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Lottery's $125M Pot Stirs CityNews Story
Visions of sugarplums - and sweet greenbacks - were dancing through the heads of New York lottery players on Christmas as they rushed to buy tickets for tonight's $125 million Mega Millions jackpot. When I see a big pot I definitely jump in, said Michael Santos, 32, one of countless lottery players who hope Christmas comes one day late this year. I don't think I'll win, but it sounds nice, he said as he scooped up 10 tickets at a Westbury, L.I., bodega.No one had all six numbers in Tuesday's $
Dec 26, 2003, 3:53 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Surges to $125 MillionNews Story
No Mega Millions tickets matched all six numbers in last night's drawing, increasing the estimated jackpot for the Friday, December 26, 2003 drawing is $125 million, with a cash option of $73 million.The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing were: 02-13-21-22-49 and the last Mega Ball number was 52.Fourteen winning tickets sold in Tuesday's drawing will allow players to do some last minute shopping with the $175,000 second prize they won by matching first five numbers and only missing the last Me
Dec 24, 2003, 7:10 am - Lottery News

Powerball sales brisk for tonight's $137 million drawingNews Story
Visions of money stacks are dancing in the heads of Powerball players who recall the $314 million Christmas Day jackpot won by a West Virginia man last year.This year's holiday week drawing is on Christmas Eve and has fueled a spike in Powerball ticket purchases. I think people are out there spending their money left and right and there's always that little glimmer of hope that this will be a wonderful Christmas, said Mark Kempton, manager of Eddy's, a Council Bluffs gas station. It would make
Dec 24, 2003, 7:03 am - Lottery News

Multi-state jackpots could bring holiday cheerNews Story
Just in time for the holidays, the nation's two multi-state lottery games have jackpots that have grown to thresholds that usually produce frenzied buying.The Mega Millions game, played in eleven states, now has a jackpot of $100 million dollars for Tuesday night's drawing.The Powerball game, played in 24 states, Washington D.C., and the Virgin Islands, is now sporting a top prize of $137 million dollars for Wednesday's drawing.If all this seems eerily familiar, that may be because last December
Dec 22, 2003, 6:18 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Rolls To $137 MillionNews Story
Visions of Powerball tickets will be dancing in the heads of lottery players across the nation this Christmas Eve. That's because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $137 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.The cash option for the Wednesday, December 24 drawing will be an estimated $74.4 million.There may have been no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 770,912 players across the nation won a total
Dec 22, 2003, 6:16 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $100 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $100 million Saturday. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $85 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were 11 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, winning $175,000 each. Also, 46 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winning numbers from Friday's drawing were: 5, 10, 17, 3
Dec 20, 2003, 9:15 am - Lottery News

$100 Million Jackpot is Texas RecordNews Story
The Mega Millions jackpot, which increased to $100 million after no tickets matched all six numbers last night, is the highest jackpot ever for the state of Texas. We promised players a game that would produce high level jackpots and be exciting, said Reagan E. Greer, Executive Director of the Texas Lottery Commission. Not only did we reach that goal, we included a game feature that players told us they wanted the Megaplier, a chance for players to increase their non-jackpot prizes. Projectio
Dec 20, 2003, 9:03 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $116 MillionNews Story
Powerball tickets are the perfect stocking stuffer this holiday shopping season for lottery players across the nation. The reason? Powerball has the largest current lottery jackpot in the world.There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 706,567 players across the nation won a total of more than $6.1 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $116 million.This is the fourth time this
Dec 18, 2003, 4:17 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $85 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $85 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $71 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. Those tickets, which matched the five lotto numbers but missed the Mega Ball number, were worth $175,000 each. Also, 35 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those
Dec 17, 2003, 4:38 am - Lottery News

$100 Million Powerball JackpotNews Story
Powerball is on the rise and once again the jackpot has reached the $100 million range. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 540,460 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.9 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 $100 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.This is the fourth time this year and the fifth time in the last thirteen mont
Dec 15, 2003, 6:54 am - Lottery News