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$250 Million Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot Won in N.J.News Story
Updated: Sunday, Sept. 17, 2005, 1:22pmThe winning ticket in Friday night's $250 million Mega Millions lottery game was sold at a store in New Jersey, lottery officials said Saturday.The winning amount is the largest single-ticket prize in state history. The estimated cash value of the jackpot is about $151 million before taxes.The ticket was sold at Leprechaun News in Rutherford. The ticketholder had not contacted lottery officials by Saturday morning. A news conference is scheduled at the stor
Sep 17, 2005, 10:14 am - Lottery News

For Mega Millions winner, the moon's the limitNews Story
If you win tonight's Mega Millions lottery worth roughly $153 million if you select the cash option for the $250 million jackpot you can buy 120 million liters of Coke at a local grocer.If you'd like, you could top off with about 186 million gallons of unleaded which would get you, say, about 12 miles down the road in your gargantuan SUV.But why settle for small potatoes when you could buy the entire farm maybe Idaho? Some of the things you could cover with your riches: Trip to moon, $1
Sep 16, 2005, 8:15 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increases to $92 millionNews Story
The jackpot in America's Game continues to move upward.Even though the Powerball lottery jackpot was not awarded Wednesday evening, 405,224 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.5 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $92 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 17th drawing will be an estimated $46.5 million.The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 21, 24, 42, 49, 50 and the Powe
Sep 15, 2005, 12:39 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot to be a quarter-billion for FridayNews Story
Millions and millions of tickets sold, but no one managed to pick the right combination of numbers in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game. The $200 million dollars up for grabs in Tuesday night's game went without a top winner, hiking the jackpot to $250 million for Friday.But 13 people in eight states came awfully close, matching five of the six winning numbers. Each of those tickets is worth $250,000.The second-place tickets were sold in California (2), Georgia (2), Maryland, Michigan,
Sep 14, 2005, 8:54 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $80 millionNews Story
The Powerball multi-state lottery jackpot continued its upward climb Sunday, as no ticket in Saturday night's drawing matched all five numbers plus the Powerball.Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday, 416,914 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 $80 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 14th drawing will
Sep 12, 2005, 9:51 am - Lottery News

$200 Million lottery jackpot has Mega Millions players' attentionNews Story
The hottest ticket in town these days is Mega Millions, now that the jackpot in the United States' biggest multi-state lottery game has reached $200 million.There was no jackpot winner in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, so Americans woke up to a jackpot that's bursting at an estimated $200 million for the Tuesday, September 13, 2005 drawing.The cash option for the Tuesday jackpot is estimated at $123 million. Players can see how much they would win after taxes at USA Mega (http://www.usamega.co
Sep 10, 2005, 3:05 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot grows to $70 millionNews Story
The jackpot in America's Game increased again, when no tickets matched all five numbers plus the Powerball number on Wednesday night.The grand prize was not awarded Wednesday, but 325,286 players across the nation won a total of more than $3 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $70 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 10th drawing will be an estimated $35.5 million.The numbers drawn Wednes
Sep 9, 2005, 3:48 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot rockets to $172 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the mult-istate Mega Millions lottery grew to $172 million when no one hit Tuesday's jackpot.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $150 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 2 from Massachusetts, 2 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from Ohio, and 2 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000.Also
Sep 7, 2005, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $60 millionNews Story
The jackpot in America's Game is headed higher and higher.Even though Saturday evening's draw did not generate a jackpot winner, 372,266 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.4 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $60 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 7th drawing will be an estimated $30.5 million.The numbers drawn Saturday night were 1, 3, 30, 31, 43 and the Powerball w
Sep 6, 2005, 6:40 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $150 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $150 million this morning, when no tickets in Friday's drawing won the jackpot.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $131 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were seven second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 2 from California, 1 from Illinois, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio, and 2 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball n
Sep 3, 2005, 9:01 am - Lottery News