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San Francisco cab driver claims $1.9M Mega Millions lottery prizeNews Story
A San Francisco, California, taxi driver won $1.9 million in the multi-state Mega Millions game Tuesday. Mahendra KC, a 50-year-old immigrant from Nepal, bought the Mega Million Quick Pick ticket from Huntington Liquor in San Bruno for a dollar, lottery officials said Thursday. The ticket matched five of the six numbers 11, 19, 24, 33, and 51 in Tuesday night's draw for a $414 million jackpot. One additional number would have allow KC to split the full jackpot with two other winners in
Mar 22, 2014, 8:54 am - Lottery News

New Missouri Lottery game begins salesNews Story
Includes video report A new Missouri Lottery Draw Game offers players three games with nine chances to win on a single ticket and a top prize of $250,000 cash. The new game, $250K Triple Play, officially went sale Sunday. The $2 ticket includes three separate games with nine chances to win cash. Players can win up to $250,000 on Game 1, up to $10,000 on Game 2 and up to $5,000 on Game 3. The best part of this new cash game is that it is a Missouri-only game, said May Scheve Reardon,
Feb 24, 2014, 10:05 am - Lottery News

Orlando man claims $46 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Florida Lottery announced Tuesday that James Caldwell of Orlando claimed a $46 million jackpot from the Dec. 18 drawing. Caldwell chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $28,759,280, according to lottery officials. Caldwell declined media requests for comment. The winning numbers for the Dec. 18, 2013, Florida Lotto drawing were 2, 5, 9, 24, 34, and 40, with Xtra number 5?. The lucky winner purchased his jackpot-winning Quick Pick tick
Feb 12, 2014, 8:58 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner's lifetime of money gone in weeksNews Story
A few weeks before Thanksgiving, staff at the Loving Care assisted living facility in St. Petersburg realized something had changed in Malcolm Ramsey's life. Relatives who had never paid much attention to Ramsey, 55 and mentally incompetent, suddenly started showing up in droves. Bulging bags from T.J. Maxx and Bealls filled his half of a tiny, shared bedroom. Boxes of new athletic shoes Nike, New Balance, K-Swiss towered against the wall. Then there were the rumors that Ramsey had hit it
Jan 10, 2014, 2:03 pm - Lottery News

California delivery driver claims half of $648 million jackpotNews Story
Didn't check his lottery ticket for two weeks A delivery driver from Northern California rang in the New Year by walking into the California Lottery headquarters in Sacramento with a ticket worth $324 million. The California Lottery identified the winner as Steve Tran, who has chosen to take his winnings in one lump sum and will receive $173.8 million before federal taxes. Tran told lottery officials that after learning he had the winning ticket, he made a call to his boss: I'm really s
Jan 3, 2014, 3:25 pm - Lottery News

Lotto-winning coworkers' advice for $400M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Stephany Marchese, the winner of a $1 million Powerball prize with nine of her coworkers at a Staten Island, N.Y., nursing home, has very simple advice for those eyeing this Friday's $400 million Mega Millions jackpot. Play, play, play, Marchese, 61, said. It took $2 and a dream for us. Just play. You never know. Marchese is a member of the self-titled The Fabulous 9, a group of three friends and six coworkers at the Eger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Egertville, Staten Island,
Dec 12, 2013, 9:11 am - Lottery News

Powerball Power Play variable multiplier to return in JanuaryNews Story
The Powerball Power Play variable prize multiplier will return starting with the Jan. 22, 2014, drawing, the Pennsylvania Lottery said today. Under new game rules, a separate drawing will be performed to select the Power Play number a 2, 3, 4 or 5 for all prizes except the jackpot and the Match 5 prize. The Match 5 prize is $2 million if the Power Play option is purchased. The return of the Power Play variable multiplier is expected to be popular with our Powerball players, said Lottery E
Oct 23, 2013, 7:21 pm - Lottery News

Southlake gas station sells winning $19.5M Texas Lotto ticketNews Story
What would you do with $19.5 million dollars? A Southlake, Texas, gas station sold the $19.5 million winning ticket for Saturday's Lotto Texas jackpot, according to the Texas Lottery. The winner, who chose the random Quick Pick option, has not been identified yet. Today a lot of people came by to try their luck after learning the Shell station near North Kimball Avenue and Northwest Parkway had sold the drawing's only jackpot-winning ticket, employee Temesgen Desta said. Desta said
Oct 22, 2013, 8:25 am - Lottery News

COMPUTERIZED DRAWING GLITCH STRIKES ARIZONA LOTTERYNews Story
This is why computer ized drawings are bad Undiscovered problem existed for 2 months some tickets had no chance of winning The lottery had no idea until players started complaining By Todd Northrop Due to an error in the computerized drawing system for the Arizona Lottery Pick 3 game between June 10 and Aug. 3, replacement tickets are being offered to eligible people who purchased tickets during that time frame, according to a press release. Pick 3 is an Arizona Lottery draw game
Aug 20, 2013, 9:30 pm - Lottery News

Winning €6m Ireland Lotto ticket sold in Lahinch, Co ClareNews Story
The popular Irish seaside town of Lahinch, Co Clare is buzzing with excitement after someone bought the winning lottery ticket from Saturday's draw worth more than 6 million at a local supermarket. Kennedy's Centra on Back Lane in the town sold the winning 4 Quick Pick ticket worth 6,158,375 (US$8.2 million) on Friday. The winning numbers were: 4, 11, 16, 33, 43, and 45, with bonus number 10. News of the massive win spread quickly through the town which is a popular destination for tour
Aug 19, 2013, 6:18 am - Lottery News