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Mega Millions lottery jackpot swells to $405 millionNews Story
22nd-largest U.S. jackpot of all time By Todd Northrop The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its Autumn climb Tuesday night, and is now at the point where jackpot rolls are sharply increased. After nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $405 million the 22nd-largest U.S. lottery jackpot of all time, and the biggest since a $543 million Mega Millions jackpot from the July 24 drawing was claimed by a group of 11 California ban
Oct 3, 2018, 1:39 pm - Lottery News

Last defendant in large Jamaican lottery scam convictedNews Story
A federal jury in North Dakota on Friday convicted a Rhode Island woman of helping scam elderly Americans out of millions of dollars, capping a large-scale Jamaican lottery scam case that authorities have been investigating and prosecuting for six years. Jurors found Melinda Bulgin, 28, guilty of 15 counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering, after 3 1/2 hours of deliberations over two days. Defense attorney Kevin Chapman said he likely will appeal. The Providence woman was the last
Sep 15, 2018, 8:36 pm - Lottery News

Memo: Iowa Lottery kept selling games after security warningNews Story
A newly unsealed memo shows the Iowa Lottery kept marketing four popular games despite an August 2015 warning from its security chief that their integrity was compromised. The memo was written following the trial of Eddie Tipton, who was convicted of rigging a Hot Lotto jackpot worth $16 million. Steve Bogle, its vice president of security, recommended that the lottery immediately suspend sales of Hot Lotto, Pick 3, Pick 4, and All or Nothing. He told CEO Terry Rich, we cannot allow the ci
Aug 1, 2018, 2:27 pm - Lottery News

$522 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot increased againNews Story
Second jackpot increase since Saturday By Todd Northrop For the second time in two days, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot has been raised due to surging ticket sales for a chance to win a half-billion dollars. If one person wins tonight's Mega Millions jackpot, they will now have the option of taking home a $522 million annuity prize paid in 30 installments over 29 years, or a lump-sum cash payout of $308.1 million. With millions of people dreaming about what they could
Jul 24, 2018, 12:20 pm - Lottery News

$512 MILLION: Huge Mega Millions lottery sales prompts jackpot increaseNews Story
By Todd Northrop A rush of ticket sales for the half-billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot has prompted lottery officials to revise their estimate for the Tuesday night drawing to $512 million. The all-important lump-sum cash value is now estimated to be a staggering $303.4 million. Tuesday's drawing will be the 23rd since Mega Millions had a winner. The current jackpot run-up started on May 8 as a $40 million grand prize. Lottery players seeking to check the winning numbers Tuesday n
Jul 23, 2018, 1:10 pm - Lottery News

$493 MILLION: 5th-largest Mega Millions lottery jackpot of all timeNews Story
Half-billion dollar jackpot is 11th-largest in US lottery history By Todd Northrop What better way to chill out a scorching summer than with a cool mountain of cash? After 22 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of nearly a half-billion dollars that could instantly put someone among the wealthiest people on the planet. When nobody won Friday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $493
Jul 21, 2018, 10:45 am - Lottery News

$422 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot is red hotNews Story
19th-largest U.S. jackpot of all time By Todd Northrop The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its Summer climb Tuesday night, and is now at the point where jackpot rolls are sharply increased. After nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $422 million the 19th-largest U.S. lottery jackpot of all time, and the biggest since a $533 million Mega Millions jackpot from the March 30 drawing was claimed by a New Jersey man. (See NJ m
Jul 18, 2018, 8:08 am - Lottery News

Texas lottery winner battled Alzheimer's as daughter stole $250,000News Story
Not long after Austin widow Billie Lawler matched all five numbers in the Mega Millions in 2005, her health began to erode along with her $750,000 prize. She hoped to live out the balance of her life at a high-end Alzheimer's care facility, but was evicted after about a year when she no longer could make the $5,000 monthly rent, prompting a court-ordered investigation that revealed her daughter had burned through her mom's money a crime against the elderly that prosecutors and judges say is c
Jun 3, 2018, 4:28 pm - Lottery News

$1M Texas lottery ticket to expire WednesdayNews Story
The Texas Lottery is searching for a Mega Millions winner who has only one day left to claim a $1 million prize. Texas Lottery officials said the ticket, which matched winning numbers 16, 22, 40, 41, and 59, but not the Mega Ball 8, in the Dec. 1, 2017, drawing, will expire at 5 p.m. CDT Wednesday. The ticket was purchased from Valero Corner Store #1307 in Austin, officials said. We encourage our Mega Millions players to take another look at their ticket, check the numbers again and if
May 29, 2018, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

New Jersey lottery ticket wins $315.3 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Updated with store where the winning ticket was sold and updated cash value By Todd Northrop A single ticket sold in New Jersey has won the $315.3 million Powerball jackpot in Saturday's drawing, lottery officials announced early Sunday. New Jersey Lottery Acting Executive Director John M. White announced Sunday afternoon that the winning ticket was sold at Shoprite of Hackensack at 500 South River Street in Hackensack, Bergen County. We are thrilled that the winning Powerball jackp
May 20, 2018, 9:11 am - Lottery News