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$175,000 Virginia Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Expires TodayNews Story
Time is running out for a Virginia Lottery player who bought a winning Mega Millions ticket in Virginia Beach. The ticket is worth $175,000 until 5:00 PM Thursday, when it expires.The ticket was purchased for the November 14, 2003 drawing at General Booth Citgo, located at 1896 General Booth Blvd. in Virginia Beach. According to Virginia Lottery rules, the ticket expires after 180 days.Amazingly, another ticket sold at the same retailer won $175,000 in the same drawing. That prize was claimed by
May 13, 2004, 11:33 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot rolls to $13 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $13 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $10 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were four second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing, each worth $175,000. The four second-prize tickets were sold in Illinois, New York (2), and Virginia.Another 25 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are ea
May 12, 2004, 6:53 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $66 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $66 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday night's $55 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were six second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 3 in Georgia, 1 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, and 1 in Virginia. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.38 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are e
May 5, 2004, 7:40 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $45 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $45 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $36 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were 10 second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. Those winning tickets, worth $175,000 each, were sold in Maryland, Michigan, New York (3), Texas (2), and Virginia (3).22 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those ticke
Apr 28, 2004, 7:48 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $28 millionNews Story
The multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot grows to $28 million for Friday's game after there was no big winner in Tuesday night's $20 million drawing.No tickets matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.Four tickets had all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball and pay $175,000.20 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball, for $5,000 payoffs.The winning numbers from Tuesday's drawing were: 12, 22, 37, 46, and 48. /The Mega Ball was 49.
Apr 21, 2004, 6:58 am - Lottery News

Maryland Couple Claims $109 Million Mega Millions Lottery JackpotNews Story
$109 million jackpot second largest ever in MarylandMaryland State Lottery officials today announced the winners of the $109 million, multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot, the second-largest award ever in Maryland.Wheaton residents Miguel and Maria Bonilla, who won the April 9 drawing, have elected to receive the winnings as a lump sum of $62,163,496.64. After state and federal taxes, the Bonillas will get nearly $42 million.Miguel Bonilla, a construction worker, purchased the lottery ticke
Apr 20, 2004, 2:09 pm - Lottery News

New York lottery fans have Mega ManiaNews Story
Mega Millions has become megapopular since its launch in New York two years ago.Sales of the high-payout lottery game in New York jumped 27 percent during its second year of operation, according to the New York Post.Mega Millions registered more than $474 million in sales in New York during the 2003-04 state fiscal year, which ended March 31, up from the $373 million it took in the previous fiscal year, according to New York State Lottery.Eleven states participate in the game, which has a minimu
Apr 19, 2004, 6:14 am - Lottery News

$109 Million Mega Millions Lottery Winner Comes ForwardNews Story
Maryland State Lottery officials said Friday that the winners of a $109 million Mega Millions jackpot have come forward.State Lottery spokesman Jimmy White wouldn't identify the winners, except to say they are from Montgomery County. The winning ticket, drawn April 9, was sold at a Kensington store.Lottery officials validated the winning ticket Friday. White said the winners will likely reveal themselves at a news conference next week.
Apr 16, 2004, 4:42 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $105 MillionNews Story
What would you do with $105 million? That's what Lottery players everywhere are thinking as they place their order for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing.Lottery officials announced today that no winning ticket correctly matched all six winning numbers -- 08-17-29-32-39 and Gold Mega Ball number 49 -- in the April 6, 2004 Mega Millions drawing, sending the jackpot to an estimated $105 million for Friday's drawing. As the jackpot grows, so does the sale of Mega Millions tickets, said Michigan
Apr 7, 2004, 8:12 pm - Lottery News

Ohio Woman Guilty in Mega Millions CaseNews Story
A woman who claimed that she bought and lost a $162 million lottery ticket was found guilty Tuesday of filing a false police report. She was fined $1,000 and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.Elecia Battle, 40, of Cleveland, reached an agreement with prosecutors that called her to plead no contest to the misdemeanor charge with the understanding that she would be found guilty. She could have gotten six months in jail.Shortly after a Dec. 30 lottery drawing, Battle filed a police
Apr 6, 2004, 12:29 pm - Lottery News