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$403 MILLION: Red hot Powerball jackpot rolls againNews Story
12th-largest cash value in US history By Todd Northrop This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a lump-sum cash payout of nearly a quarter billion dollars. The new high-water mark of $403 million for the current Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $361 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $243.9 million the 12th-largest ever recorded in United States lottery
Feb 19, 2017, 9:47 am - Lottery News

California man claims $191M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A California man won $191 million dollars off a Mega Millions lottery ticket he bought in Primm, officials with California Lottery announced Friday. Jack Freney bought the ticket at Primm Valley Lotto, a lottery retailer located at 31900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., which is a few feet west of the Nevada-California stateline and technically in California. This will allow me to correct all the wrong that I have incurred in my lifetime, Freney told California Lottery officials. The jackpot was dr
Feb 18, 2017, 10:47 am - Lottery News

$349 MILLION: Huge Powerball jackpot set for SaturdayNews Story
By Todd Northrop There's nothing like a red-hot Powerball jackpot to distract from the Winter cold. For the first time in 2017, a Powerball jackpot has exceeded $300 million and has entered into the top 25 US jackpots of all time. The new high-water mark of $349 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $317 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Saturday's Powerball jackpot is $213.1 million, maki
Feb 16, 2017, 2:19 pm - Lottery News

Pa. couple claimed $121.6 million Powerball jackpot on ticket purchased in DelawareNews Story
A Pennsylvania couple are winners of $121.6 million on a Powerball ticket purchased in Delaware in December. Lottery officials did not disclose exactly where in the state the couple reside and said they wish to remain anonymous. They matched all five white balls plus the red Powerball in the December 17 drawing, lottery officials said. The winning ticket was purchased in Selbyville, about 25 miles south of Rehoboth Beach. The couple selected the $72.1 million cash option and collected
Feb 16, 2017, 1:16 pm - Lottery News

NJ lottery winners quickly claim $5.2M Pick 6 jackpotNews Story
The shock is wearing off and a sweet new reality is setting in for Sam and Kathy who won Monday's Pick Six jackpot of $5.2 million. I played each of the Grandkids' birthdays, which I have 5 and she said we need another number. So we got 5 grand kids so we make it 5, says Sam, whose last name we are not giving out. The winning numbers were 05, 09, 10, 18, 21, and 26. The XTRA Multiplier was 3. He came back from the VFW and somebody said there was as winning ticket so he looked at the n
Feb 16, 2017, 12:09 pm - Lottery News

Woman quit job days before winning $3.3M lotteryNews Story
The Aurora, Colorado, woman who won a $3.3 million jackpot last Friday was still in shock when she came into the Denver claims office a week later, according to state lottery officials. Identified only by her first name, Yahnique, the big winner purchased the winning ticket at King Soopers located at 1155 South Havana in Aurora. The winning numbers were 10, 14, 25, 30, 31, and 32. Her total earnings? $3,312,287. Yahnique had just resigned from her job as a certified nursing assistant.
Feb 6, 2017, 9:28 am - Lottery News

$4.5 million Hoosier Lotto winning ticket set to expireNews Story
By Todd Northrop A lottery ticket worth $4.5 million bought at an Indianapolis grocery store last August is set to expire in two weeks. The Hoosier Lotto ticket was purchased at Marsh Supermarket located at 1435 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, Indiana, and matched all 6 numbers. The Aug. 17, 2016, winning numbers were 16, 17, 19, 22, 43, and 44. The ticket holder has until 5 p.m. EDT on Feb. 13, 2017, to claim the winnings. The ticket holder should sign the back immediately and contact Hoosi
Jan 31, 2017, 2:25 pm - Lottery News

$188 million winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in CaliforniaNews Story
A lottery ticket with all six winning numbers in the latest multi-state Mega Millions draw was sold just inside the California border and its owner must decide whether to receive the $188 million jackpot in 30 installments or its $113.6 million cash value, the California Lottery announced today. The numbers drawn Friday night were 17, 37, 53, 54, and 61, with Mega Ball number 8. The Megaplier was 3. The drawing was the 20th since the last time a ticket matching all six numbers was sold.
Jan 28, 2017, 3:11 pm - Lottery News

$83M Mega Millions jackpot claimed in GeorgiaNews Story
Winners' identities cloaked by legal entity By Todd Northrop It took some time, but the winners of an $83 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot have stepped up and claimed their prize using a legal framework to avoid revealing their identities. In November, the Mega Millions lottery announced that a winning ticket had been bought from Georgia. To be exact, the ticket was purchased from the White Water Chevron at 334 Cobb Parkway in Marietta. Two months later, the winners have come fo
Jan 24, 2017, 7:22 pm - Lottery News

20 co-workers to split $421M Powerball jackpotNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop A group of 20 co-workers are the winners of Saturday's $421 million Powerball jackpot on a ticket sold in Tennessee. The employees of the North American Stamping Group in Portland, Tennessee, play the lottery twice a week, buying at least 60 tickets and usually rolling any of their winnings into the next drawing. While they said they would be playing again, they aren't investing the $254.7 million lump sum this time around. Each of the Tenn
Nov 29, 2016, 2:13 pm - Lottery News