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$390 MILLION: Huge Mega Millions jackpot up for grabs tonightNews Story
8th-largest cash value jackpot in U.S. history By Todd Northrop After an astounding 31 drawings without a grand prize winner, Mega Millions features an enormous jackpot promising multi-generational wealth to a ticketholder with enough luck to overcome the 1 in 259 million odds stacked against them. In the Friday night Mega Millions drawing no player won the top prize, increasing the jackpot estimate for Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing to $390 million, with a lump-sum cash option o
Jun 28, 2016, 9:40 am - Lottery News

$363 MILLION: Red hot Mega Millions jackpot set for FridayNews Story
6th-largest Mega Millions jackpot of all time By Todd Northrop After its months-long build-up, the multi-state Mega Millions jackpot is finally starting to increase rapidly as tickets are bring scooped up by loyal and casual players alike. In the Tuesday night Mega Millions drawing no player won the top prize, increasing the jackpot estimate for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing to $363 million, with a lump-sum cash option of $244.6 million. That pegs the annuity jackpot as the 6t
Jun 22, 2016, 8:58 am - Lottery News

Online sales fuel increase in Michigan Lottery revenueNews Story
Since it began in Michigan last Thanksgiving, Internet lottery sales have mushroomed along with the number of players using their smartphones and personal computers to play. In November 2015, the State Lottery Bureau, without fanfare, moved into the Internet gaming market, making it easier for players to bet from home instead of driving to the nearest lottery store to place a wager. At the outset there were about 86,000 players who registered with the state for the Internet games. The n
Jun 21, 2016, 2:09 pm - Lottery News

$333 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot continues climbNews Story
Largest Mega Millions jackpot in more than 2 years By Todd Northrop The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its months-long climb Friday night, and is now at the point where jackpot rolls are sharply increased. After nobody won Friday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $333 million the 21st-largest in U.S. lottery history and the largest since a $414 million Mega Millions jackpot was split between two tickets from Florida and Maryland on Mar
Jun 19, 2016, 1:07 pm - Lottery News

$310 MILLION: largest Mega Millions jackpot in 19 monthsNews Story
16th-largest U.S. cash value jackpot of all time By Todd Northrop The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its months-long climb Tuesday night, and has finally breached the $300-million mark. After nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $310 million the largest since a $326 million Mega Millions jackpot was won by a retired New York principal on Nov. 4, 2014. (See Retired NY principal claims $326M lottery jackpot, Lottery Post,
Jun 16, 2016, 8:58 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions ponderously reaches $280 millionNews Story
Lottery Post analyzes the multi-state jackpot's slow 3-month ascent By Todd Northrop Normally a $280 million jackpot would prompt even lottery skeptics to consider buying a ticket, but for some reason Mega Millions players have been forced to endure tepid sales that are inching the game's jackpot upward at a snail's pace. So lottery players looking to win a life-changing mega jackpot can be excused for asking the contradictory questions, What's wrong with Mega Millions? and, Where can I
Jun 8, 2016, 11:07 am - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $1 million on mistake lottery ticketNews Story
A simple mistake turned out to be very lucky for a Niles man who won a $1 million Mega Millions prize from the Michigan Lottery. Richard Hopper Sr., 69, matched the five white balls drawn 18, 41, 50, 68, and 70 in Friday's drawing to win the $1 million prize. He bought his winning ticket at the Sunrise Sunset Party Store, located at 1009 Huntly Road in Niles. When I stopped to buy my Mega Millions ticket, the clerk said he had accidentally printed an easy pick for another player who didn'
Jun 2, 2016, 3:03 pm - Lottery News

$415 MILLION: Powerball jackpot surges on rolloverNews Story
7th-largest cash value in history By Todd Northrop Ready to start dreaming about dollar signs again? Just four months after people from every country went into frenzy trying to find creative ways to buy tickets for the biggest jackpot the world had ever seen, Powerball is back with another top-10 jackpot that can deliver multi-generational wealth. After nobody won Wednesday's advertised $348 million grand prize, the Powerball jackpot increased to a whopping $415 million for Saturday'
May 5, 2016, 8:18 am - Lottery News

$348 MILLION: April misses bring May richesNews Story
Powerball making another run at the record? By Todd Northrop This week Powerball will be the hot ticket, featuring a jackpot that will tempt a lot of people to take a chance at unimaginable wealth. The new high-water mark of $348 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $314 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $226.1 million the 12th-largest ever recorded in Unite
May 1, 2016, 9:35 am - Lottery News

$314 million jackpot puts Powerball back in spotlightNews Story
By Todd Northrop Big lottery jackpot hunters will have a jumbo-sized target this weekend, as the multi-state Powerball jackpot has crossed the $300 million mark. In fact, the lump-sum cash value of Saturday's $314 million Powerball jackpot is the 17th-largest of all time: $202.9 million. The complete top-25 list of United States lottery jackpot cash values can be found at the end of this article. Saturday's Powerball jackpot is the biggest US lottery jackpot since the world went bonkers
Apr 28, 2016, 10:14 am - Lottery News