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N.J. couple claims $82M lottery prizeNews Story
Villas, New Jersey, residents Sandra and John Belawsky today claimed their portion of the near-record $330 million jackpot from the Mega Millions drawing held on Aug, 31. They chose the cash option, to receive $48,615,187 before the 25 percent federal withholding tax. The Belawskys went to Lottery Headquarters to stake their claim to one of the largest lottery jackpots in North American history. Congratulations to the Belawskys, the winners of this incredible jackpot, said William T. Jou
Sep 7, 2007, 7:38 pm - Lottery News

NJ store waiting for lottery winner to claim jackpotNews Story
A Cape May County grocery sold one of four winning tickets that will divide Friday's near-record $330 million jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions Lottery, New Jersey lottery officials said. The owner of the ticket, expected to be worth $82.5 million in 26 annual installments, had not stepped forward by last evening, lottery spokesman Dominick DeMarco said. Folks take their time sometimes, he said. For the store, the brush with fortune turned an ordinary Labor Day weekend into an even
Sep 6, 2007, 7:40 am - Lottery News

Bunky the lottery winner claims his prizeNews Story
Bunky has officially claimed his bread. Maryland's latest jackpot winner, Ellwood August Bunky Bartlett, claimed his share of the $330 million Mega Millions winnings at lottery headquarters in Baltimore yesterday afternoon. The soon-to-be retired Dundalk accountant was greeted by Maryland Lottery Director Buddy W. Roogow. This is Bunky Bartlett, our new Mega Millions winner, Roogow announced to reporters. Bartlett was one of four jackpot winners. The other three winning tickets were pu
Sep 5, 2007, 7:45 am - Lottery News

Will millions spoil Bunky Bartlett?News Story
By Kevin Cowherd Baltimore Sun Ladies and gentlemen, a big round of applause for our new Wicca-practicing Mega Millions lottery winner, Mr. Bunky Bartlett of Dundalk! Is this guy beautiful, or what? Most people who hit for a huge share of a $330 million lottery drop out of sight faster than a snitch on The Sopranos. They huddle with lawyers and accountants for days and hole up in some fancy hotel suite, all the while issuing the usual statements along the lines of: We ask that you
Sep 5, 2007, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Maryland Mega winner believes in magicNews Story
Two months ago, when a tarot card told Ellwood Bunky Bartlett that he should slow down and focus on his spirituality, Bartlett let out an exasperated yelp. The only way that was going to happen, he thought at the time, was if he won the lottery. Yesterday, a day after he announced that he was one of four winners of a $330 million Mega Millions prize, Bartlett was back at the White Marsh New Age shop where the tarot cards foretold his future. Frustrated no longer, Bartlett says he now has th
Sep 3, 2007, 7:24 am - Lottery News

4 tickets win $330 million lottery jackpotNews Story
The odds of winning the estimated $330 million Mega Millions jackpot were one in 176 million. But lottery officials said early Saturday that four people one each in Maryland, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia did just that. In addition to the grand prize winners from Friday night's drawing, 36 players matched all five numbers but not the Mega Ball number. They will receive second prizes of $250,000 each. Another 215 players matched four numbers, plus the Mega Ball number - good for thi
Sep 1, 2007, 10:28 am - Lottery News

$330 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raisedNews Story
Stronger than expected sales of Mega Millions multi-state lottery tickets have caused the 12 Mega Millions states to raise the Friday jackpot to $330 million. The new cash option is worth $194 million. The $330 million jackpot is the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in history. The mamoth jackpot has been rolling since Tuesday, July 10th, and represents the 16th drawing in the series. During this jackpot run more than $79 million in prizes have been awarded to players in the for
Aug 30, 2007, 4:29 pm - Lottery News

Lotto fever isn't what it used to beNews Story
Sure, there was a buzz Tuesday. Sure, people dreamed. Sure, people blacked out their favorite numbers birthdays and anniversaries hoping for luck to strike. The chance to win a cool $250 million, though, didn't seem to draw the crazed stampede of wannabe Trumps that it has in the past. In 1984, a then-record $40 million jackpot in Illinois actually caused people to fly in from overseas to take a stab at it. For some, huge jackpots such as the one offered by the Mega Millions lottery in
Aug 30, 2007, 1:00 am - Lottery News

$325 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery nears record highNews Story
Last night Mega Millions became the second United States lottery game in less than a week to cross the $300 million jackpot level. On Saturday one single ticket from Indiana scored a $314 million Powerball win, and now the lottery-playing public will get another shot at an even bigger prize. Because none of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $250 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball, the jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $325 million for
Aug 29, 2007, 8:48 am - Lottery News

UK Lottery operator plans $500 million global lottery gameNews Story
'American states' are in talks to participate in the Christmastime mega-draw Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery, is poised to launch a worldwide draw with a record jackpot of about 250m (US $500 million), now that it apparently won a new 10-year license this week. The company was named on Tuesday as the preferred bidder for a license to run from 2009, after fending off a bid from Sugal Damani, an Indian rival. It is the third victory for Camelot, which has run the l
Aug 9, 2007, 2:17 pm - Lottery News