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Euro Million Lottery's $222 Million Cash Prize Held by 3 TicketsNews Story
Three winning ticket-holders will share the 126 million British pounds (US$222 million) top prize in EuroMillions, the lottery held in nine European countries. Two of the winning tickets were purchased in France and one in Portugal, according to unconfirmed results in an e-mailed statement by Camelot Group Plc, the lottery operator. The winning numbers were 9, 21, 30, 39, 50 and the Lucky Stars numbers were 1 and 3. The payoff in today's draw swelled after no winners emerged from any lot
Feb 4, 2006, 7:10 am - Lottery News

Euro Millions Lottery Sparks Buying Frenzy With $224 Million Top PrizeNews Story
EuroMillions, the lottery held in nine European countries, is about to eclipse Powerball in the U.S. as the world's single biggest cash prize. The payoff in tomorrow's draw swelled to 183 million euros ($224 million) after no winners emerged from any lottery since Nov. 11. The jackpot is luring would-be millionaires from across the region. I'll buy a desert island somewhere warm, lots of things for my family, and give some to charity, said Martha Dacosta, 25, a nurse's aide who bought
Feb 2, 2006, 9:38 am - Lottery News

Wisconsin Megabucks lottery winners come forwardNews Story
And the winners are ... Brian Schultz of Oak Creek and his two sons, Todd and Matthew.They've finally come forward and are splitting an $11.1 million Megabucks lottery jackpot from the Christmas Eve drawing, lottery officials announced Tuesday.The winning ticket was purchased at Gary's Beer and Liquor in Oak Creek.A news conference was scheduled at the store Wednesday for the winners to tell their story and answer questions.The liquor store earns a commission of $100,000 for selling the ticket.
Jan 26, 2006, 7:24 am - Lottery News

WI Lottery Player Strikes It Rich on ChristmasNews Story
A Wisconsin Megabucks player is more than $11 million dollars richer this Christmas.The Wisconsin Lottery says the winning ticket worth $11.1 million dollars was sold at Gary's Beer and Liquor in Oak Creek.The winning numbers for last night's drawing were 8-11-19-27-39-40.The ticket holder has 180 days from Christmas Eve to claim the prize.It's the largest Megabucks jackpot won since April of 2002 when a $13.5 million winning ticket was sold in Reedsburg.
Dec 26, 2005, 10:12 am - Lottery News

'Lottery' top search term on AOLNews Story
AOL Search has put out an extensive list of top AOL Search terms for 2005 AOLSearch.com at http://hot.aol.com/2005/index.html which includes Paris Hilton as the most searched celebrity in 2005, lottery as the most popular search term, iPod as the top gadget and Green Day as the most popular band. Lottery emerged as the most searched word in 2005, followed by horoscopes (no. 2) and tattoos (no. 3).New search terms that emerged in 2005 include the addictive puzzle Sudoku, the irregular mi
Dec 14, 2005, 6:47 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery winnings to educate kids, fund parents' honeymoonNews Story
Jay and Lory Schabo of Center, Wisconsin, said their life will not change that much after winning a $853,492 Match 5 Bonus Prize in the October 19th Powerball drawing.It means college money for their three children and a honeymoon they never had a chance to celebrate when they were married 15 years ago. We're going to take care of our kids, Lory Schabo told reporters Tuesday, clearly nervous under the glare of television lights. We're going back to our normal lives. We're quiet people. There w
Oct 26, 2005, 10:09 am - Lottery News

Second-largest lottery jackpot in US history wonNews Story
One ticket sold in Oregon matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing to win the $340 million jackpot, the second-largest ever in United States history.The drawing capped off a day of heavy sales in all 27 states where Powerball is played, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.It was the largest jackpot in the game's history and the second-biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.The winning numbers drawn Wednesday evening were 7, 21, 43, 44, 49 and 29.There were
Oct 20, 2005, 9:34 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot soars to $290 millionNews Story
One player from Pennsylvania wins $1 million Power Play prizeLottery players from around the United States and the rest of the world will rush to grab tickets for Saturday's Powerball drawing, which will be the largest jackpot the game has seen since that fateful Christmas Day in 2002 when Jack Whittaker won the largest prize ever awarded to a single person $314,900,000.Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 1,751,818 players across the nation won a total of more than $16.6
Oct 13, 2005, 12:12 pm - Lottery News

Nine finalists in running for Texas Lottery chiefNews Story
Trust issues expected to figure prominently in interviews with candidates light on specific experienceWhen questions about inflated jackpots forced Lottery Director Reagan Greer to resign earlier this year, lottery officials said they needed someone to replace him who could regain the public's trust.A special search committee will begin Friday to interview nine finalists for the position, whittled down from 126 applicants. Only one of the nine people has experience working at a state lottery.The
Oct 13, 2005, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $126 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in America's Game is on the rise again.Even though the Powerball lottery jackpot was not hit Wednesday evening, 606,446 players across the nation won a total of more than $4 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $126 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 24th drawing will be an estimated $62.2 million.The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 3, 28, 34, 35, 50 and the Powerball was
Sep 22, 2005, 10:18 am - Lottery News