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Tonight's Tenn. Lotto 5 Jackpot: $1 MillionNews Story
The Tennessee Lotto 5 jackpot climbed to an estimated $1 million after Wednesday night s drawing. Excitement is building about the first in-state million-dollar jackpot, said Rebecca Paul, CEO and President of the Tennessee Lottery. When jackpots reach record levels, we raise even more dollars for education. In addition to the $1 million jackpot estimated for Friday night s Lotto 5 drawing, the Powerball jackpot continues to swell. Since there was no grand-prize winner in that game after last n
May 6, 2005, 11:15 am - Lottery News

$205 million lottery jackpot payoff lures Mega playersNews Story
Tasha King will play the 11-state Mega Millions lottery for a chance at the $205 million jackpot, but she plans to carefully choose six numbers that could change her life. I play the lottery pretty regularly, the Cleveland woman said Thursday as she bought a regular Ohio lottery ticket at Mike's Beverages on Lorain and West 93rd Street. I have to think about which numbers to play [for Mega Millions]. When I decide, they will be my secret. King is among the millions of hopefuls who will take a
Apr 22, 2005, 12:27 pm - Lottery News

$205 Million:" Mega Millions Lottery JackpotNews Story
Lottery mania is spreading across the United States as the Mega Millions lottery reaches a jackpot of $205 million.According to the New Jersey Lottery, retailers across the state were selling over $2,300 of Mega Millions tickets per minute leading up to last night's drawing.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $168 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were 17 second-prize winners: 2 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 4 from New Je
Apr 20, 2005, 7:35 am - Lottery News

One ticket wins $718,000 Ohio Rolling Cash 5 jackpotNews Story
One Rolling Cash 5 game ticket had the right combination for the drawing Tuesday, and it's worth the Ohio Lottery game's jackpot of $718,000. The winning ticket was sold at Home Road Citgo in Springfield. There were 201 Rolling Cash tickets with four of the numbers, and each is worth $300. The 5,920 tickets showing three of the numbers are each worth $10, and the 57,758 tickets showing two of the numbers are each worth $1. The jackpot for the next Super Lotto Plus drawing is worth $5 mi
Mar 30, 2005, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $53 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $53 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $44 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were six second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from New York, 1 from Ohio, and 2 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number, to win $175,000.The winning numbers from Tuesday's d
Mar 24, 2005, 8:54 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $112 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery has grown to $112 million dollars.None of the tickets sold for yesterday's $96 million-dollar drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were 12 second-prize winners: 2 from Illinois, 3 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 3 from Ohio, 2 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win a prize of $175,000.Also, 39 players matched fo
Feb 28, 2005, 1:47 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot leaps to $96 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $96 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $82 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: from Massachusetts, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, 2 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 33 p
Feb 23, 2005, 3:39 pm - Lottery News

$20 Million Lotto South Jackpot Is Sixth Highest EverNews Story
While many people's attention was diverted by the Super Bowl and other events, the Lotto South jackpot has been quietly growing.With no jackpot winner in Saturday's Lotto South drawing, the jackpot has grown to an estimated $20 million, which is the sixth highest amount since the game began in September 2001.Lotto South is played in Georgia, Kentucky, and Virginia with drawings at 11:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Its record-high jackpot was $26 million for the January 5, 2002 drawing.Ten
Feb 10, 2005, 11:36 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpots will get bigger, quickerNews Story
The odds of record-setting jackpots in the Mega Millions lottery will improve tremendously after California joins the multistate game later this year.The nation's most-populated state will bring an influx of new players and money that promises to boost the lottery's prize pool for players in all Mega Millions states. Jackpots will grow much faster and at much higher levels, said Carole Everett at the Mega Millions lottery's headquarters in Baltimore. The lottery is drawn in Atlanta.California w
Feb 10, 2005, 9:26 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $50 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $50 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $40 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were four second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, and 1 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Another 35 tickets matched four of the
Feb 9, 2005, 10:36 am - Lottery News