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Pennsylvania store sells $213M winning Powerball ticketNews Story
Working at the convenience store where a $213.2 million Powerball ticket was sold -- the largest jackpot prize in Pennsylvania lottery history -- had Bo Ridgeway waxing philosophical yesterday. It's really something if you think about it. Fantasy and myth far outweigh rational thinking, the Cumberland Farms clerk said. People come into the store thinking they're going to win. Just like that person. It came to fruition for one person. That person, who has not come forward yet, purchased the tic
May 10, 2004, 6:41 am - Lottery News

East San Jose ticket wins $24 million SuperLotto jackpotNews Story
The winning ticket in Saturday's SuperLotto Plus, worth $24 million, was sold at an East San Jose 7-Eleven, California Lottery officials announced Sunday.As of Sunday evening, the holder of the ticket had not come forward, but store owners had been notified. We're very excited for the person who bought the ticket, said Jenny Nguy, whose parents, Hung and Mai Nguy, own the 7-Eleven at 2577 S. King Road. They also own the Tropicana Foods supermarket at King and Story roads.The Nguys, who were awa
Apr 26, 2004, 6:56 am - Lottery News

UK player wins record Euro Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
The biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot has been won by a British ticketholder for the first time, Camelot said today.Camelot said the unknown ticketholder won 16.7 million (US$30.6 million) in the continental-wide lottery.Previous winning tickets have originated from France and Spain.The ticket has landed the sixth richest prize in British lottery history, with the biggest jackpot being the 22.6 million won by Mark Gardiner and Paul Maddison, of Hastings, East Sussex, in June, 1995.It costs 1.
Apr 12, 2004, 2:01 am - Lottery News

Winning $4 million Hoosier Lotto ticket sold in South BendNews Story
There is only one winning ticket from Wednesday night's $4 million Hoosier Lotto drawing and it was purchased in South Bend, Indiana.As of Thursday night, no one had come forward with the winning ticket.Discount Liquor, 2609 S. Michigan St., sold the ticket. When store management got the call from lottery representatives Thursday morning, they thought it was a joke.Discount Liquor will get a good chunk of money just for selling the winning ticket -- $37,000 to be exact. It's all customers and st
Apr 9, 2004, 7:38 am - Lottery News

$19 million winning Lotto South ticket sold in GeorgiaNews Story
Officials said a single ticket sold in Suwanee, Georgia matched all six numbers to win the $19 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto South drawing.Because the Georgia Lottery Corp. offices are closed on weekends, the earliest the winner can claim the prize is today. Any winning over $200,000 has to be claimed in person at the Lottery's downtown offices at the Atlanta Inforum at 250 Williams St. The winning numbers in the multi-state lottery Saturday were 1, 16, 30, 41, 47 and 49.Thirteen ti
Apr 5, 2004, 4:27 am - Lottery News

Port Richey ticket wins $3 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One lucky shopper at Gulf View Square Mall matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a $3 million jackpot, lottery officials said Sunday.The shopper was the lone winner in Saturday's drawing.The ticket was purchased at Mall News, a newspaper stand at the Pasco County mall, which is off U.S. 19.The winning numbers selected were 16-23-30-36-41-49.
Apr 5, 2004, 4:05 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $20 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $20 million, lottery officials said Sunday.The winning ticket was bought in the city of Sunrise, officials said.A total of 104 tickets matched five numbers to win $6,057; 6,800 tickets matched four numbers for $75; and 130,528 tickets matched three numbers for $5.50.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 15-25-33-40-42-51.
Mar 15, 2004, 7:01 am - Lottery News

One jackpot winner in Michigan WinFall drawingNews Story
One ticket matched all the Michigan Lottery WinFall numbers drawn Wednesday to win a jackpot of more than $5.4 million.The winning ticket matched the numbers six, 11, 14, 17, 22 and 25. It was sold at a Farmer Jack supermarket in the Detroit suburb of Hazel Park, the Michigan Lottery said.The last time a player matched all six numbers to win the twice-weekly WinFall drawing was July 16, 2003. The jackpot is disbursed to players matching three or more numbers once it exceeds $5 million.Forty-eigh
Mar 4, 2004, 4:37 am - Lottery News

Winning Mega Millions ticket sold in OhioNews Story
A single player from Ohio has won the grand prize from the latest Mega Millions lotto drawing.Lottery officials said the winning ticket from Tuesday night's drawing - worth an estimated $20 million - was sold in Ohio. Ohio lottery spokeswoman Mardele Cohen said the ticket was sold at Food City Supermarket in Dayton.Ten players matched all five numbers but not the Mega Ball number. Each second-place ticket was worth $175,000.Also, 22 players matched four numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Each
Mar 3, 2004, 4:16 am - Lottery News

One person wins $8.5 million Colorado LotteryNews Story
One person matched all six numbers in Saturdays Colorado Lotto drawing, winning the $8.5 million jackpot.The winning numbers were 8, 19, 21, 26, 29 and 40. The cash value of the jackpot is $4.5 million.Twenty-five players matched five of the six numbers, winning prizes of $496. Prizes of $43 will be awarded to 1,061 players, who matched four of the six numbers.Lotto drawings are held each Wednesday and Saturday. The jackpot for Wednesdays drawing will go back down to $1 million.
Mar 1, 2004, 4:33 am - Lottery News