Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Mega Millions lottery fever is likely to afflict even more folks in the next few days. The reason: the Mega Millions jackpot has exploded and is now $237 million !!! Again, no one picked all of the winning numbers in yesterday’s draw. The lucky numbers: 6, 18, 36, 40, 49 and the Mega Ball 7. Two California players did win […]
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
25 films added to the National Film Registry The disco-boogie classic, “Saturday Night Fever,” (1977) is one of 25 films selected for the National Film registry of the Library of Congress. The announcement was made today. More than two thousand films were nominated by the public for the inclusion in this year’s group. The films are selected not because they’re the best […]
Sunday, December 26, 2010
The Mega Millions jackpot is stuffed with bags and bags of greenbacks. Those winning six numbers proved to be elusive again for lottery players in last Friday’s game. No one ticket had all the lucky digits. Those hot Mega Millions numbers are: 15, 16, 27, 40, 52, and the Mega Ball 16. The Mega Millions jackpot is hovering at around […]
Friday, December 24, 2010
“Twas the Night Before Christmas,” also called “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” has become a holiday tradition for young and old. There is some debate over — was it Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston, Jr. who originally wrote the poem back in the 1800s. No matter, the wonderful words are timeless and conjure up the magic and hope of Christmas Eve. There are many variations of […]
Friday, December 24, 2010
The Mega Millions jackpot is bulging with holiday money — at least $168 million! For weeks now players have been unable to pick all six winning numbers in the Mega Millions game. Same goes for last Tuesday’s draw. However, four tickets bought in California came pretty close — every winning number except the Mega Ball. Each ticket is worth $195,910. One of those lucky tickets was […]
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The repeat World Champion Los Angeles Lakers went to the White House to celebrate a championship win last year. So this time around, they did something different to honor their latest accomplishment. Earlier this month, on December 13, the Lakers visited with members of The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington. Part of the time was spent with the kids assembling […]
Monday, December 20, 2010
After more than 25 years, a sequel to the 1982 “Tron” film hit theaters and it captured the Box Office crown over the weekend. The final numbers came out today and “Tron: Legacy” debuted with $44 million to become the number one film in the country. In the “Tron” sequel a brilliant software programmer and his son are reunited in a cyber universe where they must battle for survival, […]
Sunday, December 19, 2010
How high will the Mega Millions jackpot go before someone wins it all? It’s anybody’s guess. Players have another shot at scoring this mega-jackpot on Tuesday, December 21. Last Friday’s game did not produce a jackpot winner. Those winning numbers: 11, 20, 26, 46, 53, and the Mega Ball 12. So now the Mega Millions holiday jackpot stands at $145 […]