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Louisiana Lottery may add Mega Millions next yearNews Story
With the price of a Powerball ticket slated to increase from $1 to $2 starting next year, state lottery officials are betting that adding a second multi-state jackpot game will help draw in additional revenue. The game, Mega Millions, is offered in 41 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. For $1, players pick five numbers, from 1 to 56, and one Mega Ball, from 1 to 46, and are eligible to win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in a drawing. In 2010, 23
Aug 30, 2011, 2:15 pm - Lottery News

Mass. man claims $32M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
Includes video report A lottery winner has come forward in Boston and claimed the $32 million Mega Millions jackpot from the Fri., Aug. 19, 2011 drawing. The $32 million winner was introduced at a news conference on Tuesday. The newest multi-millionaire in Massachusetts is a 47-year-old man who lives in Dorchester. He used to be a record keeper, but has been unemployed ever since he was laid off. Candido Oliveira bought a single Quick Pick ticket last week for Mega Millions,
Aug 23, 2011, 7:50 pm - Lottery News

Winning $32M Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in MassachusettsNews Story
One lucky Massachusetts resident is $32 million richer after Friday night's drawing of the Mega Millions jackpot, state lottery officials said. They said a single ticket sold at a Tedeschi Food store on Neponset Avenue in Dorchester matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball selected in the Friday, Aug. 19 Mega Millions drawing to win the multi-state game's $32 million jackpot. The ticket bearing the winning numbers was 5, 15, 53, 54, and 56, with Mega Ball number 22, lottery officials sa
Aug 21, 2011, 8:27 pm - Lottery News

Virginia man claims $107M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Includes video report A 25-year old McLean, Virginia, man won the third-largest lottery jackpot in Virginia state history and his use of Facebook is partly the reason for his riches. Brian McCarthy won $107 million in the Mega Millions lottery after buying a ticket in a Giant grocery store in Herndon. McCarthy says he checked his ticket after reading an article posted on a local radio station's Facebook page that posted the winning numbers. After checking the article, McCarthy phoned
Aug 16, 2011, 12:41 am - Lottery News

Minnesota couple claims $229M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Includes video report Thomas and Kathleen Morris, a couple from Burnsville, Minnesota, walked into the Minnesota State Lottery headquarters around 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon to claim the nearly $229 million winning Powerball ticket. It started on Monday, Kathleen said. We met with our financial adviser and things didn't look very promising. I told Tom the only way we're going to retire is if we win the lottery. Minnesota's newest millionaires bought the winning ticket at a SuperAmer
Aug 13, 2011, 9:02 am - Lottery News

$228.9M Powerball lottery ticket sold in MinnesotaNews Story
For a split second, John Nee of Apple Valley thought he might be the luckiest person in Minnesota. On Thursday afternoon, Nee, 63, hadn't yet checked his Powerball ticket when he was told that a winning ticket worth $228.9 million, the biggest jackpot in state history, had been sold in Dakota County. Alas, after hearing the numbers, Nee crumpled up his slip of paper and pined, Like every week. It's not me. But that's all right. It will come. The identity of the big winner is still a my
Aug 12, 2011, 8:13 am - Lottery News

22 Ohio co-workers share $99M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop A lucky group of 22 co-workers were at the Ohio Lottery's Youngstown office Monday to claim their share of last week's $99 million Mega Millions jackpot. The Ohio lottery said most of the 22 work for KraftMaid in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, midway between Cleveland and Youngstown. The majority of the winners work together in the logistics and customer service departments at the cabinet making company. The group has been playing the lottery for several years. Each winne
Aug 9, 2011, 9:41 am - Lottery News

$220 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot ramps upNews Story
Only third time in past year to reach $200M By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $220 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 11th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $118.8 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Powe
Aug 7, 2011, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Ohio gas station sells $99M Mega Millions ticketNews Story
A lottery official says a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $99 million has been sold at a gas station in northeastern Ohio. Ohio Lottery spokeswoman Marie Kildane says the winning jackpot ticket for Friday's drawing was sold at Speedway in Jefferson, 10 miles from the Pennsylvania border. She says the jackpot has been accumulating since July 5. Kildane says the winner can claim the prize beginning Monday because lottery offices are closed for the weekend. The w
Aug 6, 2011, 10:07 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $180 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing took place last night without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $180 million, with a cash option of $100.3 million. Wednesday night was the 10th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. Even though there were no jackpot winners, 13 lucky tickets matched the first five numbers for a $200,000 second-place prize: 1 from Arkansas, 2 from Connecticut, 1 from Florida, 1 fr
Aug 4, 2011, 7:26 am - Lottery News