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'Albany Seven' Claim $319 Million Mega Millions Prize

Seven very lucky New York state workers stepped forward today to claim their share of a $319 million Mega Millions prize, one of the state's largest lottery jackpots ever. The winners, a group of co-workers in upstate New York, appeared at a news conference together in Albany, where they each received a check from last...

Colleague: NY State Workers Won $319M Jackpot

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Within a state workforce already threatened with layoffs, a small group of workers has apparently found the sudden luxury of walking away from their jobs if they choose. No one has stepped forward to claim the weekend's $319 million Mega Millions jackpot, the fifth-largest in the multistate game's history....

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

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...

Couple Claims $1 Million Lottery Jackpot in Nick of Time

A North Carolina couple have claimed a $1 million lottery prize, just a day before the lucky ticket was set to expire. Erin and Raleigh Hill waited nearly six months before coming forward, uneasy about how winning the lottery would affect their lives. "When she brought the subject up, I'd always say, 'We'll talk about...

Patience Pays Off as Postal Workers Win Lottery

It pays to be patient -- and to stick together. Just ask 13 newly minted millionaires in Romulus, Mich. The current and retired postal workers have spent 12 years playing the lottery, The Detroit News reported. Twice a week, they would pool their cash and buy 65 Mega Millions tickets. Apart from a $10,000 prize in 2006,...

Background on mega millions

Mega Millions (MM) is a US multi-jurisdictional $1 lottery game. Since it replaced The Big Game in May 2002 (see below), Mega Millions' advertised jackpots have started at $12 million, paid in 26 yearly installments (unless the cash option is chosen), increasing when there is no jackpot winner.

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