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Small Town Speculates On Lottery WinnerNews Story
Facing odds of 176-million-to-one, someone in the Buckeye state bought the winning ticket to Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars. That winner bought the ticket in the small town of Lyons, Ohio up in Fulton County. It is a farming community with just one stop light in town. Fewer than 600 people live there and now everybody's wondering if their neighbor has won $267 million dollars. The ticket was bought there around noon Tuesday, and al
Mar 2, 2006, 7:09 am - Lottery News

$267 million Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in OhioNews Story
The winning ticket from the $267 million Mega Millions drawing Tuesday night was sold in the northwest Ohio town of Lyons, an Ohio Lottery spokeswoman said. The ticket was purchased at Lyons Main Stop, lottery spokeswoman Marie Kilbane told The Associated Press. Store manager Linda Freeworth said she received the news from a radio station that called about 4:45 a.m. Wednesday. Radio and television reporters arrived soon after for interviews. I've never been a big time winner. People la
Mar 1, 2006, 6:25 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot up-sized to $267 millionNews Story
Mega Millions sales have once again outpaced the forecast of Mega Millions officials, prompting them to increase tonight's lottery jackpot from $256 million to $267 million. The new cash option is $159 million. The drawing for the $269 million Mega Millions drawing is tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Standard time. 5 white numbered balls will be drawn from a pool of 56, and one Mega Ball will be drawn from a separate pool of 46 gold numbered balls. Players can win the jackpot by matching
Feb 28, 2006, 1:53 pm - Lottery News

N.D. Lottery director discusses new game possibilitiesNews Story
Possible joint venture between Mega Millions and Powerball could produce massive new game North Dakota's four lottery games have been more profitable than expected, and the state's gambling market could handle another two games before it is saturated, lottery director Chuck Keller believes. Some North Dakotans, who believed Powerball would be the only game introduced by voters' approval of a November 2002 lottery initiative, are wondering when the steady introduction of new gambling variet
Feb 28, 2006, 8:13 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $256 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $256 million Saturday. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $212 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday. There were 22 second prize winners: 4 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Massachusetts, 3 from Michigan, 3 from New Jersey, 4 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 2 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the
Feb 25, 2006, 8:40 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised to $212 millionNews Story
A dramatic increase in sales of Mega Millions lottery tickets has prompted the twelve Mega Millions states to raise the jackpot mid-week to $212 million. The new cash option is $126 million. Recently, the news has been filled with big jackpots and winners, said Mike Doyle, spokesperson for the California State Lottery. Wouldn't you love to be part of the winning? The sharply-increasing Mega Millions jackpot comes on the heels of a Powerball jackpot this week that set the record fo
Feb 23, 2006, 2:20 pm - Lottery News

$420 million of lottery jackpots in two daysNews Story
There're more than 400 million reasons to buy a lottery ticket - or two - this week. No one has won the Mega Millions or the Powerball jackpots since last year, making the combined jackpots swell to a staggering $420 million. The multistate bout of bad luck means it could be a very happy Valentine's Day for Mega players in New York, New Jersey and 10 other states when tonight's jackpot of $120 million is drawn. But the Mega payout pales next to the Powerball top prize, which is now pegg
Feb 14, 2006, 10:43 am - Lottery News

Woman who stole $175,000 lottery ticket avoids jail timeNews Story
Dora Leal dodged a potential 15-year prison sentence Monday and was given probation and community service for her theft of a $175,000 winning lottery ticket from a group of Chicago traders.Last month a Cook County jury found Leal guilty of stealing the Mega Millions lottery ticket in December, 2003.She was a runner at the Chicago Board Options Exchange, where 16 people had pooled money to purchase lottery tickets, said prosecutor Lori Rosen. Leal was sent to a convenience store with the tickets
Jan 10, 2006, 6:36 am - Lottery News

Breakfast buddies file suit over lottery ticketNews Story
A Howland, Ohio couple who won $250,000 playing Mega Millions discovered the hard way that money can come between friends.Michael Salcone and his wife, Theresa, of Gretchen Drive have been sued by 10 of Michael Salcone's former breakfast friends at the Elm Road McDonald's after a dispute arose over whose money bought a winning lottery ticket. I'm just astounded, Theresa Salcone said Wednesday when she learned of the suit, filed in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.According to the filing, the
Dec 29, 2005, 10:12 am - Lottery News

SoCal man sues to get share of $315 million lottery jackpotNews Story
A medical lab technician has sued seven co-workers who shared a $315 million Mega Millions multi-state lottery jackpot, claiming he deserves a share of the money.Jonathan De La Cruz says he had always been part of the group when they bought lottery tickets but was off work the day they bought the winning ticket. His Orange County Superior Court lawsuit contends the group had an oral agreement that everyone would be included whenever they pooled their money to buy tickets.The winners - six lab te
Dec 16, 2005, 10:03 am - Lottery News