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Longtime Florida Lotto Player Finally Hits $6 Million JackpotNews Story
I was crying and laughing, and my knees went weak when I realized I had won - Margaret Ann Welch, Florida Lotto Jackpot WinnerA custodian for the Brevard County School Board, who's been playing Florida Lotto since it started 15 years ago, today claimed the estimated $6 million Lotto jackpot from the Saturday, Nov. 15 drawing.Margaret Ann Welch, 50 of Cocoa, traveled to Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee this morning to collect her prize. She could have received her winnings in 30 annual inst
Nov 21, 2003, 5:03 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $16 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $16 million.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $12 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 matching all five lotto numbers, but not the Mega Ball. Those tickets are worth $175,000.Twenty-two players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each
Nov 19, 2003, 4:59 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $6 million in Florida LottoNews 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 Cocoa, officials said.A total of 83 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,050; 5,253 tickets matched four numbers for $64.50; and 97,644 tickets matched three numbers for $4.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 9-18-24-30-35-42.
Nov 17, 2003, 4:49 am - Lottery News

Delray Beach 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 Delray Beach, officials said.A total of 96 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,460.50; 5,099 tickets matched four numbers for $83.50; and 113,688 tickets matched three numbers for $5.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 2-3-11-46-47-51.Two winners of the Fantasy 5'' game will collect $126,752.49 each, the Florida Lottery
Nov 10, 2003, 5:06 am - Lottery News

£2.6m Lottery win goes unclaimedNews Story
A 2.6 million National Lottery jackpot has gone unclaimed and is to be handed over to good causes.It's the third largest prize in the lottery's history to go unclaimed.Organisers Camelot had urged players to have a final search for the winning Lotto Extra ticket.It was bought in south-east Northumberland for the draw on Saturday May 10 and carried the numbers 2, 7, 17, 25, 38 and 44.In February this year a 2,928,214 Lotto jackpot ticket, also bought in the Northumberland area, remained unclaim
Nov 7, 2003, 4:34 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $60 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $60 million.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $50 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.Four second-prize winners matched all five Lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number from Tuesday night's drawing. The tickets are each worth $175,000.Sdventeen players -- none with tickets bought in Michigan -- matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball n
Nov 5, 2003, 5:52 am - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery Increases the Lotto Cash Value to 50 PercentNews Story
Future Colorado Lotto winners will receive an extra 10 percent beginning October 31, 2003 when they choose the Cash Value Option. The Cash Value has been set at 40 percent since it was introduced on July 10th, 1994. It's always exciting to announce changes that provide our winners with more money, said Lottery Director Mark Zamarripa. The Cash Value has been the same for almost ten years and it was time for us to bring it in line with the current market situation. The Cash Value Option is d
Nov 3, 2003, 4:06 pm - Lottery News

7-Eleven store owner sells winning lotto ticket to himselfNews Story
Narinder Badwal threw a party at his friend's Milpitas restaurant after learning that the 7-Eleven store he owns in Santa Clara had sold one of two tickets for last week's $99 million Super Lotto jackpot. He was due a share of the $247,500 commission.What Badwal didn't know until the next morning was that he had sold one of the winning tickets to himself -- and that he had won $49.5 million, representing his half of a jackpot that he shared with an aspiring actress from Southern California.Today
Oct 28, 2003, 4:02 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $35 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $35 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $28 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were four second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, including one in Michigan, who matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball. Those tickets were worth $175,000.Twenty-six players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball numbe
Oct 27, 2003, 5:13 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 Summerfield in Marion County, officials said.A total of 158 tickets matched five numbers to win $3,260; 7,890 tickets matched four numbers for $53; and 137,222 tickets matched three numbers for $4.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 6-10-19-27-34-47.One winner of the Fantasy 5'' game will collect $245,498.92.The winning tic
Oct 27, 2003, 5:06 am - Lottery News