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Georgia Contractor Hits $12 Million Mega Millions Jackpot

Four days after two players shared a $33 million jackpot, a Georgia contractor, Wayne Reese, hit a $12 million Mega Millions jackpot. He discovered the win while checking the lottery’s web site.
”I said, ‘Whew’ like wrestler Ric Flair,” he said with excitement. “I shouted out to my family, ‘Y’all won¹t believe what¹s right here!’”
Winning numbers [...]

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $245 Million, Highest Since March 2008 (When It Was $276 Million)

Powerball is approaching stratospheric levels after no one won the $213 million Aug. 15 jackpot.
The Aug. 19 Powerball jackpot is an estimated $245 million.
The Aug. 15 winning numbers are 14,15,26,32,36 and the Power ball was 12. The Power Play multiplier is 5.
Only 5 tickets in the country matched 5 of 6 numbers.
The Mega Millions jackpot [...]

When $5 Equals $250,000: Florida Lottery Winner Makes That Claim

Photo of April Lopez courtesy of Florida Lottery
When does a $5 bet result in a $250,000 win? Not too often.
But it did in Florida, recently, when April Lopez, 36, of Ruskin, scratched, won and claimed the top prize of the “$250,000 SPIN” Scratch-Off game.
Lopez said she hasn’t been able to sleep for the past three [...]

$1 Million Dollar Georgia Lottery Winner is a Systems Analyst

I don’t believe in lottery systems that work (they are fun to play, though), and neither, I suspect, does a real professional systems analyst from Powder Springs, Ga., who just won $1 million on June 30, in the state’s rather unique game, Weekly WinFall drawing.
Charley Jones bought his ticket in Lithia Springs, Ga. at [...]

History for Sale: New Hampshire’s First Lottery Ticket, Circa: 1964, Goes On Auction Block

For those of you who’ve read the history section of my book, this won’t come as a surprise.
Colonial America was, in part, financed by legitimate lotteries. From the original settlers in Jamestown, Va. through the revolutionary years and beyond, money was raised for schools, roads, etc by lotteries.
It was only when graft and cheating was [...]

Taking Command, Pennsylvanian Wins $350,000 Playing Cash5

I love hearing stories like this. Dude works at a Red Cross, helping people in need.
Then, he hits the lottery.
Here is the story, courtesy of the Pennsylvania Lottery:
Who knew ‘pocket change’ could turn into $350,000?  Mike Commander found out soon after his quick-pick CASH 5 Lottery ticket turned out to be a winner!
Mike and his [...]

European Lottery Players Going Wild: Euro Millions Jackpot Rolls Over to 123 Million Euros

There was no jackpot winner in the May 1 Euro Millions game so the jackpot rolls over to a massive 123 million euros, or about $163 million, U.S.
The winning numbers, drawn in Paris, are 5,19,31,38,47 and the two lucky stars are 3,5.
I’ll let you know where the second prize winning tickets were sold later today.
In [...]

Nevada Moving Towards A Lottery

I normally don’t quote from the New York Times (where I worked, for about two years, as a reporter), but I couldn’t help commenting on a report in the Sunday paper about Nevada moving towards a lottery.
For years there has been talk of this. The Casinos were against it. But the state…was losing money because [...]

It Was Bound to Happen Somewhere: Massachusetts Putting “Ads” on Some Lottery Tickets

Freaking outrageous.
And in Massachusetts of all places, where lottery sales always are in the top 2 or 3 in the country.
I suppose it was bound to happen somewhere though. Another way to  make money. The lottery business is a $50 billion (with a B) business. Guess they need more money to give to cash starved [...]

New York Lottery Player’s Dreams Come True, Thanks to a $1 Million Scratch-off Ticket Win

Albion native Brittanie DeClerck dreams of owning her own pet shop someday; a dream she now wants to make real with part of the $1,000,000 top prize she won on an Emerald 8s scratch off ticket from the New York Lottery.
The 19-year-old former dog groomer said she looks forward to seeing her dream come [...]

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