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One ticket wins $40 million Florida Lotto jackpotNews Story
One ticket sold in Tampa matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Lotto drawing from the Florida Lottery.The ticket with the numbers 1-16-17-26-28-40 is worth $40 million.The estimated jackpot for Saturday's drawing is $3 million.196 tickets matched five out of six numbers, and are worth $4,344 each; 10,981 tickets matched four out of six numbers, and are worth $63 each, and 215,446 tickets matched three out of six numbers, and are worth $4.50 each.Fantasy 5Three tickets sold in Bradenton, Coral S
Aug 6, 2004, 9:04 am - Lottery News

Cancer victim claims £20 million UK Lotto prizeNews Story
A cancer sufferer who claimed a record 20.1 million (US$37.1 million) in the UK Lotto has described the moment when she realized that she had won the jackpot.Iris Jeffrey, a 58-year-old housewife, had put her ticket in a cupboard at her Belfast home without checking to see if it matched the winning numbers drawn on July 14.But she realised she had won after seeing an appeal from the organisers Camelot for the person holding the winning ticket to claim the outstanding rollover jackpot. I wrote d
Aug 6, 2004, 8:57 am - Lottery News

Winning small: It's still a blast for Lotto palsNews Story
Receptionist Martha Whitaker will get a sleek new Japanese car. Housekeeping director Melony Campbell will finally buy a wide-screen TV.Small pickings, perhaps, for big-time lottery winners.But for Whitaker, Campbell and 25 other employees at St. Augustine Health Campus who pooled their money every week, it was still a dream come true when their winning numbers were drawn in the $4 million Super Lotto jackpot Saturday night.Each will get between $27,500 and $55,000.A gentle, quiet worker had alw
Aug 5, 2004, 6:56 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $20 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $20 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $13 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were ten second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from Michigan, 3 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, 1 from Ohio and 2 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 41 pla
Aug 4, 2004, 7:10 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $40 millionNews Story
Lotto reaches highest jackpot in almost 8 monthsThe jackpot for the Florida Lotto has rolled over to an estimated $40 million after Saturday night's drawing produced no winning tickets with all six numbers, the Florida Lottery said on Sunday.The $40 million Lotto jackpot is the highest since a $40 million jackpot on Saturday, December 13, 2003. That jackpot was hit by one Quick Pick ticket sold in Pensacola.The numbers drawn were: 06, 12, 14, 45, 50, and 52.116 players matched five numbers, eac
Aug 2, 2004, 10:04 am - Lottery News

Illinois man claims $8 million lottery jackpotNews Story
He apparently took his time about it, but the owner of a winning $8 million Lotto ticket purchased the week of June 16 at a Sunset Avenue convenience store presented himself and his valuable ticket to Illinois Lottery officials earlier this month.Lottery spokesman Courtney Hill said Thursday that 58-year-old Jose Angulo Leon of Waukegan was awarded a check for $8 million, minus the taxman's take, after bringing the winning ducat to one of the state's Check Writing Centers for verification. We we
Jul 30, 2004, 8:23 am - Lottery News

Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in N.Y.News Story
A single ticket sold in Staten Island, New York, has matched the winning combination in the latest Mega Millions lottery drawing and is worth $10 million.The Mega Millions jackpot stays at $10 million for Friday's game.Tuesday's winning ticket had all five lotto numbers plus the Mega Ball.Thirty-four tickets matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball: 3 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 3 from Maryland, 5 from Michigan, 4 from New Jersey, 6 from New York, 4 from Ohio and 7 from Virginia.
Jul 28, 2004, 8:31 am - Lottery News

Florida Lotto jackpot rolls over to $25 millionNews Story
No ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers, causing the jackpot to roll over to $25 million, lottery officials said Sunday.A total of 93 tickets matched five numbers to win $6,035.50; 6,556 tickets matched four numbers for $69.50; and 126,330 tickets matched three numbers for $5.The winning Florida Lotto numbers selected Saturday: 15-19-20-28-34-48.Fantasy 5Four winners of the Fantasy 5 game will collect $60,252.84 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.The winning tickets were bought in t
Jul 26, 2004, 9:07 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot jumps to $47 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $47 million today.None of the tickets sold for yesterday's $37 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were five second-prize winners from last night's drawing: 1 from Illinois, 2 from New York, 1 from Texas and 1 from Virginia. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 30 players matched four of the five lotto numbers,
Jul 21, 2004, 10:13 am - Lottery News

Missouri man wins $11.6 million lottery jackpotNews Story
A construction worker from the eastern Missouri town Wentzville had an extra dollar while grocery shopping and decided to buy a Missouri Lotto ticket.It turned out to be a good choice for David Spitznagel, 49, who matched all six numbers to win $11.6 million in the July 14 drawing. The Missouri Lottery released Spitznagel's name Tuesday.Spitznagel purchased the winning ticket at a Shop N Save store in O'Fallon. He let the computer randomly generate the winning numbers: 17, 21, 31, 34, 41 and 43.
Jul 21, 2004, 9:19 am - Lottery News