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2 tickets win Mega Millions jackpot worth $190MNews Story
A Mega Millions jackpot advertised at $190 million has been won by two tickets, one sold in New Jersey, the other in Virginia. They matched all the numbers drawn Friday night: 11, 15, 35, 43 and 49, with Mega Ball number 41. The Megaplier was 4. Winners usually take the cash payout, which in this case would be $70 million each. Before taxes, of course. Seventeen tickets missed only the Mega Ball and won second worth $250,000: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Iowa, 1 from Maryland, 3 from Michiga
May 18, 2013, 1:05 pm - Lottery News

$190 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rollsNews Story
Florida residents can join in the fun for the first time By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States including Florida for the first time are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Friday's massive $190 million drawing. (See Mega Millions comes to Florida, Lottery Post, May 15, 2013.) The cash value stands at a staggering $140.9 million. Lottery players typically think of the cash value as roughly half of the annuity estimate, but this Mega Millions cash
May 15, 2013, 9:09 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions comes to FloridaNews Story
It's a great time to be a lottery player in Florida: Powerball is at $360 million and rising, the highest it has been since last year's record $587 million. Meanwhile, at 6 a.m. this morning, Mega Millions tickets went on sale in Florida for the first time. The multi-state jackpot is approaching $200 million. Mega Millions tickets are now available at the same outlets that sell other Florida lottery products. There are more than 13,000 such venues statewide. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. Tuesd
May 15, 2013, 8:30 am - Lottery News

$170 MILLION: Mega Millions back into the realm of monster jackpotsNews Story
By Todd Northrop As Powerball has been grabbing headlines for its frequent big jackpots, the United States's other huge multi-state game, Mega Millions, has been quietly and steadily increasing its jackpot. Tuesday night we'll find out if the Mega Millions lottery game enters into the realm of $200+ million jackpots, or if an incredibly lucky ticket-holder wins a $170 million jackpot. The lump-sum cash value stands at a staggering $126.7 million. It's been some time since the Mega Mi
May 11, 2013, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery jackpots top a combined $375 millionNews Story
The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions rolled over to $154 million, while the top prize in tonight's Powerball multi-state lottery stands at $222 million. The numbers drawn in Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery were 1, 6, 13, 20 and 51, and the Mega Ball was 31. The Mega Millions jackpot has been growing since a player in Ohio won $41 million on March 12. The Powerball jackpot has been climbing since March 30, when an Illinois player won $50 million. If a single player wins tonigh
May 8, 2013, 10:15 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner hits baby jackpotNews Story
The first time lady luck smiled on Joe Denette, he won a boatload of money. The second time, the prize was even more amazing. He and his wife, Meagan, became the parents of two babies, delivered during separate births, 100 days apart. One was the result of planned medical intervention. The other came as a complete surprise. Both are 100 percent genetically our children, the mother said, adding: It's a cool story. It's made even more interesting by the fact that Joe's life had al
Apr 14, 2013, 2:47 pm - Lottery News

California family's fight over $51 million lottery jackpot is overNews Story
A year after winning the big $51 million Mega Millions jackpot, Bakersfield resident Etta May Urquhart took her son to court saying he commandeered the money and went on a spending spree. (See Woman accuses son of taking $51 million lottery ticket, Lottery Post, May 6, 2012.) Well, that lawsuit has now been quietly dismissed following a settlement agreement. I checked it twice before I went outside because I couldn't believe it, Urquhart told 17 News in May 2011. Grinning from ear t
Mar 28, 2013, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Judge won't give bakery workers partial lottery prizeNews Story
A Cook County, Illinois, judge on Thursday refused to award a partial payout of a $118 million Mega Millions prize won by employees of a Chicago Heights-based bakery. Twelve employees of the Pita Pan Bakery, 401 E. Joe Orr Road in Chicago Heights, who have taken to calling themselves the Dirty Dozen, have possession of the winning ticket from a May 4 drawing that won them the record-high prize. But another seven employees of the bakery have filed assorted lawsuits in Cook County Circuit Co
Mar 1, 2013, 6:08 pm - Lottery News

Florida to join multi-state Mega Millions lotteryNews Story
Florida will start selling tickets to the popular Mega Millions game later this year. Florida Lottery officials told The Associated Press on Thursday that the state will join 42 other states in selling tickets. Tickets will go on sale on May 15. The first Mega Millions drawing that Florida tickets will participate in is on Friday, May 17. The state already sells tickets to Powerball, another multi-state game. It also has its own game called Florida Lotto. Lottery Secretary Cynthia O'
Feb 28, 2013, 4:39 pm - Lottery News

Maryland family claims $26M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
Winner chooses to remain anonymous At approximately 10 p.m. Tuesday evening, before going to bed, a Mt. Airy, Maryland, man jokingly told his fianc e they were going to wake up as millionaires. One hour later, while they were sound asleep, that premonition became a reality. When the woman woke up the next morning, she went online to check her tickets and realized they were $26 million richer. Before calling her fianc , she had her daughter check the numbers on the ticket, too. I am sti
Feb 21, 2013, 4:51 pm - Lottery News