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New York, New York (It’s a Wonderful Town): Lottery Winner to Pocket $26 Million

There was one Mega Millions winning ticket in the June 22 draw and that ticket was bought in my home state of New York. Awesome. The winning numbers are 12,17,21,23,30 and Mega ball 24. Eleven tickets matched the first five numbers, but not the Mega ball. In California, one ticket is worth $333,535 (they  distribute [...]

Unbelieveable! Man is 4 Time Big Winner Playing Virginia Lottery Games

You know, I was on the Michael Smerconish syndicated radio shows when my book first came out (check the shows out…they are broadcast all over America; he does a morning and afternoon show) and during the conversation he came up with the theory that given the large number of people who play the lottery, weird [...]

Lottery Jackpots Around the World: Top 5

Powerball’s jackpot has surged to $190 million after the May 22 draw produced NO top prize winner. Here are your top 5 jackpots, world-wide. 1. $190 million, Powerball, next draw May 26 2. $95 million, Lotto Texas, next draw May 26, tickets can be bought only in Texas 3. $64 million, Mega Millins, May 25 [...]

Three Months After His Divorce Becomes Official, British Bus Driver Wins $3.5 Million

Funny story. About three weeks after his divorce was finalized (they had stayed together for the sake of their child)… a British bus driver hit it big. His former wife didn’t seem upset. After all, when the divorce came through, she had wished him good luck. Good luck came to him in three months. Just [...]

Where, Oh Where, is That $212 Million Powerball Winner? [Somewhere in New Jersey]

See those folks above? They sold a winning $212 million Powerball lottery ticket to someone. If they know who it is, they ain’t talking. Someone who bought a Powerball lottery ticket last week at Gene’s II Deli in Morris Township, New Jersey, is a very rich person, but the winner of the $211.7 million jackpot has [...]

Mega Millions Jackpot Soars to $121 Million; Powerball at $65 Million; Euro Millions Rolls Over to 28 Million Euros ($39.6 Million USD)

There were no jackpot winners in the Jan. 22 Mega Millions game so the top prize rolls over to a VERY attractive $121 million. Helluva way to start the new year, by winning that, eh? The Jan. 22 numbers are: 8,13,27,28,52 and Mega ball 9. 9 tickets matched the first five numbers (but not the [...]

Powerball Alert: 1 Winning Ticket in Oklahoma Hits For $32 Million

There was one winning jackpot ticket in the Nov. 21 Powerball game and that ticket is worth $32 million. It was bought in Oklahoma. The winning numbers are 7,26,36,49,58 and the Power ball is 4. 6 tickets hit the first five numbers but not the Powerball. Those tickets are each worth $200,000 except for one [...]

Florida Woman Cleans Up with $1.2 Million Playing Mega Money Game

Linda Branch is gonna have one great Christmas (or Chanucah…or whatever religion she practices). Branch is the winner of the Nov. 17 Mega Money game in Florida. It’s a game where you pick four numbers plus a Mega ball from two fields. According to Branch, she always plays the same numbers every week. “All the [...]

U.K.’s National Lottery Celebrates 15th Birthday; More Than 2,300 Millionaires Created

The U.K. National Lottery (don’t you wish we had one here in the U.S….. rest assured, we will some day) is 15 years old. In that time period more than 2,300 millionaires have been created, writes Craig McQueen, a correspondent with the Daily Record, a Scottish newspaper. McQueen tells us that about 70 per cent [...]

One Florida Ticket-Holder Wins $193 Million Powerball Jackpot

Someone in the Sunshine State has about 193 million reasons to smile this morning. Whether it is an individual or a pool of players, we don’t know yet, but some ticket holder in Florida is $193 million richer today. Talk about good karma. The winning numbers are 12,24,48,50,57 and Powerball 22. 3 tickets matched 5 [...]

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