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New York Mega Millions Winner. Lottery officials said the winning ticket from Tuesday night's drawing - worth $16 million - was sold in Middle Village, New York.Officials start planning N.D. entry into Powerball. In an attempt to speed North Dakota's entry into the Powerball lottery, a group of seven lawmakers will be appointed to work with Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem on legal and regulatory questions, a House leader said.Penn. man collects Powerball jackpot. He neither sought the publicity nor needed the money, but there he was, 74-year-old Hatfield, PA resident Edward Varley, thrust into the limelight Tuesday accepting an oversized novelty check at the Hatfield Texaco for $30,786,773.73 after he beat the odds and won in Pennsylvania's largest and first-ever Powerball lottery payout.
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Jackpot Winner! There was one $16 million jackpot winner from New York in the Tuesday drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in Illinois, 1 in Massachusetts, 1 in New York, and 1 in Washington. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, November 19, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $16 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Arizona lottery probe. The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating "irregularities" in how contestants were chosen to participate in a multistate televised lottery game show that the Arizona Lottery has since withdrawn from, officials say.GTECH wins Georgia lottery contract. GTECH Holdings Corp. has won a multiyear contract to provide equipment for the Georgia state lottery.
Monday, November 18, 2002
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Tennessee gears up for life with lottery. A new lottery task force has until early February to advise the General Assembly, but they'll pursue their research with at least one assumption: private business will run the Tennessee Lottery, with state government's main job to be cashing the checks. More: Neighbor states mull Tennessee lottery.MI Lottery sales aren't leaping. After the first six weeks of Sunday Lottery drawings and an unusual new game, Michigan Lottery ticket sales remain nearly flat, bureau figures show.
Recent $175,000 Mega Millions winners from Virginia:
Rolando Cruz of Virginia Beach
Moshe Shmoelov of Virginia Beach
NY man makes $1 million shot. Keith Bishop won the New York Mega Millions $1 Million Shoot-Out competition at a New York Knicks game in New York City Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, November 16, 2002
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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in Georgia, 1 in Illinois, 3 in New York, and 1 in Ohio. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, November 15, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $12 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Officer arrests four in lottery scheme. Police on Thursday arrested four people they said nearly swindled an elderly couple out of their life savings in a con similar to the much-publicized Latin Lotto scam.Ex-millionaire going to prison. A 1987 Pennsylvania lottery winner was sentenced to 10 to 59 months in the county prison yesterday after pleading guilty to setting fire to his home.Dude, You Don't Have The Winning Ticket. A man who falsely claimed he had won a $93 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot used the same story to persuade a bail bonding company to get him out of jail, authorities said.
Thursday, November 14, 2002
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Virgin Islands joins Powerball. Austin Andrews, V.I. Lottery executive director, said at a public hearing Wednesday morning that the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which oversees Powerball, approved the territory's participation late Tuesday afternoon, and the tickets will go on sale today.Tennessee Baptists to urge lawmakers to oppose lottery. With a loud chorus of "Amens," Tennessee's largest religious denomination served notice Wednesday that it will keep fighting a proposed state lottery.Gambling panel meets for first time. A commission charged with studying the impact of expanding gambling in Massachusetts met for the first time yesterday, just six weeks before it is due to report its findings to the Legislature.
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
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Purported Mega Millions winner arrested on separate fraud charges. Lottery officials introduced the winners of the $93 millions Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday, after a day of confusion involving a false claim and the arrest of the purported winner on unrelated fraud charges. More:
$93 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Biggest in Washington History
Lakewood woman reported to be Mega Millions winner is arrested on fraud charges
2 mega winners — and 1 big loser: Bogus 'winner' earns ticket to jail
Lottery resolves identity dilemma
Lakewood woman reported to be Mega Millions winner is arrested on fraud charges
Hoquiam couple take huge prize
Real $93 Million Lottery Winners Step Forward
Hoquiam couple's ship comes in
Cross dresser fails in $93,000,000 scam
Task force will seek best way to use proceeds from lottery. A week after Tennessee voters overwhelmingly approved a state lottery referendum, state Sen. Steve Cohen yesterday named 16 education leaders to a task force that will study other states' lotteries. More: Cohen announces lottery advisory task force.Secretary of State Questions Lottery Employee Spending. Secretary of State Bill Bradbury is taking aim at the spending habits of the Oregon Lottery. He says an audit shows the Lottery is spending too much on travel, parties and employee rewards.Ohio Lottery to offer gift cards in holiday season pilot program. The Ohio Lottery has picked the holiday season for a pilot program offering gift cards that can be used to play several lottery games.
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The were no jackpot winners and no $175,000 winners in the Tuesday drawing. For the complete rundown of winners in each of the other prize categories, see the Winning Combinations page.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $10 million Big Game Mega Millions drawing results!Winner could claim Mega Millions jackpot Today. Washington Lottery officials said they were contacted Monday by a Western Washington woman believed to have won Friday's $93 million Mega Millions jackpot. More: $93 million winner still a mystery.Mass. Lottery draws same number in a row. The Massachusetts Lottery pulled off a long shot of its own by drawing the same winning numbers two nights in a row for its daily Numbers Game: 7-4-5-3.KY Lottery hopes to make up for possible loses to Tennessee
. Facing a loss of up to 12% of its sales, the Kentucky Lottery is hoping for approval to offer new types of lottery games.
Monday, November 11, 2002
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Grays Harbor lottery player hits $93 million Mega Millions jackpot. Grays Harbor County, Washington has some good news to lift the clouds and economic gloom: A single player who bought a ticket in the county won the $93 million grand prize from the Mega Millions Lotto drawing. More: Grays Harbor residents wonder who hit big jackpot.Lottery cash to cross line. Tennesseans waiting on Alabama money: Nestled in a valley off Interstate 65 North is the first Tennessee service station across the state line, and it's waiting for more Alabama money.State faces losses from new lottery. Kentucky is facing a potential $76 million loss in annual lottery ticket sales as Tennessee establishes its own lottery.Minnesota could lose when North Dakota joins Powerball. Minnesota businesses near the North Dakota border that sell Powerball tickets and other lottery games administered by the Minnesota State Lottery may see their business drop if North Dakota joins a multistate lottery.Lottery does help education. Many of us ask, "What happens to all of that lottery money?"
Saturday, November 9, 2002
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Jackpot Winner! There was one $93 million jackpot winner from Washington in the Friday drawing. Not only is this the first Mega Millions jackpot winner from the state of Washington, but it is the largest jackpot ever won in the history of the Washington lottery! More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 11 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $175,000 prize: 1 in New Jersey, 1 in Illinois, 2 in Massachusetts, 1 in Maryland, 1 in Michigan, 3 in New York, and 2 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
