| Lottery Numbers Jan. 10, 2009. nytimes.com |
S.D. rancher claims $232M Powerball lottery jackpot If this were a movie, nobody would believe it: A rancher struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of America claimed one of the biggest undivided jackpots in U.S. lottery history Friday -- $232 million -- after buying the ticket in a town by the name of Winner.Powerball, Winner Stories, Jackpots, South Dakota, Multi-State Game lotterypost.com |
Arkansas man among the first to win $100,000 lottery prize On Sunday, an Arkansas man won a $100,000 prize after buying a $5 Arkansas scratch-off lottery ticket -- the biggest prize anybody has won so far in the two-week-old lottery, and the biggest prize available in the lottery's current games.Winner Stories, Scratch Games, Starting a Lottery, Arkansas lotterypost.com |
S.C. Lottery sales up by 3 percent; Powerball sales down It's early yet, but the multi-state lottery game Mega Millions has not sent lottery ticket sales shooting through the roof in South Carolina.Mega Millions, Powerball, Financials, South Carolina, Sales, Multi-State Game lotterypost.com |
$250,000 Mega Million prize may be forfeited Illinois Lottery officials say a player who bought a second-place winning Mega Millions ticket nearly a year ago in Des Plaines needs to redeem the $250,000 ticket by month's end or lose the prize.Mega Millions, Unclaimed Prize, Illinois, Multi-State Game lotterypost.com |