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How Sweet it is: Georgia Couple Bypass Chocolate Bars, Buy Two Quick Picks, Win $72,000,000

Winning is sweet! Marcia Adams, 33, matched all of the winning numbers in the Jan. 24 Mega Millions drawing. Adams claimed her $72 million prize Thursday at Georgia Lottery headquarters. After final sales were tallied, the jackpot increased from the advertised $71 million. Adams selected the cash option amount, which is $52 million. Her boyfriend, [...]

Minnesota Couple Win $2.6 Million Playing Hot Lotto

“You always hope, but you never expect to win,” said Sandy Conrad as her husband, Don Conrad of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, claimed a Hot Lotto jackpot worth $2.61 million. “I always buy a ticket,” said Sandy. “I didn’t think much about it. When I went to work on Monday, somebody said, ‘Someone in Itasca County [...]

Playing “Poker” Pays Off for Virginia Man, Who Wins $150,000

Imagine driving home, if you will, and trying to figure out how to tell someone you’ve just won $150,000. That’s the “problem” (if you want to call it that) Kenneth Halvorsen had after he discovered he’d won the top prize in the Virginia Lottery’s World Poker Tour® game. The Harrisonburg, Virginia man told Lottery officials he scratched the [...]

Oregonians are “Two-Timers”, Collect $36,000 Playing Lucky Lines Lotto Game

      Janene and Garry Thompson of Portland, Oregon, winners of  $36,000, playing Lucky Lines℠ are two timers. Lucky them. They recently became the first two-time jackpot winners in the daily draw game. “Nice to be back,” said Janene and Garry when they picked up their prize at lottery headquarters. When the couple decided [...]

A “Signs” of the Times; Infrequent Illinois Lottery Player Wins $1,000,000

Brad Bryner of Kewanee, Illinois plays the Lottery only on rare occasions—when the mood strikes or the Mega Millions/Powerball jackpot nears $200 million. Hey, nothing wrong with that. so, perhaps it was the spirit of the season, but something compelled him December 23 to buy a Merry Millionaire ticket. That ticket turned out to be a $1million winner, [...]

New Game Rules, Great Results for Powerball Millionaires in New Mexico

Larry and Cynthia Martinez of Blanco, New Mexico claimed the nation’s first $1 million prize in the new Powerball game. The Martinez’ ticket for the game’s Jan. 18 drawing matched the white ball numbers of 6, 29, 34, 44 and 50 to win a second-place prize of $1 million. Previously, the prize for matching five [...]

There is One Winning Euro-Millions Ticket for the Jan. 20 Draw; Are You the Winner of $63 Million (in U.S. Dollars)?

The winning numbers in the Jan. 20 Euro Millions draw are 2,10,22,27,28 and lucky balls 6,8. There was one winning ticket. I’ll let you know where (and in what country) that winning ticket was bought as soon as I can. Meanwhile, congratulations to the winner.  

Mechanic Tinkers with the N.Y. Lottery, Wins $1,000,000

With worries about the future now a thing of the past, Jamestown resident Warren Conklin said he’s ready for what lies ahead. You betcha. The 48-year-old Chautauqua County, New York, man won a $1,000,000 top prize on the New York Lottery’s Empire State Millionaire scratch-off game. “It’s a Godsend, really,” said Conklin, the head maintenance mechanic at [...]

Paper Mill Operator Wins “Extreme Green” … $200,000 Top Prize

  Lori Hurdle, a paper mill operator from Williamston in Martin County, North Carolina, plans to use a portion of the $200,000 prize she won playing Extreme Green scratch game to pay off her home. Pretty cool, huh? Hurdle arrived to claim her winnings in a brand new Chevrolet Silverado truck. Hurdle decided to purchase [...]

New Powerball Rules Begin Jan. 15; Bigger Baseline Jackpot ($40 Million), But Tickets Cost More

As most of you know, I was in the lottery business from 1999 to 2011. I’ve written two books about lotteries and blogged for about four years now. My new book (updated the one you see on the right) will be out next Fall, both in print and as an ebook. During those years I [...]

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