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Drawing date set for Kentucky Lottery's Million Dollar DrawNews Story
Best chance ever of hitting the Kentucky Lottery for a millions bucks is nearly sold out A pair of new millionaires will be created on the morning of March 19th, when the Kentucky Lottery will hold the Million Dollar Draw. Tickets for the raffle-style game went on sale January 1st, and there are less than 19,000 tickets remaining. A maximum of 500,000 tickets will be sold for the Million Dollar Draw once ticket number 500,000 is sold, the game ends and players will wait until the 19th
Mar 5, 2007, 4:45 pm - Lottery News

$355 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot increasedNews Story
Historic drawing to be held in Times Square, New York City The estimated jackpot of the March 6, 2007 Mega Millions drawing was raised from $340 million to $355 million on Monday because of heavier than expected sales in all Mega Millions states. New York City's Times Square will provide the setting for the historic Mega Millions lottery drawing on Tuesday night. The massive $355 million estimated jackpot for Tuesday's drawing is the largest in the game's history. Lottery officials i
Mar 5, 2007, 1:32 pm - Lottery News

$340 MILLION: Biggest Mega Millions lottery jackpot everNews Story
The $340 million jackpot for Tuesday's Mega Millions lottery drawing will be the largest since The Big Game became Mega Millions in May of 2002. If The Big Game's jackpots are included, the Tuesday Mega Millions jackpot is the second-largest ever to The Big Game's record of $363 Million, set in May of 2000. The only other lottery jackpots that are comparable to Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot are Powerball's $340 million jackpot on October 19, 2005 and the $365 million jackpot on February
Mar 3, 2007, 10:37 am - Lottery News

$267 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot soarsNews Story
The Mega Millions lottery drawing produced no jackpot winner last night, sending Friday's jackpot to the highest level in a year. One year ago today, the Mega Millions jackpot of $267 million, which was later re-calculated to $270 million, was won by one Ohio lottery ticket, and was later redeemed by an anonymous winner. The Mega Millions jackpot has not reached this high since that day. The multi-state lottery game had a top prize of $216 million up for grabs in last night's drawing, b
Feb 28, 2007, 1:03 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winner followed careful spending planNews Story
How one lucky winner spent his new-found fortune Brad Duke, 34, a manager for five Gold's Gym franchises in Idaho, pocketed a lump sum of $85 million after winning a $220 million Powerball jackpot in 2005. He spent the first month of his new life assembling a team of financial advisors. His goal: to use his winnings to become a billionaire. Here's what Duke has done with his money so far. $45 million: Safe, low-risk investments such as municipal bonds$35 million: Aggressive investments
Feb 28, 2007, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $216 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $216 million, the largest Mega Millions jackpot in more than 10 months. The rollover occurred because none of the tickets sold for Friday night's $177 million drawing matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball number. The next drawing will be Tuesday night. There were 17 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 3 from California, 1 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 2 from Michigan, 5 from New
Feb 24, 2007, 7:43 am - Lottery News

Ct. lottery ticket worth $3.5 million expiresNews Story
Officials Reject 200 Lost Ticket Claims The dream of becoming a millionaire could be turning into someone's nightmare. Connecticut lottery officials said no one has produced the winning ticket for a $3.5 million jackpot in the Feb. 14, 2006, drawing. The winning ticket expired and is worthless, lottery officials said. However, officials said if someone mailed it in and it was postmarked before the deadline, it would be honored. Lottery officials and the Division of Special Reve
Feb 22, 2007, 5:46 pm - Lottery News

$75 million Powerball lottery jackpot claimed by N.C. prison guardNews Story
For more than two months, Jackie Alston quietly celebrated her winning Powerball ticket, quitting her job at a state prison and then putting together a team of financial advisers. The 38-year-old single mom was ready to take the party public sort of on Friday when she stepped forward to claim her $74.5 million prize. Alston appeared briefly at a news conference to discuss her win and smile for the cameras before pulling away in a stretch Ford Excursion limousine. She wouldn't say wh
Feb 17, 2007, 8:49 am - Lottery News

AMAZING: Minnesota man wins back-to-back lottery jackpotsNews Story
A Northstar Cash ticket that Raymond Snouffer Jr. purchased for the Feb. 10 drawing matched all five winning numbers drawn (11-14-23-26-31) to win the $25,000 jackpot. The next day he did it again. A ticket that he purchased for the Feb. 11 Northstar Cash drawing matched all five winning numbers drawn (3-7-11-19-28) to win another $25,000 jackpot! This unbelievable feat has never been done in Minnesota on any jackpot game, and the odds of it happening are virtually incalculable. But what i
Feb 15, 2007, 11:55 am - Lottery News

Lotteries long for 'jackpot fever'News Story
To lottery players, $100 million ain't what it used to be. A seven-month streak of jackpots that were big, but not gigantic, has sent traditional lottery sales plummeting in many states. In the past six months, Mega Millions sales are down 30% in Texas compared with a year earlier and 38% in Massachusetts. Powerball sales are off 6% in Wisconsin. The USA is suffering from jackpot fatigue, lottery officials say. There was a time when $50 million created a stir. Then we needed $
Feb 13, 2007, 2:31 pm - Lottery News