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Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $150 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $150 million today, with a cash option of $89 million.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $121 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were 20 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, 89 players matched four of the five lotto numbers,
Feb 11, 2004, 6:51 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $121 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $121 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $102 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were 18 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000 each. The 18 winners were sold in the following states:1 in New Jersey1 in Georgia2 in Illinois1 in Massachusetts1 in Maryla
Feb 7, 2004, 6:40 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Swells to $102 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $102 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $85 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. Each matched the five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Also, 48 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. T
Feb 4, 2004, 5:45 am - Lottery News

Alabama man hits Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
A Foley, Alabama man won almost $2 million in a Florida Lotto drawing, according to officials with the state lottery office in Tallahassee.Earl S. Luellen of Foley, Alabama won half of a $7 million jackpot in the Saturday night drawing, according to a statement released by Florida officials Tuesday. The other winning ticket, sold in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., had not been claimed Tuesday night.Luellen, an agriculture inspector, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The statement said he realized
Feb 4, 2004, 5:29 am - Lottery News

Mystery person claims $70 million Texas Lotto prizeNews Story
The Texas Lotto ticketholder who apparently won the $70 million jackpot over the Super Bowl weekend laid claim to the prize Monday, the state lottery commission reported. We did get a visit from somebody who said they have the winning ticket, and the ticket has passed our first stage of review, which is called the initial inquiry, said Karen Kalergis, an agency spokeswoman.The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim the jackpot. The ticket was purchased at the Corner Stop, 115
Feb 3, 2004, 5:31 am - Lottery News

One $10 million jackpot winner in Hoosier LottoNews Story
One of the tickets sold for Saturday night's Hoosier Lotto game matched all six numbers drawn and won the $10 million jackpot.The prize goes to $1 million for Wednesday's drawing.Thirteen tickets matched five of the six numbers, and are worth $1,341 each, lottery officials said.The winning Hoosier Lotto numbers were: 4-30-34-36-44-48Meanwhile, none of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 3-6-27-37-41 and Powerball 38.Players matching a
Feb 2, 2004, 5:14 am - Lottery News

2 tickets split $7 million Florida Lotto prizeNews Story
Someone in the Pensacola area just became a millionaire.One of two winning tickets for Saturday's Lotto drawing was purchased at Bob's Superette No. 2 on Lillian Highway near the Perdido Bay Bridge. A second winning ticket for the $7 million jackpot was purchased in Fort Lauderdale, according to a Florida Lottery press release.Store owner Pearl Meszaros was excited Sunday to learn a customer was one of the winners. I think it's great, Meszaros said. It's as if we won ourselves because it mean
Feb 2, 2004, 4:54 am - Lottery News

$70 million Texas Lotto ticket sold in HoustonNews Story
Super Bowl eve is turning out to be a lucky day for someone in Houston.The winning ticket for Saturday's estimated $70 million Texas Lotto drawing was sold at the Corner Stop at 11580 Chimney Rock Road, according to the Texas Lottery.The winning numbers were: 43, 18, 20, 38, 16, and the bonus ball was 43.
Jan 31, 2004, 10:58 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $85 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $85 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $73 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were nine second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, each matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Twenty-nine players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,
Jan 31, 2004, 7:46 am - Lottery News

N.C. man claims $12.6 million Lotto South jackpotNews Story
An Elizabeth City, North Carolina man who bought a lottery ticket on a whim after getting stuck in Chesapeake traffic won a $12.6 million jackpot, the Virginia Lottery announced Thursday.Hubert Griffin, a retired U. S. Army staff sergeant and former North Carolina corrections officer, was the only ticket holder to match all six numbers of the Lotto South jackpot on Saturday.It was the largest Virginia Lottery jackpot ever won by a North Carolinian, said Ed Scarborough, a Virginia Lottery spokesm
Jan 30, 2004, 6:47 am - Lottery News