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Yonkers deli owner sells winning NY Lotto ticketNews Story
It's said God works in mysterious ways, and never has deli owner Yoseph Lee, 60, been as sure of that as he was this week.After months of praying daily for divine intervention to bring some money to the religious college he leads, Lee, who also is a Baptist pastor, instead sold a winning lottery ticket to someone else Saturday. The sale, at Lee's 100 Natural Farm deli on Crisfield Road, earned another Yonkers man $17 million and brought Lee just 6 cents, his profit from selling one $1 New York L
Oct 7, 2004, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $12 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $12 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 eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 2 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, and 1 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 16 players matched four
Oct 6, 2004, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Wisconsin Couple Wins Hot Lotto JackpotNews Story
A Wisconsin couple on Thursday claimed the record $10.8 million Hot Lotto jackpot.Mary and Bob Mikkelson of Holmen, Wis., said they aren't sure what they'll do with their winnings from the Sept. 15 drawing. They chose to accept the cash option of $6.4 million.On the day of the drawing, the Mikkelsons crossed the border and bought lottery tickets at Saver Stop on Twilite Street in LaCrescent, Minn. Bob Mikkelson was an avid lottery player, but before entering the store, Mary Mikkelson decided to
Oct 1, 2004, 8:41 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions rockets to $101 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $101 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $86 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: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, and 1 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 32 players matched fo
Sep 29, 2004, 9:14 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $19 million Illinois Lotto jackpotNews Story
A single player has won the $19 million grand prize from the latest drawing of the Illinois State Lottery's Lotto game.The only ticket to match all six winning numbers from Wednesday night's drawing was sold at a convenience store in Roscoe.The grand prize for Saturday night's Lotto drawing will be $2 million.In addition to the grand prize winner, 41 players matched five of the six winning numbers from Wednesday night's drawing good for second prizes of $868 apiece.Another 2,073 players matche
Sep 24, 2004, 8:51 am - Lottery News

$75 Million: Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot on the RiseNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $75 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $64 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were five second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, and 2 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 61 players matched four of the five lotto n
Sep 22, 2004, 8:34 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Swells To $64 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $64 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $55 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were eight second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 1 from Illinois, 2 from Massachusetts, 1 from Michigan, 2 from New York, 1 from Ohio, and 1 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 27 players
Sep 20, 2004, 8:54 am - Lottery News

Minnesota ticket wins record Hot Lotto jackpotNews Story
A ticket sold in Minnesota is the winner of a record $10.8 million Hot Lotto jackpot, lottery officials said Thursday.It was the only ticket to match the numbers 2-3-15-26-36 and the Hot Ball of 18 from Wednesday night's drawing.This is the fourth Hot Lotto jackpot won in Minnesota, the State Lottery said.The Hot Lotto win follows two recent Powerball jackpot wins in Minnesota. A Stillwater couple won an $11.1 million cash-option jackpot on July 7, and an Eden Prairie couple claimed the $53.1 m
Sep 17, 2004, 8:30 am - Lottery News

South Dakota Lottery upgrades lottery terminalsNews Story
Some in South Dakota who buy tickets for Powerball, Dakota Cash, Hot Lotto and Wild Card 2 should have a shorter wait in line by next summer.The South Dakota Lottery has signed a new contract with Scientific Games Corp., the company that operates the 355 lotto terminals across the state.The Lottery will pay about $8 million over three years for the company to run the lotto games.But the agreement includes a savings of about $1.5 million and an agreement that Scientific Games will replace all the
Sep 16, 2004, 7:53 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $55 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $55 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $46 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were two second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from New Jersey and 1 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 19 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball numbe
Sep 15, 2004, 8:26 am - Lottery News