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Lottery News for February, 2006

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, February 28, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-4-35-36-48, and the Mega Ball is 22.  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!
 – Texas Lottery eliminates Lotto bonus ball.  Texas Lottery Commissioners voted today to ditch the unpopular Lotto Texas bonus ball and return to the style abandoned three years ago due to sagging sales.

Sunday, February 26, 2006

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Kentucky (1 with Power Play), 1 from Missouri, 3 from Oklahoma (1 with Power Play) and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, February 25, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, February 25, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-37-46-48-51, and the Powerball is 22.  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!
 – Last day for Lotto South.  Today will be the last drawing for the nearly 5-year-old game with roots dating to 1990. If no one wins the final $4.5 million jackpot, all secondary prizes from $5 to $1,000 will be doubled.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 22 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 4 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Massachusetts, 3 from Michigan, 3 from New Jersey, 4 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 2 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.

Friday, February 24, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, February 24, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-5-12-16-34, and the Mega Ball is 27.  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!
 – N.C. Lottery may end video poker.  The establishment of a state lottery in North Carolina will have no legal effect on video poker games in North Carolina, but it may be used as a means of curtailing the use of the video games.
 – Stores OK with releasing Iowa Lottery TouchPlay data.  Iowa convenience store operators, whose sales information has been made public for years by the Iowa Lottery, say they won't try to block the release of financial information requested by The Des Moines Register about TouchPlay machines.

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

 – 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 New Mexico and 1 from North Dakota.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 9-23-47-53-55, and the Powerball is 39.  The Power Play number is 2.  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!
 – N.C. Lottery finally gets a logo.  It may not be pretty, but at least the North Carolina Lottery finally has adopted a symbol to represent itself.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 19 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 6 from California, 2 from Illinois, 3 from Michigan, 4 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 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, February 21, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, February 21, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 14-23-27-36-45, and the Mega Ball is 36.  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!
Co-workers split lottery mini-jackpot.  A group of 20 laboratory employees at Medical Associates in Clinton, Iowa, got great news Sunday morning when they learned they will share a $667,142 prize in Saturday's Powerball drawing.

Monday, February 20, 2006

 – In Canada, betting on hockey is no gamble.  In Canada, the NHL gambling scandal is playing like the O.J. trial: Publicly, people insist they are sick of the coverage, but secretly they can't get enough.
 – Record Powerball lottery won by one Nebraskan.  Someone, somewhere in Nebraska held the only winning ticket for the record $365 million Powerball jackpot, but likely wasn't in a rush to come forward, lottery officials said Sunday.

Sunday, February 19, 2006

 – Powerball Jackpot Winner!  There was one $365 million jackpot winner from Nebraska in the Saturday, February 18, 2006 Powerball drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 42 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 2 from Connecticut, 2 from Washington, D.C., 6 from Indiana, 1 from Iowa, 1 from Kansas, 1 from Kentucky, 2 from Louisiana, 2 from Missouri, 1 from New Mexico, 1 from Oklahoma, 4 from Oregon (1 with Power Play), 8 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), 1 from Rhode Island, 2 from South Carolina, 5 from Tennessee (1 with Power Play) and 2 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, February 18, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 15-17-43-44-48, and the Powerball is 29.  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!
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 14 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 2 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 3 from Maryland, 1 from Michigan, 3 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.

Friday, February 17, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, February 17, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 16-25-31-43-46, and the Mega Ball is 28.  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, February 16, 2006

 – Powerball lottery jackpot hits record $365 million.  Because no one won last night's $300 million Powerball jackpot, the jackpot will grow to a North American record of $365 million for Saturday night, with a cash option of over $177 million.
 – Lawsuit Challenging N.C. Lottery Still Alive.  Critics of the N.C. Education Lottery can keep a lawsuit going that says lawmakers cut legal corners in approving the game, according to a court ruling Wednesday.
 – N.C. Lottery funding controversy widens.  The North Carolina Lottery has not yet started, and already Gov. Mike Easley may be doing what lottery watchdogs feared would happen: Easley is looking to replace funding on existing state programs with lottery revenues, rather than putting the new-found revenue toward new projects.
 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 16 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 2 from Indiana (2 with Power Play), 1 from Minnesota, 2 from Missouri, 2 from Nebraska, 4 from Pennsylvania, 1 from South Carolina, 1 from South Dakota and 3 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, February 15, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-13-35-39-40, and the Powerball is 37.  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!
 – N.C. Lottery has false start on logo.  After North Carolina lottery officials unveiled the lottery's new logo Tuesday, they found out someone else might have the copyright to the image, and had to pull the image from distribution.
 – 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 California, 1 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, 2 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.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 27-36-43-49-54, and the Mega Ball is 33.  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!
 – Behind the scenes of the Georgia Lottery.  The Georgia Lottery has been around for 13 years now and lottery officials say 86 percent of Georgians play. But is it a fair game? WALB News took a behind-the-scenes look to find out.
 – Lottery scams target big-spending Australians.  Overseas lottery scams are flourishing and Australians are being sucked in, many of them losing thousands of dollars, the Australian Consumer Fraud Taskforce (ACFT) says.
 – Tennessee lottery winner sues state.  A woman who won a Tennseess Lottery scratch-off ticket worth over $1 million has sued the state for preventing her from assigning some of her winnings to a financial company in return for a lump sum payout.

Sunday, February 12, 2006

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 12 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Louisiana, 1 from Missouri, 1 from New Hampshire, 1 from Oregon (1 with Power Play), 4 from Pennsylvania (2 with Power Play), 1 from South Carolina and 2 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, February 11, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, February 11, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-38-40-51-52, and the Powerball is 14.  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!
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 1 from Georgia, 2 from Michigan, 1 from New York, 1 from Virginia, and 1 from Washington.  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, February 10, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, February 10, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 24-39-40-43-46, and the Mega Ball is 2.  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, February 9, 2006

 – Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $250 million.  Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $250 million, with a cash option of $120.1 million.
 – 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: 1 from Indiana (1 with Power Play), 3 from Iowa, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Missouri, 1 from New Mexico, 1 from Oregon, 2 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), 1 from South Carolina, 2 from Tennessee and 2 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, February 8, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, February 08, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 14-25-32-48-54, 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!
 – 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: 2 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 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.

Tuesday, February 7, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, February 07, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-16-25-30-48, and the Mega Ball is 26.  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!
 – Calif. lottery sales up 7 percent.  Lottery sales are up 7 percent halfway through the fiscal year, the California Lottery reported over the weekend, representing an increase of $119 million.
 – Arkansas lottery surfaces again.  The Arkansas Supreme Court's order to boost funding for public schools could bring proposals for a state lottery front and center again.

Saturday, February 4, 2006

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Iowa, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Minnesota, 2 from Oklahoma, and 1 from Pennsylvania.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Powerball:  The Saturday, February 04, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-12-13-30-38, and the Powerball is 30.  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!
 – Mass. Lottery dispute takes bizarre turn.  A man who claimed to have thrown away a winning $1 million lottery ticket that another man found in the trash suffered a fatal heart attack while traveling in Hyannis on Tuesday.
 – 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: 3 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 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.

Friday, February 3, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, February 03, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 29-31-32-41-52, 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!

Thursday, February 2, 2006

Wednesday, February 1, 2006

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 11 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 2 from Delaware (1 with Power Play), 1 from Washington, D.C., 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Missouri, 1 from New Hampshire, 2 from Pennsylvania, 1 from South Carolina, 1 from Tennessee and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, February 01, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 11-13-30-35-55, and the Powerball is 37.  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!
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 1 lucky player matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from New Jersey.  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.

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