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Mississippi governor appoints lottery corporation
Amid the lottery fever sweeping the United States, Mississippi took a step closer to starting a state lottery.Administration, Starting a Lottery, Mississippi, Government
Powerball joins lottery frenzy with $620 million jackpot
This will be a week talked about in the lottery industry for a long time, with more than $2.2 billion in multi-state jackpots up for grabs.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
Mega Millions sets world record with $1.6 billion lottery jackpot for Tuesday drawing
A Mega Millions jackpot roll that had already made history has now reached a new world record for the biggest lottery jackpot ever.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Record, Multi-State Game
Everything you know about the fate of lottery winners is probably wrong, according to science
A lottery jackpot win will be life-changing, but some of the popular theories about the fate of lottery winners aren’t necessarily accurate, according to a study published in May.Winner Stories, Jackpots, After the Big Win, Study, General Interest
$1 BILLION MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY DRAWING TONIGHT
For the third time in three days, lottery officials have been forced to raise the multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot due to a torrent of lottery ticket sales for the $1 BILLION jackpot drawing tonight.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
Powerball lottery jackpot jumps on huge sales
This week has seen a frenzy of lottery tickets sales across the United States, with both Mega Millions and Powerball simultaneously reaching massive levels. With the Powerball jackpot increasing to $430 million after the Wednesday evening drawing, there is now close to $1.33 billion in combined jackpots on tap for lottery players this week.Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
$970 MILLION: Mega Millions ticket-buying frenzy forces new jackpot estimate
Across the United States, lottery tickets are being sold at a frantic pace that the state lotteries are struggling to keep up with.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
Lottery sales at retailers 'almost pandemonium'
Are you dreaming about hitting it big with the lottery? You’re not alone. Lottery retailers are seeing a torrent of sales with $1.4 billion in lottery jackpot winnings up for grabs.Mega Millions, Powerball, Jackpots, Retailer, Sales, Multi-State Game
$868 MILLION: Mega lottery jackpot set for Friday
The most commonly-heard phrase this week just might be, “Did you get Mega Millions tickets?”Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
$900 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised just hours after initial estimate
Less than 12 hours after the initial estimate for Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot was set early this morning, the already ground-shaking grand prize has now increased to an estimated $900 million.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
Lotteries offer $1B in jackpots as Mega Millions nears record
A record-smashing Mega Millions prize could be awaiting a lucky winner when the multi-state lottery and Powerball kick off a two-day, $1 billion jackpot grab Tuesday night.Mega Millions, Powerball, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
$667 MILLION: Biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever
Mega Millions is making history tonight, with the biggest jackpot the multi-state lottery game has ever seen.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
$654 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot skyrockets
For only the 5th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to more than $600 million.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
NJ Lottery Pick 6 jackpot jumps to 9-year high
With the multi-state Mega Millions and Powerball lottery games stealing players’ attention these days, New Jersey’s popular Pick 6 game has been quietly rolling to levels seen around once a decade.New Jersey, Jackpots
$548 MILLION: Mega jackpot to spark ticket-buying frenzy
Lottery players across the United States will be lining up at lottery retailers for their chance to win Friday’s massive $548 million Mega Millions jackpot, after nobody won Tuesday’s $470 million grand prize.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
California Lottery settles lawsuits with two former security staff
The California State Lottery has paid more than $500,000 to settle lawsuits filed by two former investigators who claimed they were fired for calling attention to jackpots they believed the lottery improperly awarded to recipients who could not prove they were winners.Legal, California, Security, Fired, Lawsuit
Lottery ticket leads FBI to Illinois bank robbery suspect
A dropped scratch-off lottery ticket led to the capture of an Arlington Heights, Illinois, man who took off with more than $8,000 in a Palatine bank robbery last week.Legal, Illinois, Scratch Games, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime
$470 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls again
After 21 drawings without a jackpot winner, the multi-state Mega Millions lottery game now boasts a swelling jackpot of nearly a half-billion dollars that could instantly put someone among the wealthiest people on the planet.Mega Millions, Jackpots, Multi-State Game
'It was a horrible, horrible crime that I committed,' Jamaican lottery scammer repents
A woman who scammed elderly Americans out of their life savings verbalized a moment of repentance at her sentencing.Legal, Scam, Theft, Jamaica, Law Enforcement, Fraud, Crime