Powerball Jackpot Soars to $170 Million; no Big Winners on Sept. 26, but Many Tickets Win $200,000
No one snared the big prize in the Sept.26 Powerball game, so the jackpot rises to $170 million on Sept. 30. The winning Sept. 26 numbers are 18,20,34,36,39 and the Power ball is 19. 15 tickets matched 5 of 6, missing only the Power ball. Except where mentioned, the tickets are each worth $200,000. They [...]
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Posted on September 27, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Lump Sum, Picking Numbers
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London Teen Blows Through Nearly All of Her $3 Million Lottery Winnings
A few years ago, I was on CNN talking about my first book. All they wanted to talk about was lottery winners who lost it all. I told them the truth. That far more lottery winners have financial advice…and don’t throw it all away. Or blow it all away, as British teen lottery winner Callie [...]
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Posted on September 7, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under European, Lottery, Opinion, Picking Numbers, Stories
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$1 Million Instant Ticket Winner is “Rich”
Caroline Rich, from Marietta, Georgia, is rich in more ways than just her name. A real estate recruiter, she recently won $1 million playing a game called “World Class Millions.” One recent day, she was feeling lucky, so she asked her son-in-law to run to the store and purchase a ticket. Old Mountain Park CITGO, [...]
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Posted on September 6, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Opinion, Photos, Picking Numbers, Random Facts, Stories
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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!’” [...]
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Posted on September 4, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Government, Lottery, Opinion, Photos, Picking Numbers, Random Facts, Stories
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Powerball $250 Million Jackpot Won by South Carolina Lottery Ticket Holder
It’s the best day in the life of whomever owns a $250 million Powerball Lottery ticket in South Carolina. The winning numbers for the Aug. 19 draw are 14,24,31,43,51 and Power ball 27. The Power Play multiplier is 5. 17 tickets matched five of six numbers, missing only the Power ball. Close….. The Aug. 22 [...]
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Posted on August 20, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under European, Lottery, Lump Sum, Picking Numbers, Random Facts
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Lottery Jackpots Soaring; Powerball Tops the $100 Million Mark, Mega Millions to $73 Million
All three major multi-state (and country) lotteries had no winners in their last games, so jackpots are rapidly rising. If you have a spare dollar or euro or two, you might want to take a chance. Because someone, somewhere is about to have the luckiest day of their lives. Whether that is July 29, July [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Lottery, Picking Numbers, Random Facts
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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 [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, European, Government, Lottery, Opinion, Photos, Picking Numbers, Random Facts, Stories
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May Day: Georgia Mechanic is $250,000 Lottery Winner
To those who emailed me over the weekend, I missed my Sunday blog due to illness. No, it wasn’t the fact that I did not win the Powerball game. I was just sick. But I’ll tell you one guy who isn’t sick today. A Warthen auto mechanic named Jimmy May, 49, who won a $250,000 [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Culture, European, Lottery, Lump Sum, Opinion, Photos, Picking Numbers, Random Facts, Stories
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Euro Millions Jackpot Soars to 57 Million ($79.4 Million, in U.S. Dollars); Powerball at $38 Million
There was no jackpot winner in the July 10 Euro Millions draw so the top prize rolls to a very impressive 57 million euros on July 17. Drawing as always is 9 p.m. local Paris time. There was also no winner in the July 10 Mega Millions game, so that jackpot jumps to $16 million [...]
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Posted on July 11, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under European, Lottery, Picking Numbers, Random Facts
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$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 [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2009 by DocLotto | Filed Under Basics, Government, Lottery, Lump Sum, Opinion, Photos, Picking Numbers, Random Facts, Stories
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