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Six days before the Big Game Lottery $73 million jackpot drawing, the Florida Lottery had a $65 million jackpot winner. It turns out that the winner was actually a 26-member lottery group, who today chartered a bus to claim their winnings at lottery headquarters in Tallahassee.
Don't forget to sign up for our free Jackpot Alert service, which will automatically send you an e-mail when the Big Game Lottery jackpot reaches the amount you specify.
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The Michigan Lottery has posted four brief articles about recent $150,000 winners (story 1, story 2, story 3, and story 4). For Michigan Big Game Lottery players, each story gives the location where the winning ticket was purchased.
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With the hightened populatrity of lottery games, it's inevitable that there's going to be plenty of con artists who try to take advantage. The Florida Lottery just announced a new public awareness campaign to alert people to these schemes, which prey mainly on the elderly. Be sure to read the press release, as it contains some good tips on how to spot the frauds.
Saturday, July 29, 2000
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JACKPOT WINNER: there was one $73 million jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing! The winning ticket was sold in Freetown, Massachusetts; we'll bring you more details on the winner after the ticket is claimed. Check the Winning Combinations page for the total number of winners in each of the other prize categories.
The were also a total of nine $150,000 winners: 5 in New Jersey, 2 in Michigan, 1 in Illinois, and 1 in Virginia.
Friday, July 28, 2000
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Have you purchased your Big Game lottery tickets for tonight's $73 million prize? Be sure to come back to BigGameLottery.com tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live drawing results. If you haven't yet done so, you can bookmark this site by clicking the link on the left. (Internet Explorer users click the link to save as a favorite.)
Thursday, July 27, 2000
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The Big Game Lottery jackpot is officially the largest jackpot in the nation! A winning ticket hasn't been sold since June 9th when a New Jersey player won $46 million – which to date remains unclaimed.
You never know what's going to get someone to play a slot machine in a casino. Such is the case with the new Addam's Family video slots. I didn't think the Addam's Family was still such a hot franchise, but according to IGT Vice President Ward Chilton, "We believe it's going to be one of the most popular products we've ever introduced – right up there with Wheel of Fortune®."
Wednesday, July 26, 2000
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This story from the Virginia Lottery, although a bit over-dramatic, paints a nice picture of what the $73 million jackpot would do for you. It's good that they mention that "we encourage everyone to play responsibly," because in my book you should always wait until the jackpot is at least $100 million before you play irresponsibly. (OK, it's been a long day.)
According to Richard Renucci of Ionia, Michigan, you should always remember to check the lottery tickets you bought while on vacation. I wonder if he looked up the winning numbers on the BigGameLottery.com Prior Results page.
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The Big Game Lottery jackpot continues to grow larger, this time increasing by $11 million to a total of $73 million! There were seven lucky $150,000 winners -- 3 in New Jersey, 2 in Illinois, 1 in Georgia, and 1 in Maryland. See the Winning Combinations page for the complete rundown of winning tickets.
Tuesday, July 25, 2000
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We're a little red-faced around here: it looks like we had a small bug in our newsletter signup page. If you signed up for our newsletter and/or Jackpot Alert since Sunday (7/23) at about 4:30 PM ET, your e-mail address was erased. Oops. Anyway, there is absolutely no concern about loss of privacy for any of our subscribers -- simply erased data.
If you signed up since Sunday, simply go back to our Newsletter and Jackpot Alert page and sign up again. Sign up tonight and you'll receive tomorrow's Jackpot Alert early in the morning. As always, feel free to contact us with any concerns or questions.
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For your chance at the $62 million jackpot, be sure to purchase your Big Game Lottery tickets today before 10:45 PM Eastern Time! Then, at 11:00 PM Eastern Time, be sure to come back to BigGameLottery.com for the live winning numbers drawing. Good luck!
Monday, July 24, 2000
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It's a little late, but thank goodness the House of Reps had enough sense to reject the bill to prohibit Internet gambling. This article gives some insight into the ramifications and future bills targeted at the online gaming industry. I think where the article misses the point however, is that the reason the internet is so popular is that we are free to vote for ourselves -- with our mouse clicks -- on what we want to do and see. It's not that I have ever used an online casino -- I haven't -- but I certainly don't want someone in Congress deciding where I spend my money online. You can believe that once Congress starts banning internet content and activities, they'll never turn back.
Sunday, July 23, 2000
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As we continually improve our site, you may notice a few functions moved around, and other cosmetic changes. As always, we welcome your comments. Also, please let us know if you experience any difficulties using our site, either technical or functional.
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Just a quick note to those who like to keep up to date with the latest internet browser software. You can now download Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, which is more of a refinement than a radical new version. If you're a Netscape user, we'll let you know when version 6 becomes available; in the meantime you can upgrade to the latest version.
Saturday, July 22, 2000
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but there were 9 $150,000 winners! 2 in New Jersey, 1 in Virginia, 2 in Georgia, 1 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, and 2 in Michigan. Check the Winning Combinations page for the total number of winners in each prize category.
Friday, July 21, 2000
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Tonight is the drawing of the Big Game Lottery -- don't forget to check back at 11:00 PM EDT for the winning numbers. We'll be the first on the 'net with the results!
Wednesday, July 19, 2000
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but there were 3 $150,000 winners: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Richmond, Virginia, and 1 in Michigan. Check the Winning Combinations page for the total number of winners in each prize category.
Tuesday, July 18, 2000
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Don't forget to check the Big Game Lottery winning numbers tonight at 11:00 PM EDT -- we'll be the first on the 'net with the results!!
Saturday, July 15, 2000
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There was no Big Game Lottery jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, increasing the jackpot to $46 million. 2 lucky players in Illinois won the $150,000 prize. For the complete summary of winners in each prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, July 14, 2000
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The news continues to swirl around the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act. I urge you to fully understand what's at stake here (sorry about the pun), because the bill is very wide-sweeping, and will affect your internet usage for a long time. Also, if the bill passes, it will certainly pave the way for the adoption of other restictive internet laws. Although laws are mainly written by lawyers and are sometimes difficult to decipher, the text of the entire bill can be read online.
If you have not already done so, you can express your disapproval of this bill by sending a letter to your representatives.
Thursday, July 13, 2000
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Just a reminder to our readers who can buy Florida lottery tickets: the drawing this Saturday at 11:00 PM EDT is worth $40 million (the same as the Friday Big Game Lottery jackpot).
Wednesday, July 12, 2000
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If you value your freedom to conduct gaming over the internet you'd better take notice. The Internet Gambling Bill is getting even tougher, thanks to the Commerce subcommittee in Congress. If you're interested in voicing your opposition to the bill, go to http://www.capweb.net/iccc to automatically send a short mail to your state lawmakers telling them to protect the freedom of the internet.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but there were 3 $150,000 winners: 1 in Virginia, 1 in Michigan, and 1 in New Jersey. Check the Winning Combinations page for the total number of winners in each prize category.
Tuesday, July 11, 2000
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Unless you've been underground for a few months, you've seen or at least heard about the hit CBS show, Survivor. It was inevitable: now you can place an online bet on which participant will leave Pulau Tiga with the $1 million grand prize.
Monday, July 10, 2000
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We've added a new feature to our site that we call Jackpot Alert. The way it works is simple: enter your name, e-mail address, and jackpot size, and we'll send you an e-mail when the jackpot reaches the amount you specified. As always, your privacy is our most important concern, so we will never share your personal information with any other company or individual.
Saturday, July 8, 2000
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There was no jackpot winner in Friday's drawing. Five people won the $150,000 prize: 3 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, and 1 in Michigan. Check the Winning Combinations page for the total number of winners in all prize categories.
Thanks to our friends at 4players.com for naming us Gaming Site of the Day!
Friday, July 7, 2000
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Don't forget to check back with us at 11:00 PM EDT tonight for the latest Big Game Lottery results -- we're the first to give you the winning numbers!
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We've added a new feature that we hope you'll find useful. Search Prior Results searches all the Big Game Lottery prior results to find the drawings in which your lottery numbers won a prize. You can also access this feature through the Prior Results page (which you can get to by clicking the link at the top of any page). Let us know what you think!
Wednesday, July 5, 2000
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If you purchased a California lottery ticket for the January 8, 2000 drawing, check your numbers! The $25 million winning ticket is set to expire tomorrow (July 6th). Unlike Big Game tickets, California winning tickets expire 180 days after the drawing.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, so the jackpot is now $30 million.
Four people won the $150,000 prize; the winning tickets were sold in Virginia, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Michigan. Go to the Winning Combinations page to see the complete list of winners.
Tuesday, July 4, 2000
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A reminder to New Jersey Big Game players: if you played on Friday, June 9, make sure you've checked your ticket. The winning ticket for the $46 million jackpot, which was sold in New Jersey, still remains unclaimed!
Monday, July 3, 2000
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In the news today is one of those amazing coincidences that reminds you that in the lottery, anything is possible. Oregon Lottery officials were really scrambling last week when they thought that someone knew the lottery numbers hours before they were drawn.
Saturday, July 1, 2000
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There was no Jackpot winner Friday, but there were three (3) $150,000 winning tickets sold -- 1 in Maryland, 1 in Michigan, and 1 in New Jersey. For a complete list of the number of winners in all the prize categories, see the Winning Combinations page.
It sure would be nice to have a $24 million winner on July 4th. But win or not, have a great time this holiday weekend -- especially if you have Monday & Tuesday off!
