The ticketholders’ identities may remain a mystery for months — California gives the winner a year to come forward, Georgia 180 days — but one winner is already known: Thuy Nguyen, who owns Jennifer’s Gift Shop in San Jose. For selling a winning ticket in Tuesday’s drawing, Nguyen will get $1 million, California Lottery officials […]
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What makes you think you can win the $636 million Mega Millions jackpot?
It’s the ultimate fantasy: Walk into a store, plunk down a dollar, and with nothing but luck — really extraordinary luck — you win a giant lottery. Suddenly, you’re rich as a sultan with enough money to buy an NBA team or your own island. The odds of that happening, of course, are astronomical. But […]
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Mega Millions jackpot hits $586 million
DES MOINES, Iowa — Paula Otto, executive director of the Virginia Lottery and Mega Millions’ lead director, said ticket sales are ahead of projections for Tuesday’s drawing, increasing the likelihood that the record could fall by then. If the prize goes unclaimed for a 22nd consecutive drawing, the next one likely would shatter the record, […]
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Powerball ticket worth $1 million sold in Bath
The Maine Lottery announced Thursday that someone bought a Powerball ticket in Bath worth $1 million. The winning numbers were 1-10-13-18-19, Powerball 27. The ticket was sold at the Clipper Mart on Leeman Highway for Wednesday night’s drawing. Ticket holders from several states who had five matching numbers won $1 million. Ticket holders in Nebraska and […]
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3 winning Powerball tickets sold in New Jersey and Minnesota
DES MOINES, Iowa — At least three people in two states have beaten astronomical odds to become the nation’s latest Powerball millionaires. Sue Dooley, senior drawing manager production coordinator for the Multi-State Lottery Association, said late Wednesday night that three tickets matched the winning numbers and will split the lottery’s latest massive jackpot: $448 million. […]
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Audits cite serious problems in the state’s day-to-day operations
That’s because the state has no well-documented disaster recovery plan and doesn’t run periodic disaster tests. Thousands of Mainers may be taking advantage of the unemployment system run by the Maine Department of Labor, forcing the state to spend millions of dollars more than it should. Or not. No one really knows. One-third of the […]
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Maine deer lottery applications being accepted
AUGUSTA — Maine wildlife officials have begun accepting applications for the 2013 any-deer permit lottery. A total of 46,710 permits for antlerless deer will be issued in 16 of Maine’s 29 wildlife management districts during November’s white tail deer hunting season. It’s bucks only in the other wildlife management districts. Paper applications for this year’s […]