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Powerball lottery jackpot growing quickly: $73 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow to the delight of players all over America. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 446,926 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.2 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $73 million for Saturday night's drawing. The cash option for the Saturday, May 6th drawing will be an estimated $32.6 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday we
May 4, 2006, 12:33 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $54 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $54 million Wednesday. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $41 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday. There were 14 second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from California, 1 from Michigan, 6 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, 2 from Virginia, and 2 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to wi
May 3, 2006, 1:45 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $61 millionNews Story
Three players win $1 million Power Play prizes The Powerball jackpot continues to get bigger and bigger. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 3 winning tickets in Missouri (1), and Pennsylvania (2) each won $1 million with the Power Play option. In total, 472,732 players across the nation won more than $7.7 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 $61 million. The cash option for
May 1, 2006, 11:03 am - Lottery News

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

Florida Lottery had big winners this weekendNews Story
Two Florida Lotto players share $12 million jackpot Two tickets matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to share a jackpot of $12 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The winning tickets were bought in the cities of Tampa and North Miami, officials said. Other prizes included: 145 tickets matched five numbers to win $3,571 each8,339 tickets matched four numbers for $50 each140,060 tickets matched three numbers for $4 each The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday were
May 1, 2006, 9:15 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised to $30 millionNews Story
The jackpot for Friday's Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $30 million. None of the tickets sold for yesterday's $20 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. Two second-prize winners matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000 each: 1 in Michigan and 1 in New York. Also, 18 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $10,000. The numbers drawn last night were:
Apr 26, 2006, 11:19 am - Lottery News

Lottery winners question Calif. Mega Millions prizesNews Story
Marjorie Givens thought she hit the jackpot last month when she realized her Mega Millions ticket was worth $250,000. She matched five numbers but missed the Mega Ball. Her second-prize payout was half that of a California resident who played the same five numbers - 27, 36, 43, 49 and 54 - and also missed the Mega Ball on the same night in the same drawing. That person took home $503,851 before taxes. I thought it was one lottery, equal for everybody, said Givens, of Stark County.
Apr 25, 2006, 7:05 am - Lottery News

Lucky store! So who's the Florida Lotto winner?News Story
A steady stream of customers has been coming through the Cumberland Farms store in Port St. Lucie, Florida, buying potato chips and gum and trading rumors. The store was identified early Thursday as the location where one of two winning tickets was sold in Wednesday's $82 million Florida Lotto drawing. Everybody's been talking about it, Yesenia Quevedo, 18, a customer-service associate, said. A lot of people have asked for the Lotto. No one has presented a winning ticket, said Alf
Apr 23, 2006, 10:24 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

Florida Lottery player in The Villages has 44 million reasons to smileNews Story
From the fairways to coffee shops, retirees Thursday wondered: Who is the overnight multimillionaire? News zipped from golf cart to golf cart in the retirement community that a convenience store there sold one of two winning tickets to Wednesday night's $87.9 million Florida Lotto jackpot. Our employees are all rattling about who it might be, said Teresa Gladstone, manager of the Circle K. We know it was none of us. The store quickly boasted the good fortune with a hand-written sign
Apr 21, 2006, 7:02 am - Lottery News