Mega Millions / Powerball Lottery News

Sunday, January 29, 2012

• 12:40 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, January 28, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Missouri, and 1 from New York.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Powerball Drawing Detail page.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

• 11:05 pm – Powerball:  The Saturday, January 28, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 5-33-41-54-59, and the Powerball is 13.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Powerball page, or you can use the Powerball Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 1:26 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, January 27, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 4 from California, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from New York, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.

Friday, January 27, 2012

• 11:05 pm – Mega Millions:  The Friday, January 27, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-5-30-36-48, and the Mega Ball is 23.  The Megaplier number is 4.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 7:20 pm – $14.3 million Hot Lotto prize claim withdrawn.  Crawford Shaw, the enigmatic 76-year-old New York attorney who represented a trust attempting to claim a Hot Lotto jackpot worth as much as $14.3 million, abruptly withdrew any claim to the money Thursday evening.
• 7:59 am – Mass. Lottery ends game that was exploited by high-rollers.  Massachusetts lottery players looking to buy Cash WinFall tickets this week had their last chance on Monday, the game's final drawing.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

• 9:40 pm – Three women vying for ownership of $1 million lottery ticket.  A winning $1 million lottery ticket picked out of a gas station trash can has become the subject of a three-way legal battle in Arkansas.
• 8:20 pm – Lawyer gives up $14 million Iowa lottery ticket claim.  Strangest winner story ever: A lawyer sacrificed a $14 million jackpot payout in order to prevent lottery from learning the winner's true identity.
• 12:16 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Indiana, 1 from Pennsylvania, and 1 from Washington.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Powerball Drawing Detail page.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

• 11:15 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-19-28-29-47, and the Powerball is 5.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Powerball page, or you can use the Powerball Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 1:27 am – Mega Millions Jackpot Winner!  There was one $71 million jackpot winner from Georgia in the Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Mega Millions drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
• Also, 10 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Massachusetts, 2 from Michigan, 1 from Oregon, and 1 from Pennsylvania.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.