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Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $20 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $20 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $12 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.Two tickets won second prizes of $175,000 each in Friday night's drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number. Those tickets were sold in Illinois and Virginia.Thirty-five tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball numbe
Feb 28, 2004, 6:30 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $52 MillionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot is on the rise. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 353,945 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.8 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $52 million.The cash option for the Saturday, February 28 drawing will be an estimated $28.4 million.The numbers drawn were: 4, 5, 11, 17, 47 and the Powerball was 35. The Power Play multiplier was
Feb 26, 2004, 5:04 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $12 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $12 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $10 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were three second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. Each matched all five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Also, 15 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Th
Feb 25, 2004, 4:30 am - Lottery News

Final Mega Millions Tally: $239 MillionNews Story
When the winner of the U.S. Mega Millions Lottery drawing comes forward they will get $239 million instead of the advertised $230 million Friday top prize.Virginia lottery officials Monday said the jackpot was actually $9 million more because of strong ticket sales during the hour leading up to the Feb. 20 drawing.One jackpot-winning ticket was purchased in Stephens City, Va., with all five winning numbers: 01-12-20-21-30 and the gold Mega Ball, 24. As if $230 million wasn't enough, said Virgin
Feb 24, 2004, 5:51 am - Lottery News

'Amazing' Mega Millions Sales Pushes Jackpot to $230 MillionNews Story
Mega Millions players all over the country are lining up for a shot at tonight's mega-jackpot. In fact sales are so brisk that the estimated jackpot for tonight's drawing has been revised upward to $230 million.Tonight's drawing will be held in New York City's Times Square. This is an indication of how strong Mega Millions sales are today across the Commonwealth, says Virginia Lottery Executive Director Penelope W. Kyle. By revising the estimated jackpot upward, we are saying that the actual
Feb 20, 2004, 12:10 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions drawings won't go home until someone winsNews Story
Tonight's $222 million Mega Millions drawing will be broadcast live from Times Square in New York City, and Mega Millions drawings will continue to originate from Times Square until the Mega Millions jackpot is won, according to Michigan Lottery officials.Mega Millions drawings normally run 45 seconds in length, but will be extended to 60 seconds for the special drawing(s) being held in Times Square.The Georgia Lottery said the 11 participating states decided to move the drawing to New York's Ti
Feb 20, 2004, 9:07 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Raised to $222 MillionNews Story
As of 11:30 a.m. today, lottery officials for the Mega Millions game announced that -- due to solid ticket sales -- the estimated jackpot for Friday, February 20 has been increased to $222 million.If one winning ticket matches all six numbers in Friday night's drawing and the player has selected annuity payments over 26 years, the $222 million jackpot would amount to pre-tax payments of roughly:$8.5 million per year,$164,200 per week, or,$23,450 per day.For those who prefer to take their cash wi
Feb 19, 2004, 12:04 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot feverNews Story
Have you bought your lottery ticket yet for the world's biggest lottery jackpot? You still have time.The Mega Millions Lottery jackpot is up to $215 Million, and is expected to climb even higher by Friday's drawing.It is the 8th largest jackpot in history right now.The state of Texas, which joined Mega Millions in December, is certainly pushing the jackpot even higher, with Texas players contributing between 12 percent and 15 percent of total sales, said Reagan Greer, executive director of the
Feb 19, 2004, 7:53 am - Lottery News

$35 Million Powerball JackpotNews Story
Powerball is on a roll. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 308,146 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.5 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $35 million.The cash option for the Saturday, February 21 drawing will be an estimated $19.2 million. The numbers drawn were: 4, 24, 36, 44, 50 and the Powerball was 2. The Power Play multiplier was 4.Four player
Feb 19, 2004, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Times Square gets Mega ball dropNews Story
The drawing for the $215 million Mega Millions jackpot will be held in Times Square tomorrow, and New York's exuberant lottery celebrity, Yolanda Vega, will announce the winning numbers.Mega Millions is the closest thing going to a national lottery. New York and Ohio joined the multistate game in May 2002, and Texas joined last December, bringing to 11 the number of participating states.Six winning jackpot tickets worth a total of $400 million have been sold in New York over the last 21 months.
Feb 19, 2004, 7:26 am - Lottery News