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Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $312 Million Before Tonight's Drawing

By Dana ChivvisMar 25th 2011 – 2:24PM
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Lotto hopefuls lined up to buy a 1 in 176 million chance of winning the $312 million Mega Millions jackpot. The winning numbers -- 22, 24, 31, 52 and 54 and Mega Ball 4 -- were picked at 11 p.m. EST in Atlanta, and tickets were sold until 15 minutes before the drawing. Tonight's pot of cash is the second-highest Mega...

Winning $182 Million Powerball Ticket Sold on Fortune Road

By Mara GayFeb 28th 2011 – 11:42AM
AP

AP

A single Powerball ticket worth $182 million sold on Fortune Road near Walt Disney World is going to put some lucky winner on easy street. No one has stepped forward yet with the winning ticket, which was sold at the Publix grocery store located on the aptly named thoroughfare in Kissimmee, Fla. The road is around the...

Ex-W.Va. Sheriff Nabs $79 Million Lotto Jackpot

By John O. MembrinoAug 24th 2010 – 11:09AM
West Virginia Lottery

West Virginia Lottery

(Aug. 24) -- A 63-year-old grandfather of three who served two terms as a county sheriff and cares for a disabled sister has won a $79 million Powerball jackpot, the third largest in West Virginia Lottery history. "I feel like the luckiest man in the world," William R. "Randy" Smith said Monday at a presentation ceremony,...

Lotto Winner's Wife Evicted from Home

By Sphere StaffDec 16th 2009 – 5:52PM

(Dec. 16) -- A South Florida woman whose husband jilted her after winning the lottery is about to be evicted from her house, the Sun Sentinel reported. But for Donna Campbell, the holiday season has brought at least a hint of a silver lining: a moving company has offered to move and store her belongings for...

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