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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Washington, D.C. and 1 from Tennessee. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
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Powerball: The Saturday, October 29, 2005 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 14-19-22-41-50, and the Powerball is 21. The Power Play number is 4. 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!
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from Michigan, 3 from New York, and 2 from Texas. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, 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, October 28, 2005
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Mega Millions: The Friday, October 28, 2005 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-17-25-28-53, and the Mega Ball is 1. 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!
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Gang used winning Pick 4 lottery tickets to launder drug money. A Detroit gang bought more than $1 million worth of winning lottery tickets at inflated prices in an effort to launder the cash through legitimate means.
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N.C. Lottery's image takes hit. North Carolina's lottery, not even 60 days old and nowhere near selling tickets, already looks dirty in the minds of the public, Lottery Commission Chairman Charles Sanders said Wednesday.
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Oil company employees win $54 million Canada 6/49 lottery jackpot. 17 co-workers at a small oil and gas company east of Camrose are the winners of the largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history -- $54,294,712.
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Winning lottery ticket purchased with stolen credit card. A woman bought a winning lottery ticket worth $1 million with a stolen credit card and could wind up with nothing if convicted, police said.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Louisiana and 1 from Pennsylvania. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
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Powerball: The Wednesday, October 26, 2005 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-10-39-42-43, and the Powerball is 23. 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!
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Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $147 million. The multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot is growing to $147 million for Friday's game after there was no big winner in Tuesday night's $128 million drawing.
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Charlotte wants limits on N.C. lottery sales. Charlotte leaders have asked North Carolina's new lottery commission to approve unusual rules that would limit ticket sales in "fragile" neighborhoods.
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N.C. Lottery commissioner resigns. One of the state's nine lottery commissioners resigned abruptly Tuesday, saying other commitments mean he cannot be effective in overseeing North Carolina's $1.2 billion-a-year gambling operation.
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Lottery fever erupts across Canada. Tonight's record $40 million (US$34 million) jackpot for Canada's national Lotto 6/49 game has people lining up at ticket vendors across the country.
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Powerball lottery winnings to educate kids, fund parents' honeymoon. Jay and Lory Schabo of Center, Wisconsin, said their life will not change that much after winning a $853,492 Match 5 Bonus Prize in the October 19th Powerball drawing.
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N.C. lottery ticket sales might begin in April. It will probably be April or later before anyone is able to buy a North Carolina lottery ticket, the lottery commissioner in charge of laying down rules for contractors said Monday.
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Dad's Powerball lottery win causes honor student to miss exam. Curtis West, the son of the reported $340 million Powerball jackpot winner, said he was so excited about the news that he missed one of his midterm exams at Oregon State University.
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Members of Kansas Air Guard Unit Win $853,492 Lottery Prize. Lt. Governor John Moore and Kansas Lottery Executive Director Ed Van Petten introduced the winners of the largest Powerball prize ever won in Kansas, without hitting the jackpot, and presented them with an over-sized check on the south steps of the State Capitol.
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 1 from Texas and 1 from Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, 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.
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
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Mega Millions: The Tuesday, October 25, 2005 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-12-18-31-55, and the Mega Ball is 30. 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!
Monday, October 24, 2005
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Mega Millions lottery jackpot rises to $128 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery has grown to $128 million.
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Lottery 'syndicate' is a pyramid scam. Tony Hetherington of This is Money (UK) replies to a reader's letter about Global Lotto, a lottery pyramid scheme.
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Tennessee $1 Million Lottery Winner Will "Stay The Same". The Tennessee Lottery's latest winner of $1 million was jubilant after winning, but says the big prize won't mean any dramatic changes in her life.
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Nebraska cashes in on record lottery sales. Over the 10 weeks it took to amass the record $340 million jackpot, Nebraska profited about $2.1 million for education, environmental and State Fair trust funds.
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Powerball lottery 'winner' turns coy. A self-employed landscape contractor who says he won the record $340 million jackpot repeated that the family would talk to reporters Tuesday after meeting with a financial adviser.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 1 lucky player matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from New Mexico. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
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Powerball: The Saturday, October 22, 2005 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-7-36-51-53, and the Powerball is 17. The Power Play number is 5. 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!
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 9 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio and 1 from Texas. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, 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, October 21, 2005
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Mega Millions: The Friday, October 21, 2005 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 11-17-28-29-36, and the Mega Ball is 42. 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!
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Oregon businessman has record Powerball lottery ticket. A self-employed businessman from Orgeon confirmed to ABC News that he and three other family members are the owners of the winning Powerball ticket worth $340 million.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
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26-year-old Iowan wins $853,000 lottery prize. Alicia Rhomberg, a youth services worker from Hiawatha, Iowa, claimed a second-tier prize of $853,000 Thursday from Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot drawing.Millionaire senator wins $853K in lottery. On a whim prompted by the frenzy over Wednesday's $340 million Powerball jackpot, New Hampshire Republican Senator Judd Gregg bought a ticket that matched five of the six numbers in the Powerball game.
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$340 million lottery ticket bought in Oregon gold rush town. A Powerball ticket worth $340 million was sold in the Gold Rush town of Jacksonville, Oregon lottery officials said today morning.
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Second-largest lottery jackpot in US history won. One ticket sold in Oregon matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing to win the $340 million jackpot, the second-largest ever in United States history.
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Powerball Jackpot Winner! There was one $340 million jackpot winner from Oregon in the Wednesday, October 19, 2005 Powerball drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 49 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 4 from Arizona, 2 from Colorado, 2 from Washington, D.C., 2 from Indiana, 1 from Iowa, 1 from Kansas, 4 from Kentucky (1 with Power Play), 3 from Louisiana, 4 from Minnesota, 3 from Missouri, 1 from New Hampshire, 4 from Oregon, 10 from Pennsylvania, 1 from Rhode Island, 3 from South Carolina, 1 from Vermont, 1 from U.S. Virgin Islands (1 with Power Play), 1 from West Virginia and 1 from Wisconsin. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
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What if you won the Powerball?. North Dakotans are among the thousands of people in 27 states who have been snatching up Powerball tickets. But what would they do if they won the record jackpot?
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Powerball: The Wednesday, October 19, 2005 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-21-43-44-49, and the Powerball is 29. The Power Play number is 5. 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!
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 11 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Georgia, 2 from Massachusetts, 2 from New Jersey, 3 from New York and 3 from Ohio. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, 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.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
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Mega Millions: The Tuesday, October 18, 2005 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-12-16-32-33, and the Mega Ball is 15. 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!
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N.C. Lottery hunts for online identity. Internet-savvy speculators have bought all the logical Web addresses for North Carolina's lottery, leaving the state in a bind as it looks for a smooth, easy way to get out information on the games.
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Powerball lottery madness spreads to big media. Now that the multi-state Powerball jackpot is sitting at its highest level ever, everyone is taking notice, creating a barrage of big-media news stories. Unfortunately for the public, the big media is making some mistakes.
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Lottery fight brewing in Massachusetts. A Blackstone, Massacusetts, man who hit a $1 million scratch-ticket jackpot accidentally threw away his fortune, and now he wants to wrestle the winning ticket back from a man who picked it out of the trash.
Monday, October 17, 2005
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Powerball lottery fever hits the USA. The Powerball jackpot will be the most ever for the multi-state lottery game after no one won Saturday night.
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One ticket wins $4 million Illinois lottery jackpot. Six numbers on a ticket sold from Casey's General Store in Mackinaw, Illinois, will bring a tremendous change to the life of one individual.
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Questions rise about N.C. lottery access. Meredith Norris, a top political aide to House Speaker Jim Black, hired two Charlotte lawyers Friday as Secretary of State Elaine Marshall investigated whether Norris lobbied on behalf of a major lottery company without being registered to do so.
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Help Wanted: NC Lottery Seeks Director. The ad says the lottery commission wants an "experienced professional" to implement and run North Carolina's new numbers game.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
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Powerball Lottery Jackpot Grows to New Record of $340 Million. Wednesday's Powerball jackpot will be the largest in the game's history. The estimated $340 million jackpot breaks the game's previous record of $314.9 million won on December 25th, 2002.
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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 21 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Connecticut, 1 from Indiana, 1 from Iowa, 3 from Kansas, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Missouri, 2 from Nebraska, 1 from New Mexico, 1 from North Dakota, 1 from Oregon, 3 from Pennsylvania, 1 from South Carolina, 1 from South Dakota, 1 from Tennessee and 1 from Vermont. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
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Powerball: The Saturday, October 15, 2005 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-7-8-34-45, and the Powerball is 15. 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!
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Powerball lottery states report brisk sales for huge jackpot. Hopeful lottery players are plunking down their money for Powerball lottery tickets at an astounding pace, in advance of tonight's estimated $300 million jackpot drawing.
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Man Picks $1 Million Lottery Ticket Out Of Trash. Trash turned into treasure at a Blackstone, Massacusetts, convenience store.
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from Georgia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, 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, October 14, 2005
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Mega Millions: The Friday, October 14, 2005 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-20-24-25-34, and the Mega Ball is 44. 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!
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Scientific Games wrote parts of N.C. lottery law. A company that hopes to land the multimillion-dollar contract to run North Carolina's gambling operation used a link to House Speaker Jim Black to have the new lottery law written to its liking.
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Oklahoma lottery lines linger. Oklahoma University students and Norman residents continued to raid local convenience stores for lottery tickets Thursday; some even came home with extra cash.
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N.C. lottery now has official Internet site. The North Carolina lottery is now officially online, even though the first games aren't.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
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Powerball lottery jackpot soars to $290 million. Lottery players from around the United States and the rest of the world will rush to grab tickets for Saturday's Powerball drawing, which will be the largest jackpot the game has seen since that fateful Christmas Day in 2002 when Jack Whittaker won the largest prize ever awarded to a single person -- $314,900,000.
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Oklahoma lottery hopefuls waited in the dark for stores to open. Gas station attendants in Ardmore say Oklahomans were lining up outside convenience stores in their pajamas in an effort to get lottery tickets when they first went on sale at five Wednesday morning.
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Nine finalists in running for Texas Lottery chief. A special search committee will begin Friday to interview nine finalists for Executive Director of the Texas Lottery, whittled down from 126 applicants. Only one of the nine people has experience working at a state lottery.
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Lottery gadfly not betting on getting top post. Dawn Nettles has an interview Friday for the job of Executive Director of the Texas Lottery Commission, but she figures the odds are against her.
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Oklahoma border residents unable to buy lottery tickets. Many stores on the Arkansas border were not able to sell lottery tickets yesterday, the official start date of the Oklahoma Lottey.
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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 15 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 4 from Arizona, 1 from Indiana, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Minnesota, 2 from Nebraska, 2 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), 1 from South Carolina, 1 from Tennessee, 1 from West Virginia and 1 from Wisconsin. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
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Powerball: The Wednesday, October 12, 2005 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-9-18-51-54, and the Powerball is 10. The Power Play number is 5. 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!
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Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $77 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $77 million Tuesday.
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Maine woman seeking second lottery jackpot. A Maine woman who won a lottery scratch game jackpot has a 1-in-4 chance of winning another $1 million.
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First Oklahoma lottery tickets go on sale. Oklahoma will become the 41st state to offer a lottery when 1,200 businesses start selling instant tickets this morning.Some Oklahoma lottery retailers struggle with last-minute details. Some Oklahoma retailers planning to sell the state's new lottery tickets today spent Tuesday wondering if that would come to pass.Intralot Signs Deal With Montana Lottery. Greek gaming operator Intralot said Wednesday it has signed a seven-year contract with the state lottery of Montana to supply a new online and instant gaming system.
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Maryland, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, and 2 from Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, 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.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
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Mega Millions: The Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 24-30-42-53-54, and the Mega Ball is 20. 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!
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N.Y. Lottery goes Hollywood. The New York Lottery is teaming up with Hollywood for an unprecedented cross-promotion -- wedding the multimillion dollar "King Kong" remake to two new lottery games.
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Oklahoma Lottery to begin tomorrow. Scratch-off lottery tickets go on sale in Oklahoma tomorrow, and both players and store owners are raring to go.
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Scientific Games Awarded Two Contracts With German Lottery. Scientific Games announced Monday that its German subsidiary Scientific Games Honsel GmbH was awarded two contracts with Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen GmbH, the state lottery of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) based in Hanover - one to supply instant lottery tickets, and the other for distribution and consulting services.
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S.C. man claims $1 million Powerball lottery prize. On Monday, Francis H. Stephenson grasped a giant check as he was named the first S.C. resident to win $1 million in the state lottery’s Powerball Power Play Match 5 game.
Sunday, October 9, 2005
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USA Mega debuts Powerball lottery annuity calculator. An Internet web site offering information about the United States' largest multi-state lottery games, Mega Millions and Powerball, today introduced a new feature for Powerball players.
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Powerball Lottery Jackpot Raised to $240 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $240 million, with a cash option of $117.7 million.
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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 13 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Indiana, 1 from Iowa, 1 from Missouri, 1 from Montana (1 with Power Play), 4 from Pennsylvania, 1 from Rhode Island, 1 from South Carolina (1 with Power Play), 1 from South Dakota (1 with Power Play) and 1 from Tennessee. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Saturday, October 8, 2005
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Powerball: The Saturday, October 08, 2005 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 26-31-35-46-50, and the Powerball is 28. The Power Play number is 5. 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!
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 3 from New York, 2 from Ohio, and 1 from Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, 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, October 7, 2005
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Mega Millions: The Friday, October 07, 2005 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-4-23-27-36, and the Mega Ball is 37. 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!
Thursday, October 6, 2005
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Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $205 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $205 million, with a cash option of $101.7 million.
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Georgia Lottery launches month-long promotion. The Georgia Lottery has launched "October Spectacular", which offers free lottery tickets and increased payouts for four of its games during the month of October.
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"Mr. Lucky" Wins Quarter-Million Dollars. Grady Weaver is so lucky that friends refer to him as "Mr. Lucky." True to his name, Mr. Weaver recently won $250,000 playing Mega Millions.
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Final Ohio Super Lotto Plus drawing Saturday. Super Lotto Plus, the Ohio Lottery Commission’s in-state lotto game, will be retired after the Saturday, October 8 drawing.
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Lottery Winner Sentenced For Failing To Pay Taxes. A big lottery winner from Chevy Chase, Maryland, has been ordered to serve six months of home confinement for failing to report his windfall to state tax collectors.
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Friends claim $1 million Powerball lottery prize. A quick get-away to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, proved to be a life-changing experience for two Midstate friends, who accepted $1 million Monday after learning of their Powerball win from Saturday night's drawing.
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N.C. lottery commissioner had business relationship with vendor. A member of North Carolina's new lottery commission said he will remove himself from any decisions involving potential lottery vendors after it was disclosed he had a business relationship with a key executive of a major vendor.
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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 13 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 2 from Arizona, 2 from Colorado, 1 from Delaware, 1 from Idaho, 1 from Kansas, 2 from Missouri, 2 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), 1 from Rhode Island and 1 from South Carolina. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
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Powerball: The Wednesday, October 05, 2005 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-15-25-30-45, and the Powerball is 17. The Power Play number is 5. 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!
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GTECH may enter supreme court hearings. A former Texas lottery official, who claimed that then-Gov. George W. Bush's desire to cover up his National Guard record helped steer decisions about a key lottery contract, said he wants to talk to senators about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers' possible role in that effort.
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Hilton may bid to operate UK lottery. Hilton Group is considering bidding for the next United Kingdom National Lottery license -- which will commence in January 2009 when Camelot’s current contract expires -- through its Ladbrokes division.
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Lottery winner hangs self 7 years after collecting win. Life came to a shocking end for a man who appeared to have the world at his fingertips, yet clearly never could grasp the instant fame and fortune he was handed through his lucky $2 Super 7 ticket.
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, 2 from New York and 1 from Ohio. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, 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.
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
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Mega Millions: The Tuesday, October 04, 2005 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 12-24-28-29-36, and the Mega Ball is 41. 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!
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Oklahoma Lottery unveils scratch ticket designs. Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry and state lottery officials unveiled the designs for the first four types of scratch-off lottery tickets that will go on sale in on October 12.
Monday, October 3, 2005
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Former Texas Lottery Director is Bush's Pick for Supreme Court. Harriet Miers proved to be a tough, no-nonsense administrator during her five years heading the Texas Lottery Commission, firing two executive directors to stamp out scandal but leaving unexpectedly amid lagging sales and player interest.
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Powerball Jackpot Grows to $180 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $180 million, with a cash option of $88.7 million.
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Kansas may be loser in Oklahoma lottery. Oklahoma's new lottery could force Kansas sales to drop significantly, a state official said.
Sunday, October 2, 2005
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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 11 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 1 from Colorado, 1 from Connecticut, 1 from Idaho, 1 from Iowa, 1 from Louisiana, 2 from New Hampshire, 2 from Pennsylvania and 1 from Tennessee (1 with Power Play). For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Saturday, October 1, 2005
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Powerball: The Saturday, October 01, 2005 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-18-38-45-54, and the Powerball is 23. The Power Play number is 5. 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!
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Brits addicted to online gambling. Britons spend £5 billion (US$8.82 billion) a year on online gambling, a survey revealed Friday.
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Former lottery 'numbers' operator rebuilds life after jail. At the height of his career operating an illegal lottery called "the numbers," Otis Ray was running four-digit bar tabs in his $70,000 Titans stadium suite and rubbing elbows with Nashville's elite.
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from New Jersey and 3 from New York. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, 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.
