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Mega Millions top prize jumps to $85 million; tonight's Powerball jackpot is $180 million

The Mega Millions jackpot is closing in on $100 million, but the Powerball jackpot for tonight’s drawing is still more than twice as large. No one correctly picked Tuesday’s winning Mega Millions numbers of 18, 25, 47, 51 and 61 with the Mega Ball of 5, pushing the jackpot for Friday’s drawing up to $85 million.

Mega Millions top prize jumps to $85 million; tonight's Powerball jackpot is $180 million

The Mega Millions jackpot is closing in on $100 million, but the Powerball jackpot for tonight’s drawing is still more than twice as large. No one correctly picked Tuesday’s winning Mega Millions numbers of 18, 25, 47, 51 and 61 with the Mega Ball of 5, pushing the jackpot for Friday’s drawing up to $85 million.

Some fertility doctors will use lottery to prioritize Ontario IVF patients

Some fertility doctors in Ontario will use a lottery to determine who gets a coveted spot in the province’s expanded in vitro fertilization funding program. The provincial government anticipates 5,000 Ontarians will in the coming year avail themselves of $50 million in new funding, announced in October, for one cycle of IVF treatment and a single embryo transfer.

Some fertility doctors will use lottery to prioritize Ontario IVF patients

Some fertility doctors in Ontario will use a lottery to determine who gets a coveted spot in the province’s expanded in vitro fertilization funding program. The provincial government anticipates 5,000 Ontarians will in the coming year avail themselves of $50 million in new funding, announced in October, for one cycle of IVF treatment and a single embryo transfer.

Maine public aid recipients won $22 million from state lottery since 2010

Maine residents on public assistance have spent hundreds of million of dollars on lottery tickets – enough to win more than $22 million in prizes between 2010 and 2014, including eight jackpots worth at least $500,000 each. The data on winnings come from a state Department of Health and Human Services memo obtained under Maine’s open records act.

Des Plaines Gas Station Sells $750,000 Lottery Ticket

If you bought a Lucky Day Lotto ticket in Des Plaines recently, you may want to check it right away! A Des Plaines gas station sold a $750,000 winning ticket for last night’s Lucky Day Lotto drawing. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Mobil, 9660 Golf Road, and matched all five numbers – 03 – 07 – 18 – 20 – 24 – to win $750,000 in the Tuesday, December 15, evening drawing.

Lawrence Kopczyk, photo – Michigan Lottery

Lawrence Kopczyk, 70 matched all five white balls in the Dec. 8 drawing. Kopczyk says his grandson helped picked the winning numbers – 7, 17, 37, 49 and 73. “My grandson helped me pick my numbers and when he heard that someone had bought a winning ticket at the VG’s we went to, he told me he was sure I was the winner,” recalls Kopczyk.

Lawrence Kopczyk, photo – Michigan Lottery

Lawrence Kopczyk, 70 matched all five white balls in the Dec. 8 drawing. Kopczyk says his grandson helped picked the winning numbers – 7, 17, 37, 49 and 73. “My grandson helped me pick my numbers and when he heard that someone had bought a winning ticket at the VG’s we went to, he told me he was sure I was the winner,” recalls Kopczyk.

Langley family collects $50-million lottery prize 21 months after winning numbers were announced

But when Friedrich and Annand Mayrhofer and their son Eric attempted to collect their whopping lottery winnings through a trust, the B.C. Lottery Corporation refused to do that unless the beneficiaries were disclosed. The Mayrhofers bought their ticket in the Lotto Max at Shoppers Drug Mart on 48 Avenue in Langley.

Langley family collects $50-million lottery prize 21 months after winning numbers were announced

But when Friedrich and Annand Mayrhofer and their son Eric attempted to collect their whopping lottery winnings through a trust, the B.C. Lottery Corporation refused to do that unless the beneficiaries were disclosed. The Mayrhofers bought their ticket in the Lotto Max at Shoppers Drug Mart on 48 Avenue in Langley.