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Tag: lottery

13 Jan

Mega Millions jackpot rises to $750 million after no winner

published on January 13, 2021 - 12:42 PM

(AP) — Lottery players will have a shot Friday night at the fifth-largest jackpot in U.S. history after no tickets

25 Feb

California lottery didn’t give $36M to schools, auditor says

published on February 25, 2020 - 2:44 PM

(AP) — The California lottery skimped on giving $36 million in revenue to fund public education and spent $720,000 on

10 Jun

Lottery ticket worth $530 million sold in San Diego store

published on June 10, 2019 - 12:56 PM

(AP) — A California lottery ticket worth $530 million in the Mega Millions draw was sold at a liquor store

03 Aug

Spontaneous office pool wins $543 million lottery jackpot

published on August 3, 2018 - 1:14 PM

(AP) — A group of California co-workers who decided to play the lottery on a whim won last month’s $543

25 Jul

Mega Millions winning ticket worth $522M sold in California

published on July 25, 2018 - 1:19 PM

(AP) — The California Lottery says one lucky person won the Mega Millions lottery. The state lottery’s verified Twitter feed

12 Mar

Judge: Winner of $560M Powerball jackpot can stay anonymous

published on March 12, 2018 - 12:29 PM

(AP) — A judge ruled Monday that a New Hampshire woman who won a Powerball jackpot worth nearly $560 million

23 Jun

US trial in Jamaican lottery scam delayed until next year

published on June 23, 2017 - 8:52 AM

(AP) — A U.S. trial for 10 defendants in a multimillion-dollar Jamaican lottery scam case has been delayed until early

12 Jun

California winner of $447M Powerball can claim prize Monday

published on June 12, 2017 - 11:05 AM

(AP) — The holder of the sole winning Powerball ticket worth $447.8 million can claim the prize as early as

14 Dec

Pokemon, Olympics, election among 2016’s top Google searches

published on December 14, 2016 - 8:45 AM

(AP) — “Pokemon Go,” the Olympics and the presidential election are among Google’s top trending searches of 2016. Powerball tops

31 Aug

$20 found in San Francisco leads to $1 million lottery win

published on August 31, 2015 - 8:59 AM

(AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area man won $1 million in the California Lottery after buying a winning ticket with