At least $1.6 billion, the largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, will be up for grabs during the next Mega Millions draw after no winning tickets were sold for Friday night's draw, the lottery said Saturday. No one hit all of the numbers of 15, ...
U.S. Mega Millions jackpot soars to $900 million, second-highest on record
The Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $900 million. Lottery officials raised the estimated prize Wednesday, less than a day after another drawing without a winner increased the prize to $868 million. Officials say no tickets matched all six numbers to claim the Mega Millions ...
Sales of Takarakuji lottery tickets issued by prefectural governments and ordinance-designated major cities totaled ¥786.6 billion in fiscal 2017, down 6.9 percent from the year before. Sales were down for the second consecutive year and fell below ¥800 billion for the first time since fiscal ...
The stuff of dreams: U.S. Mega Millions lottery tops $500 million
The jackpot for Tuesday night's U.S. Mega Millions lottery has reached $522 million, the fifth-largest prize in the game's history, sparking a wave of social media daydreaming about what people do if they won. The next drawing for the prize, following 22, which failed to ...
Lottery tickets in Japan will be sold online from October in bid to boost sales
Aiming to boost slumping sales, the internal affairs ministry said Friday that starting in October, people will be able to purchase tickets online for most public-run lotteries. Gamblers will be able to buy tickets for the popular Jumbo Takarakuji series, which are sold five times ...
Japan's lottery rakes in declining revenues as younger generation gives jackpot chances a pass
Several weeks ago Mavis Wanczyk, a 53-year-old woman from Massachusetts, won $758 million in the Powerball lottery — the largest single winner jackpot in North American history. Wanczyk said at a news conference that she had already quit her job and plans to "hide ...
Mega Millions jackpot at $454 million ahead of Tuesday drawing
The jackpot for Tuesday night's Mega Millions lottery drawing has swollen to $454 million, making it one of the 10 largest prizes in U.S. lottery history, lottery officials said. A drawing for the multistate Mega Millions prize will be held at 11 p.m. EDT (0300 ...
Trenton shop sold sole winning $430 million Powerball ticket
Someone is holding onto the sole winning Powerball ticket that was sold in New Jersey and the jackpot was at $429.6 million, lottery officials said Sunday. Only one ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing, said Powerball spokeswoman Kelly Cripe. The winning Powerball ...
U.S. lottery vendor accused of rigging drawings allegedly installed code that predicted winners
A lottery vendor for years manipulated drawings to enrich himself and associates by installing software code that allowed him to predict winning numbers on specific days of the year, Iowa investigators alleged Wednesday. Authorities called the newly obtained forensic evidence a breakthrough in the investigation ...
Powerball jackpot now $1.5 billion; any winner advised to change phones, brace for stress, requests
The world's largest lottery jackpot has grown to $1.5 billion because of continuing strong Powerball ticket sales. Lottery officials increased their estimate of the huge jackpot for the second day in a row Tuesday because of interest in the prize. The jackpot could grow more ...
Lottery officials say the estimated $1.3 billion prize for Wednesday's Powerball drawing is the largest jackpot ever in the world. No one matched all six Powerball numbers Saturday night, leading to the astronomical prize, which is all but certain to grow before the next drawing ...
Anonymous donor leaves 2,000 lottery tickets at Tochigi City Hall for flood victims
An anonymous donor left around 2,000 lottery tickets at City Hall in the city of Tochigi, with an accompanying note stating any prize money should be used to help victims of the massive flooding in eastern Japan in September, police said Tuesday. A bag containing ...
