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Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $22 MillionNews Story
There is no shortage of winners or excitement in Mega Millions. When the six numbers were drawn in the Friday, October 17, 2003 drawing, they turned 241,442 tickets into winners. However, none of those tickets matched all six numbers to win the estimated $16 million jackpot. So the jackpot grows to an estimated $22 million for the Tuesday, October 21, 2003 drawing.Friday's winning Mega Millions numbers were 14-20-31-46-48 and the Mega Ball number was 18.Two tickets nearly hit the jackpot. The
Oct 20, 2003, 4:20 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $140 MillionNews Story
There were no jackpot winners Wednesday but 722,361 players across the nation won a total of more than $6.5 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $140 million. That would rank as the 8th largest Powerball jackpot ever.This is the third time this year and the fourth time in the last eleven months that Powerball has crossed over the $100 million mark.The cash option for the Saturday, Octobe
Oct 16, 2003, 5:35 am - Lottery News

Texas may move to join Mega Millions todayNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission could formalize its decision to enter the multi-state lottery game Mega Millions today, a move expected to bring more than $50 million a year to state coffers.The three-member panel is scheduled to take action on a proposal that would allow lottery director Reagan Greer to sign a contract with the consortium of ten states that make up Mega Millions.Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Washington are the other
Oct 16, 2003, 3:48 am - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery ticket worth $6.1MNews Story
Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Cumberland County has won $6.1 million dollars.According to a statement released by New Jersey Lottery, the owner of a Pick 6 ticket sold in Vineland won the contest's top prize in Monday's drawing, but has yet to come forward to claim the prize.The winning ticket was sold at Ed Alba's Food Mart on North East Boulevard, and the winning numbers were 11, 12, 17, 18, 31 and 38.New Jersey Lottery reports that the ticket was the only one of more than 1.1 milli
Oct 16, 2003, 3:28 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $16 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $16 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $12 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There was one second-prize winner from New York in Tuesday night's drawing for $175,000. Seven players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winning numbers from Tuesday's drawing were: 18, 19, 21,
Oct 15, 2003, 3:40 am - Lottery News

$117 Million Powerball JackpotNews Story
The excitement is rising along with the jackpot in America's favorite lottery game. There were no jackpot winners Saturday but 668,129 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.5 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $117 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.This is the third time this year and the fourth time in the last eleven months that Powerbal
Oct 13, 2003, 4:07 am - Lottery News

$12 Million: Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls, 260,000+ Tickets WinNews Story
With two jackpot winners in the past two weeks, Mega Millions is on the grow once again. A total of 261,778 tickets in ten states won prizes in the Friday, October 10, 2003 drawing. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the $10 million jackpot, that jackpot now grows to an estimated $12 million for the Tuesday, October 14, 2003 drawing.Friday's winning Mega Millions numbers were 04-19-36-42-48 and the Mega Ball number was 13.Two tickets, both sold in Ohio, came extremely close to hi
Oct 13, 2003, 4:05 am - Lottery News

Lottery losers sue for changeNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has been hit with another lawsuit challenging its Extra Cash game and its advertising.Keith B. Hunter, former general counsel for the lottery, said he filed the suit last week after seeing a news report about another one filed early this year.Both his lawsuit and the one filed earlier by Ronald Hub, of Stanton, take issue with the wording in a lottery brochure, which was changed after Hub filed his lawsuit. The original brochure said the single-digit numbers on the tic
Oct 13, 2003, 3:50 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $102 MillionNews Story
Powerball is on the rise and once again the jackpot has crossed over into the $100 million range. There were no jackpot winners Wednesday but 517,732 players across the nation won a total of more than $6.3 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $102 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.This is the third time this year and the fourth time in the last eleven mont
Oct 9, 2003, 4:08 am - Lottery News

One winner in Mega MillionsNews Story
One ticket sold in New Jersey won Tuesday's multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $12 million, lottery officials said.There were five second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing worth $175,000. Three of those winning tickets were sold in New York and one each in Georgia and Virginia.Twelve players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winning numbers from Tuesday night's drawing were: 1, 2, 22, 40 and 41. The Me
Oct 8, 2003, 4:47 am - Lottery News