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Iowa Lottery CEO worries about jackpot fatigueNews Story
Iowa Lottery CEO Terry Rich says due to recent jackpot runs for Powerball and Mega Millions, Iowa Lottery sales and profits are running about a month ahead of projections. We're still, per capita, are in the middle in the number of dollars spent per person, Rich says. You go to the east coast, it's probably three or four times per person what they spend on lottery and gaming than what we do in Iowa. A recent $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot was won by a player in South Carolina. A woma
Nov 26, 2018, 7:39 pm - Lottery News

Lotteries offer $1B in jackpots as Mega Millions nears recordNews Story
A record-smashing Mega Millions prize could be awaiting a lucky winner when the multi-state lottery and Powerball kick off a two-day, $1 billion jackpot grab Tuesday night. The Mega Millions jackpot is currently $654 million, just $2 million short of the multi-state lottery game's record. Powerball's jackpot also represents: There is a top prize of at least $345 million on Wednesday. Both totals are expected to rise. The bloated payouts are a function of a jackpot drought. Mega Millions la
Oct 15, 2018, 5:48 pm - Lottery News

MUSL Board President and Powerball Game Chair elected for FY19News Story
The Board of Directors of the Multi-State Lottery Association elected May Scheve Reardon, executive director of the Missouri Lottery, to serve as Board President for fiscal year 2019. Reardon will take over the Board President position from Rollo Redburn, executive director of the Oklahoma Lottery, on July 1, 2018. MUSL continues to enhance security, train staff and contribute to lottery excellence in the industry, said Redburn. I have every confidence in our new Board President, May Scheve
Jul 12, 2018, 9:42 am - Lottery News

Infamous lottery scammer says US computerized lottery drawings remain fatally flawedNews Story
Eddie Tipton warned them. As the head of IT at the Multi-State Lottery Association, Tipton pulled aside his boss and told him the computer software that randomly selected the winning numbers for million-dollar games in as many as 17 states had a terrible flaw. It wasn't really random. Though his boss listened, Tipton told state investigators that other officials with the nation's chief lottery system did not. They told him to fix it, then moved on. A disgruntled Tipton made some upda
Mar 19, 2018, 8:32 am - Lottery News

Chinese man lives rough for 10 years to 'crack lottery code'News Story
A man has been living rough under a road bridge in southwest China for 10 years, saying he will not go home until he has cracked how to win the lottery and written books about it, according to a newspaper report. Wang Chengzhou, 49, lives under a road intersection in Chongqing and spends most of his time researching, the Chengdu Commercial Daily reported. He makes ends meet by doing part-time jobs, such as for the post office, but his obsession is research on the lottery, according to the
Jan 22, 2018, 9:05 am - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery games start 2018 with a combined $783 million mega jackpotNews Story
Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are both are in top 25 by Todd Northrop 2018 started with near-record cold sweeping across much of the USA, but the nation's two biggest multi-state games couldn't be hotter. Powerball and Mega Millions have been rising steadily for the past few weeks, with both games' jackpots now at the point where even casual lottery players start to put ticket-buying on their list of to-dos. After nobody won Mega Millions on Friday and Powerball on Saturday, t
Jan 1, 2018, 9:31 pm - Lottery News

Lotto America multi-state lottery game tickets on sale SundayNews Story
New game replaces canceled Hot Lotto By Todd Northrop What's old is new again. Ripping a page from the 1980s, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is starting a new game on Sunday called Lotto America the original name of what is now known as Powerball. The throwback name is probably a good idea, since the new game has the difficult task of helping people forget the tumultuous ending to Hot Lotto, the game it replaces. Fortunately for lottery players, not only does the new g
Nov 10, 2017, 10:15 am - Lottery News

Lottery rigger warned officials about computerized drawing machines years agoNews Story
By Jason Clayworth The mastermind behind a national lottery scam says he warned officials about a glitch in computer-generated drawings 11 years ago, but nobody seemed too worried, his lawyer revealed in an exclusive interview. The same glitch involving identical numbers drawn consecutively or nearly consecutively occurred again in the past two weeks in Arizona, prompting state officials to offer players a refund. Eddie Tipton's new behind-bars revelation, paired with the duplicate numb
Oct 15, 2017, 8:54 am - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery jackpots grow to combined $738 millionNews Story
UPDATE: Mega Millions raised to $393 million, new combined total is $749 million First time Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots simultaneously more than $300 million Both are top 25 US lottery jackpots by Todd Northrop Multi-state lottery tickets are pumping out of state lottery ticket machines throughout the United States this week, as both Powerball and Mega Millions have simultaneously reached astronomic heights. After nobody won Mega Millions on Tuesday and Powerball on Wedne
Aug 10, 2017, 12:26 pm - Lottery News

Hot Lotto multi-state lottery game to end in OctoberNews Story
By Todd Northrop Hot Lotto, a multi-state lottery draw game currently played in 14 states, will end this October. The final Hot Lotto drawing will be conducted on Saturday, Oct. 28. It is normal practice in the lottery industry to change your gaming mix and keep products fresh in the field. Based on overall performance after 15 years, it was time to make a change, West Virginia Lottery Director Alan Larrick said. The 14 lotteries that offer Hot Lotto are working on new game options that w
Aug 9, 2017, 8:15 am - Lottery News