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Mississippi Lottery passes $2 billion in gross salesReply
I used to go east to Florida, and then sometimes upwards to Georgia to purchase Powerball, Mega Millions, or Lotto tickets. 45 degrees from Florida into Georgia heading from Biloxi, Mississippi.
Jan 20, 2024, 11:00 am - LooneyGambler - Lottery News

$36 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida goes unclaimedReply
Probably a truck driver or tourist. Just like the Georgia $77M that was not claimed a few years back.
Feb 26, 2024, 12:56 pm - ronjonson - Lottery News

Nearly 68 million US adults plan to wager on Super BowlReply
I don't know if I would ever wager on a sports game. Although I sometimes detect patterns in the outcomes of games (for example, UCLA has never lost to USC in football in the Year of the Dog, and unranked Georgia has beaten ranked Auburn in football in the last four years ending in 6), I believe my bet would take away from my ability to enjoy the game.
Feb 11, 2024, 5:20 pm - Hermanus104 - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball offer $1.11 billion in combined lottery jackpotsNews Story
Chance to win $460 million tonight and $650 million tomorrow By Todd Northrop Lottery players have two massive multi-state jackpots to try to win this week, adding up to a whopping $1.11 billion in total. According to leading multi-state lottery website USA Mega , the Mega Millions jackpot sits at an estimated $650 million with a cash value of $308.6 million, while tonight's Powerball drawing offers a $460 million estimated jackpot with a cash option of $220.4 million. Powerbal
Mar 4, 2024, 7:20 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maryland Lottery launches Cash Pop gameReply
I came to say the same thing - Michigan launched Cash Pop on April 14 - which would make Michigan the most recent state since before Maryland to offer Cash Pop. According to the Cash Pop website here are all the states that offer Cash Pop: Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia, and Virginia. With Maine announcing they will have it but no date of when it will launch. Rich
Yesterday, 6:09 pm - mathwhiz - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery passes $2 billion in gross salesReply
Many Alabamians are participating and contributing to the budgets of neighboring states. On any given day, if you drive up to Tennessee, down to Florida, or over to Georgia, you can find Alabamians waiting in line to purchase lottery tickets. DON'T LET THE PERFECT BE THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD!
Jan 18, 2024, 2:06 pm - dannyct - Lottery News

One Michigan lottery ticket wins $842.4 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $425.2 million By Todd Northrop Someone in the state of Michigan started off the new year better than the rest of us. After 29 consecutive drawings without a winner, the multi-state Powerball lottery game finally produced a winner on the 30th try, resulting in a single ticket worth $842.4 million in 30 payments over 29 years, or $425.2 million in cash all at once. The winning ticket was purchased at Food Castle located at 3035 East Grand Blanc Road, in
Jan 2, 2024, 7:28 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.23 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingNews Story
8th-largest lottery jackpot in world history By Todd Northrop Last night, the multi-state Powerball lottery game produced no top winner for the 39th consecutive drawing, prompting lottery officials to raise the game's jackpot to an astonishing $1.23 billion. A winner who chooses the cash option would receive a lump-sum $595.1 million more than a half-billion dollars in cash! It's the stuff that a lottery player's dreams are made of holding a lottery ticket for an upcoming Powerba
Apr 4, 2024, 6:46 am - Todd - Lottery News

One New Jersey ticket is sole winner of $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot ever won in the Garden State Updated with retailer that sold the winning ticket By Todd Northrop After a run of 30 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 31st drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.13 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in New Jersey matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It was the 10th time a lottery jackpot had grown to more than $1 billion, and the ninth time a single ticket won $1
Mar 27, 2024, 7:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball welcomes 2024 with an $810 million New Year's Day jackpotNews Story
10th-largest jackpot in US history By Todd Northrop What a way to start the new year! In the lottery world, 2024 is starting with a loud bang, as the multi-state Powerball game is holding a drawing for a whopping $810 million jackpot on New Year's Day. The massive Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $786.1 million grand prize. It is the 10th-highest lottery jackpot in history, and the 5th-largest Powerball
Dec 31, 2023, 7:57 am - Todd - Lottery News