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Synchronized multi-state lottery jackpots increase to combined $878 million
By Todd Northrop
Lottery fever is spreading across the USA with two huge jackpots adding up to nearly $880 million.
The ability to walk into a lottery retailer and purchase two separate opportunities to win nearly a half-billion dollars is unprecedented. This is the first time in history that two US lottery games have simultaneously been greater than $400 million.
Mega Millions grew overnight to $418 million for Friday's drawing. Meanwhile tonight's Powerball jackpot has been raised fro
Jan 3, 2018, 12:19 pm - Lottery News
Multi-state lottery games start 2018 with a combined $783 million mega jackpot
Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots are both are in top 25
by Todd Northrop
2018 started with near-record cold sweeping across much of the USA, but the nation's two biggest multi-state games couldn't be hotter.
Powerball and Mega Millions have been rising steadily for the past few weeks, with both games' jackpots now at the point where even casual lottery players start to put ticket-buying on their list of to-dos.
After nobody won Mega Millions on Friday and Powerball on Saturday, t
Jan 1, 2018, 9:31 pm - Lottery News
Happy New Year!
The Lottery Post staff wishes you a happy, successful, and lucky 2018!
Jan 1, 2018, 12:00 am - Lottery News
Keno in New Hampshire starts today
37 locations in initial rollout; more to be added
By Todd Northrop
The popular quick-draw style Keno lottery game can be officially played in New Hampshire, as of Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.
Seven cities out of the state's 13 can now have Keno 603 at designated bars and restaurants.
That includes Manchester, Nashua, Laconia, Berlin, Franklin, Somersworth, and Claremont.
Franklin, the first to approve Keno games within its city limits, will be rolling out some of the first action. A tot
Dec 15, 2017, 9:41 am - Lottery News
Lotto America multi-state lottery game tickets on sale Sunday
New game replaces canceled Hot Lotto
By Todd Northrop
What's old is new again.
Ripping a page from the 1980s, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is starting a new game on Sunday called Lotto America the original name of what is now known as Powerball.
The throwback name is probably a good idea, since the new game has the difficult task of helping people forget the tumultuous ending to Hot Lotto, the game it replaces.
Fortunately for lottery players, not only does the new g
Nov 10, 2017, 10:15 am - Lottery News
Mass. Lottery retailers fight online sales bill
The Massachusetts Lottery says it could stop being successful unless a bill allowing online ticket sales becomes law, while retailers say their future success hinges on the bill not becoming law. Now the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection will weigh the benefits and drawbacks of an online lottery.
The Lottery is seeking authority from the Legislature to offer its current products scratch tickets, draw games, Keno and more to customers over the Internet, arguing that the Lottery's survival
Sep 20, 2017, 8:03 am - Lottery News
One Massachusetts lottery ticket wins $758.7 million Powerball jackpot
Largest lottery jackpot ever awarded to a single winner
By Todd Northrop
A single winning Powerball lottery ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Massachusetts and will claim a $758.7 million jackpot the largest ever awarded to a single winning ticket.
If the winner chooses the lump-sum cash value, they will receive a one-time cash payment of $480.5 million. That's nearly a half-billion dollars in cash, minus taxes of course.
The Jackpot Analysis page at USA Mega shows the init
Aug 24, 2017, 1:09 am - Lottery News
Wed. Powerball lottery jackpot jumps to $700 million
2nd-largest lottery jackpot the world has ever seen!
Cash value nearly half-billion dollars
By Todd Northrop
Spurred on by a surge of lottery ticket sales, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official estimate for Wednesday's Powerball drawing to $700 million.
With a new lump-sum cash estimate of $443.3 million, a single-ticket winner of the drawing would receive nearly a half-billion dollars in cash.
And it may not stop there.
Players should watch for fur
Aug 22, 2017, 12:51 pm - Lottery News
$650 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot skyrockets
3rd-largest US jackpot ever; 3rd-largest cash value ever
By Todd Northrop
There are going to be a lot of lottery tickets sold this week.
For only the 4th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to more than $600 million.
The new high-water mark of $650 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $541.9 million grand prize.
The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball j
Aug 20, 2017, 1:44 am - Lottery News
$535 MILLION: Huge Powerball sales sparks early jackpot increase
8th-biggest lottery jackpot in US history
By Todd Northrop
Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing to $535 million.
The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $338.8 million.
The newly-increased annuity and cash value jackpot amounts are both the 8th-largest ever recorded in United States lottery history. The top-25 annuity and ca
Aug 18, 2017, 11:50 am - Lottery News