If you play the lottery in Virginia, you may win the Mega Millions and Powerful jackpot. According to a new study released by the Vegas Insider compared the number of Mega Millions and Powerball jackpot wins for every state. The findings concluded with states based on win frequency and the number of wins per million […]
A winning ticket for a $640-million Mega Millions lottery was purchased in San Jose Tuesday, though the winner is yet to come forward, according to…
In Chicago, three bakery workers claim they’re owed dough — their fair share of $118 million in winnings from the Illinois State Lottery. They say they were part of a betting pool at the Pita Pan Old World Bakery in Chicago Heights that won the windfall in a May 4 drawing. “What happened was this,” […]
Three teachers from Maryland have finally come forward to claim their Mega Millions jackpot prize. The trio stashed the winning ticket in a safe after the record-breaking $656 million drawing last month — and sat back to watch as a kooky Baltimore woman claimed to be the winner. The 2 women and 1 man — […]
Mega Millions mania has plunged a Maryland McDonald’s into a bubbling cauldron of controversy hotter than a deep-fried apple pie. Workers at the fast-food joint who pooled their cash for tickets are furious at a colleague who claims she won with a ticket she bought for herself and has no intention of sharing. “We had […]
The odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are 1 in 195,249,054. Kathy Scruggs appears to have beat them without even trying. Scruggs, 44, of Lithonia, Georgia, told lottery officials that she won the $25 million Powerball jackpot on Sept. 14 only because a store clerk misunderstood which lottery ticket she wanted to buy. Scruggs said […]
An Ohio man who missed his weekly work lottery pool while he was out with a back injury is suing his co-workers for a share of their $99 million jackpot. For 8 years, Edward Hairston diligently contributed $15 per month to his lottery office pool. His lawyer claimed he was cheated out of the winnings […]