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Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $53 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $53 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $43 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were six second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. Those winners were from New Jersey (2), Massachusetts, New York, Texas, and Washington.Twenty players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The
Mar 24, 2004, 4:35 am - Lottery News

New Web site calls on lottery directors to add MegaplierNews Story
A lottery Web site was opened Saturday calling for the eleven Mega Millions state lottery directors to add the Megaplier feature to the game in all Mega Millions states.Currently, the Megaplier feature is only available to Texas players.According to the Web site, Megaplier.com, the Megaplier costs $1 per play board, and gives the player a chance to multiply all non-jackpot Mega Millions prizes by up to four times.Powerball multi-state lottery players have had this option for years with the Pow
Mar 22, 2004, 4:48 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot climbs to $43 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $43 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $36 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 who will each receive $175,000 for matching all five numbers but not the Mega Ball. Those tickets were sold in Illinois (2), New York, and Virginia.Twenty-six players matched four of the five lotto numbe
Mar 22, 2004, 4:32 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $36 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $36 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $27 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were four second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing, each worth $175,000: 1 from New Jersey, 1 from Georgia, and 2 from New York.Twenty-four players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winn
Mar 17, 2004, 5:32 am - Lottery News

$239 Million Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Remains UnclaimedNews Story
Nearly a month after a Mega Millions ticket matched all six numbers to win a $239 million jackpot, the whereabouts of that ticket -- and the identity of the person who bought it -- are still unknown.The ticket was purchased at Red Apple in Stephens City, Virginia for the February 20, 2004 Mega Millions drawing. It was the only ticket in that drawing to match the winning numbers 01-13-20-21-30 and the Mega Ball number 24.Since that drawing there has been a large amount of speculation, but no one
Mar 16, 2004, 12:44 pm - Lottery News

Virginia Schools Got $12 Million from Mega Millions Jackpot RunupNews Story
The ticket worth $239 million in last month's Mega Millions lottery wasn't the only winner, as public schools got more than $11.5 million.Virginia lottery retailers sold more than 26 million tickets. State law requires all profits go to public schools. When the excitement builds for a Mega Millions jackpot, Virginia's public schools benefit, said executive director Penelope W. Kyle.Lottery officials say last year, schools received more than $375 million.Meanwhile, the winner of the jackpot has
Mar 12, 2004, 7:41 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $20 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $20 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $13 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. But 13 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winning numbers from Friday's drawing were: 16, 23, 29, 36, and 51. The Mega B
Mar 10, 2004, 4:36 am - Lottery News

Cleveland TV Station Stole Mega Millions BroadcastNews Story
It was front-page news in 1992 when WBBM-Channel 2 snatched the nightly Illinois lottery drawings away from WGN-Channel 9 and moved them to the middle of the 10 o'clock news.Bill Applegate, who was vice president and general manager of Channel 2 at the time, figured that by airing the live drawings during a commercial break, he could increase the ratings for his late news.As much as staffers hated the idea of jazzing up the news with flashing lights and models in slinky evening gowns pulling the
Mar 10, 2004, 4:25 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $13 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $13 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Fridays $10 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were seven second-prize winners from Friday nights drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000 each. Three were sold in Illinois, two in Maryland, and one each in New Jersey and Texas.Also, 29 players matched four of the five lo
Mar 8, 2004, 5:00 am - Lottery News

Ohio man claims $20 million Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
Eric Maxwell had dreamed of trading in his sturdy 1994 Chevy Cavalier and buying a luxury automobile, maybe a Jaguar; don't we all? Now he may do just that.Maxwell, 45, an environmental lab technician who lives in Dayton View, was identified by Ohio Lottery officials Wednesday as the winner of Tuesday's $20 million Mega Millions jackpot. I'm excited, he said, laughing. I keep saying I might get me another car. I'll probably get a bunch of new friends, too, but I don't need those. Maxwell chos
Mar 4, 2004, 11:55 am - Lottery News