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Lottery News for January, 2007

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 1 lucky player matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, January 31, 2007 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-15-25-42-48, 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!
 – N.Y. Lottery: We've got a game for you.  Whether you're looking for instant gratification or prefer to dream big with millions in the bank, the New York Lottery has a game for you.
 – Lottery tickets prove a popular gift.  More and more people are giving lottery tickets as holiday gifts, using tickets as raffle prizes, or buying in bulk with co-workers to improve their odds for big winnings.
 – Meet Yolanda Vega, the lottery queen.  One of the most famous names in New York started out as a bookkeeper in Brooklyn. Little did Yolanda Antequera know that one day, she would be introducing herself nightly as "Yolannnn daVegaaaa," the most well-known spokeswoman for the New York Lottery.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Mega Millions drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 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.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

 – N.Y. casinos don't see lottery as a threat.  Since casino gambling began in New York in 1993, the increased competition for those gaming dollars hasn't seemed to hurt sales of New York Lottery tickets, which saw a record $6.8 billion in sales in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006.
 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 14-18-44-52-56, and the Mega Ball is 25.  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!
 – With the N.Y. Lottery, money flows upriver.  With a dwindling tax base and shrinking corporate presence, most of the rural Herkimer County's school districts rely heavily on annual distributions from the New York Lottery to stay afloat.
 – Sales increase as Lottery adds new games.  While the number of games has expanded and receipts have greatly increased, the basic structure of the New York Lottery -- and its mission -- have remained relatively unchanged over the four decades it has been running, lawmakers and state officials say.
 – Video gambling a cash cow even for smaller states.  While the New York Lottery is the largest and most profitable in the country, several other states less than half New York's size have found a way to close the gap: video lottery terminals, or VLTs.
 – N.Y. Gov. vows to review Lottery operations.  New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is pledging to review the New York Lottery's operations amid bipartisan calls for reform prompted by a media report revealing that billions of dollars in bets were kept off the Lottery's books.
 – New York Lottery accounting method questioned.  Billions of dollars in bets are kept off the New York Lottery's books because the state Lottery Division does not publicly report the wagers on its video games that go to gamblers as prizes.
 – Lottery players learn tough lessons.  As exciting as a jackpot win can be, the opposite emotion of anguish is felt by lottery players who thought they won, only to find out something went wrong.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Sunday, January 28, 2007

 – Powerball Jackpot Winner!  There was one $15 million jackpot winner from Arizona in the Saturday, January 27, 2007 Powerball drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Missouri, 2 from North Carolina (2 with Power Play) and 2 from Oklahoma (1 with Power Play).  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, January 27, 2007

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, January 27, 2007 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 10-19-26-27-32, 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!
Lottery mega-jackpots generating less 'buzz'.  Just a few years ago, a $240 million Powerball jackpot would have drawn long lines at gas stations and convenience stores across Rhode Island, but last week there was little buzz and short lines.
 – Antigua get favorable WTO gambling ruling over U.S..  The United States has suffered a new setback in a four-year-old legal battle with Antigua and Barbuda over U.S. restrictions on Internet gambling, a U.S. trade official said on Thursday.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, January 26, 2007 Mega Millions drawing, but one lucky player from New York matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize.  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, January 26, 2007

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, January 26, 2007 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 16-17-36-49-54, and the Mega Ball is 14.  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, January 25, 2007

 – Powerball Jackpot Winner!  There was one $240 million jackpot winner from Missouri in the Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Powerball drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 23 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 2 from Arizona, 1 from Washington, D.C., 1 from Iowa, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Minnesota, 3 from North Carolina (1 with Power Play), 2 from New Mexico, 1 from Oklahoma (1 with Power Play), 5 from Pennsylvania, 5 from Tennessee (1 with Power Play) and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 9-19-29-42-53, and the Powerball is 17.  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 Tuesday, January 23, 2007 Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players from New York matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize.  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, January 23, 2007

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, January 23, 2007 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-5-15-26-53, and the Mega Ball is 35.  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!
 – Illinois Is Putting Lottery on Block for Quick Payoff.  The state of Illinois yesterday took the first steps in selling its state lottery system, hoping to attract as much as $10 billion from investors who, in return, would own a monopoly that could turn out to be the biggest jackpot yet.

Sunday, January 21, 2007

 – 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: 1 from Arizona (1 with Power Play), 1 from Colorado (1 with Power Play), 1 from Kentucky, 1 from New Hampshire, 1 from Oregon (1 with Power Play), 3 from Pennsylvania, 1 from Rhode Island (1 with Power Play) and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, January 20, 2007

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, January 20, 2007 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-5-26-32-38, and the Powerball is 30.  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 were no jackpot winners and no $250,000 winners in the Friday, January 19, 2007 Mega Millions drawing.  For the complete rundown of winners in each of the other prize categories, 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, January 19, 2007

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, January 19, 2007 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-28-30-31-35, and the Mega Ball is 17.  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!
 – Two Canadian lottery scammers arrested.  Two Abbotsford, British Columbia, men were arrested Saturday by Bellingham police in connection with a lottery scam that cheated its victims, many of whom reside in the United States, of thousands of dollars.
 – Spare change becomes lottery win for retired couple.  Having a couple of spare coins in her pocket at the right time will allow Elizabeth Ross and her husband Douglas to buy a new car, renovate their home and make things a little easier for their loved ones.
 – Mass. Lottery officials concerned about big revenue dip.  The highly successful Massachusetts State Lottery experienced a $71 million decline in revenues in the first five months of the fiscal year, according to figures filed with the governor's office, sparking concern among municipal officials.
 – Bill to outsource Indiana Lottery bans keno, video poker.  A bill that would allow Gov. Mitch Daniels to outsource the Hoosier Lottery would prohibit a private operator from offering keno, video lottery games, pari-mutuel wagering on horses or dogs and games based on winners of races or other sporting events.
 – New Iowa Lottery ad has gambling foes fuming.  A new television commercial highlighting a new promotion between the University of Iowa and the Iowa Lottery giving away a car has some gambling opponents upset.
 – Penn. Lottery introduces new 'Mix & Match' game.  The Pennsylvania Lottery will introduce a new lotto game next week, "Mix & Match," offering better odds than any of the state's other numbers games, more ways to win, and a cash jackpot that begins at $50,000.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

 – Powerball lottery jackpot largest in 9 months.  Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in the Wednesday Powerball drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $205 million, with a cash option of $98.3 million.
 – 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: 1 from Connecticut (1 with Power Play), 1 from Indiana, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from New Hampshire, 3 from Oregon, 2 from Pennsylvania, 1 from South Carolina and 1 from Tennessee.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, January 17, 2007 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 16-35-49-50-52, and the Powerball is 31.  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 Tuesday, January 16, 2007 Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 2 from Illinois, 1 from New York, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, January 16, 2007 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-8-15-33-52, 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!

Monday, January 15, 2007

 – Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $180 million.  There were no jackpot winners in the Saturday night Powerball drawing, creating a new jackpot for the Wednesday, January 17th drawing of $180 million, with a cash option of $86 million.
 – Gang 'used 007-style gadgets' to cheat casinos.  A chef who turned high-tech poker cheat with an array of James Bond-style spy equipment to pocket an estimated £250,000 (US$491,000) was jailed for nine months today.
 – R.I. lottery machine prints invalid tickets.  A lottery machine mix-up Thursday resulted in roughly 70 invalid tickets being printed at a Cranston convenience store, the Rhode Island Lottery said Friday.
 – N.J. is next state to consider bad election lottery idea.  First Arizona, now New Jersey: Two New Jersey Democrats are suggesting that a lottery be held each year on Dec. 31 for a million-dollar prize to be awarded to a registered voter who cast a ballot that year in a primary or general election.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

 – 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 Arizona, 1 from Iowa, 2 from Nebraska, 1 from New Hampshire, 1 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), 1 from Tennessee, 1 from West Virginia and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Powerball:  The Saturday, January 13, 2007 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-21-23-25-26, and the Powerball is 4.  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, January 12, 2007 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 Massachusetts, 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, January 12, 2007

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, January 12, 2007 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 12-14-26-40-42, 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!
 – Jack Whittaker: un-luckiest lottery winner ever.  A man infamous for his numerous problems ever since winning a record Powerball lottery jackpot says he can't pay a settlement to a casino worker because thieves cleaned out his bank accounts.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

 – Calif. couple claims $41 million SuperLotto jackpot.  A Laguna Hills, California, couple have claimed a $41 million Super Lotto Plus jackpot and plan to buy homes for family members and take a belated honeymoon, lottery officials said Tuesday.
 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 1 from Missouri and 2 from Oklahoma.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 36-42-45-53-54, and the Powerball is 36.  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!
 – Doctors condemn plastic surgery lottery.  British plastic surgeons described a lottery that offers winners money for face lifts, breast enlargements, and tummy tucks as an unscrupulous marketing gimmick, and warned patients they could be putting themselves at risk.
 – Ohio Lottery halts Pick 4 betting on final score of Buckeyes game.  So many people placed wagers based on the 41-14 final score of Florida's victory over Ohio State in the national championship game that the Ohio Lottery stopped players from choosing the numbers Tuesday morning, spokeswoman Marie Kilbane said.
 – Mega Millions Jackpot Winner!  There was one $122 million jackpot winner from Texas in the Tuesday, January 09, 2007 Mega Millions drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 9 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 2 from Georgia, 2 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, and 2 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, January 9, 2007

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, January 09, 2007 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-11-26-38-54, and the Mega Ball is 13.  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, January 7, 2007

 – 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 Connecticut, 1 from Iowa (1 with Power Play), 1 from Missouri and 1 from North Carolina.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, January 6, 2007

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, January 06, 2007 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-24-40-49-50, 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!
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, January 05, 2007 Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 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.

Friday, January 5, 2007

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, January 05, 2007 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-12-44-46-51, 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!

Thursday, January 4, 2007

 – New York Lottery making some changes.  It looks like the New York Lottery's new year's resolution is to become more interesting. To accomplish that they are adding one new game and two changes.
 – 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 Delaware, 1 from Indiana (1 with Power Play), 1 from Minnesota, 2 from Missouri, 1 from Oregon, 1 from South Carolina (1 with Power Play) and 1 from Tennessee.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, January 03, 2007 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 10-12-24-35-55, and the Powerball is 31.  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 Tuesday, January 02, 2007 Mega Millions drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 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, January 2, 2007

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, January 02, 2007 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 9-10-38-51-53, and the Mega Ball is 1.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!

Monday, January 1, 2007

 – Happy New Year 2007!.  To all our loyal members and visitors who have helped us to become the Internet's largest and most popular lottery community, we wish you a happy, prosperous, and lucky 2006!

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