Mega Millions / Powerball Lottery News

Friday, May 24, 2013

• 8:00 am – N.J. man claims Mega Millions jackpot.  On Thursday, a man from Tinton Falls, New Jersey, claimed his half of the $198 annuity jackpot from last Friday's Mega Millions drawing.
• 7:00 am – Cashier sells self $1M lottery ticket in first week on job.  A Southeast Missouri woman wrapped up a big week by taking home a $1 million lottery prize during the record $600 million Powerball jackpot run.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

• 10:00 am – Two months later, a winning lottery ticket.  A winning North Carolina lottery ticket sat in one man's home for nearly two months before he realized he'd won.
• 12:20 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from California, 2 from Maryland, 1 from New York (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.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

• 11:08 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 9-31-35-41-57, 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!
• 7:20 am – Maryland lets problem gamblers exclude themselves from lottery.  Maryland has become the third state to offer a voluntary system to restrict the ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday.
• 1:06 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from New Jersey and 1 from New York.  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, May 21, 2013

• 11:09 pm – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-15-17-48-55, and the Mega Ball is 11.  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, May 20, 2013

• 6:20 am – Mega Millions multi-state lottery to get harder to win in Oct..  Come this fall, winning the multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot will become even more difficult in the 45 states and jurisdictions that offer the lotto game.