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$61 Million Powerball-winning Ticket Sold in Indiana

There was one winning ticket in last night’s $61 million Powerball draw and that ticket was purchased in Indiana. I’ll let you know who that lucky ticket holder is when he/she/they come forward. Winning numbers were 17,19,26,32,45 and Power ball 14. The Power Play multiplier was 4. 9 tickets matched the first five numbers. Three [...]

Euro Millions Alert: Jackpot Rises to 26 Million Euros next Friday

There was no jackpot winner in the Nov. 21 Euro Millions draw, so next Friday’s jackpot rises to 26 million Euros. The winning numbers last night were 9,14,21,49,50 and the two lucky stars were 3,8. Nine lucky ticket holders picked five numbers and one lucky start to each win 314,385 Euros. For AMERICANS who don’t [...]

Mega Millions Alert: Jackpot Rises to $96 Million on Tuesday

There was no jackpot winner in Friday night’s (Nov. 21) Mega Millions draw, so the jackpot rolls up to a very nice $96 million. The winning numbers were 1,22, 52,53,56 and the Mega Ball was 45. Seven lucky ticketholders are $250,000 richer this morning. Those tickets matched the first five numbers. The tickets were bought [...]

Where to Hide Your MIllion-Dollar winning Lottery Ticket

If you won a lottery jackpot…a big one…where would you hide it? In all the time I’ve interviewed lottery winners, I always ask them what they did with their winning ticket, from the time they find out they’ve won until they cash it in. Some people go directly to Lottery Headquarters in their jurisdiction. Others, [...]

Top Ten Powerball Winners, all time: a List

There was no jackpot winner in last night’s Powerball game so Saturday’s jackpot rises to $61 million. The winning numbers were 8,13,38,39,45 and Power ball 31. The Power Play multiplier was 4. Four winning tickets matched the first five numbers. Those tickets, each worth $200,000, were bought in Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and Pennsylvania. I’ve been [...]

World-Wide Top Lottery Jackpots: A Top 10 List

Here is the latest list of the biggest jackpots won around the world, all-time. If you’d like, I can make the list a Top 25. Just write and let me know. 1. $390 Million, March 6, 2007, Mega Millions, two winning tickets, Georgia and New Jersey 2. $365 Million, Feb. 18, 2006, Powerball, Nebraska 3. [...]

Montana Lottery Player is Rolling in Dough ($150,000)

Adrien “Rick” F. Criner Jr. of Kalispell, Montana, makes bread for a living. Now, he is rolling in dough in more ways than one. Criner recently claimed a $150,000 Montana Cash jackpot prize from Montana Lottery headquarters. He bought his winning ticket from Rosauers located at in Kalispell for the November 5 drawing. Criner works [...]

It’s Business as Usual for Georgia Lottery $500,000 Winner

It’s going to be a very merrry Christmas indeed for Georgia Lottery winner Caleb Steele, of Acworth, Georgia. Steele, according to a story in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution (a place where I used to work as a reporter), took enough time off from work on a recent Thursday morning to collect the $500,000 prize [...]

Power Alert: No jackpot winner on Sat., Nov. 15. Wednesday’s jackpot is $50 million

There was no Powerball jackpot winner last night, Nov. 15. The numbers were 3,7,8,12,44 and the Power Ball was 37. The Power Play multiplier was 2. There were 435,366 winning tickets nationwide and they won a total of $5.1 million. Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot is $50 million. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot is $73 million. Good luck [...]

Mega Millions Alert: Jackpot Rises to $73 Million on Tuesday

There was no Mega Millions jackpot winner on Friday night, Nov. 14. The numbers were 3,18,19,30,34 and the Mega Ball was 3. Five tickets matched the first five numbers. Three in California and two in New York. Those tickets are worth $250,000 each. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot is now worth $73 million. Tonight’s Powerball jackpot [...]

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