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Man gets 23 years for robbing Illinois lottery winnerReply
Andre said police later recorded Palella admitting he drove English and another person to the victim's house, pointed out the house and waited in the car for their return. Authorities say Palella was not aware he was being recorded at the time. Rolling Meadows detective Phil Barrile interviewed English, who admitted he went to the house because Palella told him the victim, an Illinois State Lottery winner, had money there, Andre said. English also said he brought along a .25 caliber weapon an
Apr 3, 2011, 4:43 pm - PERDUE - Lottery News

$201 MILLION: Mega Million lottery jackpot soarsNews Story
By Todd Northrop Lottery players across the United States are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Friday's massive $201 million drawing. The cash value stands at a staggering $128.3 million. Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is the accumulation of 12 consecutive drawings without a top prize winner. The current jackpot run-up started on Feb. 4 as a $12 million grand prize. Players should note that jackpot amounts are conservative estimates provided by the lotteries, and
Mar 17, 2011, 8:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Ohio Gov. considering privatizing management of lotteryNews Story
A proposal to privatize the management of the Ohio Lottery Commission was submitted this week to the nonpartisan Legislative Service Commission, which researches Ohio's budgets and laws. Gov. John Kasich, who has yet to name a lottery director, has for weeks been discussing privatizing lottery operations, though he has not made a public commitment to do so. Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said the administration would not answer questions about any proposal until the state budget is released
Mar 12, 2011, 10:32 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$290 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery rocket-rideNews Story
Biggest jackpot in 16 months By Todd Northrop The Mega Millions rocket ride continues after Friday night's New Year's Eve mega-draw did not produce a jackpot winner. The new jackpot for the Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011 Mega Millions drawing is a staggering $290 million, with a faint-inducing lump-sum cash value of $182.6 million. The mammoth grand prize is the result of 15 draws without a winner. The run-up started as a $12 million prize on Nov. 12, 2010. The winning numbers for Friday,
Jan 1, 2011, 12:54 am - Todd - Lottery News

$266 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised againNews Story
Biggest jackpot in nine months Lottery players across the United States are buying their Mega Millions tickets in preparation for Tuesday's massive $266 million drawing. Even the cash value the holy grail for many jackpot-watchers stands at a staggering $165.2 million. For comparison, the $258 million Powerball jackpot won by a store clerk in Missouri in April awarded a cash value of $124.9 million. Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot is the accumulation of 14 consecutive drawings withou
May 3, 2010, 9:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mega Millions: $224 million lottery drawing tonightNews Story
1:24 p.m. - Updated states that will be added in May Tonight across the United States, millions of lottery ticket holders will be hoping to match all of the Mega Millions winning numbers to win a $224 million jackpot. The lump-sum cash value of the massive prize is $138.1 million, eclipsing the $124.8 million Powerball jackpot cash value won last week by a convenience store clerk from Missouri. Tonight's jackpot is the result of 13 consecutive drawings without a top-prize winner. The cu
Apr 30, 2010, 8:06 am - Todd - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery Commission approves Mega MillionsReply
I have to say that I am not a fan of those who win the jackpot after only playing for the first time or buying a ticket once every blue moon. I like the players who consistently purchase tickets regardless of the jackpot amount (as the jackpot amount has no bearing on your chances of winning). My philosophy is to have a ticket for EVERY drawing. In this way, I am practicing the principle that you have to have a ticket in order to win (and often it is only 1 set of numbers...this makes it financi
Nov 18, 2009, 8:36 am - OldSchoolPa - Lottery News

New Jersey, California tickets will share $77M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
Calif. second-prize ticket wins nearly $1 million Two tickets matched all six numbers in the Nov. 10 Mega Millions drawing worth $77 million. One was purchased in New Jersey, and the other in California. The New Jersey winning ticket was sold at Buyrite Supermarket, 965 Maggie Ave. in Union. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The California top-prize winning ticket was purchased at Pak 'N Save, 2255 Gellbert Blvd. in South San Francisco. The winnin
Nov 11, 2009, 3:01 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Early talks for a joint Powerball-British lottery gameReply
Judging by the population of each state as reported on the LottoReport website, California, New York and Texas should be the biggest winners. New York buy more MM tickets per person than any of the other states. California - 35,893,799 Georgia - 8,829,383 Illinois - 12,713,634 Maryland - 5,558,058 Massachusetts - 6,416,505 Michigan - 10,112,620 New Jersey - 8,698,879 New York - 19,227,088 Ohio - 11,459,011 Texas - 23,899,000 Virginia - 7,459,827 Washington - 6
Feb 15, 2009, 6:41 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot now stands at $207 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game is growing even larger the largest jackpot in nine months and players nationwide are all trying to be the one that claims it all. More than 1.4 million tickets sold for the Tuesday, December 9 drawing won a prize. Since no ticket matched all five lotto numbers plus the Gold Mega Ball to win the jackpot, the jackpot chase continues for the Friday, December 12, 2008 drawing, which will have an estimated jackpot of $207 million. The wi
Dec 10, 2008, 9:35 am - Todd - Lottery News