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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 million in Canadian dollars ($40 [...]

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 others [...]

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 9 ball) and [...]

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 first [...]

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 ticket in Tennessee, which [...]

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 of the [...]

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, and each [...]

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 Nov. 11 are: 8,12,14,22,29 [...]

After the Flood: Georgia Couple win $250,000

Fate works in strange ways, doesn’t it?
One day tragedy, the next, you win a lottery that helps ease the pain.
A quarter-million dollar Georgia Lottery prize will help one Mableton family rebuild their lives following the metro Atlanta area’s historic flooding last month.
Michael Sussmann, 38, won $250,000 playing the instant game Millionaire Jumbo Bucks.
“I’m feeling much [...]

Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls to $170 Million; Euro Millions to 43 Million Euros ($67 Million, U.S.)

Jackpots are skyrocketing all over the world.
In the U.S., the 12-state Mega Millions game jackpot is nearing the $200 million mark.
There was no big winner in the Oct. 9 draw, so the jackpot rises to $170 million on Oct. 13 (lucky 13 for someone?)
The Oct. 9 winning numbers are 3,14,21,24,51 and Mega ball 14.
7 tickets [...]

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