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Today we've got two stories for you about two lucky $150,000 Big Game winners: Winston Htwe of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and Demar Palencia of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Both stories indicate where the winning ticket was purchased, and the Virginia story mentions how much the winner receives after taxes. Don't bother to wait for the picture to load on the Virginia story unless you really want to see it -- the picture is over 750k bytes and takes forever to load. Note to Virginia Lottery: use an image reducer.
If you love scratch-off games, here's some inspiration for you: Gail and Raymond Noel of Billerica, Massachusetts won $1 million in the Massachusetts Lottery's Cool Million instant game. Click over to the story for the location where the ticket was purchased, and the annuity and after-taxes information.
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The New Jersey Lottery has introduced several changes that go into effect with today's drawing. In addition, for two Sundays (September 10 and 17) many local New Jersey newspapers include coupons for a buy two get one free ticket offer. The changes to the lottery are aimed at increasing the average jackpot size and increase ticket sales. Click over to the news release for a detailed look.
Saturday, September 9, 2000
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The was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, so the jackpot has increased to $63 million. Eight lucky players matched the first five numbers for a $150,000 prize: 3 in New Jersey, 1 in Georgia, 2 in Illinois, 1 in Michigan, and 1 in Virginia. For the number of winners in each of the other prize categories, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, September 8, 2000
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Did you buy you Big Game tickets for tonight's drawing yet? The Big Game jackpot is currently the second largest in the nation. Here's the rundown:
1. $57,000,000, Texas Lotto (drawing Saturday, 9/9/00) 2. $54,000,000, The Big Game (drawing Friday, 9/8/00) 3. $16,000,000, Powerball (drawing Saturday, 9/9/00) 4. $13,700,000, Massachusetts Mass Millions (drawing Monday, 9/11/00) 5. $12,500,000, New Jersey Pick 6 Lotto (drawing Monday, 9/11/00)
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Well, let me start today by apologizing to those who tried to visit BigGameLottery.com this morning and found that it wouldn't come up. Early this morning, we found a faulty piece of equipment on one of our servers that required us to bring down the server for several hours. We're back up and running business as usual now that the hardware has been replaced. Again, sorry for the inconvenience.
Despite the troubles this morning, we'll be here tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time to give you The Big Game drawing results LIVE as the numbers are drawn!
Thursday, September 7, 2000
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If you're a fan of scratch-off games, then check out this story about a Virginia woman who won $1 million instantly. Click over to the story to see how much she's actually taking home after taxes.
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It's been a rough day for the Lottery Post. We've been doing some work behind the scenes on the message board to make it better for you, and unfortunately it disrupted service for a while this morning. Although we think we've worked out any and all problems, please let us know if you find anything that doesn't work quite right. Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 6, 2000
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The Michigan Lottery has posted a story about Barbara Allen of Ypsilanti, Michigan, who won a $150,000 in the August 22 Big Game drawing. Click over to the article for the location where the winning ticket was purchased.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, but five lucky players won a $150,000 prize: 2 in New Jersey, 1 in Georgia, 1 in Illinois, and 1 in Michigan. See the Winning Combinations page for the number of winners in each of the other prize categories.
Tuesday, September 5, 2000
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Don't forget to check back tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for The Big Game drawing results. We're the only site to give you the results live.
If you haven't discovered it yet, the Lottery Post is a great way for you to communicate with other players if you have a question to ask, information to share, or if you want to start a discussion. You can get there by clicking the link on the left of this page, or go to www.lotterypost.com.
Monday, September 4, 2000
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Thanks to Heather Reimer of iGlobalMedia.com for contributing another pointed feature article discussing the outcry to stop certain American Congressmen and Senators from limiting your online freedoms.
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Happy Labor Day! On this slow news day, we'll remind you that The Big Game jackpot is tied for the largest in the nation -- make sure you buy your tickets before Tuesday at 10:45 PM Eastern Time. The five largest jackpots in the nation are:
1. $46 million, The Big Game (drawing Tuesday, 9/5/2000) 2. $46 million, Texas Lotto (drawing Wednesday, 9/6/2000) 3. $23 million, Florida Lotto (drawing Wednesday, 9/6/2000) 4. $14 million, Powerball (drawing Wednesday, 9/6/2000) 5. $13 million, Massachusetts Mass Millions (drawing Monday, 9/4/2000)
Saturday, September 2, 2000
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Our Jackpot Alert feature has become quite popular, as BigGameLottery.com readers have responded that they like the ability to customize the alert level. If you did not receive your alert this morning, it's possible that you entered your e-mail address incorrectly. Simply go back to the Jackpot Alert page and reenter your name and e-mail address.
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but six lucky players matched the first five numbers to win a $150,000 prize: 2 in Georgia, 2 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, and 1 in Virginia. See the Winning Combinations page for the complete rundown of winners by prize category.
Friday, September 1, 2000
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the $41 million winning numbers. We're the only place on the internet to get the results LIVE.Today China launched its first national lottery, offering the mainland's citizens the chance to become an instant yuan millionaire. The winning 2-yuan (24 cents) ticket picked in the weekly drawing will be worth 1 million yuan ($120,000). China outlawed gambling for 50 years.A Pennsylvania resident won a lottery of a different kind: he has his hands on a "mule," which in the coin world is a hybrid of two denominations. Mules are rarities in the coin world, and recently came to light when four misprinted 2000 Sacagawea $1 gold coins appeared that were combined with the image of a quarter.
Thursday, August 31, 2000
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It's a pretty slow news day for The Big Game (and gaming in general), so I'll use the time to ask that if you're enjoying this site, why not let your friends and family know about it? We've made it really easy for you: just go to the Tell a Friend page (it will open in a new window), and enter your and their e-mail addresses. No need to worry about getting your (or your friends') e-mail addresses on some mailing list -- we don't record your information. We provide the service just to help you spread the good word. (Thank you!)
