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Massive Ohio Lotto jackpot finally wonNews Story
1 winner of $73.3 million Somebody had to win it eventually. The Ohio Classic Lotto ended a non-winning streak of more than 2-1/2 years this weekend, with one winning ticket sold for a $73.3 million jackpot. Saturday's Classic Lotto numbers were 3, 8, 26, 28, 34, and 35. The Kicker was 103479. The lone winning ticket was sold at Grumpy Grandpa Get Go Food in Ashtabula. It was the first Classic Lotto winner since Dec. 7, 2011, which was for a $2.7 million prize. After its long clim
Jun 16, 2014, 7:15 am - Lottery News

$66M Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in metro DetroitNews Story
Someone who purchased a Mega Millions lottery ticket in metro Detroit is much, much richer. The winning numbers for the drawing on Friday, June 13 were 7, 38, 46, 49, and 56, with Mega Ball number 1. According to Michigan Lottery officials, one ticket matched all six numbers for a jackpot of $66 million an estimated cash value of $37.9 million. The winning ticket was sold at a gas station at the corner of Market Street and Gratiot Avenue in Mount Clemens. Strangely enough, the ticket
Jun 14, 2014, 5:04 pm - Lottery News

One winner in $260 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
One person in Tennessee is $259.8 million richer after picking the winning numbers in the Wednesday Powerball lottery drawing. The winning numbers drawn for the multi-state lottery's jackpot are 14, 18, 25, 33, and 49, with Powerball number 23. The Tennessee lottery website said the winning ticket was sold in Knoxville. If the winner chooses the cash payout, it would be worth $153.5 million. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 175,223,510. The Powerball jackpot has been climbing si
Jun 12, 2014, 7:40 am - Lottery News

Indiana couple claims $27.5 million Lotto prizeNews Story
A Noblesville, Indiana, couple turned their $1 lottery ticket into a multimillion-dollar jackpot. Larry and Connie Miller claimed their $27.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot today the seventh highest for the game at Hoosier Lottery headquarters in Indianapolis. Hoosier Lottery Executive Director Sarah Taylor presented the couple with their winnings, and they accepted the oversized check with their attorney and accountant at their side. Despite their new wealth, the Millers say they have n
Jun 5, 2014, 5:59 pm - Lottery News

Couple recovers $50 million lottery ticketNews Story
A Canadian couple endured a roller-coaster ride of emotions when a lottery ticket worth $50 million went missing only to be found and returned by someone at their church. Hakeem Nosiru won the Jan. 17 Lotto Max draw and was one day away from claiming the money when the signed ticket, which he taped to the inside his wife's purse for safekeeping, was missing after they attended church. That sparked a frantic search of their home, with garbage bins being upended and their contents picked thr
Jun 3, 2014, 8:19 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania has its first Mega Millions lottery winnerNews Story
Winning ticket worth $149 million Someone who bought a multi-state Mega Millions lottery ticket in Pennsylvania is millions of dollars richer. The Pennsylvania Lottery has sold its first jackpot-winning Mega Million ticket, a $149 million prize from the Tuesday, May 20 drawing. The winning ticket was sold at White Oak Gas Grocery on the 1100 block of Fawcett Avenue, McKeesport, Allegheny County. The winning ticket matched all five white balls, 10, 40, 63, 64, and 69, and the Mega Bal
May 21, 2014, 8:50 pm - Lottery News

NY hospital orderly wins $20 million lottery jackpotNews Story
Sweet dreams are made of this a $20 million lottery ticket. Long Island, New York, hospital worker Cameron Finney was so stunned over winning the Mega Millions jackpot he slept with the ticket under his pillow for two days. Then he realized there was a better place for it. I went to the bank to put it in a safety deposit box after I slept with it for two days, Finney, 48, said after coming forward to claim the prize Thursday. The married Southampton father's life was forever changed
May 16, 2014, 8:16 am - Lottery News

Phoenix couple claim $3.3 million lottery prizeNews Story
Includes video report After almost two weeks of remaining silent, the winners of the $3.3 million Arizona Lottery The Pick jackpot claimed their winnings. Robert Brito and his wife, Anna, of Phoenix, said they waited to claim the money because they wanted to get their finances in order and prepare to responsibly handle their windfall. We have invested it, and it will go to a trust fund for the whole family, Robert said. The Britos, who were reserved in revealing details about their
May 10, 2014, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Maryland Mega Millions jackpot winner claims prizeNews Story
Winner chose to remain anonymous Lucky retailer earned $100,000 bonus The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot prize in Maryland history was quietly claimed late last week. The lucky Marylander bought one of the two winning tickets in the March 18 drawing for the $414 million Mega Millions jackpot. A Florida couple last week claimed the second ticket, which was sold in their state. (See Florida couple, nearly penniless, claim half of $414M lottery jackpot, Lottery Post, May 1, 2014.)
May 6, 2014, 11:15 am - Lottery News

Florida couple, nearly penniless, claim half of $414M lottery jackpotNews Story
She had less than $5 cash with her when she filed for bankruptcy two years ago, but Tuesday, a Merritt Island, Florida, woman held a giant novelty check for more than $200 million in lottery winnings. Federal court documents show Robyn Ann Collier's personal property on April 30, 2012 included $4.73 cash on hand. In February this year, her boyfriend was laid off from his job at a boat-building company, according to their attorney, David Presnick. But in March, Collier bought a Mega Million
May 1, 2014, 9:05 pm - Lottery News