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Lottery ticket sold in New York wins $431 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
By Kate Northrop After a run of 29 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 30th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game produced a single $431 million winner last night when one ticket sold in New York matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. The winner will now have to choose between being paid $431 million in 30 annually-increasing payments over 29 years or the lump-sum estimated cash value of $314.4 million. According to USA Mega's Mega Millions Jackpot Analysis, aft
Sep 22, 2021, 2:53 pm - Lottery News

Nearly 10,000 players split $3.6 million in NC Lottery Pick 3 drawingNews Story
One popular number combination begets many winners By Kate Northrop Thousands of players across the state of North Carolina are splitting a whopping $3.6 million in the North Carolina Lottery's Pick 3 game thanks to a popular number combination. The Pick 3 afternoon drawing on Friday, July 9 produced the lucky number combination 0-0-0, resulting in 9,307 tickets winning the game's top prize. Players who matched all three numbers and bought a $1 ticket won $500, while those who
Jul 14, 2021, 3:33 pm - Lottery News

Lottery ticket sold in Pennsylvania wins $516 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Updated annuity and cash jackpot final tallies, and location winning ticket was sold By Todd Northrop After a run of 26 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 27th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $516 million winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Pennsylvania matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. The winner will now have to choose between being paid $516 million in 30 annually-increasing payments over 29 years or the lump-sum cash value
May 22, 2021, 9:16 am - Lottery News

Triple zeroes — Virginia Lottery players cash in on 0-0-0News Story
Second triple drawn in a month yields more than $3 million in payouts By Kate Northrop Yesterday, the Virginia Lottery announced the results and prize payouts of the Pick 3 afternoon drawing in which players broke the bank after the combination 0-0-0 was drawn. On Mon., Apr. 19, the afternoon Pick 3 drawing handsomely rewarded players who chose the popular triple combination 0-0-0. Triple numbers in the Pick 3 game are among the most popular combinations selected by players, the Lot
Apr 20, 2021, 9:53 am - Lottery News

Lucky 4's on St. Patrick's Day — Virginia Lottery's Pick 3 draws 4-4-4News Story
Players win over $4.4 million in one drawing and break the bank By Kate Northrop Virginia Lottery players struck a pot of gold on St. Patrick's Day when triple 4's were drawn in yesterday's Pick 3 daytime drawing. Like finding a four-leaf clover, tons of players won top prizes of $500 with the combination 4-4-4 in the Lottery's Pick 3 game on Mar. 17 and broke the bank, according to the Lottery. While the Lottery generated less than $600,000 in ticket sales, winners managed to scoop
Mar 18, 2021, 12:33 pm - Lottery News

Triples drawn in SC Lottery's Pick 3 produces record winnersNews Story
Record 13,998 players split $3.5 million payout By Kate Northrop Tuesday's Pick 3 Midday drawing for the South Carolina Lottery produced a record number of winners who will split a $3.5 million payout. Nearly 14,000 players hit the winning combination in the drawing Tuesday, which was 8-8-8. Winners took home either $250 or $500 per play depending on the price paid for the ticket. This drawing sets the new record for the greatest number of winning plays in one drawing in the state
Feb 10, 2021, 6:29 pm - Lottery News

Dozens of lottery players across the USA hit it big in PowerballNews Story
By Kate Northrop In an unusual Powerball drawing Saturday, dozens of players won huge prizes, including a New Jersey player who won the $23.2 million jackpot. Anyone who thought the Powerball excitement would end after one player from Maryland won a massive $731.1 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday was in for a surprise the very next drawing. Just three days later on Sat., Jan. 23, the $23.2 million Powerball jackpot was scooped up by a lone player from New Jersey, with another 43 tick
Jan 26, 2021, 7:10 pm - Lottery News

One Michigan lottery ticket wins $1 billion Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Updated annuity and cash jackpot final tallies By Todd Northrop After a record run of 36 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 37th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $1.05 billion winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Michigan matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It was the third time a lottery jackpot had grown to more than $1 billion, and the second time a single ticket won $1 billion or more. The public has been electrified the co
Jan 23, 2021, 8:04 am - Lottery News

$731.1 million Powerball lottery jackpot won by single ticket sold in MarylandNews Story
Updated with retailer that sold winning ticket By Todd Northrop One Powerball lottery ticket sold in Maryland won the sixth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history on Wednesday night. The lucky numbers for the $731.1 million jackpot were 40, 53, 60, 68, and 69, with Powerball number 22. The Power Play multiplier was 3. The top prize was adjusted upwards from the initial estimate of $730 million after all proceeds were counted Wednesday night. The lump sum payout for the single winning
Jan 21, 2021, 8:09 am - Lottery News

El Gordo awards over €2.4 billion in famous Christmas raffleNews Story
Winning numbers for top prizes announced this morning By Kate Northrop The Spanish Lottery has released the winning numbers for El Gordo (The Fat One), the most well-known, largest raffle in history, measured by prize payout. In 2020, the Christmas raffle is handing out over 2.4 billion (US$ 2.9 billion) in prizes. That's 28 million (US$34 million) more than last year. Traditionally, two children from the San Ildefonso school sing out the winning five-digit number for the 4 million (US$
Dec 22, 2020, 11:59 am - Lottery News