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SEVEN Time Big Lottery Winner in Florida Plans to Tell All; He Says He has a System. Let the Buyer Beware

Those of you who are regular readers of these postings know that I do not believe systems work. I always warn players against putting down their hard earned money on systems that simply exist to make the system designer money. I’ve written two books on the lottery…one is shown on this page (still available). And [...]

Two Powerball Jackpot Winners Share $97 MIllion; Tickets were Bought in Ohio and Montana

Two lucky tickets matched the June 23 Powerball winning numbers and will equally share a $97 million jackpot. Those tickets were bought in Montana and Ohio. It’s rare when two tickets …unrelated… pick winners, considering the huge odds against them. But in happens. In the 1990s two separate winners in Washington D.C. shared $90 million. [...]

Top 5 Jackpots Now in Play, Worldwide

You guys (and women) have been asking me to run a weekly top jackpot list, so here goes. These are the top 5 jackpots currently in play, worldwide. 1. $68 million, Mega Millions, next draw, Feb. 19 2. $57 million, Powerball, Feb. 20 3. Lotto Texas, $49 million, Feb. 20 4. Canada’s Loto Max, $42 [...]

The Day is Finally Here: Beginning Tuesday, Mega Millions AND Powerball Offered in 33 Jurisdictions (including Washington D.C.)

It’s been a long time coming. I’ve been talking for years about this: why shouldn’t people who live in Powerball states also be able to play Mega Millions? Instead, I’ve had to drive from Philly to New Jersey to play Mega Millions. [Granted, for me, it's not a long drive...but it is somewhat inconvenient for [...]

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 [...]

Jackpots On the Rise; Mega Millions to $86 Million, Powerball to $51 Million

There were no jackpot winners in America’s two multi-state games, but in Europe two winning tickets will share a 54 million euro jackpot. Those tickets were bought in France and the U.K. (they get about $26.1 million euros each). The Powerball numbers on Jan. 17 are 7,8,23,41,55 and Power ball 23. Two tickets matched 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 [...]

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 [...]

Powerball Rolls to $25 Million; Mega Millions Up to $17 Million

There were no jackpot winners in either the Powerball or Mega Millions games so their respective jackpots rolled upwards to $25 million (on Nov.18) and $17 million (on Nov. 17, Mega Millions). The Nov. 14 Powerball winning numbers are 19,30,32,48,57 and Powerball 14. The Power Play multiplier is 5. 5 tickets matched 5 of 6, [...]

Winners Everywhere: Kansas Ticketholder Wins $96 Million Powerball Jackpot; 2 Tickets (Ca. and N.J.) Share Mega Millions’ $77 Million Jackpot

Lots of good vibrations out there for someone. If you believe in things like that. I do. There was one Powerball winner in the Nov. 11 game and two winners in the Mega Millions Nov. 10 game. Those jackpots now revert to $20 million (Powerball) and $12 million (Mega Millions). The winning Powerball numbers for [...]

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