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Mega Millions jackpot increases to $121 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $121 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $102 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were 18 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000 each. The 18 winners were sold in the following states:1 in New Jersey1 in Georgia2 in Illinois1 in Massachusetts1 in Maryla
Feb 7, 2004, 6:40 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Swells to $102 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $102 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $85 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. Each matched the five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Also, 48 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. T
Feb 4, 2004, 5:45 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $85 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $85 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $73 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were nine second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, each matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Twenty-nine players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,
Jan 31, 2004, 7:46 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $73 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $73 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $60 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were five second-prize winners in Tuesday night's drawing. Each of the five matched all five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Also, 32 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball n
Jan 28, 2004, 9:22 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery Players Look for LuckNews Story
Lottery players are flocking to a little convenience store in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid ever since it sold Ohio's first winning Mega Millions ticket last month. The Quick Shop Food Mart tripled its sales of Mega Millions lottery tickets this month and its Super Lotto sales have doubled.Odds for tonight's Mega Millions drawing are about one in 135 million. Even if you place your wager at the store that sold a lottery ticket worth $165 million, the odds stay the same.Paul Presson is a p
Jan 27, 2004, 6:14 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $60 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $60 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $51 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were seven second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, matching the five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000 each.Twenty players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.T
Jan 24, 2004, 11:57 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $51 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $51 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $42 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were nine second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. Each matched the five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Also, 38 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number.
Jan 21, 2004, 6:03 am - Lottery News

Ohio City Can't Collect Taxes From Mega MillionsNews Story
Here's the latest twist in the saga of last month's $162 million Mega Millions lottery drawing.City officials in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid were stunned to learn that they can't collect $1.4 million in income taxes from the winner. It seems the city charter wasn't updated to include lottery winnings as taxable income. It's not a good day for the city, Mayor Georgine Welo said Monday. We were all excited until we went to go for the money and learned that we are not entitled to it. We
Jan 20, 2004, 6:11 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $42 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $42 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $35 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were two second-prize winners who matched each of the five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number from Friday night's drawing. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.A total of 13 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball num
Jan 19, 2004, 7:35 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery games to merge, jackpots to increaseNews Story
Lottery Director also announces expansion of Mega Millions into new stateThe executive director of the Massachusetts Lottery said offering games with larger jackpots will attract more players, increasing revenues for cities and towns while diminishing demand for casino gambling.Joseph C. Sullivan said Wednesday that the lottery plans to consolidate MassMillions and Megabucks, both Massachusetts-based games, into one game with bigger jackpots, in an attempt to attract more players.The lottery als
Jan 16, 2004, 5:57 am - Lottery News