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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 from New Jersey, 2 from New York and 1 from Texas. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, May 28, 2004
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Boycott launched to protest increase in Lotto 6/49 prices. A Canadian lottery player has started an e-mail campaign urging people to abstain from playing the 6/49 to protest against ticket prices that are being doubled to $2 on Sunday.Store clerks share lottery bonus. 12 employees at the Sav on Cigs convenience store learned yesterday they would get a piece of the $25,000 the store won for selling a winning Lotto South ticket.
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Wisconsin lottery ticket sales increase $7.4 million. Wisconsin lottery ticket sales increased $7.4 million in the last fiscal year, helping deliver more than $10 million in new property tax relief, according to a state audit released Thursday.Tennessee Lottery scratch game prize controversy looming. At some point, all of the top prizes in a Tennessee scratch-off game could be gone even as lottery players continue to play, believing they still have a chance at the pot of gold.
Thursday, May 27, 2004
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Powerball Jackpot Soars To $51 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $51 million, with a cash option of $26.4 million.One winner takes $58 million NY Lotto. One lucky New York Lottery player matched all six Lotto numbers drawn Wednesday night to win the record jackpot of $58 million.First Triple Rollover for UK Lotto to Spark Ticket Frenzy. The UK Lotto will see its first ever triple rollover jackpot this weekend, with a top prize of at least £21.5 million (US$39.2 million). If only one person matches all six numbers, they will become the largest single winner. Operators Camelot are now warning people 'buy early to avoid disappointment' because no extra tickets will go on sale above the usual quota.
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Mass. Lottery to replace Mass Millions with new game. Massachusetts Lottery officials are replacing Mass Millions with Cash WinFall, a game aimed at increasing the odds of winning.NY man wins $1 million lottery scratch game. On May 14, Salvatore Mancuso of Williamsville, New York bought a Moo-La-Millions ticket at the Tops on Maple Road in Amherst, scratched off the game ticket, and discovered that he won.
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
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Mega Millions jackpot increases to $42 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery has grown to $42 million.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 1 lucky player matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 from Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
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$100,000 Powerball lottery prize shared by five in North Dakota. Five players who bought a ticket in Valley City, North Dakota are claiming a $100,000 prize from the weekend Powerball drawing, the largest prize paid since the state joined the game.Thief's 1000s of stolen lottery tickets nearly all losers. A man arrested for stealing 4,400 lottery tickets suffered the double ignominy of winning only a trifling sum from the stolen stubs, Metropolitan Police Department officers said Tuesday.
Monday, May 24, 2004
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Powerball Jackpot Grows to $41 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $41 million, with a cash option of $21 million.Illinois Lottery Gives Second Chance for Winner. The Illinois Lottery continued its birthday celebration this week with its second winner in the largest second-chance promotion in Lottery history.Arizon Lottery increases sales 12% this year. For the Arizona Lottery, everything's turning up roses so far with nine-month sales through March of $273.6 million.
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PA Woman Makes Powerball History. A Clearfield County woman won $1,003,688 for her appearance on the Powerball Instant Millionaire TV Game Show, lottery officials said.Spain's prince weds, wins lottery too. As if having a fairytale wedding was not enough luck for one day, Spain's Prince Felipe, 36, and new wife Princess Letizia, 31, hit the jackpot yesterday with a lottery ticket given to them as a wedding present, state radio reported.Courts freeze half of $30 million lottery winner's assets. With the stroke of a judge's pen, Ray Sobeski's assets were frozen, and although Mr. Sobeski has regained access to half the money, he still could face a long legal battle for the rest.
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Atlantic Canadian couple wins $10 million. A Canadian woman who had just lost her job at a Cape Breton hardware store had a big change in her luck this weekend as she won a $10 million lottery jackpot.Illinois Governor denies shifty practices. The Illinois Lottery has shifted advertising from 15 billboards throughout the state to a single billboard in Chicago that is seen by about half as many people but is owned by one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's major campaign contributors.
Saturday, May 22, 2004
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 from Georgia, 2 from New Jersey, 3 from New York and 1 from Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, May 21, 2004
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UK Lottery funds digital movie projection. The UK Film Council has been awarded €19.25m (£13m, US$23.14m) by the UK National Lottery to furnish some 150 cinemas across Britain with digital projectors in an effort to increase the viewership of independent films.
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Can you beat the odds to win the Powerball jackpot?. If you've played the Powerball drawings and lost, would you like to improve your odds of winning the multi-million dollar jackpot? The head of the University of Tennessee's math department explains whether it's possible to beat the odds.Lotto winner sits on lucky ticket for weeks. A Newark, Ohio man cashed in on a Mega Millions ticket for a cool $175,000, after the winning ticket sat idly in his car for nearly a month.
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Lotto prediction comes true for Kentucky couple. After signing to purchase a new home Friday, Pati and Stephen Kohl said they would have to win the lottery to make ends meet. The next day, they did just that.Tennessee Lottery To Fully Fund Scholarships. The Tennessee Education Lottery today celebrates its four-month anniversary with "higher-than projected revenues and an optimistic outlook for its next transfer to the Tennessee Lottery for Education fund scheduled for July 15."Stolen lottery tickets land pair in jail. Two Kentucky men are accused of stealing more than $10,000 in lottery tickets and were arrested after trying to cash some of the winning ones, law enforcement officials said.
Thursday, May 20, 2004
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$55 Million: NY Lotto Jackpot Keeps Rolling. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's New York Lotto drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $55 million.
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Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $33 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $33 million, with a cash option of $16.7 million.Maryland Seniors Win $175,000 Mega Millions Lottery Prize. The Maryland Lottery announced Tuesday afternoon that "a lively group of senior citizens" collected their $175,000 prize from last Friday's Mega Millions game.Maryland Lottery Adds Sunday Drawings. The Maryland lottery is adding Sunday afternoon drawings for the first time in its 31-year history.Canada to change Lotto 6/49. Canada's Lotto 6/49 is going for gold with bigger jackpots and better chances of winning. Starting May 30, the first major changes in the game's 22-year history will take effect.
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Experts advise to take cash option. Finance 101 for lottery winners: Take the cash, advisers say. Annuities could be a bad bet.Penn. Lottery unveils self-service ticket machines. Lottery players throughout Pennsylvania will soon be able to play the Pennsylvania Lottery's online and instant games using state-of-the-art, touch screen terminals.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
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New Jeresey couple wins huge Powerball lottery jackpot. Pure serendipity - a detour around some bridge work and a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy tickets early for the May 8 Powerball drawing - have made Steven and Kristine White multimillionaires.California Lottery wants changes. The California Lottery, for the first time since it was created nearly 20 years ago, wants to shrink the percentage of its budget dedicated to funding public education in order to boost prize payouts in scratch-off games -- a move officials say ultimately would increase sales and, in turn, money for schools.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 1 lucky player matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 from Illinois. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
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Group of 22 wins $12 million Lotto South jackpot. Things are downright wild at the "Wild Flavors" factory in Erlanger, Kentucky after 22 employees won a nearly $12 million lottery jackpot.California Lottery Drops Gambling Themes Idea. Citing widespread opposition, California Assemblyman George Plescia on Monday dropped lottery-backed legislation that would have added Nevada-style gambling themes to the state-run games.
Monday, May 17, 2004
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Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $24 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $24 million, with a cash option of $12.2 million.
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One Ticket Wins $11 Million Florida Lotto Jackpot. One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $11 million, lottery officials said Sunday.N.C. lottery unlikely for this term. Don’t bet on buying a lottery ticket in North Carolina anytime soon.Kentucky losing lottery sales to Tennessee. Kentucky Lottery officials say they have their first hard evidence that Tennessee's new lottery has chipped away at their income: Kentucky lost about $1.85 million in the $213 million Powerball drawing on May 8.
Saturday, May 15, 2004
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 from New York and 1 from Texas. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
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Euro Millions $39 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in France. One winning Euro Millions lottery ticket was sold in France for a record 33 million euros (US$39 million).
Friday, May 14, 2004
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UK Lottery Winner Nearly Broke. A former dustman who won a £9.7 million (US$17 million) Lottery jackpot has reportedly spent almost his entire fortune within 18 months on extravagant houses, cars and gold "bling" jewellery.
Thursday, May 13, 2004
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Study: Brain Prefers Working for Cash. Lottery winners, trust-fund babies and others who get their money without working for it do not get as much satisfaction from their cash as those who earn it, a study of the pleasure center in people's brains suggests.
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Scientific Games Wins 7-Year Puerto Rico Lottery Contract. Scientific Games Corporation announced that it has been named the apparent winner of the online lottery contract for Puerto Rico worth $66.7 million over seven years.
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$175,000 Virginia Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Expires Today. Time is running out for a Virginia Lottery player who bought a winning Mega Millions ticket in Virginia Beach. The ticket is worth $175,000 until 5:00 PM today, when it expires.
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New York Lotto Hits $50 Million Mark. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's New York Lotto drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $50 million.
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Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $15 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $15 million, with a cash option of $7.6 million.
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Minnesota Lottery to close offices. The Minnesota State Lottery will cut 15 jobs and close its offices in Brainerd and Eagan in a move intended to save $1 million beginning in July.WCLC to clearly define "ticket". The Western Canada Lottery Corporation is changing its definition of a winning ticket, after a woman was allowed to collect her prize with a photocopy.
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
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Pennsylvania Lottery Reveals Age Checking Lottery Terminals. Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue Gregory C. Fajt today announced that more than 6,700 Lottery retailers will be able to electronically check the ages of customers through online Lottery terminals using a new age verification system.
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Mega Millions jackpot rolls to $13 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $13 million Wednesday.Tennessee Powerball $100,000 Winner Plans To Build Home. Matthew Hemby said his family “jumped up and down laughing” when they realized they had won $100,000 and that they knew instantly what they planned to do with their winnings: “Build a new home for our family.”Georgia Lottery HOPE bill adds $4.5 million for schools. While legislators devised a way to say millions of dollars in the HOPE scholarship program, they added a cost of $4.5 million that will benefit students who attend private schools part-time.
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Pennsylvania Lottery to enforce ID check. The Pennsylvania Lottery will announce a new program this morning in Harrisburg designed to enforce age limits on lottery ticket sales.Tennessee Lottery executive exodus concerns lawmakers. Some state legislators are concerned after learning that four Tennessee Lottery vice presidents have resigned since the games began in late January.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 from Illinois, 2 from New York and 1 from Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
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NY Lotto inching closer to all-time high. The New York Lotto is two rollovers away from its all-time high of $55 million.
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Lottery bill would let N.C. counties decide to join. The North Carolina Legislature's newest lottery bill would give counties the option to participate in a state-run numbers game in which they would receive a portion of the proceeds for school construction.Powerball lottery win energizes Pennsylvania neighborhood. Residents near the Bucks County convenience store that sold the winning $213 million Powerball ticket are thrilled to have such a big winner in their midst.
Monday, May 10, 2004
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Australian Man Wins Lottery Three Times in One Night. For a 60-year-old Sydney grandfather, it was third time lucky — and second time and first.
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Pennsylvania store sells $213M winning Powerball ticket. One lucky player purchased the winning ticket for Saturday's Powerball drawing from a convenience store near the spot where George Washington crossed the Delaware River in 1776.
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Lottery winner's dreams live on after his death. Despite a troubled past, James Craig's family said he had started to turn his life around long before he struck it rich and won a $9.7 million Indiana Lotto jackpot earlier this year.Winning lottery ticket photocopy upheld in appeal. An Alberta court has upheld a decision ordering the Western Canada Lottery Corp. to award Calgarian Valerie Murphy $100,000 after she lost her winning ticket.
Saturday, May 8, 2004
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Pool players ponder Powerball hypocrisy. As Powerball wagering approaches a fever pitch with tonight's $215 million jackpot, pool players at the Pour House pool tavern are prevented from playing a friendly $5 pool game.New York lottery sales go up 8.2%. Sales of New York state lottery tickets totaled $5.84 billion in the fiscal year that ended March 31, officials said this week. That’s up 8.2 percent from $5.39 billion the previous year.
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Burglar wins lottery, but keeps day job. Carlos Sola decided to keep his job after he won a Georgia Lottery jackpot — $1,000 a week for life. His occupation? Burglar.California legislature could expand lottery. Despite fears California is becoming the world's gambling capital, the state lottery Friday broadened its proposed overhaul to include Nevada-style games banned by the 1984 lottery initiative.
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$212 Million Powerball Drawing Tonight. Lottery players from around the world are hoping their numbers come up in tonight's $212 million Powerball drawing. This is the sixth-largest Powerball jackpot ever, so don't miss this opportunity to play. The big drawing takes place Saturday evening at 11:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. If you haven't yet purchased your tickets, now's the time!
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Jackpot Winner! There was one $66 million jackpot winner from New York in the Friday Mega Millions drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 2 in Georgia, 1 in Illinois, 1 in Maryland, 1 in Michigan, 1 in New York, and 1 in Texas. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, May 7, 2004
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Powerball jackpot increased to $212 million. The state lottery directors who sell the Powerball game increased the estimated jackpot today from $205 million to $212 million after strong sales during the past two days.
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Michigan man wins $1 million lottery jackpot twice. 78-year-old Russell Tanner won his second $1 million scratch-off lottery game last week — the only known two-time winner of the game in Michigan.
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$66 Million Mega Millions Drawing Tonight. Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $66 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Birthdays Yield $100,000 Lottery Win After Ticket Rescued From Trash. A HVAC Technician from Shelbyville, Tennessee, won $100,000 on a Powerball ticket that was rescued from the trash.
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Georgia oversight committee looks into generous lottery perks. A legislative oversight committee began looking Thursday at the generous employment policies of the Georgia Lottery Corp., whose former director and three top aides collected almost $300,000 for vacation and sick days they were due but never used when they left the state to help start Tennessee's lottery.GTECH completes acquisition of lottery company. U.S.-based GTECH Holdings Corp. said Thursday it had closed a $40 million deal to buy an Antigua-based lottery company.
Thursday, May 6, 2004
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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $205 Million. No one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $205 million, with a cash option of $107.3 million.Tennessee Lottery may run short on scholarship funds in 2006. Tennessee's lottery could be short of money to fund college scholarships within a couple of years if current projections of lottery revenue are correct, an analysis by the state treasurer has found.
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Four of 16 Lottery-Winning Lunch Ladies Have Left Kitchen. Four of the 16 Holdingford, Minnesota school employees who won half of a $190 million Powerball jackpot in October have left the school.
Wednesday, May 5, 2004
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Powerball $170 Million Drawing Tonight. Players around world are waiting for the numbers to be drawn in the $170 million Powerball drawing, which takes place tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.Mega Millions jackpot increases to $66 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $66 million Wednesday when none of the tickets sold for Tuesday night's $55 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.
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S.C. lottery to hold $1 million second-chance drawing. This fall, the South Carolina Education Lottery will give away $1 million in a drawing of losing instant game tickets.Verizon Network Failure Halts Penn. Lottery Sales. Verizon, the telecommunications provider for the Pennsylvania Lottery, experienced a network failure in Central Pennsylvania around lunchtime Tuesday.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 3 in Georgia, 1 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, May 4, 2004
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$55 Million Mega Millions Drawing Tonight. Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $55 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Connecticut firefighter wins $2.6M. Litchfield, Conecticut resident James Lynch beat the odds when he became $2.6 million richer, winning the state’s Classic Lottery jackpot on April 13.
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$2.5 million Illinois lottery ticket expires. A winning Illinois lottery ticket worth $2.5 million is now worthless because the one-year time limit to cash the ticket has passed.Student Loses $18,800 In Scam. An IUPUI student tricked into believing he had won an Internet sweepstakes lottery was bilked out of more than $18,000, campus police said.
Monday, May 3, 2004
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Powerball Jackpot Soars to $170 Million. No one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $170 million, with a cash option of $90.4 million.Lucky be a Lady ... Detective. If Detective Ann Marie Moloney has your number, it could be the luckiest day of your life.Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $27 million. No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers and the jackpot rolled over to $27 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
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Virginia lottery winner badly in debt. Eleven years after becoming a millionaire through the lottery, a Roanoke, Virginia woman has seen her fortune turn to debt.
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Tennessee lawmakers critical of lottery estimates. The Tennessee Lottery's income estimates for next year are lower than originally expected, leading at least one lawmaker to criticize the projections.
Saturday, May 1, 2004
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$145 Million Powerball Drawing Tonight. Lottery players from around the world are hoping their numbers come up in tonight's $145 million Powerball drawing. If you haven't yet purchased your tickets, now's the time!
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 10 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 2 in Georgia, 2 in Michigan, 3 in New York, 1 in Texas, and 1 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
