LONACONING, Md. — The jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth $731.1 million was sold in a struggling coal mining town whose biggest previous claim to fame was being the hometown of baseball legend Lefty Grove, the Maryland Lottery announced on Thursday. Coney Market, a convenience store in the Allegany County town of...
20 People Won South African Lottery After Playing 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 — Investigation Showed No Fraud: Report
[aggregation-styles] ABC News Twenty people won South Africa's national lottery this week by picking the numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. The unusual sequence sparked thousands of comments on Twitter and Facebook, as many questioned if a scam occurred. The outcry prompted the country's lottery regulator to respond...
How People Would Spend Mega Millions $1.6B
CHICAGO — With the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at a record $1.6 billion, people are snapping up tickets across the U.S. The Powerball jackpot also has climbed. It's up to an estimated $620 million for Wednesday's drawing. That would make it the fifth-largest jackpot in U.S. history. But much of...
No Winning Mega Millions Ticket. Jackpot Climbs Toward $1B
DES MOINES, Iowa — No winning lottery ticket was sold for the latest Mega Millions drawing, meaning the estimated jackpot climbs to $868 million. Mega Millions officials say no tickets matched all six numbers to claim the estimated $667 million prize Tuesday night. The numbers were 3, 45, 49, 61, 69 and...