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Lottery News for September, 2006

Saturday, September 30, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, September 30, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-15-30-32-39, and the Powerball is 5.  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!
 – Internet gambling restrictions attached to port bill.  House and Senate negotiators reached agreement last night on legislation to tighten maritime and port security regulations and, in a last-minute move, added an unrelated measure that seeks to ban Internet gambling.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, September 29, 2006 Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 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.

Friday, September 29, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, September 29, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-25-43-45-55, and the Mega Ball is 40.  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, September 28, 2006

 – Powerball Jackpot Winner!  There was one $15 million jackpot winner from Kansas in the Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Powerball drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Indiana, 1 from Kentucky and 2 from Oklahoma.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 23-28-33-35-49, and the Powerball is 16.  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!
Online gambling bill stuck, but it's not over yet.  Efforts to win congressional passage of a bill to ban most forms of Internet gambling by tacking it onto a must-pass bill hit a roadblock Tuesday, but aides said Republican backers are exploring other ways to make it law.
 – Number of lottery scams soars.  Lottery scams are on the rise again, as con artists broaden their focus beyond their typical elderly targets, and swindle more than $100,000 in some cases.
 – Texas Lottery hits new sales record.  Officials with the Texas Lottery Commission took a gamble on scratch-off games a few years ago and, according to the latest figures, the bet's paid off: The agency's overall ticket sales rose to $3.77 billion in fiscal 2006, the highest total in the agency's history, with most of the increase coming from the games that provide immediate gratification.
 – Mega Millions Jackpot Winner!  There was one $15 million jackpot winner from New Jersey in the Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Mega Millions drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Illinois, 2 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.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-6-38-42-45, 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, September 25, 2006

 – N.C. Lottery commissioner on lottery firm payroll for years.  Four years before North Carolina lawmakers created the state lottery, a for-profit lottery company was paying former state lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings to work as a consultant, a company executive said Monday at Geddings' fraud trial.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

 – Powerball Jackpot Winner!  There was one $203 million jackpot winner from Iowa in the Saturday, September 23, 2006 Powerball drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 1 from Colorado, 1 from Idaho, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from Missouri, 1 from North Carolina and 2 from Pennsylvania.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, September 23, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, September 23, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 13-21-26-45-50, and the Powerball is 20.  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 1 lucky player matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California.  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, September 22, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, September 22, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-12-17-22-43, and the Mega Ball is 16.  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!
 – Trial in N.C. lottery fraud case begins.  Federal prosecutors said Thursday that former N.C. lottery commissioner Kevin Geddings spent 60 telltale days last year working for a lottery company, holding a state lottery post and deceiving the public.
 – Another Gamble for Online Betting.  Two recent arrests of online-gambling executives in the U.S. are drawing attention to a spirited but so far unsuccessful effort in Washington to clarify the legal status of Internet gambling and resolve the political and legal issues of regulating it.

Thursday, September 21, 2006

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

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, September 20, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-8-17-29-54, and the Powerball is 26.  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!
 – E! Television to air 'Curse of the Lottery' Sunday.  Premiering on E! network this Sunday, the two-hour special episode "THS Investigates: The Curse of the Lottery" tells what happened to megabucks winners who failed to find joy in a wallet stuffed fat with cash.
 – Mega Millions Jackpot Winner!  There was one $12 million jackpot winner from New York in the Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Mega Millions drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 1 lucky player matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 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, September 19, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-19-44-45-56, and the Mega Ball is 43.  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, September 18, 2006

 – N.Y. Comptroller writes scathing letter to lottery board.  New York's top fiscal officer is warning a state agency that its delay in approving a VLT casino contract for Aqueduct racetrack is costing the state needed revenues and risking bankruptcy for the New York Racing Association.
 – N.J. investigators warn of lottery scam.  An elderly New Jersey resident narrowly averted losing $2,300 in a lottery scam officials say has targeted at least 800 local residents, most of them senior citizens in Ocean County. In at least three cases in the past two years, residents lost a total of $123,000.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

 – 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: 1 from Colorado (1 with Power Play), 1 from Indiana, 1 from Iowa, 2 from Kentucky, 1 from Minnesota, 2 from North Carolina, 1 from Nebraska (1 with Power Play), 1 from Oklahoma, 1 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), 1 from South Carolina, 1 from Vermont and 1 from U.S. Virgin Islands.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, September 16, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, September 16, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-8-26-27-42, and the Powerball is 12.  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!
 – Update: French arrests of BWIN Executives.  French lottery officials admitted Friday's surprise arrests in France of two senior BWIN executives were inspired by similar US Department of Justice attacks against international businessmen visiting the United States recently.
 – Now France targets gaming firms.  Shares in the leading betting companies fell heavily after the French authorities arrested the two chief executives of an Austrian gambling firm, signalling the start of a major French crackdown on online betting. Manfred Bodner and Norbert Teufelberger, the heads of Bwin, were arrested as they unveiled a shirt sponsorship deal for Monaco football club.
 – North Dakota a Gambling Haven?.  Outside the Beltway, way out there in flyover land on the prairies of North Dakota, not all Republicans are lining up to support U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's call to ban Internet gambling.
 – Mega Millions Jackpot Winner!  There was one $163 million jackpot winner from Georgia in the Friday, September 15, 2006 Mega Millions drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 13 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 6 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Michigan, 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, September 15, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, September 15, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-26-33-39-55, 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, September 14, 2006

 – Frist continues crusade against Internet gambling.  Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is trying use a bill authorizing U.S. military operations, including in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit people from using credit cards to settle Internet gambling debts.
 – 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 Arizona, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from Missouri, 1 from North Carolina, 1 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), 2 from South Carolina (2 with Power Play) and 1 from South Dakota.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 15-19-26-45-47, and the Powerball is 3.  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!

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

 – 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 California, 2 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 2 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.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, September 12, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-16-25-30-44, 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!
First N.C. lottery chairman Sanders resigns.  The first chairman of the North Carolina lottery commission resigned Tuesday after a year on the job that began tumultuously and ended up with ticket sales of more than $400 million.
 – Analyst's outlook on Scientific Games downgraded.  A Bank of America analyst on Monday downgraded Scientific Games Corp., which sells instant lottery tickets to more than 50 countries, saying that he was bearish on growth expectations in Germany.

Sunday, September 10, 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 Indiana, 1 from Louisiana, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from New Hampshire, 1 from New Mexico and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, September 9, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, September 09, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-19-20-22-47, and the Powerball is 2.  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!
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, but 11 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 3 from California, 5 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 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, September 8, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, September 08, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 9-17-34-52-53, 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, September 7, 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 Indiana, 1 from Kansas, 1 from Missouri, 1 from New Hampshire and 1 from Pennsylvania.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, September 06, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-21-27-35-55, and the Powerball is 1.  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 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from New Jersey, 2 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, September 5, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, September 05, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-32-36-42-53, 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!
 – Court dismisses lottery suit, orders man to pay fees.  A man who sued the Ohio Lottery Commission, claiming that the lottery's promise of billions of dollars for public schools was false, not only won't get the $12 billion he sued for, but also will have to pay the lottery commission's legal fees.
 – New Mexico lottery spends the most on administrative costs.  New Mexico's lottery spends a far greater percentage on administrative costs than almost any other lottery in the nation, and as a result, risks having to make reductions in the lottery scholarship program if changes aren't made.

Saturday, September 2, 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 Louisiana, 1 from North Carolina (1 with Power Play) and 1 from Tennessee.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Powerball:  The Saturday, September 02, 2006 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-8-24-28-49, and the Powerball is 25.  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 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from Maryland and 1 from Michigan.  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, September 1, 2006

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, September 01, 2006 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 5-6-51-53-55, 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!
 – Yonkers accountant new lottery millionaire.  A single, 44-year-old Yonkers accountant, was named yesterday as one of the seven newest New York Lottery millionaires, winning $3 million, the top prize in the $10 Jubilee game.
 – Winning lottery tickets unlucky for burglary ring.  Thanks to an alert clerk who notified police that the winning scratch-off tickets she was asked to cash were stolen, three people have been arrested and two others are being sought in connection with a series of burglaries in Buffalo and Hamburg.
 – Two dads become millionaires, send sons to college.  Two new New York Lottery millionaires announced last week have a lot in common; both are from Dutchess County, both are fathers, and both plan to use some of their million to send their son's to college.
 – Lottery win ends in lawsuit.  The owner of a modest convenience store has a lottery ticket worth $21 million, and he's trying to keep it all to himself.

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