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Powerball: The Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 10-20-22-43-49, and the Powerball is 3. 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 increased to $47 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $47 million for Friday's drawing.
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Fla. Fantasy 5 lottery player wins $241,000. One winner of the Florida Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game will collect $241,009.50, a lottery official said Wednesday.
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Lottery scammer arrested in Ohio. Patience paid off last week as police nabbed a man they believe used the guise of lottery winnings to scam people out of thousands of dollars.
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Iraq war veteran is a hero yet again. A U.S. soldier and his girlfriend found a winning lottery ticket on the ground at a convenience store Monday and turned it in to police, who were able to find its owner -- a $2,500 winner with no idea her lucky ticket was missing.
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N.C. Powerball lottery sales begin, with difficulty. North Carolinians played Powerball to the tune of more than $1 million during the first day of sales Tuesday, despite computer glitches and printer problems that plagued nearly 20 percent of the state's lottery retailers.
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Tenn. Lottery sexual harassment allegations exposed. Details were released Tuesday on harassment complaints about a former Tennessee Lottery executive accused of groping.
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Illinois Gov. won't reveal data on lottery sale plan. The Blagojevich administration said Tuesday it won't release a consultant's work on how much money the state could make by selling or leasing the Illinois state lottery.
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Texas Lottery shake-up sparks optimism. Employees and observers of the Texas Lottery said Tuesday they were optimistic about recent changes at the $3 billion agency, hoping they can improve employee morale, security and public confidence in the agency.
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New York, and 2 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, May 30, 2006
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Mega Millions: The Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-13-28-34-45, 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!
Sunday, May 28, 2006
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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 Connecticut, 1 from Iowa, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Louisiana, 1 from Minnesota and 1 from Nebraska. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
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Powerball: The Saturday, May 27, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-23-27-41-47, and the Powerball is 19. 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: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Maryland, 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, May 26, 2006
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Mega Millions: The Friday, May 26, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 12-14-20-47-48, and the Mega Ball is 24. 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, May 25, 2006
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$44 million Calif. lottery jackpot largest in the world. The jackpot in the California SuperLotto Plus lottery game grew to $44 million Thursday -- currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.
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How To Protect Yourself In A Lottery Pool. Now that $21 million in Texas Lottery prize money is in limbo as a result of a pending lawsuit that has frozen the money, many people wonder how they can protect themselves from falling victim of a lottery pool dispute.
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Sale of Illinois Lottery could start a trend. If Illinois privatizes its lottery system, investors and public officials in other states will closely watch the groundbreaking move with an eye toward repeating it, a gaming industry leader predicted Wednesday.
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Oregon Lottery employees reject call to unionize. A union drive at the Oregon Lottery has been rejected by a solid majority of agency employees.
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$8 million lottery dispute grips Spain. A Barcelona judge must decide whether Antonio Lloreda Capillo is entitled to keep the €6 million (US$7.7 million) jackpot or must share it with 19 colleagues from a lottery pool at his job.
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Incredible coincidence: Two Fort Drum reservists hit lottery jackpots. Two families from the same upstate New York community and with ties to the U.S. Army's Fort Drum are the state's newest instant millionaires.
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Many dislike Illinois Gov.'s lottery privatization plan. A day after Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich unveiled his $10 billion school financing and education reform plan, lawmakers, local school officials and teachers union representatives raised serious reservations, suggesting that key portions of the proposal will face a rocky path.
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Powerball lottery jackpot expands to $28 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, the jackpot grew to an estimated $28 million, with a cash option of $12.4 million.
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Winning Florida Lotto ticket sold in Spring Hill. One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $3 million, lottery officials said Thursday.
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Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $27 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $27 million for Friday's drawing.
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$117 million S.D. Powerball winner contacts Lottery. The South Dakota Lottery was contacted Tuesday by a Pierre lawyer representing someone who claims to have the winning Powerball lottery ticket worth nearly $117 million.
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Texas Woman Sues Over Winning Lottery Ticket. A woman who claims she was part of a $36 million Lotto Texas jackpot pool but was excluded from the winnings has sued six women and the Texas Lottery Commission.
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
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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 Iowa and 1 from Missouri. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
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Powerball: The Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-3-12-47-51, and the Powerball is 10. 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: 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 Georgia 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.Mega Millions: The Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 17-21-28-48-54, 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!
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
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565 lottery scammers arrested in global operation. As a result of a massive 14-month investigation, authorities in five countries have arrested 565 people in fraud schemes that netted more than $1 billion.
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Illinois Gov. wants to privatize state lottery. Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich today will unveil an election-year school funding plan that calls for leasing the state lottery for the next decade to a private firm in return for $10 billion in upfront cash.
Monday, May 22, 2006
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Protesters storm UK National Lottery set. Protesters from paternal rights group Fathers 4 Justice stormed BBC TV studios last night to hold up the UK National Lottery draw.
Sunday, May 21, 2006
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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Pennsylvania and 1 from West Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Saturday, May 20, 2006
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Powerball: The Saturday, May 20, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-9-23-44-45, and the Powerball is 38. 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!
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Georgia, 1 from New Jersey, 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, May 19, 2006
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Mega Millions: The Friday, May 19, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 5-12-31-51-56, 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!
Thursday, May 18, 2006
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TV network chosen to air N.C. Lottery drawings. The Triangle's CBS affiliate has been chosen to produce and air the nightly number drawings for the North Carolina Education Lottery, with the first lottery broadcast coming later this month with a drawing for the multi-state Powerball game.
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Florida woman claims $11 million Lotto jackpot. 54-year-old Della Nelson claimed an $11 million Florida Lotto prize Tuesday morning in Tallahassee.
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Oklahoma Lottery announces new Pick 5-style game. Oklahoma lottery officials announced a new game will start that's "similar to Powerball", although the game appears to have much more in common with Pick 5-style games.
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New Virginia Lottery director appointed. Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine on Wednesday appointed a veteran Richmond city agency chief to head the Virginia Lottery.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
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Powerball Jackpot Winner! There was one $114 million jackpot winner from South Dakota in the Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Powerball drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
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Powerball: The Wednesday, May 17, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 15-17-24-26-35, and the Powerball is 38. 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 Jackpot Winner! There was one $94 million jackpot winner from Texas in the Tuesday, May 16, 2006 Mega Millions 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 $250,000 prize: 3 from California, 2 from Georgia, 1 from New Jersey, 1 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.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
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Mega Millions: The Tuesday, May 16, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-24-40-48-50, 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!
Monday, May 15, 2006
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Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $114 million. Release of Saturday Powerball winner information and the start of Sunday sales were delayed to due systems problems, on a day that saw the Powerball jackpot increased to $114 million.
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Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $94 million. The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $94 million Saturday.
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UK lottery sales rise by 5%. Sales of National Lottery tickets have increased by 5.2% to more than £5bn (US$9.4 billion), according to operator Camelot.
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N.C. lottery expenses may top $96 million. In its first few months of operation, the N.C. Education Lottery is spending most of its money on staff salaries, contracted services and new vehicles.
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One ticket wins $11 million Florida Lotto jackpot. One ticket sold in Titusville matched all six numbers in Saturday's Lotto drawing from the Florida Lottery.
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Most lottery winners crave privacy. Only two of the 52 Maine residents who won the Megabucks jackpot between the years of 1993 and 1998 were available and willing to talk to reporters.
Sunday, May 14, 2006
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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: 2 from Iowa, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from Oklahoma, 2 from Pennsylvania and 3 from South Carolina (1 with Power Play). For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
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Powerball: The Saturday, May 13, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 19-28-30-47-54, and the Powerball is 13. 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: 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 Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 1 from Texas, 2 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, May 12, 2006
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Mega Millions: The Friday, May 12, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-36-39-45-52, and the Mega Ball is 45. 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, May 11, 2006
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Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $100 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, the jackpot grew to an estimated $100 million, with a cash option of $44.7 million.
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Ohio lottery winner to share winnings. The winner of a $1 million Ohio lottery scratch game jackpot will share his prize among his seven children.
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Kansas lottery tickets to be shredded, not scratched. A state law is forcing the Kansas Lottery to shred an estimated 400,000 unsold scratch-off tickets -- including thousands of dollars worth of jackpot winners.
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Pennsylvania jury clears defendant of lottery deception. A Pennsylvania man didn't strike it rich with a phony Powerball ticket, but he won a victory yesterday when a Dauphin County jury decided he didn't do anything wrong.
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UK Internet lottery making owners wealthy. A new Internet-based lottery, which is supposed to donate its proceeds to charity, is instead enriching its owners to the tune of £10 million (US$18.7 million).
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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Washington, D.C., 1 from Kansas, 1 from Louisiana, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from New Hampshire, 1 from Oregon, 1 from Rhode Island and 1 from Tennessee. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
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Powerball: The Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-4-11-37-44, and the Powerball is 24. 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 $80 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $80 million for Friday's drawing.
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4 Massachusetts lottery licenses suspended. A top official with the Massachusetts Lottery Commission said yesterday that it has indefinitely suspended lottery licenses for four establishments where video slot machines were seized last week by state police investigating possible illegal gambling.
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S.C. lottery sales top $1 billion mark for first time. South Carolina lottery sales for this fiscal year have topped $1 billion for the first time.
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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: 3 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Massachusetts, and 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.
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
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Mega Millions: The Tuesday, May 09, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-15-24-43-44, 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!
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Powerball Jackpot Raised to $85 Million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $85 million, with a cash option of $38.3 million.
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Oregon Lottery workers to vote on joining union. Ballots were mailed Monday to the homes of 307 Oregon State Lottery workers, to see if they want to unionize.
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Oklahoma bans some businesses from selling lottery tickets. A bill to prohibit pawn shops, payday lenders and check-cashing businesses from selling Oklahoma lottery tickets has won final legislative approval.
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Lottery Giant Targets European Market. Scientific Games, a dominant player in the US instant lottery ticket market, is jockeying for a larger stake in Europe after buying a British maker of betting terminals last month.
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Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado (1 with Power Play), 1 from Washington, D.C. (1 with Power Play), 1 from New Hampshire (1 with Power Play), 1 from Oklahoma (1 with Power Play) and 1 from Pennsylvania. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Saturday, May 6, 2006
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Powerball: The Saturday, May 06, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 12-23-25-32-38, and the Powerball is 27. 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!
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Georgia, 1 from New Jersey, 1 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, May 5, 2006
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Mega Millions: The Friday, May 05, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-20-39-53-55, 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, May 4, 2006
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Powerball lottery jackpot growing quickly: $73 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $73 million, with a cash option of $32.6 million.
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Rising Gas Prices Not Helping Lottery Ticket Sales. Some believe the high price of gas is holding back lottery ticket sales in North Carolina.
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Wake County leading N.C. lottery sales. The North Carolina Education Lottery sold more than $100 million worth of lottery tickets in its first month of operation, and Wake County brought in more sales than any other county in the state.
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Texas Lottery audit finds security flaws. The Texas Lottery Commission needs to better enforce its computer system security policies and more effectively ensure that its main contractor is conducting background checks on its employees, according to a state auditor's report obtained Wednesday.
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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: 2 from Arizona and 3 from Kansas (2 with Power Play). For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
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Powerball: The Wednesday, May 03, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-6-19-38-42, and the Powerball is 37. 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!
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Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased to $54 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $54 million Wednesday.
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Quebec man wins $30 million in lottery, says he doesn't want to change. A 48-year-old accountant who has just pocketed more than $30 million after winning a lottery says he's not sure he's going to give any money to his siblings.
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Iowa Lottery TouchPlay ends tonight. After TouchPlay owners lost a last-ditch legal battle Tuesday to leave the video lottery devices turned on, some lawmakers said they would make a final effort to keep the affected businesses out of bankruptcy.
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Five People From Lubbock Win $36 Million Texas Lotto Jackpot. Five people, all longtime friends, put their money together and purchased a lotto ticket at a 7-11 in Lubbock, Texas, that is now worth $36 million.
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Couple has $2M reason to thank their lucky stars. A repair supervisor for a phone company was introduced by lottery officials Tuesday as winner of a $2 million prize.
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$265 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot claimed anonymously. The mystery of who won the $265 million Mega Millions drawing April 18 remains, but the money has been claimed.
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Intralot wins Idaho Lottery from larger rival Gtech. The Idaho Lottery will have a new vendor starting next February after a Greek company that's expanding in the U.S. won a $30 million contract to run the state's scratch ticket and online gaming system from a larger rival.
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Powerball lottery being considered in Wyoming. In the latest push to make Wyoming a Powerball state, an interim legislative committee on Monday authorized legislation allowing Wyoming to join the multi-state lottery.
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Man, 81, Enjoys Lottery Scratch-Off Streak. Some call it luck, but Keith Selix knows better. The 81-year-old Waterloo, Iowa, man has won three big lottery prizes since last year -- a streak he believes would normally be impossible.
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Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday Mega Millions drawing, but 14 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Michigan, 6 from New York, 1 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, 2 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, May 2, 2006
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Mega Millions: The Tuesday, May 02, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-11-22-27-31, 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!
Monday, May 1, 2006
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Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $61 million. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $61 million, with a cash option of $27 million.
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Mega Million lottery jackpot grows to $41 million. The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game grew to $41 million Saturday.
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Florida Lottery had big winners this weekend. All three big Florida Lottery jackpot games had big winners this weekend, including two players who will share a $12 million jackpot.
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Oklahoma Lottery adds new claims centers. Winners of up to five-thousand dollars in the Oklahoma Lottery will be able to cash in their tickets at some Homeland grocery stores beginning today.
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Thief can't resist lure of lottery tickets. A jackpot-seeking thief swooped into a south Raleigh convenience store early Saturday morning, grabbed a plastic dispenser filled with $1,100 worth of lottery tickets and then ran away, according to police.
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Expect N.C. lottery changes to affirm education spending. In its upcoming session, North Carolina lawmakers will debate changes to laws to decide how lottery funds are spent.
