Mega Millions / Powerball Lottery News

Thursday, July 29, 2010

• 12:55 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Kentucky, 1 from Louisiana, 1 from New Jersey, 2 from Pennsylvania (1 with Power Play), and 1 from Wisconsin.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Powerball Drawing Detail page.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

• 11:02 pm – Powerball:  The Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-11-20-25-27, and the Powerball is 2.  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!
• 11:00 am – Big winners reduce Iowa Lottery profitability.  Iowa Lottery sales rose over the past 12 months, although profits dipped slightly amid a surge of lucky prize winners.
• 2:00 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 15 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 2 from Georgia, 2 from Maryland, 2 from Massachusetts, 3 from New Jersey, 3 from Ohio, and 2 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.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

• 11:04 pm – Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-7-10-16-29, and the Mega Ball is 8.  The Megaplier number is 4.  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!
• 4:40 am – Boss wins lottery, stays on job for his staff.  A Briton who won a £7.7 million (US$11.9 million) in a lottery has promised to continue working for the sake of his employees who had even worked for free to save his recession-hit firm.
• 3:40 am – $250,000 Mega Million prize may be forfeited.  Illinois Lottery officials say a player who bought a second-place winning Mega Millions ticket nearly a year ago in Des Plaines needs to redeem the $250,000 ticket by month's end or lose the prize.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

• 12:27 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, July 24, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Maine (with Power Play), and 1 from New York.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Powerball Drawing Detail page.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

• 11:04 pm – Powerball:  The Saturday, July 24, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 20-30-38-46-59, and the Powerball is 27.  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!
• 10:20 am – B.C. Lottery faces lawsuit from second problem gambler.  A Vancouver Island man is suing the British Columbia Lottery Corporation because the company denied him a $42,500 jackpot on the grounds he's a registered problem gambler although the BCLC has never stopped him from losing money.
• 2:15 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, July 23, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New York, and 1 from North Carolina.  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.