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$310 MILLION: largest Mega Millions jackpot in 19 monthsNews Story
16th-largest U.S. cash value jackpot of all time By Todd Northrop The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game continued its months-long climb Tuesday night, and has finally breached the $300-million mark. After nobody won Tuesday night's grand prize, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $310 million the largest since a $326 million Mega Millions jackpot was won by a retired New York principal on Nov. 4, 2014. (See Retired NY principal claims $326M lottery jackpot, Lottery Post,
Jun 16, 2016, 8:58 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions ponderously reaches $280 millionNews Story
Lottery Post analyzes the multi-state jackpot's slow 3-month ascent By Todd Northrop Normally a $280 million jackpot would prompt even lottery skeptics to consider buying a ticket, but for some reason Mega Millions players have been forced to endure tepid sales that are inching the game's jackpot upward at a snail's pace. So lottery players looking to win a life-changing mega jackpot can be excused for asking the contradictory questions, What's wrong with Mega Millions? and, Where can I
Jun 8, 2016, 11:07 am - Lottery News

Michigan man wins $1 million on mistake lottery ticketNews Story
A simple mistake turned out to be very lucky for a Niles man who won a $1 million Mega Millions prize from the Michigan Lottery. Richard Hopper Sr., 69, matched the five white balls drawn 18, 41, 50, 68, and 70 in Friday's drawing to win the $1 million prize. He bought his winning ticket at the Sunrise Sunset Party Store, located at 1009 Huntly Road in Niles. When I stopped to buy my Mega Millions ticket, the clerk said he had accidentally printed an easy pick for another player who didn'
Jun 2, 2016, 3:03 pm - Lottery News

N.D. convenience store sells state's largest lottery prize everNews Story
The largest prize ever won in the history of the North Dakota Lottery was sold at a Kum Go store in Williston. According to the North Dakota Lottery, the Mega Millions ticket, drawn Tuesday, is worth $3 million. The winning numbers were 17, 24, 27, 48, and 75, with Mega Ball number 6. The Megaplier drawn was 3. The winner has 180 days from the date of the drawing to claim their prize. The ticket matched all white balls making it worth $1 million. Because the lottery player purchased the Me
May 18, 2016, 6:43 pm - Lottery News

Washington Mega Millions winner claims $157 million jackpotNews Story
A Washington man came forward Thursday to claim the $157 million Mega Millions jackpot from the drawing on March 8. A lottery spokeswoman said the man's name is Michael Burkett, but no other information about him was released. Burkett presented the ticket at Washington's Lottery headquarters in Olympia, together with his family, a news release said. He purchased one $5 Mega Millions ticket at a Seattle-area 7-Eleven (9200 35th Ave, SW Seattle WA 98126) using Quick Pick, the release sai
Mar 25, 2016, 3:17 pm - Lottery News

No $50K bonus for Washington retailer who sold winning lottery ticketNews Story
If you're Nirbhai Singh, 36, who started out delivering for Pizza Hut and now owns a couple of 7-Elevens, what else can you do but be philosophical about losing out on $50,000? It was his West Seattle store at 9200 35th Ave. S.W. that sold the winning $157 million ticket in Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot. The winner has yet to come forward. As for Singh, whom everybody calls Sonny, until last year his store would have gotten a $50,000 bonus for selling a winning Powerball or Mega Milli
Mar 10, 2016, 8:43 am - Lottery News

Friday the 13th is lucky day for Ohio lottery playerNews Story
For the first time since 2013, a winning Mega Millions jackpot ticket has been sold in Ohio, lottery officials announced early Saturday. Friday the 13th was actually a lucky day for one Ohio ticket-holder who matched all six numbers drawn Friday evening to win the estimated $200 million top prize. The cash value is $121 million. The ticket was purchased at Blendon Drive Thru in Westerville, about 16 miles north of Columbus, lottery spokeswoman Sandra Neal said. She didn't yet know the iden
Nov 14, 2015, 7:55 am - Lottery News

Friday Mega Millions jackpot raised to $164 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop Tickets for the Friday night Mega Millions drawing are selling faster than expected, prompting the state lotteries to raise the jackpot estimate to $164 million. The previous estimate for the drawing, established early Wednesday morning, was $159 million. Mega Millions offers two jackpot payment options: the $164 million annuity prize paid out as one immediate payment followed by 29 annual graduated payments, or a lump-sum cash option. USA Mega estimates that Friday's n
Nov 6, 2015, 1:14 pm - Lottery News

Five friends win lottery after a decade of buying tickets togetherNews Story
Money won't be an issue for five friends from Yonkers anymore. A decade of buying lottery tickets together paid off big for the group of pals who hit the $106 million jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions game on Sept. 11. It was 52-year-old limo driver Edgar Lopez's turn to pick up the tickets so he stopped at Yonkers Grocery and Convenience to grab a Mega Millions quick pick. The following weekend, he got his friends together to share some big news they were all millionaires. I
Oct 29, 2015, 1:52 pm - Lottery News

$1M lottery ticket found in Michigan woman's old mailNews Story
A Kentwood, Michigan, woman is $1 million richer after finding a winning Mega Millions ticket in a pile of old mail. During a recent visit to the store, the clerk told Tuttle someone had won $1 million with a ticket that had been purchased at the store. Tuttle then went home to check a pile of some old mail where she found the ticket, learning she was the big winner, according to the Michigan State Lottery. Linda Tuttle matched the first five winning numbers in the May 26 Mega Millions
Sep 25, 2015, 10:01 am - Lottery News