A Sigh of Relief: Iowa Player Wins $100,000
Rubben Jones, 60, a relief operator at Bridgestone Firestone, likes the Iowa $100,000 Cash Game (a pick 5 of 35 lotto game) so much that he often doesn’t check his ticket nightly.
So he didn’t know he had won big on Dec. 22 until he stopped by the store where he buys his usual set [...]
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Posted on December 31, 2008 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Lump Sum, Picking Numbers, Random Facts
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Virginia Truck Driver’s Haul is Mega Millions $250,000 Prize
It’s my dream (I play Powerball) to be watching the draw where I win the jackpot. I believe it will happen because I believe in the power of positive thinking.
So does Lester Gordon, a truck driver who lives in Virginia.
Gordon of Glen Allen was watching the Mega Millions drawing on Dec. 12 when he saw [...]
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Posted on December 30, 2008 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Lump Sum, Picking Numbers
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Lottery Jackpots Around the World: Current Top 10
Wondering where the big jackpots are this coming week? Here are the top 10. Plus the name of the game and date of the next draw.
1. $80 Million, Powerball. Wed, Dec 31, 2008
2. 37 Million Euros ($52 Million, U.S.). Euro Millions, Fri, Jan 2, 2009
3. $37 Million, Mega Millions, Tue, Dec 30, [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2008 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Lump Sum, Random Facts
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Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $80 Million on New Year’s Eve
There were no jackpot winners in the Dec. 27 Powerball draw, so the jackpot will now be $80 million on Wednesday, New Year’s Eve.
The winning numbers were 12,15,26,31,43 and the Power ball was 10. The Power Play multiplier was 5.
Six tickets matched the first five numbers, but not the Power ball, and each ticket won [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2008 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Lump Sum, Picking Numbers
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Euro Millions Payouts Released, No Jackpot Winners, but Second Prize is a Tidy Sum of 906,349 Euros ($1,274,277 U.S.)
There were no jackpot winners in the Dec. 26 Euro Millions draw, so next Friday’s jackpot is now 37 million Euros. That’s $52,019,992 in U.S. dollars.
The winning numbers were 1,2,26,44,50. The two lucky stars were 1,7.
3 tickets matched the first five numbers and one lucky star. Those tickets are each worth 906,349 Euros. That’s more [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2008 by DocLotto | Filed Under Lottery
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Mega Millions Jackpot Rises to $37 Million on Tuesday
There were no jackpot winners in the Dec. 26 Mega Millions draw, so that means this Tuesday’s jackpot rises to $37 million.
The winning numbers were 6,19,29,33,37 and the Mega ball was 31.
Six tickets hit the first five numbers and those tickets are worth $250,000 each. They were bought in Illinois, Michigan (two winning tickets), New [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2008 by DocLotto | Filed Under Lottery
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Euro Millions Jackpot Rolls to 36 Million on Friday, Jan. 2
WEll now, wouldn’t this be a good way to start 2009?
There were no winners in the Friday, Dec. 26 Euro Millions draw, so the jackpot rolls to a very tidy 36 million Euros next Friday. That’s $52 million (approximately) U.S.
Here are the winning numbers: 1,2,26,44,50 and the lucky stars are 1 and 7.
No one hit the [...]
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Posted on December 26, 2008 by DocLotto | Filed Under Lottery
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Georgia Lottery Player Wins $203,300
A lottery win has come in handy for one Marietta, Georgia, handyman with a Buy One, Get One Free Fantasy 5 ticket. Roy Hixon, 49, won a $203,300 top prize from matching all five winning numbers in a late November drawing.
Now, he and his wife, Cheri, are celebrating. Winning numbers from the drawing were [...]
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Posted on December 26, 2008 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Picking Numbers, Stories
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Powerball Lottery Top Prize Rolls to $70 Million
There were no jackpot winners on Wednesday, Christmas eve, but at least two people picked the first five numbers for $200,000 wins.
Here are the details.
The jackpot rises to $70 million this Saturday night.
The winning numbers were 2,17,22,32,41 and the Power ball was 8. The Power Play multiplier was 5.
Two tickets, one bought in Maine, the [...]
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Posted on December 25, 2008 by DocLotto | Filed Under Lottery, Lump Sum, Picking Numbers, Stories
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$207 Million Mega Millions Lottery Winners Facing Lawsuits by Those Left Out of the Lottery Pool
This is a tale worth telling.
I’ve written two books on the lottery (one is due out this coming January) and one of the things I stress is how when you are part of a pool you MUST outline exactly who is in the pool. Put it on paper. Yeah, I know that lottery pools are [...]
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Posted on December 23, 2008 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Opinion, Picking Numbers, Stories
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