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$425 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot raised on huge salesNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $425 million, prompting a rush of ticket-buying by people betting their luck will hold out when the second-largest drawing on record takes place on Friday the 13th. Jan Lyons was waiting to buy a $1 Mega Millions lottery ticket Thursday when she decided to up her odds and purchase two. Because the jackpot is so high, said the 75-year-old retiree from south suburban Markham. Because no one has won the jackpot in mor
Dec 13, 2013, 12:32 pm - Lottery News

$400 MILLION: Massive Mega Millions lottery jackpot set for FridayNews Story
5th-largest US jackpot of all time By Todd Northrop The changes made in October have put the Mega back into Mega Millions. Ever since the United States lotteries tweaked the rules to the multi-state Mega Millions game starting Oct. 22, its jackpot has been on a quick ascendency and has now become the 5th-largest US jackpot of all time. When no player matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball Tuesday night, the jackpot estimate for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing was raised to
Dec 11, 2013, 8:20 am - Lottery News

Powerball 'Ultimate Tailgate Party' promotion launched in 18 statesNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop As part of an effort to promote the multi-state Powerball game on a national level, 18 states are participating in a new promotion to send lottery players to a special NFL fan festival attended by several players in the NFL Hall of Fame. Winners in the Powerball Pro Football Hall of Fame trip will be treated to a 5 day/4 night trip to Cleveland, Ohio for the Ultimate Tailgate Party and Pro Football Hall of Fame's Fan Festival. The event will oc
Nov 16, 2013, 12:44 pm - Lottery News

Va. woman claims lottery prize 4 hours before ticket due to expireNews Story
Almost lost $100,000 prize Four hours before her winning $100,000 lottery ticket was to expire, Karen Gentry of Alexandria showed up at a Virginia lottery center on Tuesday to claim her prize. The winning numbers (6, 15, 18, 23, and 32) were announced May 2, and by Virginia law the prize money was set to expire at 5 p.m. Tuesday 180 days after the drawing. But Gentry hadn't checked her ticket. She said she stashed it in a box in her kitchen after she bought it and hadn't thought abou
Oct 30, 2013, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Virginia man wins lottery for 2nd time in 7 weeksNews Story
Lady Luck's been looking out for Marvin Bouldin the past few weeks. The Chester, Virginia, man was on his way home from work when he stopped at a convenience store for a few things, including a Virginia Lottery Scratcher ticket. That ticket turned out to be a $2 million winner in the Millionaire Mania game. If that isn't amazing enough, it was the second time within two months that he's won a major Virginia Lottery prize. On August 14, he claimed the $1 million prize in Virginia's $5 Milli
Oct 7, 2013, 2:07 pm - Lottery News

Doorman who won $5 million lottery pot is battling lung cancerNews Story
Includes video report He became New York City's most famous doorman when he won a $5 million lottery jackpot. Now he's fighting to live. Lotto winner Richie Randazzo has been battling lung cancer for the past six months, and is taking another gamble by forgoing surgery. It's the luck of the draw, Randazzo, 49, told The Post from his home in Gravesend, Brooklyn. This time I crapped out, but that's OK. I woke up the next day, and I've been waking up ever since. You can't keep an A
Aug 12, 2013, 7:37 am - Lottery News

Va. Beach couple buys 5 winning lottery tickets, wins $500,000News Story
Third time the couple has won the top prize A Virginia Beach couple quintupled their lottery winnings after they bought not one, but five tickets with the same winning numbers. Stanley and Simone Christian selected the numbers 7, 9, 12, 21, and 23 for all five tickets and won the Cash 5 drawing on June 19. I had a dream about my husband, she told Lottery officials. So I selected our birthdays and the month we got married. Three of the tickets were bought at Independence Shell, 2044
Jun 21, 2013, 7:28 pm - Lottery News

West Virginia man wins $300,000 in Pick 4 lotteryNews Story
Larry Hughes of Kimball, West Virginia, may soon have relatives he never knew he had coming out to Kimball to visit him after winning $302,600 on Thursday night's Daily 4 drawing. West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave announced today that Hughes and his family came to Charleston on Friday to claim the prize. Hughes played the numbers 1-2-3-4 60 times on a straight bet, and the same numbers on a straight/box. Although he doesn't always bet $61, he bets the same numbers every day. The to
Jun 8, 2013, 8:08 am - Lottery News

Virginia man wins lottery 4th timeNews Story
Melvyn Wilson might be running out of room for all the big Virginia Lottery ceremonial checks he's received. Back in 2005 he won prizes of $1 million and $500,000 in Virginia Lottery Scratcher games. In 2004 he won a $25,000 prize. Now the Woodbridge man has done it again. He scratched to win $500,000 in the Virginia Lottery's Millionaire Mania game. He bought the winning ticket at Handy Dandy Market, 13316 Occoquan Road in Woodbridge. I'm just in the right place at the right time, is
May 15, 2013, 6:54 am - Lottery News

Tennessee to add Hot Lotto multi-state lottery gameNews Story
Game will also see changes to number pool and prizes By Todd Northrop Starting Sunday, Tennessee Lottery players will be able to purchase tickets for Hot Lotto, a multi-state game currently played in 14 states and Washington, D.C. Hot Lotto is a multi-state drawing-style game similar to Powerball and Mega Millions. The all-cash jackpots begin at $1 million and average between $5 million and $6 million. Tickets cost $1 each, and a Sizzler option that triples all non-jackpot prizes cos
May 10, 2013, 9:42 am - Lottery News