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California judge rules in favor of Mega Millions lotteryNews Story
California Lottery officials announced Tuesday that the Sacramento Superior Court ruled that California's participation in the multi-state Mega Millions game is legal and that the California Lottery is authorized to operate the game in the state. The court further stated that the Lottery Commission is lawfully operating and the Mega Millions' joint operation in California does not require specific legislative approval. The ruling is a crushing blow to a small but vocal anti-lottery group,
Jun 8, 2006, 3:54 pm - Lottery News

Lawsuit over $315 million lottery jackpot goes to trialNews Story
A California lab technician's lawsuit seeking a share of the $315 million Mega Millions multi-state lottery jackpot divvied up by seven co-workers will go to trial. Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael Brenner on Monday set an April 2 trial date for Jonathan De La Cruz's lawsuit against the seven winners. De La Cruz said he had been part of the group that bought lottery tickets, but was off the day they bought the winning ticket. His lawsuit, filed in December, contends the group had
Jun 6, 2006, 7:06 pm - Lottery News

'Lucky' NJ store sells winning Mega Millions lottery ticketNews Story
Atul Tijoriwala sells 43 different types of lottery tickets at his Krauszer's corner store in New Brunswick, and in the year he's owned the store, his customers have been lucky. In April, someone bought a Cash 5 lottery ticket that won $225,778. The next month, a customer bought a Pick 6 ticket that won $5,419 and was one digit shy of netting $3 million. But today, Tijoriwala knows one of his customers really hit the jackpot because he sold the sole win ning Mega Millions ticket, worth
Jun 5, 2006, 9:00 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $47 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $47 million for Friday's drawing. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday night's $36 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. There were five second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from California, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New York, and 2 from Ohio. Each ticket, matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. The California second-prize winner will rec
May 31, 2006, 12:36 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $27 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $27 million for Friday's drawing. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday night's $18 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. There were two second-prize winners: 1 from Georgia and 1 from Ohio. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. Fourteen players matched four of the five lotto numbers plus the Mega Ball number to win $10,000 each. The
May 25, 2006, 4:03 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $94 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $94 million Saturday. None of the tickets sold for Friday night's $80 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball number. The next drawing will be Tuesday night. There were nine second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 2 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 1 from Texas, 2 from Virginia, and 1 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not th
May 15, 2006, 10:21 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $80 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $80 million for Friday's drawing. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday night's $66 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. There were six second-prize winners: 3 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Massachusetts, and 1 from New Jersey. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. The California second-prize winners will receive $136,838 each becau
May 10, 2006, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $54 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $54 million Wednesday. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $41 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday. There were 14 second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from California, 1 from Michigan, 6 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, 2 from Virginia, and 2 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to wi
May 3, 2006, 1:45 pm - Lottery News

$265 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot claimed anonymouslyNews Story
Ohio winner chooses cash option The mystery of who won the $265 million Mega Millions drawing April 18 remains, but the money has been claimed. Todd A. Felthaus, trust officer for PNC Bank, claimed the jackpot Tuesday at the Ohio Lottery's Cleveland headquarters for the WFJ Trust, Ohio Lottery officials said. The winner chose the cash option value of the jackpot $148.1 million. After taxes, the trust will receive a check for $102.2 million. Sandra Neal, a lottery official, said th
May 3, 2006, 9:24 am - Lottery News

Mega Million lottery jackpot grows to $41 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $41 million Saturday. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $30 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday. There were five second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 2 from California, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, and 1 from New York. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. The California second pr
May 1, 2006, 10:37 am - Lottery News