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Mega Million lottery jackpot grows to $41 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $41 million Saturday. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $30 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday. There were five second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 2 from California, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, and 1 from New York. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. The California second pr
May 1, 2006, 10:37 am - Lottery News

One of two winning Florida Lotto tickets from Port St. LucieNews Story
The Cumberland Farms store on Floresta Drive was a revolving door of media and frequent customers who had heard the news Thursday morning that one lucky Florida Lottery player bought the winning ticket there. By 11:30 a.m., store clerk Keri Frosch stopped curious people short and just said with a smile, No, we don't know who it is. But she does know that receipts show about 4,000 people bought tickets Wednesday night alone. When it's that high it happens, Frosch said, referring to h
Apr 21, 2006, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Oregon Lottery may give $42 million in excess funds to schoolsNews Story
Gathered around a podium at Benson High School in Portland on Wednesday, key Republicans and Democrats alike proclaimed that a new day was dawning for Oregon schools. With the blessing of House Speaker Karen Minnis, R-Wood Village, and Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, legislators are poised to approve handing over $42 million in unexpected lottery revenue to public schools during next week's special session. If approved, it would be the first time in years the state has announced
Apr 14, 2006, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Mass. House to Lift Lottery Aid CapNews Story
Massachusetts State Representative Daniel E. Bosley (D-North Adams) today announced that the upcoming House Ways Means budget will lift the cap on Lottery aid and send the highest levels of local aid to cities and towns in the Commonwealth's history. The proposed total spending represents $920 million, an increase of $158 million over the current fiscal year expenditure and $260 million over Fiscal Year 2005. Local aid is one of the most worthwhile investments the House makes each yea
Mar 30, 2006, 3:06 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $56 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery has grown to $56 million for Friday's drawing. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday night's $42 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. There were eight second-prize winners: 1 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Massachusetts, 2 from Michigan, 1 from New York, and 1 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000. The California s
Mar 15, 2006, 7:03 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts store owner wins $1 millionNews Story
Sometimes it pays to break a New Year's resolution. After years of buying lottery tickets in the store he managed, Greg Lambert resolved this year it just wasn't worth it anymore. Last week, though, he caved and bought a $10 million Texas Hold 'Em ticket. Something just told me to buy a ticket, so I did, he said. The $10 ticket was a $1 million winner. I bought it, scratched it, looked again, and looked again, and looked again ... said the 38-year-old Wayland resident. Th
Mar 2, 2006, 9:21 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $256 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $256 million Saturday. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $212 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday. There were 22 second prize winners: 4 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Massachusetts, 3 from Michigan, 3 from New Jersey, 4 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 2 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the
Feb 25, 2006, 8:40 am - Lottery News

N.H. Lottery gets approval for $30 scratch ticketsNews Story
Is the buzz that comes from buying a $20 scratch ticket starting to wear off? Don't worry; you will soon be able to press a vending machine button and buy a nation-leading $30 ticket if the state lottery commission has its way. The state Senate overruled its presiding officer and advanced a bill intended to give the Lottery Commission the freedom to decide when the top ticket of $20 has run its course. Texas and Connecticut are the only state lotteries in the nation selling a $30 scr
Feb 24, 2006, 9:44 am - Lottery News

Mass. Lottery dispute takes bizarre turnNews Story
In October Kevin Donovan became the talk of the town when he claimed to have thrown away a winning $1 million lottery ticket that another man found in the trash. Now, while embroiled with the Massachusetts Lottery Commission in a battle to reclaim the ticket from the man who found it, Donovan has suffered the ultimate loss. Just 49 years old, Donovan suffered a fatal heart attack while traveling in Hyannis on Tuesday, according toKate Donovan, his ex-wife. The couple had been divorced sin
Feb 4, 2006, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Original buyer of $1M lottery ticket identifiedNews Story
How do you explain to your loved ones that you threw away $1 million?Well, we'll just have to wait to find out, because Kevin Donovan isn't answering questions right now.In fact, Donovan doesn't even want anybody to know who he is. He's been keeping a low profile since immersing himself in a dispute over a winning $1 million lottery ticket with an 82-year-old Blackstone man who found it in a trash bin.Donovan, who is seeking to regain ownership of the ticket, has not been identified in public un
Dec 19, 2005, 8:03 am - Lottery News