Mega Millions / Powerball Lottery News

Saturday, October 1, 2016

• 12:41 am – Mega Millions: There were no jackpot winners and no $1,000,000 winners in the Friday, September 30, 2016 Mega Millions drawing.  For the complete rundown of winners in each of the other prize categories, 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, September 30, 2016

• 11:06 pm – Mega Millions:  The Friday, September 30, 2016 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 21-30-47-50-57, and the Mega Ball is 9.  The Megaplier number is 5.  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 – Massachusetts man wins his second $1M lottery prize.  A man won a $1 million prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery for the second time in two years after purchasing an instant ticket.
• 10:20 am – Texas Lottery shatters records with $5 billion in sales.  The Texas Lottery announced that it has achieved $5.068 billion in sales for fiscal year 2016, breaking the sales record it set just last fiscal year and resulting in a total contribution of $1.392 billion to Texas, the single largest annual transfer of revenue to the state.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

• 5:20 pm – How a retired NC potter won the lottery 111 times.  One of the most prolific winners in North Carolina lottery history wants you to know two things: he doesn't cheat and he understands the games better than anyone.
• 9:40 am – New Zealand man wins $1M lottery after someone cut him in line.  A patient New Zealand Lotto player bagged a cool $1 million, all thanks to a pushy patron who decided to cut him in line.
• $38,194 winning lottery ticket spent months forgotten in a drawer.  A Canadian lottery winner said his $38,194 winning ticket almost went unclaimed after he forgot about it for months.
• 12:32 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Powerball drawing, but 1 lucky player from Texas 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, September 28, 2016

• 11:06 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 30-38-52-53-62, and the Powerball is 1.  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!
• 12:20 pm – Pennsylvania Lottery proceeds being misused by Gov..  The Pennsylvania Lottery advertises it "benefits older Pennsylvanians, every day," but billions of lottery dollars have been diverted, an investigation found.
• 9:21 am – Mega Millions: There were no jackpot winners and no $1,000,000 winners in the Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Mega Millions drawing.  For the complete rundown of winners in each of the other prize categories, 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.
• 9:06 am – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, September 27, 2016 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 14-16-26-53-72, and the Mega Ball is 4.  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!

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

• 10:40 pm – Winning NC lottery ticket set to expire.  A winning lottery ticket purchased in North Carolina worth $25,000 a year for life is set to expire next week.
• 11:00 am – Vermont Lottery Director resigns.  The Vermont Lottery Commission (VLC) announced today the resignation of Executive Director, Greg Smith, effective October 14th.