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Lottery winner offers advice for Mega MillionsNews Story
Lottery Post featured on ABC's Good Morning America Includes video report By Todd Northrop Looking to start out the new year with a nice lottery nest egg? One very lucky man says he has developed some winning techniques along the way. Richard Lustig is a seven-time money winner. He appeared on ABC's Good Morning America and shared a few of his tactics. Also mentioned in the segment is Lottery Post although not by name along with comments posted by Lottery Post member FLAT
Dec 30, 2010, 9:55 am - Lottery News

$237 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised againNews Story
New Year's Eve drawing will be huge By Todd Northrop Will an incredibly lucky lottery player end 2010 with a life-changing windfall, or will the first jackpot of 2011 be more than a quarter billion dollars? We'll find out Friday night, when the $237 million Mega Millions drawing takes place. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is the accumulation of 14 consecutive drawings without a top prize winner. The current jackpot run-up started on Nov. 12 as a $12 million grand prize. The lump-
Dec 29, 2010, 8:20 am - Lottery News

$200 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot increasedNews Story
By Todd Northrop Players of the Mega Millions multi-state lottery have an even better reason to rush out and buy some tickets before tonight's drawing. The grand prize for tonight's Mega Millions drawing has been raised to $200 million from the previous estimate of $196 million, established after nobody won Friday's top prize. The lump-sum cash value of tonight's jackpot has also been raised to $127.3 Million. Officially raising a jackpot estimate before a drawing is rare, and only h
Dec 28, 2010, 1:27 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions: $168M Christmas Eve lottery jackpotNews Story
Just like last year's 'Christmas Miracle'? By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Friday's massive $168 million Christmas Eve drawing. The lump-sum cash value stands at a staggering $107 million. For gift-givers who enjoy giving loved ones and friends lottery tickets, the Friday Mega Millions drawing may make a good gift, as the recipient can instantly see if they have won. On the other hand, should nobody w
Dec 22, 2010, 7:47 am - Lottery News

$145M jackpot for tonight's Mega Millions lottery drawNews Story
Largest jackpot in more than seven months The jackpot for tonight's multi-state Mega Millions lottery draw is $145 million, the most since May 4th. The lump-sum cash payout of tonight's jackpot is $91.8 Million, if the winner decides to take the whole thing at once. Tonight's draw, set for 11 p.m. Eastern Time, will be the 12th since the last time a ticket was sold that matched all six numbers drawn. The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega number is 1 in 175,711,536. Ma
Dec 21, 2010, 4:36 pm - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery offers free ticket dealNews Story
Special deal is for Tuesday and Wednesday only Just in time for the late holiday season shoppers, the Idaho Lottery is offering a two-day special for players on Tuesday and Wednesday this week only. All day on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 players that purchase a $10 Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle ticket will receive a free Mega Millions ticket and a have chance at that night's $145 million jackpot. All day Wednesday, December 22, 2010, players that purchase a $10 Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle ticket w
Dec 21, 2010, 7:48 am - Lottery News

Porn shop lottery winner doesn't reveal himselfNews Story
Michigan Lottery pays out record $268.6 million on two multi-state jackpots won a week apart By Todd Northrop So who bought the huge winning lottery ticket at the porn shop in Highland Park? Nobody is saying, not even Mike Greer, 49, of Farmington Hills, who came forward to collect the $128.6 million in Powerball winnings on behalf of Team Victory, a lottery club. I didn't buy it, Greer said today. I never play. I'm sorry. Greer acknowledged he was being intentionally vague abou
Nov 12, 2010, 5:22 pm - Lottery News

Historic lottery award ceremony Friday in MichiganNews Story
By Todd Northrop For the first time in Michigan Lottery history, two mega jackpot winners will collect their winnings at the same time Friday at Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing. Most public interest will likely be centered on the winner of Saturday's $128.6 million Powerball drawing. That's because of the unique location where the winning ticket was purchased: an adult video and book store in Highland Park. The location also includes a walk-up window for lottery ticket purchase
Nov 11, 2010, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Ohio lottery ticket wins $25M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop One Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in Ohio matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball to grab the $25 million jackpot in last night's Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawing. According to the Ohio Lottery, the winning ticket was sold in the Cleveland suburb of Broadview Heights. The winning numbers were: 8, 26, 28, 33 and 53, with a Mega Ball number of 11. The Megaplier multiplier number was 4. In addition to the big winner, four lucky players matched the first
Nov 10, 2010, 8:56 am - Lottery News

Michigan gets second multi-state lottery winner in a weekNews Story
First-ever Powerball win in Michigan $128.6 million Powerball win comes just one week after $140 million Mega Millions jackpot won in same state By Todd Northrop The USA's two biggest multi-state lottery games produced $100 million+ jackpot winners within the same week both in the state of Michigan. Mega Millions was the first to turn out a grand prize winner. On Oct. 29, one lucky ticket sold in Michigan's Upper Peninsula region matched the first five numbers plus the Mega Ball numb
Nov 7, 2010, 10:42 am - Lottery News