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$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 - 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 - Lottery News

Maine Gov. nudged toward approval of Mega MillionsNews Story
Keno and table games also on the radar for legislators Maine may get another big jackpot lottery game, Mega Millions, if lawmakers approve a proposal discussed by the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. More lottery games is something we will definitely look at, said Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, co-chair of the panel. I think there is some support, and concerns, on this committee for keno. Diamond said Maine already is deeply involved in gambling and another lottery game is not re
Feb 25, 2010, 9:30 am - Lottery News

Lawmakers recommend expansion of Maine LotteryNews Story
Gov. says no way; doesn't like the lottery Maine lawmakers say they want to expand the state lottery by adding a video version of keno and joining the multistate Mega Millions, but Gov. John Baldacci is against the idea. Members of the legislature's Legal and Veteran Affairs Committee say Maine could reap $1.5 million annually by joining more than 30 other states in Mega Millions. They said Thursday that keno an electronic hybrid of the lottery and bingo could generate $2.3 million for the
Feb 12, 2010, 8:51 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions, Powerball lottery ticket cross-sales begins todayNews Story
Today marks the first time both of the USA's huge multi-state lottery games can be purchased within the same state. Dozens of states begin selling both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets today, moving the U.S. a step closer to having a national lottery. By the time the remainder of the states with a lottery sign on to the new arrangement as early as this spring the nation's two biggest lotteries will be sold in 45 jurisdictions: 43 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Jan 31, 2010, 1:46 pm - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery options will expand in 33 statesNews Story
Lottery Post Exclusive By Todd Northrop On Jan. 31, a multi-state wave will roll over the USA. 33 out of 44 states with a lottery (including D.C.) will begin selling tickets for both of the USA's nation-wide games. Powerball and Mega Millions, the two premier multi-state lottery games in the USA, entered into a cross-selling agreement late last year, in response to state legislators seeking new revenue sources. Previous to the agreement, states were permitted only to sell tickets for
Jan 20, 2010, 9:49 am - Lottery News

Dual multi-state lottery sales may keep jackpots lowerNews Story
New national game at least a year away When dozens of states start selling both Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets for the first time ever, winners may take home jackpots that aren't so mega. As part of a deal announced last October, the combined sales begin Jan. 31 in 23 of the 31 states and Washington D.C. where Powerball is currently offered, according to Tom Shaheen, president of the Multi-State Lottery Association that operates Powerball. The two different lottery systems hav
Jan 11, 2010, 9:34 pm - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery gets its first Powerball jackpot winnerNews Story
Just two months after the first Powerball ticket was sold in Arkansas, the state has produced its first jackpot winner. The 29-year, 30-installment annuity jackpot was $25 million, which can also be claimed as a $12,153,621 million cash option. The net payout after the automatic 25% federal tax withholdings for the cash option would be $9,115,216. Arkansas does not withhold state tax from lottery prize payouts. The lucky jackpot win for one Arkansas player comes despite the fact that typic
Jan 3, 2010, 8:52 am - Lottery News

N.H. man wins lottery jackpot twice in four yearsNews Story
Bob Jaracz always considered himself a lucky guy. The Navy war veteran survived a jet fighter crash in Korea, was a POW who escaped his captors, and made it home to the U.S. to marry his true love and raise three boys. Now Bob and Diane Jaracz should consider themselves really lucky. The Nashua couple are the first New Hampshire residents to win a lottery grand prize twice. Whenever I cash my tickets, they say, 'Here comes Mister Lucky,' says Jaracz. He and his wife won Tri-State Megab
Nov 8, 2009, 9:42 am - Lottery News

N.D. lottery ticket sales, profits continue slideNews Story
Despite hefty increases in promotional spending, lottery ticket sales and profits have declined in North Dakota during the past two years and led to a large reduction in the lottery's financial reserves. Ticket sales of the North Dakota Lottery's four games Powerball, Hot Lotto, Wild Card 2 and 2by2 have dropped by 4 percent, to $21.7 million, from 2007 to 2009, according to lottery financial statements. Profits in the 2009 budget year alone dropped 15 percent, to $5.78 million, primarily bec
Sep 14, 2009, 10:32 pm - Lottery News