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Lottery officials say the winning ticket was purchased at PR Interstate Fuel on Highway 1090 in Pearl River and is set to expire at 5 p.m. on May 1. The ticket matched four of the five white-ball numbers drawn and the yellow Mega Ball number to win $5,000. It also included the $1 Megaplier option, which increased the prize to $25,000 when the Megaplier number 5X was drawn.

Lottery officials say the winning ticket was purchased at PR Interstate Fuel on Highway 1090 in Pearl River and is set to expire at 5 p.m. on May 1. The ticket matched four of the five white-ball numbers drawn and the yellow Mega Ball number to win $5,000. It also included the $1 Megaplier option, which increased the prize to $25,000 when the Megaplier number 5X was drawn.

After realizing she’d won $300,000 on a Michigan Lottery scratch-off ticket, Markelle Burke said she was unsure if was going to throw up or cry from the rush of an instant windfall. Burke, 45, of Buckley, and her husband bought the Caesars Jackpot instant ticket one morning on the way to work at their small floral business in Traverse City.

After realizing she’d won $300,000 on a Michigan Lottery scratch-off ticket, Markelle Burke said she was unsure if was going to throw up or cry from the rush of an instant windfall. Burke, 45, of Buckley, and her husband bought the Caesars Jackpot instant ticket one morning on the way to work at their small floral business in Traverse City.

Some Lottery drawings happen too late to appear in the next day’s News-Journal. LOTTO Today’s jackpot: $14M March 30: 3-12-25-38-40-47 Xtra multiplier: 4 6 of 6: No winner of $13 million 5 of 6: 27 winners of $3,903.50 each 4 of 6: 1,270 winners of $62.50 each 3 of 6: 25,005 winners of $5 each March 26: 7-13-18-33-40-42 Xtra multiplier: 2 FANTASY 5 April 1: 1-2-5-8-11 5 of 5: 8 winners of $32,436.42 each 4 of 5: 698 winners of $59.50 each 3 of 5: 16,060 winners of $7 each 2 of 5: 127,149 winners of a free ticket CASH 3 April 1 Midday: 9-0-6 April 1 Evening: 1-6-7 PLAY 4 April 1 Midday: 1-8-1-7 April 1 Evening: 5-8-3-4 LUCKY MONEY April 1: 4-12-29-30 Lucky Ball: 11 With Lucky Ball: 4 of 4: 1 winner of $550,000 3 of 4: 52 winners of $254 each 2 of 4: 1,538 winners of $17.50 each 1 of 4: 13,539 winners of $2.50 each 0 of 4: 32,092 winners of a free ticket Without Lucky Ball: 4 of 4: 5 … (more)

Some Lottery drawings happen too late to appear in the next day’s News-Journal. LOTTO Today’s jackpot: $14M March 30: 3-12-25-38-40-47 Xtra multiplier: 4 6 of 6: No winner of $13 million 5 of 6: 27 winners of $3,903.50 each 4 of 6: 1,270 winners of $62.50 each 3 of 6: 25,005 winners of $5 each March 26: 7-13-18-33-40-42 Xtra multiplier: 2 FANTASY 5 April 1: 1-2-5-8-11 5 of 5: 8 winners of $32,436.42 each 4 of 5: 698 winners of $59.50 each 3 of 5: 16,060 winners of $7 each 2 of 5: 127,149 winners of a free ticket CASH 3 April 1 Midday: 9-0-6 April 1 Evening: 1-6-7 PLAY 4 April 1 Midday: 1-8-1-7 April 1 Evening: 5-8-3-4 LUCKY MONEY April 1: 4-12-29-30 Lucky Ball: 11 With Lucky Ball: 4 of 4: 1 winner of $550,000 3 of 4: 52 winners of $254 each 2 of 4: 1,538 winners of $17.50 each 1 of 4: 13,539 winners of $2.50 each 0 of 4: 32,092 winners of a free ticket Without Lucky Ball: 4 of 4: 5 … (more)

Derek Mulkey, 25, told Kansas Lottery officials he was getting gas one day last week and noticed a lady nearby struggling with a gas pump.

Derek Mulkey, 25, told Kansas Lottery officials he was getting gas one day last week and noticed a lady nearby struggling with a gas pump.

Winning numbers drawn in ‘DC 3 Evening’ game

Winning numbers drawn in ‘DC 3 Evening’ game

Louisiana’s lottery, which pumps millions into public schools each year, could face new competition if efforts underway to create a lottery in Mississippi are successful. It’s unclear how much revenue the lottery brings in each year from Mississippi residents who cross the state line to play in Louisiana.

Robert Unikewicz, of Portland, waited three months to check his lottery ticket numbers. In March, he finally did, winning a $50,000 Powerball prize.

Robert Unikewicz, of Portland, waited three months to check his lottery ticket numbers. In March, he finally did, winning a $50,000 Powerball prize.

Once again there were no grand prize-winning tickets sold for the Powerball drawing held on Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2016. That means the drawing on Saturday April 2 will have an estimated jackpot of $135 million and a cash option of $87.9 million.

Lucille Guadarrama stopped at Crazy Charlie’s Fast Gas and Propane and bought a $5 California Lottery Set For Life Scratchers ticket, according to a news release from the California Lottery. Ticket buyers who were not as lucky as Guadarrama get a second chance to win up to $25,000 during the lottery’s weekly draw by subscribing to the 2nd Chance Program and submitting any non-winning Set For Life Scratchers ticket code.

A group of state lotteries is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a jackpot winner who argues he was shortchanged by millions of dollars because the prior drawing was rigged. In court documents this week, the Multi-State Lottery Association argued that Webster City, Iowa, resident Larry Dawson doesn’t have standing because his “claimed injury is merely speculative and hypothetical.”