Archived Lottery News for June, 2012

Saturday, June 30, 2012

• 11:06 pm – Powerball:  The Saturday, June 30, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-15-20-41-44, and the Powerball is 22.  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!
• 6:00 am – Colorado Lottery ends MatchPlay game.  The Colorado Lottery conducted its final MatchPlay drawing Friday, capping a two-year run for the jackpot game.
• 1:14 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, June 29, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 3 from California and 1 from Michigan.  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, June 29, 2012

• 11:07 pm – Mega Millions:  The Friday, June 29, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 28-34-39-45-53, and the Mega Ball is 34.  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!
• 12:20 pm – Idaho man is state's first Hot Lotto jackpot winner.  The Idaho Lottery introduced retired Army veteran Steve Colson of Nampa as the sole winner of a Hot Lotto jackpot worth $3.43 million.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

• 6:20 pm – NAACP wants Texas Lottery shut down.  The Dallas chapter of the NAACP wants to stop seeing low income Texans pumping money into the state lottery by putting it out of business.
• 12:23 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 1 lucky player from North Carolina matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize.  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, June 27, 2012

• 11:04 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-34-40-46-58, and the Powerball is 6.  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!
• 12:53 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Washington.  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.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

• 11:08 pm – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, June 26, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-16-23-35-36, and the Mega Ball is 20.  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!
• 9:00 am – Minn. store clerk accused of "micro-scratching" lottery tickets.  What began as a complaint from a lottery customer about the loss of $15 led to an undercover operation and eventually the arrest of a store clerk for lottery fraud.
• 8:20 am – Montana Lottery celebrates 25th anniversary.  The Montana Lottery has changed a lot in 25 years when it began after voters overwhelmingly approved it with 60 percent in support.
• $60 million winning lottery ticket sold in CT.  Somebody in Connecticut is $60 million richer and they might not even know it yet.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

• 9:20 am – Australian teen lottery winner still goes to work.  Allison Cooke, 19, is worth $1.5 million, but she hasn't even bought herself a new dress.
• 9:00 am – The lottery fantasy: How much money do you need to say 'buzz off, world'?.  Even though this commentator and his wife don't actually play the lottery very often, they spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about the day when they hit the jackpot.
• 12:24 am – Powerball Jackpot Winner!  There was one $60 million jackpot winner from Connecticut in the Saturday, June 23, 2012 Powerball drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
• 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, June 23, 2012

• 11:05 pm – Powerball:  The Saturday, June 23, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-3-41-44-53, and the Powerball is 30.  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!
• 12:53 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, June 22, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, and 1 from New Jersey.  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, June 22, 2012

• 11:11 pm – Mega Millions:  The Friday, June 22, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 10-16-19-32-36, and the Mega Ball is 13.  The Megaplier number is 3.  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!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

• 10:20 am – Quaker Oats workers claim $241 million Powerball jackpot.  Winners of a $241 million Powerball jackpot, the largest ever won by an Iowa Lottery player, claimed their prize Wednesday in Des Moines, but they refused to identify themselves.
• 12:15 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Idaho and 1 from Texas.  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, June 20, 2012

• 11:06 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 11-17-29-56-57, and the Powerball is 14.  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!
• 12:54 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, and 1 from West Virginia.  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.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

• 11:07 pm – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, June 19, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 11-21-27-30-53, and the Mega Ball is 11.  The Megaplier number is 2.  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!
• 4:20 pm – Lucky store: Sells third $1M lottery ticket.  The James Quick Mart on James Reynolds Road in Swansea, Massachusetts, must have a good luck charm stashed under its counter -- for the third time in the past five years, it sold a $1 million lottery ticket to one of its customers.

Monday, June 18, 2012

• 7:20 am – $32 million Mega Millions ticket claimed in LA area.  A Los Angeles-area woman recently walked into the California Lottery's Santa Ana District Office and submitted her winning Mega Millions ticket worth $32 million.
• 7:00 am – Four $1M Powerball tickets sold in same county, at same chain.  The odds of winning at least $1 million by matching the first five numbers in a Powerball drawing are 1 in 5.15 million. Four people beat those odds in Florida this week.
• Delaware couple plans to pay Powerball winnings forward.  A married couple from Wilmington, Delaware, managed to make their dreams come true when they won $1 million with Powerball, courtesy of the Delaware Lottery.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

• 12:13 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, June 16, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, and 1 from Pennsylvania (with Power Play).  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, June 16, 2012

• 11:08 pm – Powerball:  The Saturday, June 16, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-14-15-16-27, and the Powerball is 26.  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!
• 1:04 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, June 15, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from New Jersey, 2 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, June 15, 2012

• 11:11 pm – Mega Millions:  The Friday, June 15, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-12-18-30-40, and the Mega Ball is 4.  The Megaplier number is 3.  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!
• 8:20 am – Powerball lottery jackpot makes Iowa history.  The Quaker Oats campus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was buzzing all day with rumors about a group of workers who may have bought a winning Powerball ticket worth $241 million in Wednesday's drawing.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

• 12:58 am – Powerball Jackpot Winner!  There was one $240 million jackpot winner from Iowa in the Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Powerball drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
• Also, 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 4 from Florida (1 with Power Play), 1 from Missouri, 1 from New York, and 1 from North Carolina.  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, June 13, 2012

• 11:05 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-10-14-33-57, and the Powerball is 18.  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!
• 10:20 am – Brooklyn teen wins $1,000 a week for life.  A Brooklyn teen who was riding with his mom and uncle to claim their stolen car from an impound lot bought a lottery ticket when they stopped for gas that will pay him $1,000 a week for the rest of his life.
• 12:43 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California 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.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

• 11:05 pm – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-9-17-34-50, and the Mega Ball is 45.  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!
• 10:20 am – California lottery winner arrested.  A Linda, California, man who made headlines earlier this year when his $5 lotto scratch card turned out to be worth $2 million used some of his winnings to post bail on Sunday.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

• 3:00 pm – $240 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot increased.  There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $240 million for Wednesday's drawing.
• 12:18 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, June 09, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Delaware, 1 from Florida (with Power Play), 1 from Georgia, 1 from New York, and 1 from North Carolina.  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, June 9, 2012

• 11:05 pm – Powerball:  The Saturday, June 09, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 18-22-45-56-57, and the Powerball is 27.  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!
• 12:50 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, June 08, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Pennsylvania, and 1 from South Carolina.  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, June 8, 2012

• 11:11 pm – Mega Millions:  The Friday, June 08, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-9-34-40-48, and the Mega Ball is 25.  The Megaplier number is 3.  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!

Thursday, June 7, 2012

• 10:20 am – $205 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges.  There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $205 million for Saturday's drawing.
• 12:13 am – Powerball: There were no jackpot winners and no $1,000,000 winners in the Wednesday, June 06, 2012 Powerball drawing.  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, June 6, 2012

• 11:06 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, June 06, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 19-30-33-48-59, and the Powerball is 27.  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!
• 9:00 am – Ark. Lottery Commission denies tampering claim.  The Arkansas Lottery Commission is denying allegations that it deliberately sold unsecure tickets that had a design defect that could easily lead to potential tampering.
• 8:20 am – Woman sues business partner for share of $12.6M lottery jackpot.  A lawsuit launched by a New Westminster, British Columbia, woman who claims she was tricked out of her equal share of a $12.6 million lottery jackpot is going to a full trial.
• 7:40 am – Florida woman cashes $21M Lotto ticket.  A Key Largo, Florida, woman claimed the $21 million Florida Lotto jackpot from the drawing held on April 28.
• 12:50 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, June 05, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Missouri, 1 from New Mexico, and 1 from Oregon.  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.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

• 11:06 pm – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, June 05, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 37-39-42-53-55, and the Mega Ball is 22.  The Megaplier number is 3.  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!

Sunday, June 3, 2012

• 12:16 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, June 02, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Colorado and 1 from New Jersey.  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, June 2, 2012

• 11:05 pm – Powerball:  The Saturday, June 02, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 9-10-17-29-45, and the Powerball is 33.  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!
• 1:20 am – Cuban lottery system turns common words into numbers.  With roots in the 1800s, the Cuban lottery system known as La Charada has players seeing numbers everywhere they look.
• 12:48 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, June 01, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 3 from California, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, and 1 from South Carolina.  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, June 1, 2012

• 11:08 pm – Mega Millions:  The Friday, June 01, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-27-38-46-52, and the Mega Ball is 45.  The Megaplier number is 3.  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!
• 12:40 pm – Vermont Lottery appoints new Executive Director.  Greg Smith, an executive with The Vermont Country Store, has been tapped to head the Vermont Lottery, replacing retiring Lottery Executive Director Alan Yandow.

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