Archived Lottery News for November, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009

• 12:05 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 1 lucky player from Missouri matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

• 11:05 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 32-42-50-58-59, and the Powerball is 31.  The Power Play number is 4.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Powerball page, or you can use the Powerball Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 11:00 pm – Arkansas lottery to sell Mega Millions tickets.  The Arkansas Lottery Commission agreed Tuesday to sell Mega Millions tickets next year, making multi-state jackpots available to lottery participants four nights a week instead of two.~
• 10:20 am – Clerk's error makes N.J. man a $100,000 winner.  A Bridgeton, New Jersey, resident has a store clerk's error to thank for his purchase of a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $100,000.
• 9:10 am – Mega Millions: There were no jackpot winners and no $250,000 winners in the Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Mega Millions drawing.  For the complete rundown of winners in each of the other prize categories, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.
• 9:05 am – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-22-27-49-50, and the Mega Ball is 28.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

• 9:40 pm – Idaho Lottery Commission approves Mega Millions.  The Idaho State Lottery Commission announced Tuesday that Mega Millions could start selling tickets in Idaho early as Jan. 31, 2010.
• 9:20 am – Louisiana Lottery reports $7.6M in October lotto prizes.  Traveling to New Jersey for Thanksgiving, making upgrades to a recently purchased property and repairing a pick-up truck are just some of the ways winners of the Louisiana Lottery's scratch-off games plan to spend the more than $6 million claimed in October.
• 8:40 am – Pa. clerk stole $48K in lottery tickets.  A woman faces a preliminary hearing on charges she stole $48,000 worth of instant-win Pennsylvania lottery tickets from the convenience store where she worked.
• 7:40 am – Iowa joins multi-state Mega Millions lottery.  Iowa Lottery players will soon be able to make their first drawing for Mega Millions, a popular multistate game that paid a record $390 million jackpot two years ago.
• N.Y. Lottery looks to increase prizes through investment strategies.  The New York Lottery is proposing a gamble where the odds aren't always in its favor -- moving its $1.3 billion prize fund into investments such as stocks, corporate bonds, real estate and hedge funds and out of the safety of U.S. Treasuries.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

• 12:00 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, November 14, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Florida, 2 from Missouri, 1 from North Carolina, and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

• 11:05 pm – Powerball:  The Saturday, November 14, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 19-30-32-48-57, and the Powerball is 14.  The Power Play number is 5.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Powerball page, or you can use the Powerball Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 10:20 am – Kansas man claims state's largest Powerball lottery jackpot one day after winning.  Donald Damon, 70, a lifelong resident of Great Bend, Kansas, Friday claimed the largest Powerball jackpot ever won in the state just one day after the drawing.
• 6:48 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, November 13, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 9 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from Michigan, 2 from New York, and 1 from Washington.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.

Friday, November 13, 2009

• 11:03 pm – Mega Millions:  The Friday, November 13, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 27-43-45-49-54, and the Mega Ball is 44.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!

Thursday, November 12, 2009

• 12:06 am – Powerball Jackpot Winner!  There was one $96 million jackpot winner from Kansas in the Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Powerball drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
• Also, 12 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 2 from Florida, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Louisiana, 1 from Nebraska, 1 from New Hampshire, 3 from Pennsylvania, 2 from South Carolina, and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

• 11:05 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-12-14-22-29, and the Powerball is 22.  The Power Play number is 2.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Powerball page, or you can use the Powerball Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 4:20 pm – Longtime Director of N.H. Lottery to retire.  The longtime head of the New Hampshire state lottery is retiring after more than three decades with the agency.
• 3:40 pm – Woman buys cup of tea, wins $1 million jackpot.  When Brandi Futch ordered a cup of sweet tea at a McDonald's restaurant in Goodlettsville, she had no idea just how sweet it would be.
• 3:20 pm – Poland proposes online gambling ban.  Following weeks of political scandal, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is determined to ban online gambling in the EU-member state.
• New Jersey, California tickets will share $77M Mega Millions lottery jackpot.  Two tickets matched all six numbers in the Nov. 10 Mega Millions drawing worth $77 million. One was purchased in New Jersey, and the other in California.
• 1:45 am – Mega Millions Jackpot Winner!  There were 2 jackpot winners in the Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Mega Millions drawing: 1 from California and 1 from New Jersey.  The winners will equally share the $77 million jackpot prize.  More details to follow after the winners come forward to claim their prizes.
• Also, 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Massachusetts, 2 from New Jersey, and 1 from Virginia.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

• 11:40 pm – S.C. Lottery board votes to add Mega Millions.  The South Carolina Education Lottery Commission voted Tuesday to move forward with the proposal to add the Mega Millions game to the line-up of games currently offered for sale in the Palmetto State.
• 11:02 pm – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-21-29-34-37, and the Mega Ball is 15.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!

Monday, November 9, 2009

• 11:00 pm – Missouri Lottery director resigns amid rift with state commission.  The director of the Missouri Lottery said Monday that he was resigning in response to the Lottery Commission's interest in changing the agency's direction.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

• 10:00 am – N.H. man wins lottery jackpot twice in four years.  A Navy war veteran who survived a jet fighter crash in Korea, was a POW who escaped his captors, and made it home to the U.S. to marry his true love and raise three boys, is the first New Hampshire resident to win a lottery grand prize twice.
• 9:00 am – Police arrest four in Chicago lottery ticket scam.  Police arrested two men and two women earlier this week who allegedly ran a lottery ticket scam that targeted elderly Hispanic victims.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

• 11:56 pm – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, November 07, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 1 from Kentucky, and 1 from North Carolina.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.
• 11:05 pm – Powerball:  The Saturday, November 07, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-32-37-46-50, and the Powerball is 26.  The Power Play number is 5.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Powerball page, or you can use the Powerball Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 1:30 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, November 06, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from Michigan, 2 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, and 1 from Texas.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.

Friday, November 6, 2009

• 11:05 pm – Mega Millions:  The Friday, November 06, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-11-27-40-46, and the Mega Ball is 8.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!

Thursday, November 5, 2009

• 2:40 pm – Multi-state lottery shockwave sweeping America.  In January 2010 the state lines that have been dividing the United States into "Powerball states" and "Mega Millions states" will be blurred by a cross-selling arrangement between the two multi-state lottery titans. In this exclusive report by Lottery Post, learn which states will be selling both games, and which ones will not.
• 12:05 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, November 04, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Florida, 2 from North Carolina (1 with Power Play), and 1 from Pennsylvania.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

• 11:04 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, November 04, 2009 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 10-11-14-45-51, and the Powerball is 17.  The Power Play number is 3.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Powerball page, or you can use the Powerball Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 8:40 am – Victim of stolen Texas lottery ticket says he knows how to get money back.  Willis Willis has an idea how he can get his money back from the store clerk who authorities say stole his $1 million winning lottery ticket.
• 1:30 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Mega Millions drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Massachusetts, and 1 from New York.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

• 11:04 pm – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, November 03, 2009 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 5-18-23-31-38, and the Mega Ball is 20.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
• 7:40 am – First time player wins $5 million lottery jackpot.  A former New York resident was in town visiting friends last month when she purchased a Lotto ticket on a whim and scored the huge jackpot.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

• 8:20 am – Illinois Lottery Halloween raffle awards treats for grownups.  The Illinois Lottery held its fifth-ever Millionaire Raffle drawing yesterday -- the second on Halloween -- which instantly created four millionaires.
• 12:31 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, October 31, 2009 Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado (with Power Play), 1 from Kansas, 1 from Missouri, 1 from North Carolina, and 1 from Tennessee.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

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