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Lucky store! So who's the Florida Lotto winner?News Story
A steady stream of customers has been coming through the Cumberland Farms store in Port St. Lucie, Florida, buying potato chips and gum and trading rumors. The store was identified early Thursday as the location where one of two winning tickets was sold in Wednesday's $82 million Florida Lotto drawing. Everybody's been talking about it, Yesenia Quevedo, 18, a customer-service associate, said. A lot of people have asked for the Lotto. No one has presented a winning ticket, said Alf
Apr 23, 2006, 10:24 am - Lottery News

One of two winning Florida Lotto tickets from Port St. LucieNews Story
The Cumberland Farms store on Floresta Drive was a revolving door of media and frequent customers who had heard the news Thursday morning that one lucky Florida Lottery player bought the winning ticket there. By 11:30 a.m., store clerk Keri Frosch stopped curious people short and just said with a smile, No, we don't know who it is. But she does know that receipts show about 4,000 people bought tickets Wednesday night alone. When it's that high it happens, Frosch said, referring to h
Apr 21, 2006, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Florida Lottery player in The Villages has 44 million reasons to smileNews Story
From the fairways to coffee shops, retirees Thursday wondered: Who is the overnight multimillionaire? News zipped from golf cart to golf cart in the retirement community that a convenience store there sold one of two winning tickets to Wednesday night's $87.9 million Florida Lotto jackpot. Our employees are all rattling about who it might be, said Teresa Gladstone, manager of the Circle K. We know it was none of us. The store quickly boasted the good fortune with a hand-written sign
Apr 21, 2006, 7:02 am - Lottery News

Big Florida Lotto prize whips up ticket frenzyNews Story
If conventional wisdom holds, Lake County will break out in Lotto fever today. The Florida Lotto jackpot has grown to $82 million and is expected to tempt residents into throwing down $1 or more for a shot at a fortune. It's a great way to waste your money, said Barbara Back, 66, of Eustis, clutching the five tickets she just bought Tuesday at a Publix off U.S. Highway 441. A stranger pushed a cart past Back and waved her tickets. Do you think we'll win? the woman asked. No, Ba
Apr 19, 2006, 7:36 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increased to $265 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $265 million. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $220 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday. There were 20 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 3 from California, 4 from Georgia, 3 from Michigan, 3 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, 2 from Ohio, and 3 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win
Apr 17, 2006, 3:09 pm - Lottery News

Florida Lotto fever peaks with tonight's $64 million drawingNews Story
Lotto fever heated up Friday in Southwest Florida and the rest of the state as people lined up to take their shot at instant millions. Tonight's Florida Lottery drawing is estimated to be worth $64 million. The drawing is scheduled for 11 p.m. This is the 14th largest Lotto jackpot in Florida history. If one winner beats the odds, that person could accept a pretax check of $36 million, or choose to take $2.1 million in each of the next 30 years. Lottery officials expect ticket sales to pea
Apr 15, 2006, 3:06 pm - Lottery News

$220 Million: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls againNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $220 million Wednesday. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $189 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday. There were 17 second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 6 from California, 3 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio, and 1 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win
Apr 12, 2006, 9:54 am - Lottery News

Powerball Back-to-Back Jackpots Set RecordNews Story
Just when it seemed as if the Powerball game had broken all records, yet another milestone has been set with the current jackpot of $220 million: It's the first time two consecutive jackpots have surpassed $200 million. The staggering $220 million jackpot for tomorrow night's drawing follows the last record-setter of $365 million, won in February by a group of eight third-shift workers at a meat-packing plant in Lincoln, Nebraska. The last time two big jackpots paired up was in 2003, when
Apr 12, 2006, 9:12 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $220 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to jump higher, as lines at lottery machines are starting to grow. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 929,494 players across the nation won a total of more than $10.1 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $220 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, April 12th drawing will be an estimated $101 million. The numbers drawn Saturd
Apr 9, 2006, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot leaps to $189 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $189 million Saturday. None of the tickets sold for Friday night's $162 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday. There were 12 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 4 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the
Apr 8, 2006, 11:06 am - Lottery News