|  Archived Lottery News for August, 2012Friday, August 31, 2012 - 11:05 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, August 31, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 31-40-41-47-48, 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!
- 3:40 pm – Michigan railroad engineer claims $337M Powerball lottery jackpot. A 44-year-old Michigan railroad engineer said he quit his job and told familly members to do the same when he learned he had won the third-largest winner's share ever for a U.S. lottery drawing.
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 3:00 pm – California Lottery investigating $1M payout. The California Lottery has not yet released $1 million that a Dinuba man reportedly won in a Scratcher game.
- 9:00 am – Illinois to sell Powerball lottery tickets online. Illinois is going to sell Powerball lottery tickets on the Internet, and at least one lawmaker predicts a big payday.
- 12:16 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Florida and 1 from Pennsylvania. 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 29, 2012 - 11:04 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 25-28-49-54-56, and the Powerball is 28. 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!
- 12:40 pm – 98 Florida Lottery players share Fantasy 5 win. If you woke up this morning and discovered you were a Florida Fantasy 5 winner, you have plenty of company.
- 1:00 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New York, and 1 from Texas. 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 28, 2012 - 11:09 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, August 28, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-9-40-45-50, and the Mega Ball is 39. 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 27, 2012 Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 12:16 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 25, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Idaho, 1 from New Jersey, 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, August 25, 2012 - 11:07 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, August 25, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-6-7-20-49, and the Powerball is 23. 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!
- 12:55 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, August 24, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from New York and 1 from 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.
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 11:05 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, August 24, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 25-34-45-46-49, and the Mega Ball is 34. 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!
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 9:20 pm – Maryland lottery player gets lucky 4 times this summer for $101K. A Maryland man hit a grand slam this summer playing the state lottery: four winning tickets totaling $101,000 in prize money.
- 12:15 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Florida, 1 from Illinois, and 1 from Washington (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 22, 2012 - 11:04 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 22-29-31-47-55, and the Powerball is 19. 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!
- 3:00 pm – New Jersey casino suing gamblers who won $1.5 million. A New Jersey casino has sued a group of gamblers who won $1.5 million after they allegedly realized the eight decks of cards used in a game of mini baccarat were not preshuffled.
- 12:59 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Arkansas, 1 from California, 4 from New York, 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.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 11:08 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 5-13-20-23-33, and the Mega Ball is 30. 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 20, 2012 Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 9:40 pm – Iowa officials trying to solve lotto mystery, may release surveillance video. Investigators in Iowa may release surveillance video of a person who purchased an unclaimed lottery ticket in hopes the public will see something that will help a criminal probe.
- 12:06 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 18, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Michigan and 1 from Virginia (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, August 18, 2012 - 11:20 pm – The Lottery Office is closed until Monday but speculation in Lapeer rages on. Michigan is suddenly a richer place this weekend, first with all that Olympic gold coming in from London, and now with the wining ticket to the Powerball Lottery purchased by someone at a Michigan gas station. Local residents may be hoping it wasn't someone passing through to Toledo or Indianpolis.
- 11:07 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, August 18, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 14-26-41-55-59, and the Powerball is 1. 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!
- 1:15 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, August 17, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from Ohio, 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, August 17, 2012 - 11:06 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, August 17, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-20-24-35-56, and the Mega Ball is 24. 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, August 16, 2012 - 3:40 pm – $337 million Powerball jackpot ticket sold at gas station in small Michigan city. A gas station in a small Michigan city is buzzing with excitement after the state lottery announced Thursday that a $337 million jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold there.
- 12:37 am – Powerball Jackpot Winner! There was one $320 million jackpot winner from Michigan in the Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Powerball drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
- Also, 9 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 2 from Indiana, 1 from Kansas, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Nebraska (with Power Play), 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New Mexico, 1 from Pennsylvania, and 1 from Virginia. 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 15, 2012 - 11:05 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, August 15, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-27-46-51-56, and the Powerball is 21. 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 – Georgia Lottery president/CEO announces retirement. Georgia Lottery Corp. President and CEO Margaret R. DeFrancisco announced publicly today that she will be retiring from her full-time position as head of the Lottery.
- 12:55 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, August 14, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 1 lucky player from New York matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize. 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 14, 2012 - 11:11 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, August 14, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 15-23-34-39-55, and the Mega Ball is 32. 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!
- 4:00 pm – $320 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot increased before draw date. As a result of brisker than expected ticket sales, lottery officials announced today that the Powerball jackpot has been raised from $305 million to $320 million for Wednesday's drawing.
Sunday, August 12, 2012 - 8:40 am – $305 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot in rare territory. For only the 15th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot run-up has crossed into $300 million+ territory.
- 12:15 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 11, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 2 from Florida, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from North Carolina, and 1 from Pennsylvania. 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 11, 2012 - 11:03 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, August 11, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-13-39-46-51, and the Powerball is 1. 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!
- 1:06 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, August 10, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Missouri, 2 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 10, 2012 - 11:06 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, August 10, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 10-18-36-38-44, and the Mega Ball is 8. 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 9, 2012 - 8:40 am – $253 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rolls again. There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $253 million for Saturday's drawing.
- 8:00 am – Penn. Lottery gets advice from Illinois on privatization. Pennsylvania is currently looking into privatizing its lottery, but one official with the Illinois lottery, the only private system in the nation, is warning the commonwealth to carefully plan how it would choose a company to manage day-to-day operations.
- 7:00 am – Iowa Lottery director: 50-50 that Hot Lotto mystery will be solved. The Iowa Lottery director would love to know the story behind the winner of a lottery jackpot walking away from a ticket valued at $7.5 million after taxes, but he pegs the odds of solving the mystery at no better than 50-50.
- 12:24 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 08, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 22 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Connecticut, 2 from Florida (1 with Power Play), 2 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Indiana, 1 from Kansas, 1 from Michigan, 3 from New Hampshire, 3 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Oklahoma, 1 from Oregon, 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 8, 2012 - 11:04 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, August 08, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-7-11-15-28, and the Powerball is 12. 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, August 07, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 1 lucky player from Tennessee matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize. 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 7, 2012 - 11:07 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, August 07, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 30-32-33-42-48, and the Mega Ball is 7. 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!
Sunday, August 5, 2012 - 9:00 am – $212 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges. 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 $212 million for Wednesday's drawing.
- 12:11 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 04, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Michigan, 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.
Saturday, August 4, 2012 - 11:05 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, August 04, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 19-30-48-53-55, 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!
- 2:55 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, August 03, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from Maryland and 1 from Nebraska. 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 3, 2012 - 11:08 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, August 03, 2012 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-10-13-38-46, and the Mega Ball is 2. 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, August 2, 2012 - 10:00 am – $181 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot ramps up. 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 $181 million for Saturday's drawing.
- 9:40 am – Report: Ill. lottery manager short $100M on profit. The Illinois Lottery's private manager fell nearly $100 million short of the profits it promised to deliver for the state.
- 12:18 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 01, 2012 Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Louisiana, 1 from New York, and 1 from South 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, August 1, 2012 - 11:06 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, August 01, 2012 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-16-48-56-58, and the Powerball 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!
- 9:00 am – Lotto winners get torch-carrying teen new prosthetic leg. A 13-year-old who lost a leg to cancer will get a new life-changing prosthetic limb from Britain's biggest-ever lottery jackpot winners.
- 7:00 am – Online poker sites settle U.S. lawsuit for $731 million. The Department of Justice announced a $731 million settlement Tuesday with online poker companies PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker to resolve bank fraud and money laundering allegations.
- 12:51 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California and 1 from Missouri. 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.
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