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This week has been very exciting for players of the world’s biggest lotteries, not least because the USAPowerball‘s recent changes came into effect.
Aside from this, two of the world’s other lotto heavyweights have been as thrilling for fans as they have always been, with both the Italian SuperEnalotto and the USA Mega Millions seeing their jackpots bumped up considerably in rollover draws.
The Italian SuperEnalotto has been increasing its top prize after every game since September 22nd.
Now, the jackpot stands at €54.5 million – which is not unusual for this particular lottery, because part of its appeal is the massive payouts and the frequent rollovers due to there being 90 balls in play, despite there being three draws a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The question is, how long will it take for that top prize to be won? And lotto players can find out for themselves if they enter in time for tonight’s (January 19th) draw.
Additionally, the USA Mega Millions has seen its jackpot roll over to $60 million.
This is not uncharted territory for the draw, as the Mega Millions resulted in the world’s largest ever lotto win back in 2007, when a $390 million prize was shared between winners Eddie Nabors – a 52-year-old truck driver fromGeorgia – and 57-year-old Harold Messner, a builder fromNew Jersey.
Many people have been close to winning the top payout over the past few weeks, with five players taking home the second prize of $250,000 after the last draw on Tuesday (January17th).
So, for players to be in with a chance of winning the $60 million Mega Millions jackpot, they can enter in time for tomorrow’s (January 20th) game with their chosen lucky numbers of quick pick selection.
As for the new-look USA Powerball, however, since its new rules were implemented at the beginning of the week, nobody has yet landed themselves a jackpot prize.
Because of this, the payout has rolled over and been inflated by $10 million, giving Saturday’s (January 21st) entrants $100 million to play for.
In the first draw since the changes, several lucky Powerball fans went home with a second-tier prize, which is now worth a cool $1 million.
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After weeks of waiting in anticipation – during which time countless lotto fans must have been frantically checking their own lottery tickets – the winner of the coveted $206 million USA Mega Millions jackpot has come forward.
The now fantastically wealthy player has so far elected to remain anonymous and only made an appearance at the New York State Lottery headquarters this week, despite the drawing for this enormous top prize taking place on December 27th.
Very little is known about the man or woman who bought the ticket, except for the fact that they live inLong Islandand are now the richest-ever lotto winner to come from that part of the state.
According to New York State Lottery officials, the slip was purchased at a supermarket in the Middle Island area and the numbers were chosen by a Quick Pick random number selector.
Because the winner had taken so long to make themselves known to officials, it was rumoured the lucky lotto fan was in fact an employee of the store in question.
If the lottery player chooses to take his or her payout as a cash lump sum, the amount they receive will be worth $153 million.
It is not known whether they kept their momentous USA Mega Millions win under their hat because they wanted to get used to the idea of owning such an enormous sum of money and contact the necessary financial and legal experts to advise them on the best steps to take, or if it was merely the case that they did not check their lottery ticket until recently.
Last week, the media was rife with reports about the mystery lottery winner who was yet to make themselves known – coverage that may have encouraged the player to take a peek at any slips they had forgotten to check.
The USA Mega Millions jackpot has been rolling over since the exciting December 27th draw, with four unclaimed top prizes seeing the payout climb to dizzying heights once again.
Its jackpot is now $42 million and lottery fans can enter their lucky numbers or Quick Pick selection in time for tomorrow’s (January 13th) draw.
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A 60-year-old woman from Portlandin Oregonhas been targeted by a fraudster who called numerous times to tell her she had won the Mega Millions Giveaway.
Linda McDonald revealed that the man – who claimed to be somebody called Jon Farrell – told her she was the lucky winner of the prize, but in order to collect it she had to pay him $425 which would be picked up from her home by “a representative” for tax reasons.
In addition to saying she had won a cash sum, the con artist added that the woman had also landed a new vehicle and free fuel for the car for a year.
Furthermore, the total sum the victim had supposedly scooped changed, with amounts varying from $50,000 to $1.25 million.
The bogus caller claimed the giveaway was a scheme organised by Wal-Mart and other chain stores, but when Ms McDonald rang the supermarket to check this detail, it was revealed she was not the first to have been scammed in such a way.
Lottery fans who enjoy playing USA Mega Millions should not panic about this, because the police are working on the case and have revealed the numbers used to make the calls are already under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission and Nigerian law enforcement.
One way lottery players can make sure they are not being reeled into fake schemes such as this is by purchasing their USA Mega Millions and other lottery tickets online at theLotter – because then if a fraudster tells them they have won a prize for buying their ticket at a certain store, they will know this is not true.
Fortunately, Ms McDonald – who is a cancer sufferer and lives on a fixed income – kept her suspicions at the front of her mind and did not give the criminals any money.
Since reporting her ordeal to the police, it has been revealed several households have been contacted in the Portland area and the rest of Oregon with the caller peddling the same bogus story.
Sergeant Pete Simpson of the Portland Police Bureau told KGW News: “These people are very vicious on the phone and will threaten victims’ lives … if the caller does not cave in to the unrelenting phone calls.”
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Following on from our guide to what some European lotto names mean, lottery fans may be left scratching their heads over what led to the names of some USA draws.
Indeed, there is much more to some of the names of these lottos than meets the eye in many cases and knowing why they have been called what they have been called could help players get a better understanding of what these draws are all about and what makes them special.
Powerball
The USA Powerball began life in 1988 as Lotto America and changed its name to Powerball in 1992.
It was the first game to use the two-drum matrix system allowing for high odds for top-tier prizes and low odds for smaller payouts. This second drum draws the Power Ball, the additional number than gives players the ‘power to win the jackpot’.
The Power Ball is chosen from this second drum and its number is filled in by the player in a different grid on the ticket from the main range of numbers. The system proved so successful that it has been adopted by many massive lottos including the Mega Millions and EuroMillions.
Mega Millions
Just like the USA Powerball, USA Mega Millions started life as a completely different draw.
The Big Game was founded in 2000, when multi-state games were growing in popularity, and then became the Big Game Mega Millions. By May 2002, the nine states of New York, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, Michigan, Virginia, Massachusetts and Virginia were all playing this draw and that was when the name was shortened to Mega Millions – with these states to welcome Washington, California and Texas into the group in the years to come.
Because millions of people are able to play the game, it means jackpots can roll over to higher sums more quickly – hence the name Mega Millions.
Hoosier Lottery
The USA Hoosier Lotto has – to those who do not live in its home state of Indiana – perhaps one of the more peculiar names of all the USA draws.
Indeed, the term Hoosier is another word for a resident of Indiana, which adopted the nickname of Hoosier State more than 150 years ago.
But what is a hoosier? According to Indiana University, the word was once a derogatory term to denote a roughneck or somebody who lived out in the sticks, but has since become an affectionate nickname.
So what better to call the state lotto of Indiana, especially as Indianans elected the name of the Hoosier Lotto to replace the original Lotto Cash name given to the draw back in 1994.
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Lottery fans and the press are clamouring for the player with the winning numbers for the Mega Millions draw on December 27th to step forward – because they are now entitled to a huge $206 million fortune.
Very little is known about who this new multi-millionaire is, but it is believed they are a resident of Long Island, New York.
Perhaps the winner is getting used to the idea of having such a life-changing sum of money appear unexpectedly like this, because so far officials at the New York Lottery have not yet heard anything from anybody claiming to own the golden ticket.
Spokesman Alex Traverso told the Appeal Democrat that it is not unusual for those who win enormous jackpots to wait a few days or weeks before coming forward to collect their payout.
He said that not enough time has elapsed since the draw to be concerned that the lottery ticket has gone unnoticed in a handbag or jeans pocket.
“When it goes a month or two months, then you think maybe the person misplaced their ticket,” Mr Traverso added.
The lottery official revealed that recently a man had routinely gone into a local shop to buy his tickets for that week and check the previous few draw’s numbers when he realised he had scooped a six-figure sum playing the lotto.
He suggested this latest USAMega Millions champion may also have a similar habit, hence the delay.
In addition to the top prize, there were five lotto players who won the second prize by matching five correct regular numbers but missing out on the Mega Ball.
This mean five lucky people in Los Angeles and Tustin have started the new year $250,000 richer.
Fans of the USA Mega Millions – or those who would like to try a new lottery to ring in the start of 2012 – may want to try their luck at theLotter where they can enter the lotto online, check results and learn more about their favourite games.
The next USA Mega Millions draw is tomorrow (January 6th) and players who enter could be in with a chance of winning a jackpot worth $25 million.
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As the new year approaches, some people may be taking stock of the amazing things that happened in 2011 and are perhaps wondering what will be making the headlines in 2012.
This year was certainly a big one in terms of memorable lottery wins and none more so than the record-smashing EuroMillions jackpot of €185 million, which was won by Scottish couple Christine and Colin Weir back in July.
Indeed, there have been two major wins for the game since the pair from Largs landed their life-altering windfall, with Dave and Angela Dawes from Wisbech inEnglandscooping a €101 million in autumn after an anonymous French lotto fan landed a €162 million jackpot.
And maybe 2012 will set some new top jackpot wins for the biggest American lotteries, however it has been some time since those records have been broke.
USA Powerball holds the record for the largest top prize ever won by one person – a $340 million payout claimed byOregonman Steve West in 2006.
Furthermore, the USAMega Millions record jackpot is the biggest in the history ofNorth America.
The mind-boggling sum of $390 million was won by truck driver Eddie Nabors from Georgia and builder Harold Massner fromNew Jerseyback in 2007.
Lotto fans keen to find out where their luck will take them in 2012 can find out at theLotter, where they can enter draws and check results online.
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There are many excited USA Mega Millions fans around the world eagerly anticipating tomorrow’s (December 20th) draw.
This is because on Friday (December 16th) the massive North American game saw no lucky winners take home the enormous $135 million top prize.
As a result, this huge payout has ratcheted up to $152 million – and with just two more games before Christmas, lottery fans might be on the edge of their seats as they excitedly await the coming draws on Tuesday and Friday.
Long-time fans of the USA Mega Millions may already be aware that the game’s jackpot payouts have not reached such staggering heights since March of this year.
The draw is known for its massive top prizes and in March 2007, the largest ever sum of $390 million was shared between two winning ticketholders based in New Jersey and Georgia.
This jackpot is the largest-ever to have been won in North America.
Lottery fans who are already growing more excited about their chances tomorrow may also be watching events unravel in the USA Powerball – as both lottery draws are reflecting one another in terms of rollovers resulting in massive jackpots such as Wednesday’s estimated $104 million top prize.
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This holiday season is brining special good tidings to lottery fans as many of the bigger lotteries have shown an exciting trend as they have been steadily rising with exciting jackpots. The Mega Millions, USA Powerball, Florida Lotto, SuperEnalotto, the Mega da Virada, and the EuroMillions continue to rollover and captivate lottery lovers with huge jackpot win potential.
The Mega Millions has been growing since November 4th and is now at an incredible $135 million after 12 rollovers. The USA Powerball is an impressive $91 million after seven rollovers, and the Florida Lotto is at $47 million. However, the US lotteries aren’t to be outdone by their European counterparts: after more than 20 rollovers, the SuperEnalotto has reached €42.9 million, and the EuroMillions a remarkable €46 million. Additionally, Brazil’s annual end of the year lottery; the Mega da Virada is now R$ 170 million. With more than €369 million ($479 million) to be won, some lucky lottery winners will be spreading extra holiday cheer with huge windfalls.
Players can enjoy the holidays with the Mega Millions, USA Powerball, SuperEnalotto, EuroMillions, Mega Da Virada or the Florida Lotto from anywhere in the world on theLotter.com. Happy Holidays!
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The USA Mega Millions lotto is one of the most exciting games North America has to offer, but do you know where to buy Mega Millions lottery tickets?
Fans of the draw who do not live in one of the 42 participating states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands – as well as those who do – can get in the game online at theLotter, where they can enter draws and keep on top of jackpot totals, as well as check the results of previous games.
This week saw a USA Mega Millions player claim his $57 million prize after he scooped the jackpot in September.
Pensioner James Jones landed half of the $114 million top prize and has said he will be sharing the wealth with his wife and their two daughters Allan and Kimberley.
The family opted for a lump sum rather than an annuity and the retired banker has revealed that he and his other half have “no needs or want for many more worldly things” and are happy to ensure their loved ones live their lives without being burdened with financial pressures, allowing them to follow their dreams.
Lottery fans could be in with a chance to take home $135 million if they buy their lottery tickets for USA Mega Millions online in time for Friday’s (December 16th) draw.
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The USA Mega Millions jackpot has been creeping up again, with rollover upon rollover resulting the top prize reaching the $116 million mark – and one lucky lotto fan could land this juicy payout tonight (December 13th) if their luck comes in.
This could be a fantastic coup for one lottery player, as one publication has listed just how many of the goodies they could bestow upon their true love according to the carol the Twelve Days of Christmas with their cash.
According to the Fowler Tribune, the money could land tonight’s USA Mega Millions jackpot winner 540,600 partridges in pear trees, more than 1.6 million turtle doves, 2 million French hens, 770,000 calling birds and 770,000 gold rings.
Furthermore, they could purchase 3.7 million geese-a-laying, 11,200 swans-a-swimming, 13.7 million maids-a-milking, 144 ladies dancing, 209,800 lords-a-leaping, 453,200 pipers piping and 456,300 drummers drumming.
Whatever lottery fans would like to do with their dream millions, there is nothing to lose this evening and to be in with a chance of taking home $116 million lotto lovers should get in the game by playing lottery online.
And if tonight’s USA Mega Millions top prize rolls over again, players can keep an eye out for the estimated jackpot total for Friday’s (December 16th) draw online at theLotter.
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The USA is one nation that loves its lottery games, with a recent survey revealing one-in-five Americans knows a lotto winner personally.
And it is no surprise the country is in love with playing the lottery, because with big-prize draws such as USA Mega Millions and the USA Florida Lotto, it is hard to resist the hype these enormous jackpots bring about.
According to Poll Position, 62 per cent of all Americans have entered a lottery draw at some point – which also includes playing the lotto online.
This week there are some really big jackpot draws taking place in the US, with the next USA Mega Millions game taking place tomorrow (December 6th) with a top prize of $87 million.
The USA Powerball draw on Wednesday (December 7th) promises an estimated $52 million payout to anybody who gets all five numbers plus the Powerball correct.
Furthermore, the next USA Florida Lotto game – which is also on Wednesday – is going to have a top prize of around $41 million, while the Indiana Hoosier Lottery draw looks to have a jackpot of $24 million when the balls are drawn that evening too.
Fans of these great games can have a go at winning a juicy payout and check estimated jackpots and lottery results at theLotter.
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A fast food worker from Dawsonville, Georgia, has won $250,000 thanks to a USA Mega Millions ticket that had been tossed in the rubbish bin.
According to Opposing Views, Andrew Hunter, who works at a local branch of Taco Bell, rescued the discarded slip and upon unfurling it realized he had scooped $3, because one of the lines matched one number plus the Mega Ball.
With this small windfall, the 24-year-old then purchased more lottery tickets – one of which resulted in a $250,000 payout.
He remarked: “I would have never bought that ticket if I hadn’t pulled the other ticket out of the trash.
“I don’t think it’s really hit me yet.”
Lottery fans who do not know where to buy MegaMillion lottery tickets can enter the draw at theLotter to be in with a chance of winning one of the cash prizes on offer.
Mr Hunter has not revealed whether he intends to keep his job at Taco Bell, or what purchases he plans to make with his newfound wealth.
He has said, however, that he will be investing some of his money – which could be a wise move for the young lotto winner.
USA Mega Millions fans could grab up to $55 million in prize money if they enter Friday’s (November 25th) lotto draw.
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In this second edition in our new series of understanding lotto terms, we want to help lottery fans boost their game by understanding what it means to choose the multiplier option.
Many lotto fans may have spotted the Megaplier when they play USA Mega Millions - this is what is known in the lottery world as a multiplier.
It is simply a way of multiplying a non-jackpot lottery prize for an additional charge.
Non-jackpot prizes are multiplied by the Megaplier number – 2, 3 or 4 – which means lotto fans can get a lot more bang for their buck if their lucky numbers come through.
In the USA Mega Millions draw, the match 5 prize – which is always $250,000 – is always multiplies by Megaplier number 4, instantly making the ticketholder a millionaire.
USA Powerball works in a similar play with its own Power Play option, which boosts a player’s non-jackpot winnings by multiplying it with the Power Play ball and entitles match 5 prize-winners to a $1 million payout, just by ticking a box.
The USA Oregon Megabucks also has a multiplier entitled the Kicker, which entitles any non-jackpot prize won in the game to be multiplied by four.
There’s no time like the present for lottery enthusiasts to give these optional extras a go to boost their winnings, with the next USA Powerball and Oregon Megabucks draws taking place today (November 16th) and the next USA Mega Millions game scheduled for Friday (November 18th).
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Lottery fans may be fizzling with excitement about the USA Mega Millions draw tomorrow (November 8th), because the top prize has jumped to an impressive $15 million.
Likely as not, the majority of lotto lovers will already have a mental shopping list for all the wonderful things they will be able to buy with their winnings when lady luck calls in one of these days, but for those who would not know where to start, the lottery has come up with some ideas.
New York residents could – if their appetite was big enough – guzzle more than four million hot dogs from Nathan’s at Coney Island, or even buy one prime season ticket for the New York Yankees and another for the New York Mets for each of the next 1,374 baseball seasons.
Lotto fans from Michigan who have a sweet tooth could sink a ship with 1.9 million pounds of Mackinac Island fudge, or take 7,000 of their closest friends on a six-day cruise on Lake Michigan.
Enterprising lottery winners might want to use their $15 million USA Mega Millions jackpot to pan for gold in Dahlonega, Georgia, where they could hunt for the precious metal two million times at the home of the first American gold rush.
For some, dining out on a seafood dinner is what makes a special occasion and in Maryland a lucky lotto player could chow down on 2.4 million steamed crabs, or they may prefer splashing out on 300,000 club-level tickets to the Baltimore Orioles games.
California is already home to a glut of fabulously wealthy individuals, so there is plenty there for a lotto winner to do with a fistful of cash, including attending 13,047 weeks of summer surf camp near San Diego or buying a five-bedroom and eight-bath 6,000 sq ft mansion in Beverly Hills.
If any of this sounds like fun then lottery fans should make sure they have their lucky numbers ready for the next USA Mega Millions draw to be in with a chance of scooping the $15 million jackpot.
How would you spend a $15 million USA Mega Millions prize?
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Lottery fans may know him as Hollywood’s Mr Nice and this week Hugh Jackman has certainly proved that under his A-list hero exterior he’s a truly generous and fun-loving guy.
Speaking at the press conference for his new film Real Steel in London’s exclusive Claridges Hotel, the Australia and X-Men star revealed he likes to buy the crew on his films lotto tickets.
He claimed his routine of getting a wad of 500 slips for his team first began when he was filming in the US and felt embarrassed that after two months he did not know anybody’s name.
“I thought that on a Friday afternoon I’ll whip by and buy lottery tickets for everyone and hand them out saying it’s an Australian tradition – but it’s not,” Jackman explained.
And it seems the lottery is something Mr Jackman may be a fan of, as he revealed in a recent interview with the Daily Telegraph that if he won the lotto he would not stop acting.
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Fans of the comedy series The Office may find that the programme inspires online lotto players when it comes to their dreams of winning big on their favourite game.
In the eighth season of the US version of the popular show, the warehouse staff strike lucky and leave their jobs, while the characters who work upstairs are left fantasising about what they would do with a juicy lottery payout.
Funnyman Jim claims he would move Pam and their children to Maine, while his other half ruminates that she would prefer the New York district of SoHo because she would be able to have fancy coffee every morning.
Kelly, however, states she would stay in her role at Dunder Mifflin for a $1-a-day salary but would do no work and former warehouse worker Darryl is left devastated as he is not entitled to any of the winnings since he changed jobs.
Online lotto fans might want to try their hand at playing American games such as USA Powerball or USA Mega Millions to be in with a chance of making this fictional scene a reality at theLotter.
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California now has one more millionaire after a lottery player from Los Angeles scooped a whopping $56.5 million playing USA Mega Millions.
The lucky lotto fan won the jackpot on Saturday (October 1st) and will share his or her payout with another fortunate person from North Carolina who also matched all six numbers – splitting the $113 million prize in two.
Saturday’s (October 1st) draw was the first time since June that the USA Mega Millions first tier sum surpassed the $100 million mark.
So far the prize winner has not made themselves known to lottery officials, but lotto chiefs have reminded the lucky ticket holder to sign the back of their slip, put it in a safe place and get in touch as soon as possible.
Lotto fans who are inspired by this enormous LA win can get in the game on October 4th for the next USA Mega Millions draw – as the jackpot resets to $12 million.
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The USA Mega Millions jackpot has reached the nine-figure mark again after Tuesday’s (September 27th) draw resulted in no top prizes being won.
Lottery fans may want to ensure they buy their USA Mega Millions tickets to be in with a chance to becoming a multi-millionaire, as the jackpot is now a staggering $113 million.
The next game will take place on Friday (September 30th). It will be the 12th drawing since the top prize was scooped by a lucky lotto fan from Massachusetts, who cashed in on a $32 million payout on August 19th.
And it was not so very long before that when a fortunate lotto enthusiast from Virginia bagged a $107 million prize from matching all his USA Mega Millions numbers correctly.
So lottery fans keen to become the proud owner of a nine-figure sum should have their lucky numbers at the front of their mind and get in the game at theLotter to be in with a chance of winning.
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A group of 13 co-workers from South Carolina have split a $250,000 prize after their luck came in playing USA Mega Millions.
The gang – who work at a Spartanburg County manufacturing plant – picked the first five numbers called in Tuesday’s (September 13th) lotto draw and after the division of the generous payout, each one of them will take home just over $13,000.
Two of the colleagues represented the group when they collected the winnings from the SC Education Lottery offices in Columbia after they discovered the next day that they had won the prize.
When asked what they will be spending their lottery money on, one of the workers claimed he would be leaving that decision up to his wife, while another said it would be going to the University of South Carolina, where their daughter is studying.
And lotto fans keen on getting in on the USA Mega Millions action this week can enter tomorrow’s (September 20th) draw, with a chance to win a $75 million jackpot.
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Thinking of how to spend grand lottery prizes is surely something all of us have done at one time or another – and it seems one lucky lotto player is no exception, as he has already begun splashing the cash after scooping a hefty prize in the USA Mega Millions.
Brian McCarthy came away with $107 million after discovering he held the winning lottery ticket and has wasted no time in treating himself with his new money injection.
The 25-year-old has forked out for a fancy car in the form of a BMW M3 and is putting the finishing touches on planning a relaxing golfing holiday to Ireland.
In addition, Mr McCarthy – who decided to take a single cash payout as opposed to 26 annual payments – has donated $50,000 to two local charities.
A similar spending spree is likely to be on the cards for fellow Mega Millions winner James Pond, who recently told KREM 2 News he plans to buy his son a jet ski with his new-found wealth.
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Individuals who regularly play the lottery may find that patience eventually pays off – especially if the example of one lucky winner is anything to go by.
Sandra Ham from Elon, North Carolina in the US scooped a hefty jackpot on the numbers game after trying her luck at the pursuit for a number of years.
Although the games player had picked up a $1,000 win and several $100 prizes in her previous lottery attempts, her persistence truly paid off when she landed a massive $1 million windfall.
Ms Ham said she always believed she would succeed with the lotto, noting: “I shook my head and said ‘It’s about time’. I knew for years that I was going to win $1 million in the lottery.”
The retired electronics specialist claimed she was very calm when realising her dreams had come true, explaining she always had it in her mind that she was destined to bag a huge prize on the numbers game.
US players have a number of lottery options open to them, including Hot Lotto, Mega Millions and Powerball.
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Playing the lottery captures the imagination of the general public because everybody enjoys having the opportunity to turn a small investment into large winnings.
USA Mega Millions offers players the chance to improve their circumstances with one easy purchase and Heather Black, a spokeswoman for the Colorado State Lottery, said: “Everybody likes the idea regardless of the economy of paying a dollar and winning millions,” Fox 31 reports.
Colorado State Lottery ticket sales have seen a 3.5 per cent jump in 2011 compared with last year and suggest playing the lottery is being viewed by many as an attempt to help them through a struggling economy.
Moreover, while a big main prize is always welcome, lottery officials in the state said players do not always require a large jackpot because they know a win of any kind will be of great benefit.
The news comes after the Chicago Sun-Times reported that lottery ticket sales for 28 of the 41 state lotteries ending in June 2011 were greater than those witnessed across the same period last year.
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It appears lotto fans around the world are turning to the activity – including the USA Mega Millions – as a way to see them through the current economic climate.
Indeed, ticket sales for 28 of the 41 state lotteries ending their fiscal year in June 2011 were greater than that recorded over the same period last year, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Moreover, all-time sales records were broken in 17 of the regions – suggesting such number games are being viewed as a beacon of hope for those finding times difficult in the aftermath of the global economic downturn.
Kate Sweeney, assistant professor of psychology at the University of California-Riverside – which is located in Inland Southern California – said it is commonplace for greater numbers of people to start playing lottery games whenever they feel that large events, such as a global recession, are out of their own control.
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One lucky USA Mega Millions player has won big on his favourite lotto draw, taking home a life-altering $250,000 cash prize.
Idaho man James Pond told KREM 2 News: “I feel so blessed. I’m so thankful. This could not have come at a better time.”
Mr Pond recently discovered that his son’s financial aid for college was not going to come through and that he owed money in taxes, but now his luck has changed.
He revealed that after these matters are settled, he is going to buy his son a jet ski and give something back to his community, as a lot of his neighbours have give him a helping hand in the past and he wants to return the favour.
Lottery fans may be interested in putting in their numbers in time for Friday’s (September 2nd) USA Mega Millions draw, as the jackpot is estimated to be a cool $25 million.
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An unemployed man from Dorchester, Massachusetts, can call off his job hunt as the lucky lotto fan has scooped $32 million playing USA Mega Millions.
However, Candido Oliveira, who is 47, began celebrating his life-changing win rather early, as the US state’s newest multi-millionaire started to fete his newfound wealth before checking his numbers.
The lotto player learned that a local man had won and claimed that he knew that it was him, spending two days playing his guitar happily before checking his ticket and collecting his prize money.
As for how his lottery jackpot will alter his life, according to Boston.com Mr Oliveira is taking a relaxed attitude, saying his friends, family and girlfriend are what matters most to him and that he is not going to change now he is rich.
Lotto players who fancy their chances at USA Mega Millions may be interested in getting in the game in time for the next draw, which will take place on Friday (August 26th).
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A retired salesman from the Washington town of Auburn in the US has scooped a juicy $250,000 payout playing USA Mega Millions.
According to the Auburn Reporter, 70-year-old Don Treuter collected his life-changing prize last week.
It seems Auburn is one lucky place to be a lotto fan, as a $6.4 million jackpot-winning lotto ticket was sold in the town just last month, while lottery players in the state have also been lucky playing USA Mega Millions and USA Powerball lately too.
Mr Treuter said that he is looking to pay off some bills with his windfall and place the rest in the bank.
Pal Rob Gerson stated: “We are really excited for Don. He’s a really nice guy. It’s great someone won that we see every day.”
Earlier this month, lottery fan Brain McCarthy from Virginia won $107 million playing USA Mega Millions – this third biggest winner the state has ever seen.
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One of the most important decisions for lottery fans to make is which lotto game to splash their cash on, as a juicy payout could depend on which draws they prefer to follow.
This is according to independent lottery expert The Lottery Guy, who provides hints and tips for people looking to maximise their chances of taking home a top prize.
“Which game to play [is] a step that almost nobody thinks about. We are either blinded by jumbo jackpots, or pick whatever game looks interesting,” he commented, adding that players should investigate the games available to them and think carefully about which ones they are more likely to win.
The Lottery Guy stated that a good way to find out which lottos are potential winners is by checking out the odds on lottery websites and comparing the different draws.
Here at theLotter there is a huge choice of lotteries to try out, with US games such as USA Powerball and USA MegaMillions and the world-famous EuroMillions draw.
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Some lotto fans play for the thrills, others play to score a big jackpot, but one lottery enthusiast from the US state of Kentucky has proved you can strike gold playing USA Mega Millions without hitting the top prize.
The fortunate lottery lover scooped a whopping quarter of a million dollars playing the game on August 2nd – a sum that is certainly not to be sniffed at.
His or her ticket matched the winning numbers 14, 17, 19, 20 and 32, but missed out on the Mega Ball, which was 28.
But of course, all lotto fans dream of hitting a top win someday – and not just second prize – and this Friday (August 12th) could be the day it happens as the jackpot is now estimated to be $16 million – a life-changing sum of cash.
One amazingly lucky lottery fan managed to strike lucky last week, matching all five numbers and the Mega Ball, meaning the player won $99 million playing USA Mega Millions.
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A lottery player from the US state of Ohio has ben made a multi-millionaire thanks to striking lucky playing USA Mega Millions.
Said to be based in Ohio, the fortunate lottery fan has won his or herself the astonishing sum of $99 million thanks to choosing the correct numbers for Friday’s (August 5th’s) draw.
The winning numbers for last week’s game were 6, 24 28, 33 and 42, with a Mega Ball of 19.
In addition to the newest member of Ohio’s financial elite, the state also yielded five second-place winners, who all picked five numbers correctly missing out on the Mega Ball. These guys will take home a payout of $250,000 each – not too shabby for a rubber-up prize.
Last week, ABC News reported that a lotto fan from Maryland won $250,000 playing USA Mega Millions.
The US state must be one of the luckiest for lotto games, with this being the 13th major winner this year alone.
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Somebody in the Maryland town of Edgewater is now a quarter of a million dollars richer thanks to striking lucky playing USA Mega Millions this week.
According to ABC News, the jammy lotto fan won the runner-up prize of $250,000 for choosing all the right numbers but missing out on the Mega Ball when the balls were drawn on Tuesday (August 3rd).
Maryland appears to be one lucky state, with this being the 13th lottery winner this year.
Tuesday’s numbers were 14, 17, 19, 20 and 32 with a Mega Ball of 28 and anybody who thinks their ticket is the winning one should sign it, just in case it falls into the wrong hands.
Of course, if lotto fans play at theLotter, there is no need to hunt for misplaced tickets or keeping them safe should they prove to be the key to a generous payout, because at theLotter, players are notified if they have won a prize.
Do you think you’re due some Maryland luck? Play at theLotter.
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A group of librarians have bagged the generous sum of $250,000 playing USA Mega Millions last week.
Eight colleagues working at the Blackstone Memorial Library in Branford in Connecticut hand picked the lottery numbers that were called out on the July 19th draw but missed out of the Mega Ball which would have won them the jackpot.
Reference librarian Debbie Trofatter was in charge of checking the group’s lotto numbers and revealed when she discovered their luck was in she couldn’t help but scream.
Ms Trofatter described how her colleagues took the news when she broke it to them and stated: “There was a lot of shouting, hugging and kissing going on, that’s for sure.”
She added that she and her workmates would continue playing USA Mega Millions – and who knows, maybe next time they’ll take home the jackpot!
And there’s plenty of time to get in the game in time for the next USA Mega Millions draw on Friday (July 29th) with a chance to win the $74 million jackpot.
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A lucky lotto fan from Westmont in Illinois has won a whopping quarter of a million dollars playing USA Mega Millions.
The Illinois State Lottery has revealed that the jammy man or woman has won the second prize after buying a ticket that matched all five numbers drawn for Tuesday’s (July 19th’s) game.
Numbers 2, 9, 10, 16 and 35 were pulled in the draw but nobody’s ticket matched all five in addition to the Mega Ball, which was 40.
The lucky lottery enthusiast is yet to come forward, but he or she may just be getting used to the idea of taking home such a life-changing sum of cash.
With such generous runner-up prizes it is hard to think of a reason not to get in the game and play USA Mega Millions, so lotto lovers may want to do just that in time for the next draw today (July 22nd).
What would you do with $250,000? You may find out playing at theLotter!
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One Hot Springs lotto fan has struck lucky playing USA Mega Millions after a $30,000 win.
A jammy resident from Hot Springs in Arkansas has scooped a whopping $30,000 after striking lucky playing USA Mega Millions.
The fortunate lottery fan picked four of the five numbers drawn correctly on July 15th, as well as the Mega Ball in order to win the princely third prize sum.
He or she is yet to claim their winnings and the Rapid City Lottery Office has advised they sign their ticket to prove that it is theirs before getting in touch to collect the money.
Perhaps it’s you? Did you choose four of the numbers drawn? The July 15th USA Mega Millions saw balls 16, 29, 30, 46 and 56 pulled, with a Mega Ball of 6 and a Megaplier of 3.
Lotto fans can get in the game this Friday (July 22nd) and play USA Mega Millions at theLotter. With a $53 million jackpot, it’s hard to think of a reason why not!
Are you destined to win the lottery? Find out at theLotter!
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A USA Mega Millions player from West Sacramento in California is now $300,000 richer after he picked five of the six winning numbers correctly.
The lucky lotto fan only missed the Mega Ball of 45 and came forward to collect his newfound riches yesterday (July 12th).
Fans of USA lottery games may be interested to learn that USA Mega Millions is the biggest jackpot game in the states, with top prizes starting at $12 million.
The lotto is played in 41 states, plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands but lottery lovers who are based a little further away from participating states can get in the game at theLotter, no matter where they are!
And there’s no time like the present when it comes to trying one’s luck, as the next USA Mega Millions draw will take place on July 15th, giving entrants the chance to win a whopping $33 million.
What would you do with all that cash? Play at theLotter!
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A businesswoman living in the sleepy UK town of Lancaster has won $250,000 playing USA Mega Millions online.
The Lakeland Echo reports that the lucky lottery fan – known only as Katie for confidentiality reasons – picked five winning numbers, entitling her to the generous second prize.
A US citizen, Katie moved to the Lancashire university town to be near her partner, who is from Liverpool.
She was quoted by the news source as saying: “My partner and I were overwhelmed when we saw that I’d won. I couldn’t believe it.”
This just goes to show that lotto fans can win big payouts if they try their chances online – so why not give your lucky numbers a whirl on theLotter to see if you can be as fortunate as Katie?
While Katie’s winnings may already be earmarked for some exciting purchases, seven USA Mega Millions jackpot winners from Alabama are not rushing to blow their lottery prize money, opting instead to take it easy, according to the New York Post.
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USA Mega Millions jackpot winners have claimed they are keeping their feet firmly on the ground despite splitting a $319 million lottery prize between them.
According to the New York Post, the so-called Albany Seven won the top payout in March of this year but have not rushed into making extravagant purchases with their newfound riches.
The lucky lottery players have quit their IT jobs with the state Homes and Community Renewal agency, but they seem content with living otherwise ordinary lives despite each of them being $19 million richer.
Winner Tracy Sussman claimed she was going to spend some of the money on a new stove, but instead used it to hire a repair man.
In addition, lucky lotto player Gabrielle Mahar said she and her boyfriend were enjoying a life of leisure and were thinking about buying a dishwasher.
Last month, a couple from Anne Arundel in Maryland won $250,000 on the USA Mega Millions and claimed they would use their winnings to pay for a holiday to Alaska.
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Playing the USA Mega Millions can result in lottery fans taking home life-changing prizes even if they do not win the jackpot.
And one lucky lotto supporter is due to receive a payout that could make a big difference, as a ticket matching five of the numbers called out on Tuesday (June 28th) was purchased in Sacramento, entitling the buyer to a $700,000 prize, according to the Contra Costa Times.
The player successfully picked the numbers 47, 27, 12, 48 and 17.
Winners have been advised by the Californian Lottery to sign the backs of their tickets so they can be identified as belonging to them and to keep them in a safe place.
The organisation also urged winners to contact lottery officials or visit the district office as soon as possible if they think they are due a payout.
And USA Mega Millions fans who are feeling lucky could enter the next draw which takes place tonight (July 1st) by playing at theLotter.
How would you like to take home a six-figure lottery prize? Play at theLotter for a chance to win.
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A pair of gentlemen from South Carolina who have been playing the lottery together for years have struck it lucky this month on the USA Mega Millions and lined their pockets with $1 million.
Describing himself and his friend as “simple folk”, one of the winners – both of whom have elected to remain anonymous – said he couldn’t keep hold of the ticket as he was scared he might lose it.
His friend looked after it for two weeks, while they let the fact they had hit the lottery big time sink in.
“We want to look further than today. We want to help many generations of our families with this blessing,” one of the chaps remarked.
The numbers that dropped during the June 7th draw were 29, 32, 35, 47 and 52, with the bonus ball of 13.
To play the USA Mega Millions, all you have to do is choose five different numbers from 1 to 56 and a bonus ball from 1 to 46.
Now you know how to play, so have a go at theLotter today.
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A couple from Anne Arundel in Maryland, US, have struck it lottery lucky this month, claiming $250,000 on the USA Mega Millions.
Although their names have not been revealed by Maryland Lottery officials, the pair now intend to go for a spot of salmon fishing along the Columbia River and potentially head off to Alaska for a bit of a holiday.
The husband – whose win came just days before his 56th birthday – said an “eerie calm” came over him after he realised his lotto numbers had dropped.
His wife, meanwhile, “sat there in complete silence when she realised we had hit”, he remarked.
He went on to give other lotto players hungry for a win a bit of advice, saying: “Don’t give up.”
Earlier this month, a 33-year-old woman from Elkton in the state also lined her pockets with a $250,000 lottery win, stating that she intends to settle some bills and buy a house.
Do you want to be the next Mega Millions winner? Play today at theLotter.
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The Missouri Lottery – which runs games like the USA Mega Millions – has revealed that 100 per cent of profits from its ticket sales are sunk back into public education.
After making a transfer of $20.9 million on June 17th, the organisation’s contributions passed the $4 billion mark, exceeding its annual proceeds goal in the 2011 financial year.
In all, it handed over $259.4 million – $4.3 million more than in 2010.
Executive director of the company May Scheve Reardon put this down to the fact that the lottery has become “much more visible” in the last 12 months, thanks to traditional marketing strategies and sponsoring sports teams such as the St Louis Cardinals.
“This year our goal was to raise $259 million for public education and we are proud to say we not only met but exceeded that goal by nearly a half a million dollars,” she remarked.
Lotto players have also benefited from the Missouri Lottery. In May, the business awarded over $9.4 million in prizes, with one person claiming a $250,000 Mega Millions prize.
Do you want to win the USA Mega Millions? Have a go at theLotter.
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Gamers around the world are surely readying themselves for this week’s USA Mega Millions draw, the jackpot for which is currently estimated to be $76 million.
By heading to online lottery company theLotter to buy tickets in time for the game on June 24th – just two days away – people can also take advantage of a great welcome bonus.
Purchasing one ticket for the USA Mega Millions draw means players receive a second stub absolutely free. You can’t say fairer than that.
To hit the much-coveted jackpot of $76 million, all you have to do is match five balls and the bonus Ball and all that lovely cash is yours.
Matching five numbers without the bonus Ball will see people take home the second prize, while four balls and the bonus ball will secure some lucky souls with a third place prize pot.
Earlier this month, Virginia resident Robert Osman was one lucky USA Mega Millions winner, taking home a cool $250,000 after deciding to buy some lottery tickets on a whim while heading to the gym for a workout.
It could be you next. Buy your lottery tickets today at theLotter.
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A retired couple from Hayden in Idaho have won $1 million in the USA Mega Millions draw, driving eight hours from their home to the lottery headquarters to pick up their cheque.
Clifford and Helena Jordan – who met when they were in high school and have been married for 50 years – are the third $1 million or higher lottery winners this year who hail from northern Idaho.
Ms Jordan said she had heard friends discussing the big lotto win and how the lucky player was from the region. “You just think it’s never going to be you. But it was,” she remarked.
“Life’s going to be so much better now,” Ms Jordan went on to say, while her husband noted that they intend to make their prize pot last.
Their lotto win continues the state’s lucky streak – in the last 15 months, eastern Idaho has seen six USA Powerball winners take home at least $200,000.
If you want to win the Mega Millions or the Powerball, head to theLotter to play.
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The lucky winner of last Friday’s (May 27th’s) USA Mega Millions game is still to come forward to collect their $35 million.
It is thought the person in question is a Granbury, Texas resident but, as Gary Grief – executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission – noted, officials are still waiting by the phone for the player to get in touch.
“At the end of the 26 years over which this prize is paid, the ticket holder will have collected the advertised $35 million jackpot,” he remarked, adding that this will be the ninth Mega Millions ticket sold in the state since it joined the game in 2003.
The winning numbers in the lotto draw were 28, 7, 5, 56 and 14, with the Mega Ball of 10.
Rolling jackpots for the USA Mega Millions game start at $12 million and if you’re not in it, you can’t win it, so buy your ticket for the next draw from theLotter today.
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A man from Williamsburg, VA has walked away with a cool $250,000 after matching the first five digits in the USA Mega Millions draw on May 20th.
Robert Osman told Virginia Lottery officials he had been on his way to his local gym for a bit of a workout but decided to buy some lotto tickets en route.
He chose his numbers using Easy Pick and went on to be a prize winner after matching the 10, 17, 19, 45 and 48.
“I checked the numbers on the internet again and again and again,” the lucky lottery winner remarked.
His good news follows that of Colin Mackenzie of Dumfries in Canada, who won $100,000 on the Cash 5 lottery draw, matching the same five digits on ten individual tickets.
If you want to win the USA Mega Millions, play at theLotter today.
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A lottery winner who lined his pockets with $1 million in the USA Mega Millions January 4th draw has said he plans to put himself through law school with the cash, after he invests in a new car.
Justin Emerson decided to have a go at playing the lotto because the jackpot was a hefty $355 million – and his decision certainly paid off.
“Winning this prize has really been surreal,” he remarked.
Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, made further comments, stating that Mr Emerson hit the big time after selecting the Megaplier option, which meant his $250,000 windfall was bumped up to $1 million.
The numbers that dropped on January 4th were 4, 8, 15, 25 and 47, with the Mega Ball of 42.
And last month, Salvador Salazar Jr headed to Austin to pick up his Lotto Texas prize pot of $15 million after his digits came in on the April 20th game.
If you won the USA Mega Millions, what would you spend your money on?
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A lottery-winning couple’s dream has come true – not only did they hit the big time with a $266 million US Mega Millions jackpot, but they were invited to chat about their windfall on Oprah.
Jacki and Gilbert Cisneros from Pico Rivera in California went on the chat show to discuss their win with the famous host, the OC Register reports.
Ms Cisneros – an apparent Oprah obsessive who had always wanted to get a ticket for the show – even said she thought it was a bigger deal to sit on that stage with Oprah herself than actually winning all that lottery cash.
“We got to be on Oprah,” she remarked. “That’s huge.”
“It was a great experience, everything about it. I loved it. I wish I could go back for one more show,” Ms Cisneros went on to say.
The couple themselves have proved to be generous with their lottery cash as well – earlier this month, it emerged that they had donated $1.25 million to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to help 50 students make their way through high school.
If you won the lottery, how would you spend your cash?
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No doubt there’s one very happy Pennsylvania resident going about their day right now, after scooping $250,000 on the Mega Millions May 17th draw.
Although the winner has not yet been confirmed by Pennsylvania Lottery officials, they are now being encouraged to sign their name on the ticket in case it gets lost and file a claim at the Dauphin County lottery headquarters.
The balls that dropped during the May 17th game were 1, 2, 17, 25 and 48, with the Mega Ball of 45 – the thus-far unidentified winner hit all five balls, but missed the Mega Ball.
Now, the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to around $16 million for the draw tomorrow night (May 20th), so head to theLotter today to make sure you have a ticket all ready for the draw.
Chances are you could be as lucky as Gilbert and Jacki Cisneros of Pico Rivera in California, who recently won $266 million on the Mega Millions lottery.
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A Michigan resident has said that, although he won $27 million on the US Mega Millions lottery, he fully intends to keep on working as an analytical engineer.
Kendall Warren had his numbers randomly generated when he bought a ticket for the May 13th game, which certainly seemed to work in his favour, the Kalamazoo Gazette reports.
The balls that dropped during the draw were 3, 33, 39, 47 and 53, with the Powerball of 9.
Discussing the moment he found out he had won, Mr Warren noted that “my legs just turned to water and I hit the desk”.
He went on to say that he will continue in his job “as long as I wish”.
Earlier this month, Ronnie Orender of Bakersfield in California also won the US Mega Millions, lining his pockets with a cool $32.3 million. He now intends to buy a new house, potentially give some to charity and help out a few relatives.
If you won the lottery would you give up your day job?
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A couple who hit the big time on the US Mega Millions lottery, winning $266 million, have donated some of their windfall to an education campaign.
Gilbert and Jacki Cisneros of Pico Rivera in California gave $1.25 million to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund to help launch the Generation 1st Degree Pico Rivera, a scheme that will see 50 scholarships set up at El Rancho High School.
Each bursary will provide eligible students with $2,500 from 2012, while the money will also be used to fund community outreach programmes to encourage higher education.
Ms Cisneros noted that she and her husband had been “incredibly blessed” with the lottery win and had always said they wanted to give something back.
“The people of Pico Rivera mean so much to us and we believe helping more young people go to and graduate from college can make a real difference,” she remarked.
The estimated jackpot for the next US Mega Millions game – to take place on May 20th – is $16 million.
To be in with a shot of becoming a Mega Millions winner, head to TheLotter to play.
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No doubt everyone has entertained notions of hitting it big on the lottery at one time or another, but it’s true what they say – you have to be in it to win it.
So buying a ticket for the next Mega Millions draw – to be held today (May 13th) – could be a great idea, particularly since the jackpot has reached a whopping $27 million.
Who knows? You could be the lucky one to take home all that cash and those dreams of the big house, new car and holiday of a lifetime might very well come true.
To play, all you have to do is select six numbers from two pools – five digits from a range of 1 to 56 and another number from 1 to 46.
The jackpot is won if all six balls drop during a draw.
Earlier this month, Ronnie Orender of Bakersfield in California took home $51 million after winning the Mega Millions, saying he plans to use his windfall to look after his family.
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