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Ohio lottery player wins $207M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A single winner has taken the $207 million jackpot from the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery. The only ticket to match all the winnings numbers from Friday night's drawing was sold in Piqua, Ohio. The next Mega Millions drawing will be on Tuesday night with a jackpot of $12 million. In addition to the grand prize winner on Friday, 23 players won the second prize of $250,000: 2 from California, 3 from Georgia, 2 from Massachusetts, 2 from Maryland, 2 from Michigan,
Dec 13, 2008, 10:28 am - Lottery News

New York Lottery Turkey Raffle results postedNews Story
The New York Lottery's latest raffle-style game, the Turkey Raffle, was drawn today, Thanksgiving Day, and made five instant millionaires. The winning numbers can be found at the following Web address: https://www.lotterypost.com/specialresults/ny-lottery-raffle-2008-11-27.asp New York's Turkey Raffle is a raffle game offered by the New York Lottery, with a limited period of availability and a limited number of $10 tickets. Tickets went on sale Nov. 3, and ticket sales wee to stop No
Nov 27, 2008, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

One winner of $9M Megabucks lottery jackpotNews Story
One lucky person quit worrying about the plunging markets, layoffs and other economic woes Saturday night after winning the Wisconsin Megabucks lottery. State Lottery spokesman Andrew Bohage said a single ticket matched all six numbers and won the jackpot, worth $9.1 million if the winner chooses to take the payments in 25 installments, or worth $5.1 million if the winner takes the one-time lump-sum cash payout. Odds of winning the Megabucks jackpot are 1 in 7 million, Bohage said. The
Nov 11, 2008, 9:01 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery to award partial prizes for faulty gameNews Story
Amounts to about 25% of full prize; some players disappointed Lottery officials announced Thursday that people who had bought misprinted tickets for a recently added game that said they'd won will receive some compensation for the tickets. According to a news release, they reached an agreement with its gaming services provider regarding the problem with the Fast Play Super 7's game. As a result, the Lottery, while not able to pay the expected prizes, is able to give some compensation to pl
Oct 31, 2008, 8:24 pm - Lottery News

$58.6M Powerball lottery ticket sold in PennsylvaniaNews Story
Second jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania this month Pennsylvania Lottery officials today announced that a York business sold the only winning ticket in the $58.6 million, Oct. 29, Powerball jackpot. We are pleased to announce that Bookland sold the winning ticket from Wednesday night's drawing, said Ed Trees, executive director of the Pennsylvania Lottery. This is the second jackpot-winning Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania this month. Bookland, 2114 S. Queen S
Oct 31, 2008, 12:18 pm - Lottery News

Human error caused expensive Va. Lottery mistakeNews Story
New Game Generated More Than 600 Winning Tickets Debra and Raul Bennett are faithful lottery players, though in nearly 15 years of playing they never had won much more than pocket money. So on Sunday, when the retired Hampton, Va., couple realized they had a winning ticket from the Virginia Lottery's brand-new Fast Play Super 7s game, they were ecstatic. Plans for spending the $7,777 the game's top prize came fast and furious. But when the Bennetts went to the Hampton Virginia Lottery o
Oct 22, 2008, 6:44 pm - Lottery News

Ontario lottery winners: remember when you bought the ticket ... or elseNews Story
A Canadian lottery corporation in Ontario is withholding a Windsor man's $100,000 winnings because he couldn't remember the date and time he bought the ticket. Christopher Longden, 54, won the prize in the Sept. 6 drawing of the Super 7 game, and took a day off work to travel to Toronto to collect his prize, the Windsor Star reported. During the interview with Ontario Lottery and Gaming officials that is mandatory for all prizes above $10,000, Longden said he bought the ticket at his neigh
Oct 22, 2008, 2:48 pm - Lottery News

Virginia winners may have to pay for Lottery's mistakeNews Story
Sometimes lotto luck lies underneath the surface of a scratch-off ticket. Sometimes it lies in the bounce of a ball. And sometimes it lies with the Virginia attorney general's office. Hundreds of players thought they had struck gold when lottery terminals errantly spit out tickets that appeared to have won them as much as $7,777. Turns out it was a computer programming error, not lady luck. Now the state's top lawyers will consult with the Virginia Lottery to decide whether the players get
Oct 21, 2008, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Time running out to claim $184,000 lottery ticketNews Story
California Lottery officials say time is running out for the buyer of a winning Mega Millions ticket at a Watts liquor store to collect the $184,000 prize. The ticket was purchased at Astro Liquor, at the corner of South Avalon Boulevard and East Century Boulevard, before the April 25 drawing. The winning numbers on the ticket are 19, 32, 37, 45 and 52, and the Mega number is 41. The 180-day claim period for the ticket ends in one week, after which the funds, if they remain unclaimed, will
Oct 15, 2008, 5:15 pm - Lottery News

Michigan $42M lottery winner to claim jackpot todayNews Story
Winner will take the full annuity payout The owner of a winning $42 million Mega Millions ticket, sold at a Macomb County, Michigan, liquor store, is expected to show up at Lottery headquarters Friday to collect the fortune. Lottery officials are being tight-lipped about the winner's identity, and won't even disclose if it's a man or a woman. The mystery person or persons will be revealed Friday at a news conference. The winner may do something almost unheard of: receive the money in in
Oct 10, 2008, 8:02 am - Lottery News