p.m. on Dec. 29 for the winner to present the ticket at Iowa
Sep 21, 2011, 6:19 pm - Lottery News