|  Archived Lottery News for August, 2010Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 11:05 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, August 31, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 10-20-29-47-48, and the Mega Ball is 38. 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!
- 6:20 pm – Doctor who won lottery still wants 'to help people'. Jackson Memorial Hospital doctor Shirley Press's actual experience winning the lottery was a lot different than she had mused over the years.
Monday, August 30, 2010 Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 12:40 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 28, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 1 lucky player from Florida matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 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.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 - 11:01 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, August 28, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-22-27-32-56, and the Powerball is 13. The Power Play number is 4. 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!
- 1:45 am – Mega Millions Jackpot Winner! There was one $133 million jackpot winner from California in the Friday, August 27, 2010 Mega Millions drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
- Also, 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 1 from California, 1 from Maryland, 1 from New Hampshire, 1 from Ohio, 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.
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 11:04 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, August 27, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-10-26-32-41, and the Mega Ball is 31. 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!
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 12:20 pm – Ottawa man claims $25M Lotto Max prize. An Ottawa construction worker is $25 million richer after claiming his Lotto Max prize almost two weeks after the winning numbers were drawn.
- 12:49 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Louisiana, 1 from Ohio (with Power Play), and 1 from Wisconsin (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.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 11:02 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 16-17-29-31-36, and the Powerball is 23. The Power Play number is 3. 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!
- 1:30 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 3 from California, 3 from New York, and 1 from Tennessee. 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, August 24, 2010 - 11:05 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-23-24-28-32, and the Mega Ball is 31. 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!
- 10:40 am – $18.5M lottery winner 'scraping by'. Ten years after he and his wife won $64 million in the "Big Game" lottery, Alex Snelius wishes he'd won more money.
- 10:00 am – Vt. Lottery computer glitch creates extra winners. Due to a computer glitch, which has since been rectified, about 70 Vermont Lottery tickets were sold during a 30-minute span that were mistakes, but according to the rules were winners.
- 9:20 am – W. Va. official wins $79M Powerball lottery jackpot. For about two hours, Berkeley County Magistrate W. Randy Smith believed he had come close, but that he didn't win Saturday's $79 million Powerball jackpot.
Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 10:40 am – Anonymous donor gives lottery ticket to Kansas hospital. Imagine the surprise to open your mail and find a lottery ticket worth thousands of dollars. It happened in one Kansas county this week and now the hospital in Beloit is all the richer for it.
- 12:33 am – Powerball Jackpot Winner! There was one $80 million jackpot winner from West Virginia in the Saturday, August 21, 2010 Powerball drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
- Also, 25 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Arizona (with Power Play), 1 from Colorado, 3 from Connecticut (1 with Power Play), 1 from Delaware, 4 from Florida (1 with Power Play), 1 from Illinois, 1 from Indiana, 3 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, 1 from North Carolina, 2 from Ohio, 1 from Rhode Island (with Power Play), 1 from South Carolina, 1 from Virginia, and 1 from Wisconsin. 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, August 21, 2010 - 11:01 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, August 21, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-10-12-22-27, and the Powerball is 26. The Power Play number is 2. 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!
- 1:45 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, August 20, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New York, 1 from North Carolina, 2 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.
Friday, August 20, 2010 - 11:05 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, August 20, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-13-20-29-48, and the Mega Ball is 36. 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!
- 12:00 pm – Arkansas Lottery vending machines coming soon. The Arkansas Lottery Commission approved rules Thursday for use of 100 vending machines in retail outlets, though opponents vowed to continue to try to have the machines declared illegal.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 10:20 am – TN lottery scholarships safe from cuts. The dollar shortfall between Tennessee lottery revenue and the scholarship programs it funds is much less than previously projected, a study shows, indicating that lottery scholarships won't have to be cut or made harder to get.
- 12:29 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 1 lucky player from Florida matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 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, August 18, 2010 - 11:04 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, August 18, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-32-33-47-55, and the Powerball is 39. The Power Play number is 3. 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!
- 1:30 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 9 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Connecticut, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Indiana, 2 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, and 1 from North 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.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 11:40 pm – N.H. Lottery cancels proposed online game. The New Hampshire Lottery Commission announced Tuesday it is abandoning a proposed new online, interactive game and shifting its focus to the state's current games, especially instant scratch tickets.
- 11:06 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, August 17, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 11-19-40-43-44, and the Mega Ball is 33. 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!
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 11:00 pm – N.C. Lottery director quits. Tom Shaheen, who has headed the North Carolina Education Lottery since its inception four years ago, has resigned his post to take a job with a company involved in the sale of lottery tickets through ATMs.
Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 12:51 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 14, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 2 from Florida and 1 from Oklahoma. 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, August 14, 2010 - 11:01 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, August 14, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 9-33-36-50-58, and the Powerball is 31. The Power Play number is 2. 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!
- 5:20 pm – Man wins Fla. Lottery jackpot for 7th time. An Orlando man is having a streak of incredible lottery luck, claiming his seventh lottery grand prize.
- 4:40 pm – N.J. Lottery sets record for lottery ticket sales. The slumping economy seemingly hasn't stopped lottery players in New Jersey who want to cash in on their dreams.
- 10:40 am – Lottery winner has lucky numbers tattooed on his arm. It's not something most of us would need reminding about, but delighted Wayne Hughes has immortalized his £1.1 million (US$1.7 million) lottery win -- by having it etched on to his arm.
- 9:40 am – 2 quick Lotto Texas winners put state in bind. The luck of lottery winners is picking up. For the state, not so much: It has taken a $3.4 million hit in just the past 10 days.
- 1:30 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, August 13, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from New York 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.
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 11:05 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, August 13, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-17-24-43-55, and the Mega Ball is 36. 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!
- 9:20 am – 'Lottery Ticket' cast tries luck at Scratchers. Local media gave the stars of the upcoming Lottery Ticket movie some scratchers to play while they were entering the movie's premier.
- 8:40 am – Writer accuses agent of stealing 'Lottery Ticket' movie. Ice Cube's new movie "Lottery Ticket" doesn't come out for another week, but there's already a legal fight over the flick from a screenwriter who claims his agent ripped off his idea and gave it to another one of his clients.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 12:22 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Florida, 1 from Indiana, and 2 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.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 11:00 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-10-22-23-52, and the Powerball is 29. The Power Play number is 2. 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!
- 10:40 am – N.C. collected record debt from lottery winners. The North Carolina Lottery collected a record $1 million during the past year from prize winners who were also debtors.
- 9:40 am – Online gambling coming to Ontario. In a bid to keep millions spent on offshore gambling websites in the province, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. says Ontarians will have access to legal online gambling by 2012.
- 2:45 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New York, 1 from Ohio, and 1 from Tennessee. 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, August 10, 2010 - 11:04 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-14-26-50-56, and the Mega Ball is 12. 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!
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 10:00 am – N.C. Lottery notches record $1.42 billion in sales. Across the state, North Carolina Education Lottery players scratched and hoped their way to a record $1.42 billion in sales in the fiscal year that ended June 30, a 10 percent increase from the year before.
Sunday, August 8, 2010 - 11:20 pm – Maryland Lottery achieves 13th straight year of record sales. Despite a challenging economy and two paralyzing snow storms that buried large parts of the state, the Maryland Lottery tallied more than $1.706 billion in sales in Fiscal Year 2010, breaking its sales record for the 13th year in a row.
- 12:37 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 07, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Connecticut (with Power Play), 1 from Florida (with Power Play), 2 from Pennsylvania (both with Power Play), 1 from Rhode Island, 1 from Texas (with Power Play), and 1 from Wisconsin. 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, August 7, 2010 - 11:03 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, August 07, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-22-26-31-52, and the Powerball is 30. The Power Play number 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!
- 10:40 pm – Federal online gambling legislation clears big hurdle. Maybe there are some teeth in the push for legalization and sensible federal regulation of the Internet gambling industry after all.
- 2:00 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, August 06, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 10 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Iowa, 2 from Maryland, 2 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, 1 from North Dakota, and 1 from Ohio. 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, August 6, 2010 - 11:04 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, August 06, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-13-30-33-54, and the Mega Ball is 30. 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!
- 10:00 am – Iowa Lottery celebrates 25th anniversary. Twenty-five years and $4.8 billion in sales since it began, the Iowa Lottery remains popular statewide, generating $256 million in sales for the 12 months ending June 30.
- 9:00 am – Lottery ticket worth $12.5M sold in N.H.. The New Hampshire Lottery says someone bought a Tri-State Megabucks Plus lottery ticket worth $12.5 million.
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 1:15 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Pennsylvania, and 1 from Washington, D.C. 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, August 4, 2010 - 11:02 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 19-28-30-37-53, and the Powerball is 36. The Power Play number is 4. 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!
- 4:40 pm – Playing same lottery numbers for 15 years paid off. The five numbers Chris Hoffman played in the Maryland lottery for 15 years never meant anything special to him -- until he won.
- 10:20 am – Iowa Lottery to look at online options. The 25-year-old Iowa Lottery is an "offline business in an online world," but Director Terry Rich is out to change that.
- 2:45 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, August 03, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California and 1 from Georgia. 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, August 3, 2010 - 11:05 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, August 03, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-13-20-22-56, and the Mega Ball is 32. 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!
- 10:40 am – Fla. Powerball winner claims $73.8M lottery jackpot. The Florida Lottery announced on Friday that the $73.8 million jackpot from the July 10 Powerball drawing has been claimed.
Monday, August 2, 2010 Sunday, August 1, 2010 - 5:00 pm – $183M Maryland lottery winner resurfaces. Bernadette Gietka, the Maryland Lottery's largest winner to date, received a celebrity's welcome Friday at Maryland Lottery Headquarters.
- 4:00 pm – Florida Lottery winner is all business. Three years after collecting a $13.6 million, lump-sum jackpot payout, a Florida Lotto winner has opened his second Batteries Plus franchise store, and in September will debut a third.
- 3:44 am – Powerball Jackpot Winner! There was one $85 million jackpot winner from Louisiana in the Saturday, July 31, 2010 Powerball drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
- Also, 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Florida, 1 from Indiana, 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.
- 3:39 am – Powerball: The Saturday, July 31, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-16-17-41-57, and the Powerball is 15. The Power Play number is 3. 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!
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