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$548 MILLION: Mega jackpot to spark ticket-buying frenzyNews Story
Biggest Mega Millions jackpot in 5 years Half-billion jackpot is 9th-largest of all time By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Friday's massive $548 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Tuesday's $470 million grand prize. The cash value stands at a staggering $309.2 million. After nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to the largest size it has seen in fiv
Oct 10, 2018, 8:53 am - Lottery News

$470 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls againNews Story
13th-largest jackpot in US lottery history By Todd Northrop After 21 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of nearly a half-billion dollars that could instantly put someone among the wealthiest people on the planet. When nobody won Friday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $470 million the biggest since a $543 million Mega Millions jackpot from the July 24 drawing was claimed by a grou
Oct 6, 2018, 8:04 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot swells to $405 millionNews Story
22nd-largest U.S. jackpot of all time By Todd Northrop The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its Autumn climb Tuesday night, and is now at the point where jackpot rolls are sharply increased. After nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $405 million the 22nd-largest U.S. lottery jackpot of all time, and the biggest since a $543 million Mega Millions jackpot from the July 24 drawing was claimed by a group of 11 California ban
Oct 3, 2018, 1:39 pm - Lottery News

N.J. family that won $429 million lottery jackpot is 'praying' it forwardNews Story
When Pearlie Mae Smith and her seven adult children won a $429.6 million Powerball jackpot in 2016, they promised to give 10 percent of their winnings the largest jackpot ever won in New Jersey to their church and to help others. Almost immediately, the Trenton family donated a portion of their winnings to set up the Smith Family Foundation to dole out grants to charities that support their mission to give back to the community. They view their windfall as a way to uphold their strong faith a
Oct 1, 2018, 10:30 am - Lottery News

New York man claims $245.6 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Includes video report A Staten Island, New York, man came forward Thursday to officially claim a $245.6 million Powerball jackpot. Nandlall Mangal, 42, was the sole winner of the August 11 drawing. Mangal said he purchases his tickets when the jackpots reach $100 million. I was grocery shopping and knew the Powerball jackpot was big, he said. I decided that was a good time to buy my tickets. Mangal purchased a $6 Quick Pick ticket for that night's drawing and left it on his kitc
Sep 29, 2018, 8:13 am - Lottery News

NJ Lottery Pick 6 jackpot highest in 4 yearsNews Story
$16.7 million drawing tonight By Todd Northrop New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director James Carey is urging New Jersey Lottery players to get their Pick 6 game tickets as early as possible in advance of the Thursday, September 13 drawing for the $16.7 million jackpot. This is the largest Pick 6 jackpot since June 2014, and the fourth largest in 10 years. The jackpot has been growing since February 19, 2018 and is ready to be won soon by a lucky New Jersey Lottery player. The lotte
Sep 13, 2018, 8:28 am - Lottery News

UK National Lottery to increase Lotto game prizesNews Story
Raffle side game will be dropped United Kingdom National Lottery operator Camelot has announced it will be increasing the prize amounts for its Lotto game. From November, players who match five or more balls plus the bonus ball will win a fixed 1 million (US$1.28 million). Five balls will win at least 1,750 and four 140, both increases from their current estimated values, and three balls will net 30, up from 25 now. This is up from an estimated 50,000 which is currently based on sale
Sep 4, 2018, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Thanks to $325,000 lottery win, couple will replace home lost in Hurricane IrmaNews Story
A couple who lost their home to Hurricane Irma in the U.S. Virgin Islands say they will be able to rebuild their lives after winning a $325,000 prize on a $1 North Carolina lottery ticket. After the hurricane devastated the U.S. Virgin Islands on Sept. 6, 2017, Patricia and Frank Raffa moved in with their daughter in Arden, North Carolina. The category 5 hurricane was one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, CNBC reported. We lost everything, Frank Raffa told NC lottery offi
Aug 29, 2018, 7:52 am - Lottery News

The man who won the lottery 14 times (part 2)News Story
Just after 11 PM on February 15, 1992, a lottery ball machine at the Virginia State Lottery HQ spit out 6 winning numbers on live television: 8... 11... 13... 15... 19... 20. In the coming days, officials would find out that one person had secured not only the $27,036,142 jackpot, but 6 second prizes, 132 third prizes, and 135 minor prizes collectively worth another $900k. What unfolded next was the strangest, most improbable lottery tale in history one involving thousands of internation
Aug 27, 2018, 6:56 pm - Lottery News

The man who won the lottery 14 times (part 1)News Story
Just after 11 PM on February 15, 1992, a lottery ball machine at the Virginia State Lottery HQ spit out 6 winning numbers on live television: 8... 11... 13... 15... 19... 20. In the coming days, officials would find out that one person had secured not only the $27,036,142 jackpot, but 6 second prizes, 132 third prizes, and 135 minor prizes collectively worth another $900k. What unfolded next was the strangest, most improbable lottery tale in history one involving thousands of internation
Aug 20, 2018, 7:29 pm - Lottery News