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$252 MILLION: largest Mega Millions jackpot in 18 monthsNews Story
Lottery jackpot hunters will have a big target this coming Tuesday night, when a $252 million jackpot is up from grabs in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game. It is the largest Mega Millions jackpot since Feb. 22, 2008, when the top prize swelled to $270 million. One ticket sold in Georgia won that prize. The huge pot came about after no tickets won last night's $207 million jackpot drawing. On Tuesday, players will attempt to match all five numbers plus the Mega Ball number to win
Aug 22, 2009, 9:29 am - Lottery News

California Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $200K to expire MondayNews Story
A lottery ticket worth more than $200,000 that was bought in Coronado, California, remains unclaimed, and lottery officials yesterday warned that the prize will expire in three days. The winning Mega Millions ticket was sold Feb. 4 at Avenue Liquor on Orange Avenue near Ninth Street, California Lottery officials said. It hit five winning numbers 1, 27, 28, 35 and 40 but missed the Mega number, 6. The ticket, which is worth $211,387, will expire at 5 p.m. Monday, officials said. If it is
Aug 21, 2009, 1:09 pm - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery officials waiting for Powerball winner to come forwardNews Story
Editor: The original news story contained several errors that have been corrected, as noted below. Right now one Powerball lottery ticket holder is a multi-millionaire and may not even know it. So far no one has come forward to claim Wednesday night's prize of $259,900,000. The Powerball winner bought the ticket in South Carolina at the Murphy USA store on Garners Ferry Road in Columbia. The interim director of the S.C. Education Lottery made the announcement Thursday morning at the sto
Aug 21, 2009, 12:51 pm - Lottery News

One ticket from S.C. wins $260M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Mega Millions jackpot worth $207M still up for grabs A torrent of ticket sales sent the Poweball jackpot soaring again, to $259.9 million up $15 million since the $245 million estimate was established Saturday and then one ticket won last night. Unless you bought your Powerball ticket in South Carolina, your only shot at a $200+ million lottery jackpot is tomorrow night's Mega Millions drawing. The store that sold the ticket is the Murphy USA gas station at 7530 Garners Ferry Road in Co
Aug 20, 2009, 11:25 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball prizes top $200 millionNews Story
Jackpots for the two multistate lotteries in the U.S. rose above $200 million each as players await tonight's drawing for one of the prizes. USA Mega (www.usamega.com) said on its Web site that stronger-than-expected sales over the past three days increased the jackpot for tonight's drawing by $5 million to $250 million, or $124.8 million in cash. The odds of winning are 1 in 195 million. It's the 10th-biggest prize ever for the lottery, which is played in 30 states including Connecticut, Flo
Aug 19, 2009, 10:45 pm - Lottery News

Lottery fever hits Tennessee & Georgia: both states have jackpots over $200 millionNews Story
Lottery Fever hits folks in Tennessee and Georgia as both states celebrate jackpots over $200 Million. The Tennessee Lottery Powerball is up to $250 Million and the Georgia Lottery Mega Millions hits $207 Million. While the odds of hitting that jackpots are slim... As they say...it only takes a dollar to win.... Atul Patel calls to a customer who just bought a lottery ticket, Thank you ma'am. Good Luck. Patel says lottery ticket sales at Harry's Citgo on Hixson Pike have been steady
Aug 19, 2009, 10:42 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot zooms to $207MNews Story
The jackpot for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing climbed to $207 million after no players matched all six numbers in Tuesday night's game. Even though there were no jackpot winners, 14 lucky players managed to match the first five numbers for a $250,000 second-prize win. 3 of those tickets were sold in California, 1 in Georgia, 2 in Illinois, 1 in Maryland, 1 in Massachusetts, 2 in New Jersey, 1 in New York, 1 in Texas, and 2 in Virginia. The California second-prize winners will receiv
Aug 19, 2009, 10:39 pm - Lottery News

Massive sales push Powerball lottery jackpot to $250MNews Story
Greater-than-expected sales prompt rare mid-week jackpot increase The rush to buy tickets for a chance at Wednesday's $245 million Powerball jackpot has pushed the prize to $250 million. The cash option is an estimated $124.8 million. The current jackpot run-up began July 1 and has grown to $250 million through 14 consecutive drawings. To play Powerball, players choose five numbers from 1 to 59 and one Powerball number from 1 to 39. Players can also ask for a quick pick, a set of num
Aug 18, 2009, 3:06 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $245MNews Story
Approaching record levels; largest Powerball jackpot in 17 months There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the muilti-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $245 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 14th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $122.6 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega (www.usamega.com/powerball-j
Aug 16, 2009, 1:27 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot cracks $200M markNews Story
4th biggest Powerball jackpot over the last 2 years Mega Millions also in rarified territory The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing happened last night once again without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $213 million, with a cash option of $104.7 million. Wednesday night was the 13th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. Even though there were no jackpot winners, six lucky tickets matched the first five numbers for
Aug 13, 2009, 3:47 pm - Lottery News