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Lottery News for August, 2009

Saturday, August 29, 2009

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 29, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 1 from North Carolina (with Power Play), 1 from Pennsylvania (with Power Play), 1 from Rhode Island, and 1 from South Dakota.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Powerball:  The Saturday, August 29, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-20-37-52-53, 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!
 – Live drawing fluke puts Maryland lottery machine maker in spotlight.  During the Florida Lotto drawing last Saturday, hostess Michele Lyles stood behind the machine for a few seconds as the third ball drawn failed to appear at the end of the chamber -- which turned out to be a demonstration of a seldom-needed drawing procedure.
 – Mega Millions Jackpot Winner!  There were 2 jackpot winners in the Friday, August 28, 2009 Mega Millions drawing: 1 from California and 1 from New York.  The winners will equally share the $333 million jackpot prize.  More details to follow after the winners come forward to claim their prizes.
Also, 34 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 6 from California, 3 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, 2 from Michigan, 6 from New Jersey, 7 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 4 from Texas, 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, August 28, 2009

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, August 28, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-17-31-37-54, and the Mega Ball is 31.  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!
 – $333 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot increased.  Because of the frantic ticket sales rate, lottery officials revised the multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot earlier today to a staggering $333 million, with a lump-sum cash option of $210.4 million.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

 – Former Snow White wins lottery.  A 22-year-old Rancho Cucamonga, California, resident who works as Snow White at Disneyland, won the $5.2 million jackpot on the California Lottery's "Make Me a Millionaire" show.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Iowa, 1 from Kansas, and 1 from Wisconsin (with Power Play).  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Florida's newest lottery millionaire.  A Jackson County woman is the state's newest Florida lottery millionaire. Lottery officials presented 33-year-old Dawna McAlpin with her check today at the Grand Ridge convenience store that sold her the winning ticket. McAlpin is keeping a level head about her newfound wealth.
 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-21-23-30-43, and the Powerball is 11.  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, August 25, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 24 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 4 from California, 2 from Georgia, 1 from Massachusetts, 4 from Michigan, 3 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 3 from Texas, and 2 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, August 25, 2009

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-12-19-22-40, 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!
 – Italian villager wins record $210M lottery jackpot.  A resident of the castle-topped Tuscan village of Bagnone won more than €147 million (US$210.6 million) in Europe's biggest lottery jackpot, and seemed intent on trying to stay unknown.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 22, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Connecticut (with Power Play), 1 from Florida, and 1 from North Carolina.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, August 22, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-6-20-32-51, and the Powerball is 23.  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, August 21, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 24 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 4 from California, 3 from Georgia, 2 from Michigan, 6 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 2 from Texas, and 2 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, August 21, 2009

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, August 21, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 9-38-44-48-49, 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!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

 – Powerball Jackpot Winner!  There was one $260 million jackpot winner from South Carolina in the Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Powerball drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
Also, 17 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 2 from Arizona, 3 from Florida (1 with Power Play), 2 from Indiana (both with Power Play), 1 from Iowa (with Power Play), 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from North Carolina, 2 from Pennsylvania, 1 from West Virginia, and 3 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 14-24-31-43-51, and the Powerball is 27.  The Power Play number is 5.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Powerball page, or you can use the Powerball Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
 – N.C. lottery expands vending machine use.  North Carolina Education Lottery Commission officials are hoping a new deal that will allow players to purchase Powerball and other game tickets from vending machines will help extend the lottery's reach into more retail chain stores, like Walmart.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 14 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 3 from California, 1 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, 2 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 1 from Texas, and 2 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, August 18, 2009

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-5-26-37-56, 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!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

 – Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $245M.  There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the muilti-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $245 million for Wednesday's drawing.
 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 15, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Florida, 2 from Kentucky, 1 from Maine, and 1 from Tennessee (with Power Play).  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, August 15, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 14-15-26-32-36, 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!
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, August 14, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 23 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 3 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 7 from New Jersey, 5 from New York, 4 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, August 14, 2009

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, August 14, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-22-25-33-35, and the Mega Ball is 46.  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, August 13, 2009

 – Powerball lottery jackpot cracks $200M mark.  The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing happened last night once again without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $213 million, with a cash option of $104.7 million.
 – Connecticut lottery players' prize claim period cut in half.  From now on, Connecticut Lottery winners will have six months less time to claim their prizes, in a change expected to reap $6.1 million in unclaimed prize money for the cash-starved state government during the first year.
 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Kansas, 1 from Minnesota, 1 from Missouri, 1 from Nebraska, and 1 from Pennsylvania.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 10-25-32-34-47, and the Powerball is 5.  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!
 – Unemployed man wins £4.5M Ireland lottery jackpot.  Northern Ireland's new Lottery millionaire Seamus Duffy, unemployed and father-of-six, revealed that he was feeling lucky in the run up to hitting the £4.5 million (US$7.4 million) jackpot.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 18 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 4 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 2 from Michigan, 3 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, 3 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-12-15-32-42, 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!
 – $500K lottery prize divides two elderly sisters.  A passion for gambling shared by two once-inseparable octogenarian sisters has ended up dividing them, with the Connecticut Supreme Court ruling that one can sue the other for a share of a winning $500,000 lottery ticket.
 – Mishap leads to lottery jackpot for Florida couple.  When the ticket printer at the Publix on Gladiolus Drive in south Fort Myers accidentally popped out two Florida Lotto tickets instead of just the one a customer ordered a few weeks ago, no one could have predicted the mechanical error would turn out to be a windfall.
 – Jets and N.J. Lottery partner for new scratch game.  The New York Jets, the New Jersey Lottery, Gov. Jon S. Corzine and State Treasurer and Sports and Exposition Authority Commissioner R. David Rousseau today announced an extension of their partnership that will now include a new Jets-themed instant lottery ticket and the chance to win several once-in-a-lifetime Jets-themed prizes.
 – Packers Team Up with Wisconsin Lottery.  The Green Bay Packers and the Wisconsin Lottery are teaming up, and it may open the door for other forms of gambling to advertise at Packers games.

Monday, August 10, 2009

 – New Ohio Lottery director appointed.  A corporate lawyer from Shaker Heights who was the first woman to head the Ohio State Bar Association will be taking the reins of the Ohio Lottery Commission.
 – Computerized lottery drawings not problem-free.  Arkansas lottery officials say their decision to use a computer to generate winning numbers when lottery games start this fall makes economic sense, but the use of computerized drawings by lotteries in other states has not been free of problems.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Saturday, August 8, 2009

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 08, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 2 lucky players from Florida matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
 – Powerball:  The Saturday, August 08, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 4-33-37-45-50, and the Powerball is 11.  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, August 07, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 3 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 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, August 7, 2009

 – Mega Millions:  The Friday, August 07, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-18-35-45-56, and the Mega Ball is 3.  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!
 – Italy Is a 'Mad House' for Lottery.  With a record €119 million (US$177 million) jackpot at stake in Italy's state lottery, millions have been gripped by lotto fever.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, August 05, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Indiana, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Pennsylvania (with Power Play), and 1 from West Virginia.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

 – Powerball:  The Wednesday, August 05, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 25-34-41-46-49, 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 Tuesday, August 04, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Michigan 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.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

 – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, August 04, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-28-34-42-50, and the Mega Ball is 27.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
 – Texas Lottery launches Dallas Cowboys scratch-off game this month.  The Texas Lottery Commission announced Monday that it will start a Dallas Cowboys scratch-off game Aug. 17. The $5 tickets will have cash prizes of up to $100,000 as well as chances to win packages that include a stadium suite, private tours, and airfare and tickets to an away game.
 – Ohio Lottery director resigns.  Ohio's lottery director resigned Tuesday from a rocky tenure serving in Gov. Ted Strickland's cabinet, as the state tries to expand the lottery to include video slot machines at horse racing tracks.

Monday, August 3, 2009

Sunday, August 2, 2009

 – Texas Lottery drawings inspire confidence.  As some states are tempted to listen to computer vendors pushing computerized drawings as cheaper and easier, the Texas Lottery is demonstrating every night the way to conduct lottery drawings in a way that inspires lottery players' trust and confidence.
 – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, August 01, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 3 from Missouri and 1 from North Dakota.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

 – Powerball:  The Saturday, August 01, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 5-37-39-46-53, and the Powerball is 8.  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!
 – ARKANSAS LOTTERY DRAWINGS TO BE COMPUTERIZED.  Despite nearly universal player mistrust of computerized lottery drawings, the new Arkansas Lottery director made the inexplicable decision this week to forgo real mechanical lottery ball drawings, and use a computer program to select the winning numbers in the state's new lottery.
 – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, July 31, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 2 from New York, 1 from Texas, 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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