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Florida Lotto rolls over to $15 millionNews Story
Saturday's Lotto drawing resulted in a rollover when no player matched all six numbers to win the Jackpot prize, the Florida Lottery reported on Sunday.Wednesday's Lotto jackpot is expected to be $15 million.The numbers drawn on Saturday night were 09-11-25-42-44-48.Although no player won the top prize, more than 115,000 other players won cash prizes for matching three, four or five numbers.Here are those payout categories:93 players matched five-of-six numbers to each win $5,286.5,186 players m
Mar 8, 2004, 4:44 am - Lottery News

Deputy Retires After Claiming Lottery JackpotNews Story
A veteran Ventura County sheriff's deputy retired a little earlier than planned Thursday after discovering he had purchased one of two winning tickets in this week's $42 million California Super Lotto Plus drawing, winning half the jackpot.Deputy Robert M. Arnold, 52, a fixture in Santa Clara Valley law enforcement for more than two decades, called in his immediate resignation Thursday afternoon, shortly after confirming that he was a lottery winner. His machine-generated numbers were 2-17-29-44
Mar 5, 2004, 4:32 am - Lottery News

One person wins $8.5 million Colorado LotteryNews Story
One person matched all six numbers in Saturdays Colorado Lotto drawing, winning the $8.5 million jackpot.The winning numbers were 8, 19, 21, 26, 29 and 40. The cash value of the jackpot is $4.5 million.Twenty-five players matched five of the six numbers, winning prizes of $496. Prizes of $43 will be awarded to 1,061 players, who matched four of the six numbers.Lotto drawings are held each Wednesday and Saturday. The jackpot for Wednesdays drawing will go back down to $1 million.
Mar 1, 2004, 4:33 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $6 millionNews Story
No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the jackpot to roll over to $6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.A total of 101 tickets matched five numbers to win $3,840.50; 4,710 tickets matched four numbers for $66.50; and 97,111 tickets matched three numbers for $4.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 12-13-20-27-33-43.Fantasy 5Three winners of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $88,192.52 each.The winning tickets were bought in the cities of Fort Walton Beach
Mar 1, 2004, 4:14 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $20 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $20 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $12 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.Two tickets won second prizes of $175,000 each in Friday night's drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number. Those tickets were sold in Illinois and Virginia.Thirty-five tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball numbe
Feb 28, 2004, 6:30 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $12 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing 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 three second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. Each matched all five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Also, 15 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Th
Feb 25, 2004, 4:30 am - Lottery News

Miami ticket takes $6 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $6 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of Miami, officials said.A total of 81 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,442; 4,384 tickets matched four numbers for $81.50; and 92,278 tickets matched three numbers for $5.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 12-18-20-37-42-49.Fantasy 5Five winners of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $52,583.19 each, the Florida Lottery s
Feb 23, 2004, 5:16 am - Lottery News

British Lotto winner's legal problems growNews Story
Michael Carroll picked up his $18 million lottery check wearing a court-issued electronic tracing tag.And the longtime petty criminal's worries have only gotten worse since he became a rich man.Carroll -- dubbed the Lotto Lout in the British press -- recently pleaded guilty to drug possession. He also is accused of receiving $2,000 worth of stolen power tools. Those are just the latest entries on Carroll's long rap sheet, which includes brushes with the law both before and after his big win.Th
Feb 19, 2004, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot soars to $215 millionNews Story
$215 Million jackpot is the highest in almost two yearsThe jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $215 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $177 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.The new jackpot is the highest Mega Millions jackpot since The Big Game was changed to Mega Millions on May 17, 2002. On April 16, 2002 three winners, from New Jersey, Georgia, and Illinois, claimed a $331 mil
Feb 18, 2004, 5:55 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $15 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $15 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of St. Petersburg, officials said.A total of 123 tickets matched five numbers to win $4,668.50; 7,162 tickets matched four numbers for $65; and 146,054 tickets matched three numbers for $4.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 3-5-21-27-31-50.
Feb 16, 2004, 6:05 am - Lottery News