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Lines, dreams grow for tonight's $220 Million lottery jackpotNews Story
If you waited until today to buy your Mega Millions lottery ticket, you could be standing in line. A long one.Sales for tonight's $220 million jackpot have been higher than normal for the past few days, and the day of the drawing is usually the busiest, ticket sellers said.If you're looking to avoid the long lines, sales at the popular Mega Millions online Web site are scheduled for automatic cutoff this afternoon at 1:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.The jackpot, the second-highest since Ohio joine
Jun 29, 2004, 7:57 am - Lottery News

Heavy Sales Push Mega Millions Jackpot to $220 MillionNews Story
With the excitement growing in anticipation of Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, lottery forecasters today revised the estimated jackpot upward to $220 million.The adjusted jackpot shows how strong Mega Millions sales have been since Friday's drawing did not produce a jackpot winner. That drawing did produce nearly 1.3 million winning tickets for prizes ranging from $2 to $175,000. The estimated jackpot amount is based on sales in each of the eleven Mega Millions states since the last drawing.T
Jun 28, 2004, 1:46 pm - Lottery News

$177 Million:" Mega Millions Lottery JackpotNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $177 million Wednesday, the largest jackpot in 4 months.The last time the jackpot was $177 million was on Tuesday, February 17, 2004. That drawing, the jackpot rolled over to $239 million, when it was won by J.R. Triplett, claiming the the second-biggest undivided jackpot in U.S. history.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $150 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There w
Jun 23, 2004, 7:29 am - Lottery News

$145 million winner contacts lottery officialsNews Story
Lotto Texas: Lucky store sees ticket sales riseThe winner of Saturday's $145 million Lotto Texas jackpot who bought the ticket in El Paso contacted the Texas Lottery Commission on Monday. They have passed initial inquiry, meaning they read the unique number off the front of the ticket determining that is the winning ticket, said Bobby Heith, director of media relations for the commission, in a telephone interview from Austin. Hopefully, they are seeking legal and/or financial advice and will c
Jun 22, 2004, 7:41 am - Lottery News

$145 Million: Texas Lotto Jackpot Rolls OnNews Story
A ticket-buying frenzy will ensue in Texas, where the Lotto jackpot rolled last night to a record $145 million.No ticket sold for Wednesday night's record $120 million Lotto Texas jackpot matched all five numbers plus the bonus number, meaning that a new jackpot high estimated at $145 million will be up for grabs Saturday night.The numbers drawn were 8-9-19-22-26. The bonus ball was 8.At 9 p.m., the Texas Lottery said, more than 36,600 tickets were being sold each minute. Sales in just the hour
Jun 17, 2004, 6:42 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot soars to $121 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $121 million Wednesday, the biggest Mega Millions jackpot in four months.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $100 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were fourteen second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 3 from Michigan, 2 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, 2 from Ohio, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. Those tickets are
Jun 16, 2004, 7:16 am - Lottery News

Keeping the career despite millions? Well, at least do it rightNews Story
You love your career and always said you'd stay on the job even if you won the lottery.Now that you won Friday's $121 million Mega Millions jackpot or today's $120 million Lotto Texas jackpot hypothetically, of course it's time to put your millions where your mouth is.But just because you're keeping your job, it doesn't mean you can't buy a few things to simplify your working life.A personal chef could take the pressure off of getting home in time from work to warm up the meatloaf for the family
Jun 16, 2004, 7:13 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot hits $100 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $100 million Saturday, reaching that mark for the first time since April 9th.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $85 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were six second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Michigan, 2 from New York, 1 from Texas, and 1 from Virginia. Each matched the five lotto numbers but did not match the Mega Ball n
Jun 12, 2004, 8:36 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot swells to $85 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $85 million today.None of the tickets sold for yesterday's $71 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were four second-prize winners from last night's drawing. Those tickets are each worth $175,000.Thirty-six players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winning numbers from yesterday's drawing were: 17,
Jun 9, 2004, 10:58 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $60 millionNews Story
The multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot grows to $60 million for Friday's game after there was no big winner in Tuesday night's $50 million drawing.No tickets matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.Five tickets had all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball and pay $175,000: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from Michigan and 2 from New York.Four tickets sold in Ohio were among 22 that are worth $5,000 apiece for matching four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball
Jun 2, 2004, 1:51 pm - Lottery News