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Mega Millions goes on sale in South Dakota May 16News Story
South Dakota Lottery officials are adding Mega Millions to the state's lineup of lotto games, beginning May 16. The first Mega Millions drawing in which South Dakota will participate is Tuesday, May 18. The South Dakota Lottery Commission in late March unanimously approved adding the game. The legislative Rules Review Committee Tuesday approved the administrative rules. Three multi-state lottery games currently are available in South Dakota: Powerball, Hot Lotto, and Wildcard 2. Dakota
Apr 21, 2010, 7:33 am - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery jackpots offer multiple $100M+ chancesNews Story
This weekend the two biggest USA multi-state lottery games remained unbeaten, with their jackpots continuing to rise. Now that most states offer tickets for both games, players around the country have the opportunity to play two lottery games, each offering a jackpot of greater than $100 million. Powerball's annuity jackpot is currently the world's largest jackpot, at $175 million, and Mega Millions has the world's second-largest jackpot, at $105 million. The lump-sum cash values of the
Apr 12, 2010, 8:41 am - Lottery News

$250,000 Va. lottery ticket expires MondayNews Story
The clock is ticking on a Mega Millions ticket worth a quarter-of-a-million dollars. The ticket was purchased last October in Chesterfield, Virginia, and no one has come forward to claim the prize. If the ticket is not redeemed by 5 p.m. Monday, it will expire. The $250,000 ticket was bought at a gas station across from the Chesterfield County Courthouse on Oct. 13. The buyer matched the first five numbers to win the regional game's second-biggest payout. The winning numbers from that d
Apr 9, 2010, 8:04 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner gives away millionsNews Story
Practitioner of visualization and meditation techniques won $112 million As twists of fate go, Cynthia Stafford has been dealt some doozies. In 1999, Stafford's younger brother was killed in a car accident, and the state of California placed his five children in foster care. Cynthia would have none of that: She applied for?full custody of her nieces and nephews, ages 3 to 10, and though the state initially fought her, Stafford prevailed and became an instant mother to five children a full-
Apr 1, 2010, 8:45 am - Lottery News

S.D. Lottery considers adding Mega MillionsNews Story
The South Dakota Lottery Commission is preparing to add another lotto game. The commissioners will hold a rules hearing on Friday to decide whether South Dakota should join 37 other states that offer Mega Millions, billed as America's biggest jackpot game. South Dakota Lottery Director Norman Lingle declined a request for an interview Monday, according to lottery spokeswoman Kelly Thompson. Much of what you're asking will be answered in the presentation he is making to the commissione
Mar 23, 2010, 7:51 pm - Lottery News

Man retrieves $250K lottery ticket from trashNews Story
A Maryland man threw away a $250,000 Mega Millions ticket before realizing his mistake and finding it after a 90-minute search. The 49-year-old man, whose name wasn't released by Maryland Lottery officials, bought several tickets for the March 9 drawing. After checking them and thinking none was a winner, he threw them out. A Maryland Lottery employee told the winner's brother that a $250,000 winning ticket had been sold at the store Barnabas Liquors in Temple Hills. I immediately got
Mar 15, 2010, 6:40 pm - Lottery News

Virginia man claims $200M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
Includes video report They say good things come to those who wait. Steve Williams of Shenandoah would probably agree. For nearly five months he waited, holding a Mega Millions ticket that he knew was worth $200 million. Finally, on March 12, 2010, he officially claimed his prize, becoming the second-largest winner in the Virginia Lottery's history. Williams found out he was a mega-winner when he went to his favorite store, Valley's at 601 4th Street in Shenandoah, and made a pot of c
Mar 13, 2010, 9:44 am - Lottery News

Calif. man claims $134M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
The multimillion-dollar man has been found. California Lottery officials Tuesday announced the name of a man, believed to be a Long Beach resident, who has won the $134 million Mega Millions jackpot. The winner has been identified as John Dalkos. Officials said Dalkos showed up at the Santa Ana District office on Monday afternoon to claim his massive prize. Dalkos declined to be interviewed, they said. His ticket with winning numbers 11, 34, 44, 31, 52 and Mega Ball number 32 was sold a
Mar 10, 2010, 7:54 am - Lottery News

1 ticket wins $133M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
One lucky lottery player from California can lay claims to a $133 million jackpot. The winning ticket for Friday Night's Mega Millions drawing was purchased in Long Beach, California. The winning numbers were: 11, 31, 34, 44, and 52, with the Mega Ball 32. The Texas Megaplier was 4. Also, 7 lucky players came very close to winning it all, matching the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Michigan, 1 from Minnesota, 2 from New Jersey, and 1 from
Mar 8, 2010, 10:06 am - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery sales up by 3 percent; Powerball sales downNews Story
It's early yet, but the multi-state lottery game Mega Millions has not sent lottery ticket sales shooting through the roof in South Carolina. Overall, sales are up about 3 percent. But sales for the state's other multi-state game Powerball are down. For roughly its first month of operation in South Carolina, the Mega Millions jackpot game had sales of $2.3 million, according to state lottery figures, as South Carolinians got their first crack at a second, high-sweepstakes game. For roug
Mar 8, 2010, 9:12 am - Lottery News