| Archived Lottery News for July, 2010Thursday, 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.
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 11:08 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, July 23, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 16-19-39-44-49, and the Mega Ball is 26. The Megaplier number is 2. 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!
- 9:00 am – Vacationing man wins $1M scratch-off lottery jackpot. Most folks pick up a T-shirt or a mug commemorating their vacation, but Wilman Bravo of Puerto Rico is bringing home a fat wad of green after winning $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 12:59 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 1 lucky player from New York matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize. 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 21, 2010 - 11:40 pm – Thieves try to cash stolen S.C. lottery tickets in N.C.. A Gastonia, N.C., woman accused of stealing scratch-off lottery tickets from a Clover Mini-Mart tried to retrieve prize money in North Carolina and successfully cashed 27 winners in South Carolina before being caught.
- 11:01 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 16-22-30-51-58, and the Powerball is 25. 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!
- 9:20 pm – Arkansas Lottery raffle bonus prizes failed to register. 45 Arkansas Lottery players who purchased Arkansas Million Dollar Raffle tickets are owed $20.
- 8:00 am – What a mess: B.C. Lottery Corp. shuts down gambling site. The B.C. Lottery Corp. disabled its online gambling site last week because the accounts belonging to 134 users had been compromised, organization president and CEO Michael Graydon said Tuesday.
- 2:00 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Illinois 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.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 11:06 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 12-18-28-36-43, and the Mega Ball is 19. The Megaplier number is 3. 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!
- 10:00 am – Canada's new online gambling website may have been hacked. British Columbians' personal information may have been compromised when the government's online gambling website crashed last week.
- 9:20 am – Refreshingly candid: Ga. Lottery chief discusses future game plans. Georgia Lottery chief Margaret DeFrancisco talks about some ideas on the horizon for the Georgia Lottery and other states.
- N.C. Lottery grows despite recession. The North Carolina Education Lottery hit the jackpot with its budget this year, significantly increasing funding for salaries and benefits despite uncertain economic times that have stalled similar line items at many private-sector firms and government agencies.
Monday, July 19, 2010 Sunday, July 18, 2010 - 1:17 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, July 17, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Maine, 2 from Michigan, 1 from Nebraska, 1 from Ohio, and 1 from Tennessee (with Power Play). 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 17, 2010 - 11:02 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, July 17, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 22-27-35-37-45, and the Powerball is 3. 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!
- 10:20 am – High demand crashes B.C. gambling website. The British Columbia Lottery Corporation's expanded online gambling website PlayNow.com crashed hours after its launch Thursday due to overwhelming popular demand, an official says.
- 9:20 am – Gambling addict is suing B.C. Lottery Corporation. A North Delta woman launched a lawsuit against the B.C. Lottery Corporation this week alleging the company's self-exclusion program failed to help her curb her gambling addiction.
- 2:01 am – Mega Millions Jackpot Winner! There was one $64 million jackpot winner from California in the Friday, July 16, 2010 Mega Millions drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
- Also, 7 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 2 from California, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 from New York, 1 from South Carolina, 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.
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 11:05 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, July 16, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 2-15-18-20-39, and the Mega Ball is 34. The Megaplier number is 3. 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, July 15, 2010 - 12:54 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 10 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Florida, 1 from Illinois, 1 from Indiana (with Power Play), 1 from Maryland, 1 from Michigan, 3 from New York, 1 from North Carolina, and 1 from Ohio. 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 14, 2010 - 11:03 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 20-21-23-38-42, and the Powerball is 6. 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!
- 9:40 pm – Georgia Lottery profits up in 2010. Another good year for the Georgia Lottery meant more money for the state's pre-kindergarten and HOPE college scholarship programs, but it isn't enough to keep state officials from worrying about HOPE's future.
- 9:00 pm – Wrong guy: Cops beat up lottery player. A San Jose man has hired a lawyer after police wrestled him to the ground, handcuffed him and kicked him in the face in a case of mistaken identity.
- 11:20 am – 4-time Texas lotto winner rich with money, mystery. Mathematicians say the odds that Joan Ginther would hit four Texas Lottery jackpots for a combined nearly $21 million are as slim as 1 in 18 septillion -- that's 18 followed by 24 zeros.
- 1:45 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from California, 1 from Illinois, 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.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 11:08 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 7-11-14-15-34, and the Mega Ball is 14. The Megaplier number is 3. 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!
- 10:20 am – First Arkansas Lottery raffle on sale Wednesday. The Arkansas Lottery is rolling out its latest game Wednesday, Million Dollar Raffle, which will award two grand prizes of $1 million each.
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 9:00 pm – Canadian gets 9 years for U.S. lottery scam. A Vancouver man was sentenced to nine years in prison Monday for running a lottery scam in the United States that defrauded dozens of elderly victims of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 8:40 pm – Fire destroys car of Powerball lottery winner. Fire officials are investigating the cause of an early morning car fire on the Merritt Parkway that destroyed an Audi R8 belonging to a Connecticut Powerball winner.
- 5:00 pm – Pennsylvania Lottery's raffle makes 4 millionaires. The Pennsylvania Lottery's latest raffle-style game, Millionaire Raffle, was drawn Saturday, and made four instant millionaires.
- 3:40 pm – Penn. Lottery players wondering, 'Where are the results?'. The Pennsylvania Lottery held its bi-annual Millionaire Raffle drawing last night, but lottery players are still wondering if their tickets are winners.
- 12:35 am – Powerball Jackpot Winner! There was one $72 million jackpot winner from Florida in the Saturday, July 10, 2010 Powerball drawing. More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.
- Also, 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Illinois (with Power Play), 1 from Minnesota, 1 from Missouri, 1 from Nebraska, and 1 from Tennessee (with Power Play). 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 10, 2010 - 11:02 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, July 10, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 20-21-27-28-56, and the Powerball is 4. 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!
- 4:20 pm – First N.C. Mega Millions lottery winner claims jackpot. The sole winner of a May 28 Mega Millions drawing for $12 million, the first jackpot-winning Mega Millions lottery ticket sold in North Carolina, has finally come forward.
- 2:36 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, July 09, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 6 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 3 from California, 1 from Georgia, 1 from North Carolina, and 1 from Pennsylvania. 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, July 9, 2010 - 11:08 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, July 09, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-31-33-34-50, and the Mega Ball is 41. 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!
- 1:20 pm – Computer glitch takes down Penn. Lottery terminals. Pennsylvania Lottery officials said they've fixed a computer glitch that took down game terminals across the state for more than seven hours Thursday.
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 8:40 am – $260M Ohio Powerball lottery winner claims jackpot anonymously. The holder of Ohio's first Powerball jackpot prize ticket came forward Tuesday to claim the $260 million prize in a blind trust.
- 12:26 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, July 07, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Arkansas, 1 from Illinois, and 1 from Minnesota. 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 7, 2010 - 11:02 pm – Powerball: The Wednesday, July 07, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 10-41-44-48-56, and the Powerball is 4. 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!
- 9:20 am – Florida Lottery Raffle drawing crowns 5 new millionaires. 556,804 Florida Lottery Firecracker Millionaire Raffle tickets had a shot at winning $1 million, and five of those are officially chosen as the big winners.
- 2:17 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 4 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, and 1 from Wisconsin. 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 6, 2010 - 11:08 pm – Mega Millions: The Tuesday, July 06, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 8-18-45-47-50, and the Mega Ball is 36. The Megaplier number is 2. 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!
- 9:20 am – Increased California Lottery payouts spur sales. Californians who play lottery Scratcher games have apparently noticed a new and not unwelcome change in the way some of the games are structured: They win more. As a result, they're playing more.
Monday, July 5, 2010 - 6:20 am – Ohio Lottery reports record sales. The Ohio Lottery says it's on a roll, with the introduction of Powerball helping the agency post another year of record sales.
Sunday, July 4, 2010 - 12:26 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday, July 03, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado, 1 from Illinois, 1 from North Carolina, 1 from Pennsylvania, and 1 from Texas. 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 3, 2010 - 11:02 pm – Powerball: The Saturday, July 03, 2010 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 3-10-14-52-53, and the Powerball is 3. 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!
- 2:10 am – Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Friday, July 02, 2010 Mega Millions drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from North Carolina 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, July 2, 2010 - 11:08 pm – Mega Millions: The Friday, July 02, 2010 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 1-10-12-32-36, and the Mega Ball is 25. 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!
- 10:00 am – Lottery winners get their checks, keep working at plant. Most of a group of auto workers at a Chrysler plant that makes Jeep Grand Cherokees who shared a $96.9 million Powerball jackpot plan to keep working.
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 6:40 pm – Idaho Lottery draws raffle last night -- but makes error reporting results. The Idaho Lottery conducted its 2010 $500,000 Spring Raffle drawing Wednesday evening, awarding one $500,000 cash prize and many smaller prizes.
- 6:20 pm – Oregon Lottery draws 4th of July Raffle. The Oregon Lottery yesterday held the state's fourth raffle drawing -- the first it has held around the 4th of July.
- 11:00 am – Texas Lottery player wins fourth multi-million-dollar prize. A Texas lottery player has claimed a $10 million scratch-off prize -- their fourth multi-million-dollar Texas Lottery prize.
- 10:20 am – Illinois lottery winner sends kids to Cubs game. Since winning $7 million in 1991, Loyd Elam has been paying for trips for 35 to 40 children and about 10 chaperones each year to see a professional baseball game.
- 9:40 am – 3 companies bid to run lucrative Texas Lottery. Three major gambling companies entered the competition by Tuesday to run Texas' lottery — a massive operation that could pay $100 million per year to the winning bidder.
- 9:00 am – Judge orders release of ex-NC lottery official. A judge on Tuesday ordered a former North Carolina lottery commissioner convicted of five counts of the honest services law released from a Georgia prison.
- 12:36 am – Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Powerball drawing, but 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Louisiana, 1 from North Carolina, and 1 from Rhode Island. 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.
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