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Lottery News for April, 2006

Sunday, April 30, 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 Arizona, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from Missouri (1 with Power Play), 2 from Pennsylvania (2 with Power Play) and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, April 29, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, April 29, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 19-30-35-40-41, and the Powerball is 14.  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 Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, and 1 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.

Friday, April 28, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, April 28, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 16-29-32-36-55, and the Mega Ball is 12.  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!
 – California Channel snared in fake lottery scheme.  The California Channel, which broadcasts Legislative meetings on cable TV, on Wednesday became the second local entity to reveal that it is the victim of the British International Lottery scam.

Wednesday, April 26, 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 Pennsylvania and 1 from Tennessee.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, April 26, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 12-24-26-48-55, 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!
 – Lottery scammer busted by Border Patrol.  A woman accused in Illinois and Florida scams and featured on the TV show "America's Most Wanted" was arrested in El Paso, Texas, a report said Wednesday.
 – Oregon Gov. signs bill sending lottery funds to schools.  At Roosevelt Elementary School in Medford, Oregon, Gov. Ted Kulongoski was joined Tuesday by students, teachers, education leaders and legislators for the signing of House Bill 3510, which dedicates an additional $42.2 million in state lottery money to all 198 Oregon school districts for the 2006-07 school year.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Michigan and 1 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.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, April 25, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-20-32-37-39, and the Mega Ball is 9.  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!
 – Arizona Lottery to begin new branding campaign.  The Arizona Lottery, will kick off a new stop-action animation television campaign, which "transforms unexpected items into 'characters' engaged in surprising behavior and captures the 'suspense' of playing Scratchers."

Sunday, April 23, 2006

 – Sales for new Texas Lotto start today.  Last night's $32 million jackpot Lotto Texas drawing was the last for the much-loathed little guy, who proved unpopular with players.
 – N.C. Lottery sales on target.  The North Carolina lottery needs to generate $3.3 million per day to hit the target $420 million sought annually to help pay for education projects around the state.
 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 10 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 2 from Arizona, 1 from Connecticut (1 with Power Play), 1 from Washington, D.C., 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Missouri, 1 from Nebraska, 1 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), 1 from Tennessee and 1 from West Virginia.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, April 22, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, April 22, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-5-6-18-27, and the Powerball is 24.  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 Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Michigan, 2 from New Jersey, 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, April 21, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, April 21, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-4-7-27-41, and the Mega Ball is 4.  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, April 20, 2006

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Maine (1 with Power Play), 2 from Missouri, 1 from Rhode Island and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, April 19, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 5-28-32-34-53, and the Powerball is 10.  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!
 – $853,492 Powerball lottery ticket expires.  One of two second-place lottery tickets worth a combined $1.7 million expired Monday, 180 days after a record Powerball lottery jackpot was drawn.
 – Big Florida Lotto prize whips up ticket frenzy.  If conventional wisdom holds, Lake County will break out in Lotto fever today. The Florida Lotto jackpot has grown to $82 million and is expected to tempt residents into throwing down $1 or more for a shot at a fortune.
 – Mega Millions Jackpot Winner!  There was one $265 million jackpot winner from Ohio in the Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Mega Millions drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 21 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 1 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 4 from New Jersey, 4 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 2 from Texas, 1 from Virginia, and 2 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.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 13-14-25-34-50, and the Mega Ball is 6.  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, April 17, 2006

Sunday, April 16, 2006

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from Missouri (1 with Power Play) and 1 from North Dakota.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, April 15, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, April 15, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 13-18-23-28-46, and the Powerball is 33.  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!
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 20 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 3 from California, 4 from Georgia, 3 from Michigan, 3 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, 2 from Ohio, and 3 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, April 14, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, April 14, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-10-18-29-33, and the Mega Ball is 10.  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, April 13, 2006

 – Powerball Jackpot Winner!  There was one $220 million jackpot winner from Missouri in the Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Powerball drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 10 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 1 from Idaho, 1 from Kansas, 1 from Louisiana, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from New Mexico, 2 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), 1 from Tennessee and 1 from West Virginia.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 16-26-34-35-41, and the Powerball is 24.  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!
 – Powerball Back-to-Back Jackpots Set Record.  Just when it seemed as if the Powerball game had broken all records, yet another milestone has been set with the current jackpot of $220 million: It's the first time two consecutive jackpots have surpassed $200 million.
 – Wisconsin Lottery Posts Record Quarter.  The Wisconsin Lottery posted sales of just more than $142 million from January through March, the third quarter of the state's fiscal year.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 17 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 6 from California, 3 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 3 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 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.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, April 11, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-12-45-46-56, 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!
 – Arizona man's lottery ticket wins on every line.  Everyone dreams of purchasing a lottery ticket that has the winning numbers, but what about a $5 ticket that has winning numbers on each and every line -- including one with the winning jackpot numbers?
 – Lottery cash aids efforts to save the red squirrel.  There are few of them left to enjoy it, but Britain's red squirrels have been awarded a £626,000 (US$1.09 million) Lottery grant -- supporting a project designed to save the native creatures from destruction.
 – 'Education Hero' wins lottery twice.  In 1989, teacher Maurice Wiley won the lottery. He splurged on cars, retired early and donated money, and time, to Inglewood schools. Then he won the lottery again.

Sunday, April 9, 2006

 – Police offer tips to avoid lottery scams.  Calumet City, Indiana, police are investigating several reported scams that have misled people into thinking they have won a substantial amount of money from the lottery.
 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 14 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 2 from Arizona, 1 from Colorado, 1 from Delaware, 1 from Indiana (1 with Power Play), 1 from Louisiana, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from Missouri, 1 from New Mexico, 1 from Pennsylvania, 1 from South Carolina (1 with Power Play), 1 from West Virginia (1 with Power Play) and 2 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, April 8, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, April 08, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-23-35-43-44, and the Powerball is 35.  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!
 – Texas woman wins lottery millions second time.  A Texas woman who won a $5.4 million Texas Lotto jackpot July 1993 met Thursday with the Texas Lottery Commission in Austin to claim another $2 million in prize money.
 – Canada lottery employee wins $8.5 million jackpot.  An Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. tech whiz known to his colleagues as Mr. BlackBerry has won an $8.5 million jackpot, the first Canadian lottery employee to take home the top prize.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 12 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 4 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, 1 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.

Friday, April 7, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, April 07, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-18-31-46-52, 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, April 6, 2006

 – $1M lottery win was no April Fool's joke.  Gary Noonan thought it was a nasty April Fool's joke when the clerk at his local Mac's Milk told him he'd won $1 million in the April 1 Encore draw.
 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 9 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 1 from Delaware, 1 from Missouri, 1 from New Hampshire, 1 from Oklahoma, 2 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), 1 from South Carolina (1 with Power Play) and 1 from West Virginia.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, April 5, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, April 05, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-9-24-29-39, and the Powerball is 42.  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.J. Cash 5 lottery player uses very lucky numbers.  A Williamstown, New Jersey, woman who insists "I'm not lucky" won the New Jersey Cash 5 jackpot of $545,559 March 2 after hitting four of five numbers in the same lottery game a mind-altering 13 times in 16 months.
 – Despite rain, N.C. lottery has a sunny start.  A thunderstorm Monday might have stymied the N.C. Education Lottery leader's personal goal of selling $25 million worth of tickets in the games' first five days.
 – 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: 3 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Michigan, 2 from New York, 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, April 4, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, April 04, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 9-25-48-51-56, and the Mega Ball is 7.  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, April 3, 2006

 – UK lottery operator license up for grabs.  The licence to run the national lottery is up for grabs again, but some hopefuls say that the bidding process favors Camelot, the current UK Lottery operator.
 – N.C. Lottery pays first big prizes.  North Carolina Lottery players maintained a brisk, and somewhat unexpected, spending pace Friday as the games' first big winners came forward to collect jackpot prizes.

Sunday, April 2, 2006

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 9 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Washington, D.C., 1 from Idaho, 1 from Missouri, 2 from Oklahoma, 2 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play) and 1 from Vermont.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, April 1, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, April 01, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-10-23-50-55, and the Powerball is 29.  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!
 – 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: 1 from California, 3 from Michigan, 2 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, 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.

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