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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

Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised to $212 millionNews Story
A dramatic increase in sales of Mega Millions lottery tickets has prompted the twelve Mega Millions states to raise the jackpot mid-week to $212 million. The new cash option is $126 million. Recently, the news has been filled with big jackpots and winners, said Mike Doyle, spokesperson for the California State Lottery. Wouldn't you love to be part of the winning? The sharply-increasing Mega Millions jackpot comes on the heels of a Powerball jackpot this week that set the record fo
Feb 23, 2006, 2:20 pm - Lottery News

Record Powerball lottery won by one NebraskanNews Story
Someone, somewhere in Nebraska held the only winning ticket for the record $365 million Powerball jackpot, but likely wasn't in a rush to come forward, lottery officials said Sunday. The only ticket matching the winning numbers drawn Saturday night for the multistate lottery was sold at a a U-Stop convenience store in Lincoln, Nebraska Lottery spokesman Brian Rockey said. It was the biggest jackpot on record for any lottery in the United States. No one had come forward to claim the j
Feb 20, 2006, 6:35 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot hits record $365 millionNews Story
Get up and go to work. You didn't win the big one. The multi-state lottery operators in Des Moines, Iowa, reported today that no one won last night's $300 million Powerball jackpot. That means the jackpot will grow to $365 million for Saturday night, if sales continue along their historical patterns. If sales are higher than expected, the jackpot could grow even larger by Saturday. Such a drawing will top the previous record North American lottery jackpot of $363 million. The previous l
Feb 16, 2006, 11:21 am - Lottery News

$420 million of lottery jackpots in two daysNews Story
There're more than 400 million reasons to buy a lottery ticket - or two - this week. No one has won the Mega Millions or the Powerball jackpots since last year, making the combined jackpots swell to a staggering $420 million. The multistate bout of bad luck means it could be a very happy Valentine's Day for Mega players in New York, New Jersey and 10 other states when tonight's jackpot of $120 million is drawn. But the Mega payout pales next to the Powerball top prize, which is now pegg
Feb 14, 2006, 10:43 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $250 millionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game continues to grow to enormous amounts. Even though the grand prize was not awarded Wednesday evening, 1,324,903 players across the nation won a total of more than $14.4 million in prizes. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $250 million. The cash option for the Saturday, February 11th drawing will be an estimated $120.1 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday night w
Feb 9, 2006, 9:57 am - Lottery News

Euro Million Lottery's $222 Million Cash Prize Held by 3 TicketsNews Story
Three winning ticket-holders will share the 126 million British pounds (US$222 million) top prize in EuroMillions, the lottery held in nine European countries. Two of the winning tickets were purchased in France and one in Portugal, according to unconfirmed results in an e-mailed statement by Camelot Group Plc, the lottery operator. The winning numbers were 9, 21, 30, 39, 50 and the Lucky Stars numbers were 1 and 3. The payoff in today's draw swelled after no winners emerged from any lot
Feb 4, 2006, 7:10 am - Lottery News

Euro Millions Lottery Sparks Buying Frenzy With $224 Million Top PrizeNews Story
EuroMillions, the lottery held in nine European countries, is about to eclipse Powerball in the U.S. as the world's single biggest cash prize. The payoff in tomorrow's draw swelled to 183 million euros ($224 million) after no winners emerged from any lottery since Nov. 11. The jackpot is luring would-be millionaires from across the region. I'll buy a desert island somewhere warm, lots of things for my family, and give some to charity, said Martha Dacosta, 25, a nurse's aide who bought
Feb 2, 2006, 9:38 am - Lottery News

Britons go lotto loopy for £100m Euro Millions drawNews Story
If one lucky player wins the Euro Millions jackpot tomorrow they will instantly become Britain's 458th richest person, alongside Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.According to figures from posh bankers Coutts Co, they'll be earning around 12,300 a day in interest alone that's 86,300 per week.A Camelot spokeswoman said, This is now the biggest lottery jackpot in Europe. We're in completely uncharted territory. We are obviously hoping for a UK winner needless to say, there are going to be a lot of
Jan 26, 2006, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Record $150 million Euro Millions lottery drawing FridayNews Story
Fortune-hunters are set to propel the Euro Millions jackpot to a record 85 million (US$150 million), experts said yesterday.If one player wins the jackpot this Friday they will pocket 4-times more than Britain's biggest National Lottery winner.In just seconds they would have more cash than David and Victoria Beckham, whose joint wealth is estimated at 75 million.A National Lottery spokesman said: If a lot of people all over Europe decide to have a go the jackpot could be 85 million. If no o
Jan 17, 2006, 8:03 am - Lottery News