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Mega Millions lottery jackpot reaches $111 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing was raised to $111 million. The rollover occurred because none of the tickets sold for Tuesday night's $06 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number. The next drawing will be Friday night. There were 6 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 1 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, and 1 from Ohio. Each second prize ticket matched all five lott
Nov 26, 2008, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Time running out to claim $184,000 lottery ticketNews Story
California Lottery officials say time is running out for the buyer of a winning Mega Millions ticket at a Watts liquor store to collect the $184,000 prize. The ticket was purchased at Astro Liquor, at the corner of South Avalon Boulevard and East Century Boulevard, before the April 25 drawing. The winning numbers on the ticket are 19, 32, 37, 45 and 52, and the Mega number is 41. The 180-day claim period for the ticket ends in one week, after which the funds, if they remain unclaimed, will
Oct 15, 2008, 5:15 pm - Lottery News

$42M lottery winner plans to become a pecan farmerNews Story
A Detroit-area man who won a $42 million Mega Millions jackpot plans to retire from Chrysler and become a pecan farmer in Georgia. Chris Crane, 51, was given a ceremonial check Friday at the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing. The resident of Macomb County's Washington Township told reporters he will leave his job as a Chrysler service engineer within weeks. I always wanted to do a little bit of farming, said Crane, who has some property in Georgia. This will be my chance. Hi
Oct 11, 2008, 3:20 pm - Lottery News

Michigan $42M lottery winner to claim jackpot todayNews Story
Winner will take the full annuity payout The owner of a winning $42 million Mega Millions ticket, sold at a Macomb County, Michigan, liquor store, is expected to show up at Lottery headquarters Friday to collect the fortune. Lottery officials are being tight-lipped about the winner's identity, and won't even disclose if it's a man or a woman. The mystery person or persons will be revealed Friday at a news conference. The winner may do something almost unheard of: receive the money in in
Oct 10, 2008, 8:02 am - Lottery News

GA family incorporates before claiming lottery jackpotNews Story
Carrollton lottery winners 'won't be buying any Porsches' Frank Mack Skinner's family regularly bought Georgia lottery tickets to contribute to the HOPE Scholarship fund. But after claiming the $133 million lottery jackpot Thursday, they plan to use the winnings to pay for education for more of his family members. We bought the tickets primarily to help kids go to college, Skinner said from his kitchen Thursday night. Now, we're going to make sure the lives of our grandkids and future
Sep 19, 2008, 10:59 am - Lottery News

Maryland Mega Millions lottery winner claims prize anonymouslyNews Story
A 49-year-old woman and her daughter came to Maryland Lottery headquarters Monday carrying a locked safe. Inside was the $24 million Mega Millions winning ticket from last Tuesday's drawing. As she sat hugging her oversized check, the winner told Lottery officials her story. The winner almost didn't purchase the ticket that ultimately made her a multi-millionaire. I went to the store to play a $5 Quick Pick ticket, she told Lottery officials. After running the $5 playslip through the t
Sep 15, 2008, 6:02 pm - Lottery News

Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in MarylandNews Story
A single ticket has won the grand prize in the Tuesday evening Mega Millions lottery drawing. Lottery officials say the winning ticket from Tuesday night's drawing worth $24 million was sold in Baltimore, Md. Maryland Lottery Director Buddy Roogow says the ticket was sold at 6:22 p.m. Tuesday at Carroll Station, a convenience store. Coincidentally, the store is about four blocks from the lottery headquarters. The identify of the winning ticket holder is not known. Roogow says the player
Sep 10, 2008, 1:18 pm - Lottery News

Lottery winner still a mystery in GeorgiaNews Story
The winner of Friday night's $132 million Mega Millions jackpot still hadn't shown up at Georgia Lottery headquarters by closing time Tuesday. Lottery spokeswoman Tandi Reddick said at 4:45 p.m. that the holder of the winning ticket, sold in Mableton in south Cobb County, had not yet come forward. While lottery players have 180 days to cash in winning tickets, recent winners of huge jackpots have rarely waited more than a day or two to collect their money. In February, Robert Harris and
Sep 2, 2008, 7:15 pm - Lottery News

Winning $125M Mega Millions ticket sold in New JerseyNews Story
Lottery officials said the winning ticket from Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery drawing worth $125 million was sold in New Jersey. It was not immediately known what town in New Jersey the winning ticket was sold. In addition to the grand prize winner, eight tickets matched all five numbers but not the Mega Ball number: 3 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Maryland, 1 from New York, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. Each second prize ticket is worth $250,000, except the Ca
Jul 23, 2008, 10:29 am - Lottery News

Ohio winner of $196M lottery jackpot claims prize anonymouslyNews Story
The $196 million lottery prize for a Mega Millions ticket sold in the Clermont County village of Amelia in May was claimed Friday by a lawyer on behalf of an undisclosed client. The ticket was submitted for The Anthony Trust, said a spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery. The name of the winner is known to Ohio officials, who will check for possible unpaid child support or unpaid state taxes, said Ohio Lottery spokeswoman Marie Kilbane. An exception to the Ohio Public Records Act means state
Jun 27, 2008, 10:21 pm - Lottery News