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Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $520 million on strong salesNews Story
By Kate Northrop Lottery officials have just announced that the jackpot for tonight's Mega Millions drawing has been raised from $510 million to $520 million, making this week's Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots just $10 million shy of a combined $1 billion. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown since Sep. 18 and has rolled 32 times, starting at $20 million. Mega Millions offers two jackpot payment options: the $520 million annuity prize paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29
Jan 8, 2021, 12:31 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised to $447 million on strong salesNews Story
6th-largest cash value in game's history By Todd Northrop Lottery officials announced today that the jackpot for tonight's Mega Millions drawing has been raised from $432 million to $447 million, as a result of rapid sales. The Mega Millions jackpot has grown since Sep. 18 and has rolled 31 times, starting at $20 million. Mega Millions offers two jackpot payment options: the $447 million annuity prize paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual graduated payments, or the
Jan 5, 2021, 1:49 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball roll to combined $785 million jackpotNews Story
2021 begins with two massive lottery jackpots ready to be won By Kate Northrop With many people aching to finally cast aside 2020 and breathe a sigh of relief, the United States' two biggest multi-state lottery games feature jackpots worth nearly $800 million combined that will instantly change the fortunes of whomever is lucky enough to win them. No one was able to match all six numbers for either the Mega Millions or Powerball drawings this week. As both jackpots sit near the $400 mil
Dec 31, 2020, 3:19 pm - Lottery News

Sequential numbers drawn in South Africa Lottery stirs up suspicions of fraudNews Story
20 players share the jackpot after consecutive numbers are drawn By Kate Northrop An unusually perfect series of sequential numbers that came up in South Africa's most recent PowerBall drawing has led to accusations of fraud, while others jumped in to defend the integrity of a game based on pure luck and chance. The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday, Dec. 1 were all consecutive numbers, including the PowerBall itself 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and PowerBall 10. 20 people purchased a ticket with t
Dec 3, 2020, 1:03 pm - Lottery News

South Carolina retailer uses lottery commission to feed the hungry for ThanksgivingNews Story
By Kate Northrop More often than not, it's the prize winners who use their winnings to perform generous acts and good deeds. This Thanksgiving, a convenience store that received a $3,500 commission for selling a lottery ticket worth $350,000 is using those extra funds to give back to the community by providing meals to the hungry. Earlier this month, a South Carolina woman bought a $10 Mighty Jumbo Bucks scratch-off ticket from the KP Food Mart on East River Street in Anderson and won a $3
Nov 25, 2020, 2:26 pm - Lottery News

N.C. man rewards friend with new car in return for lucky winning lottery numbersNews Story
Because if it weren't for his numbers, I'd still have zero. By Kate Northrop A North Carolina lottery player is ready to give credit where credit is due after his friend suggests five lucky numbers that ended up winning him a share of a Carolina Cash 5 jackpot. After asking five friends to share a set of their own five lucky numbers each, one friend's suggestion won Timothy Lingo of Hillsborough half the jackpot for last Wednesday's Carolina Cash 5 drawing worth $390,814. I said,
Oct 22, 2020, 4:08 pm - Lottery News

SC Lottery claim center closed after exposure to COVID-19News Story
By Kate Northrop The South Carolina Education Lottery's Columbia claim center on Assembly Street closed yesterday, Wed., Sept. 2 after an employee was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. The building was closed for cleaning and disinfection that afternoon when staff was notified of the exposure. According to a press release, the employee who came into contact with the coronavirus only worked in the back office and did not interact with the public. The other staff members w
Sep 3, 2020, 12:23 pm - Lottery News

One Arizona lottery ticket wins $410 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
It's the first Mega Millions jackpot win for an Arizona player By Todd Northrop A single ticket sold in Arizona matched the winning numbers from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing and is worth an estimated $410 million. The lump-sum cash value of the jackpot is a staggering $316.8 million up from the estimate of $308.2 million that was established on Saturday. The winner has 180 days from the draw date to claim the prize. We may never know who won the big prize because last year A
Jun 10, 2020, 9:09 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls to $410 millionNews Story
Largest Mega Millions jackpot in a year By Todd Northrop After 33 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of $410 million that could instantly put the winner among the wealthiest people on the planet. When nobody won Friday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to its biggest amount since a $522 million Mega Millions jackpot from the June 7, 2019 drawing was won by a single ticket sold in California. That
Jun 8, 2020, 9:55 am - Lottery News

Strong Iowa lottery sales are slipping: The culprit? You guessed it, COVID-19News Story
After eight months of Iowa Lottery ticket sales topping budgeted projections, those sales are starting to arc downward. One of the reasons: 95 of the retail outlets selling lottery tickets are shuttered under Gov. Kim Reynolds' COVID-19 orders, Iowa Lottery officials said Wednesday. Through the first three quarters of fiscal 2020, lottery sales were running 1.8 percent ahead of last year's record pace. However, sales of lottery products in March were about $2 million short of the budgeted
Apr 21, 2020, 8:21 am - Lottery News