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Lottery News for January 24, 2001

Wednesday, January 24, 2001

 – There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, increasing the jackpot to a staggering $80 million!
Also in the Tuesday drawing, four lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Illinois, 2 in Michigan, and 1 in Virginia.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.

Tuesday, January 23, 2001

 – For those looking for the best place for tonight's Big Game results, you've come to the right place!  We're the only site to bring you the results live as they're drawn at 11:00 PM Eastern Time.

Monday, January 22, 2001

 – Big Game Jackpot Climbs to $67 Million For January 23, 2001 Drawing. The Michigan Lottery posted this story which shows the breakdown of the current Big Game jackpot for the winner, as well as a summary of large jackpot winners in Michigan.
"Could I Be The $150,000 Winner?"  Story about a recent $150,000 Big Game winner in Maryland.
Charlottesville Man Wins $150,000 Playing The Big Game.  An Phuong of Charlottesville, Virginia recently won a $150,000 prize in The Big Game.
Atlantic City makes a gamble for online betting.  New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow Atlantic City casinos to run online gambling operations.
Britons Take Lottery Habit Online.  Money-winning games are soaring in popularity among British Internet surfers, new figures showed Thursday.
MGM Mirage to focus on building A.C. marina resort.  The ever-elusive but endlessly touted second wave of casino development in Atlantic City, New Jersey got a jolt of energy yesterday as Las Vegas-based MGM Mirage announced that it would put other projects on hold to focus on building a resort in the marina section.

Saturday, January 20, 2001

 – There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Big Game drawing, increasing the jackpot for Tuesday's drawing to $67 million!
In the Friday drawing, five lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Georgia, 1 in Maryland, 1 in Michigan, and 1 in Virginia.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.

Friday, January 19, 2001

 – Congratulations to Jack Waters of San Francisco, California, who matched 4 of the first 5 numbers in tonight's Big Game drawing for a $150.00 prize!  Jack played The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com and picked the winning numbers himself.
 – Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live Big Game drawing results!

Thursday, January 18, 2001

 – Michigan Big Game Players Score Huge Wins.  Read about these three recent $150,000 Big Game winners, all of whom played The Big Game in Michigan:
  • Peter Ambrose of Carp Lake
  • Ricardo Guzman of Clinton Township
  • David Kanous of Clarkston
Virgina Big Game players Score Huge Wins.  Read about six recent $150,000 Big Game winners, all of whom played The Big Game in Virginia, in the linked articles.
  • Gary Ratcliffe of Roanoke
  • Cindy Stepp of Marshall
  • Tom Tiller of Mathews
  • Richard Renner of Winchester and Darrell Feltner of Gore
  • James Wilkes of Blue Ridge
  • Robert Hughley of Richmond
Questions on Mohegan deal raised.  MONTVILLE, Conn. - A ranking member of the Mohegan tribe says two former tribal chairmen were being paid salaries funded by a South African casino operator when they agreed to a controversial hotel deal with the operator worth some $430 million in profits from the Mohegan Sun casino.
Millionaires-to-be are Lotto prize no-shows.  Someone out there in Lottery Land is loaded, but they may not know it.

Wednesday, January 17, 2001

 – There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, elevating the Big Game jackpot for Friday to $59 million.
Three lucky players matched the first 5 numbers Tuesday for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Illinois, 1 in Maryland, and 1 in Michigan.  See the Winning Combinations page for the complete rundown of winners by prize category.
Reserve your Big Game order early for the Friday $59 million jackpot drawing.  Go to PlayBigGame.com and play your choice of your own numbers and/or Quick Picks.

Tuesday, January 16, 2001

 – Congratulations to Darryl Phillips of Palmyra, New Jersey, who matched 4 of the first 5 numbers for a $150.00 prize in tonight's drawing.  Darryl played The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com, and won with a Quick Pick.
 – In order to play for tonight's $50 million Big Game jackpot, online orders at PlayBigGame.com need to be placed by 2:00 PM Eastern Time.
 – Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live Big Game drawing results.  We're the only site on the Internet to bring you the Big Game numbers as they're drawn!

Monday, January 15, 2001

 – Only 1 day left to play for the huge $50 million Big Game lottery jackpot!  Go to PlayBigGame.com, where you can play Quick Picks or your own numbers.
We've recently been turned on to a series of excellent articles by Andrew N.S. Glazer regarding all facets of casino gaming.  Over next next week or so, we'll try to get you caught up on some of his past articles, and we look forward to linking to future articles.
Andrew N.S. Glazer: Spending tricks are only temporary fixes (Friday, January 12, 2001)
Andrew N.S. Glazer: Five ways to make casino visits happier (Friday, January 5, 2001)
Andrew N.S. Glazer: Good luck finding bad roulette wheel (Friday, December 29, 2000)

Sunday, January 14, 2001

 – Winners Flood Lottery.  The Maryland lottery got off to a good start this year (from the players' perspective!) as a flood of top-tier winners claimed prizes at lottery headquarters.
County's newest casino draws a full house on its opening day.  The Rincon Indian band opened San Diego County's newest casino yesterday, launching a long-awaited enterprise after years of struggles, setbacks and scandals.
Casinos rake in $743 million.  Casino fans spent more than $700 million at Detroit's three temporary casinos last year, while $73.6 million in taxes were paid to City of Detroit.

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