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Clamor for $177 million Mega Millions lottery ticketsNews Story
When the lottery's Mega Millions jackpot climbs into the stratosphere, people fork out the cash for tickets at local retailers, and the improving economy only helps the sales grow.Marcee Watson, a cashier at Mike's Party Store in Yale, Michigan, said that she expects people to begin flooding area convenience stores to buy tickets for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot is expected to reach $177 million after a $150 million jackpot went without a winner Friday in each of the 11 st
Feb 16, 2004, 6:55 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Skyrockets to $177 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $177 million Saturday when no tickets matched all 5 numbers and the Mega Ball in the Friday drawing.The $177 million Mega Millions jackpot is the largest in eight months.The last time the Mega Millions jackpot was this large was on Friday, June 20, 2003, when part-time letter carrier Bernadette Geitka of Essex, Maryland, 54, was the sole winner of a $183 million Mega Millions jackpot.If the jackpot rolls over once more, it will likely
Feb 14, 2004, 8:10 am - Lottery News

Woman Who Claimed Mega Millions Jackpot Changes PleaNews Story
The woman who gained national attention when she said she lost a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket has changed her mind about her legal case. Elecia Battle, 40, changed her plea from no contest to not guilty.Battle is charged with filing a false police report saying she purchased the winning ticket and then lost it in the parking lot of the convenience store. Her story was shot down when the real winner, Rebecca Jemison, came forward.A judge has granted the change in her plea. Battle also ask
Feb 13, 2004, 7:54 am - Lottery News

Need $150 million? Try for Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Lottery players have another chance at the good life Friday night when the Mega Millions lottery jackpot reaches an estimated $150 million. I have to win before I decide what I'm going to do with the money, said Ju rez resident Salvador Reynoso, who buys five tickets for the drawing every week. I don't have any idea what I would do with that much money. The game has been attracting thousands of Texans and others in surrounding areas since it began in the state in December. People here have bee
Feb 12, 2004, 6:43 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $150 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $150 million today, with a cash option of $89 million.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $121 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were 20 second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. Each matched all five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Also, 89 players matched four of the five lotto numbers,
Feb 11, 2004, 6:51 am - Lottery News

$121 Million Mega Millions Drawing TonightNews Story
Mega Millions players from around the world are waiting to hear the winning numbers tonight for the largest Mega Millions jackpot since December, 2003.The current $121 million jackpot was reached after 11 consecutive jackpot rollovers -- drawings in which there was no jackpot winner, causing the jackpot to accumulate for the next drawing.The addition of Texas as the eldventh Mega Millions state appears to have energized the Mega Millions jackpot rollover amounts.In the last jackpot run-up, whi
Feb 10, 2004, 7:26 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $121 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $121 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $102 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were 18 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000 each. The 18 winners were sold in the following states:1 in New Jersey1 in Georgia2 in Illinois1 in Massachusetts1 in Maryla
Feb 7, 2004, 6:40 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Swells to $102 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $102 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $85 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. Each matched the five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Also, 48 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. T
Feb 4, 2004, 5:45 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $85 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $85 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $73 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were nine second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, each matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Twenty-nine players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,
Jan 31, 2004, 7:46 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $73 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $73 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $60 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were five second-prize winners in Tuesday night's drawing. Each of the five matched all five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Also, 32 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball n
Jan 28, 2004, 9:22 am - Lottery News