California

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Mega Millions jackpot balloons to $140 million!

The Mega  Millions jackpot got stuffed with more green after no one was able to match all of the winning numbers in the Tuesday, October 26, draw. The winning numbers were 15, 21, 30, 31, 32, and the Mega Ball 26. So now the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $140 million, and could get even richer, if  lottery fever spikes ticket sales. […]
Sunday, October 24, 2010

Mega Millions jackpot rolls over to $118 million

The money continues to stack up in the Mega Millions jackpot. Again, no one managed to match all of the winning numbers in last Friday’s draw, so that lottery money pot rolled over and now stands at $118 million! The winning numbers from last Friday: 2, 7, 18, 32, 53, and the Mega Ball 18. One ticket sold in California had all […]
Friday, October 22, 2010

Mega Millions jackpot cracks the $100 million mark

  The Mega Millions lottery jackpot just got super-sized.  No one matched all of the winning numbers in last Tuesday’s draw, so the jackpot blew-up again. It’s now hovering at around $101 million. I get the feeling lottery tickets are going to be selling fast today, come rain or shine. Oh, last Tuesday’s game was not a total wash in […]
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Yikes! Mega Millions jackpot hits $72 million!

Plenty of money news from the California Lottery today.  First, the Mega Millions jackpot is hitting lottery fever territory at $72 million.  In last Tuesday’s draw, no one picked all of the winning numbers: 10, 31, 36, 37, 43, and the Mega Ball 15. Still, one ticket bought in California did match all but the Mega Ball and is worth $605, 643.  The […]
Monday, October 4, 2010

Mega Millions jackpot hits $41 million

Another hefty Mega Millions jackpot goes on the line in tomorrow’s game. Right now, the money pot stands at $41 million, but it may be even richer by the draw, Tuesday evening at  8 p.m. What are the odds of winning the jackpot?  Well, around 1 in 175 million or so. Yeah, the odds are long, but sooner or later, someone wins. More […]
Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Another Mega Millions rollover & a Burbank player wins a lottery prize

A Fantasy 5 lottery ticket bought in Burbank hit the jackpot! That ticket was purchased  for yesterday’s game at Tip Top Liquor & Jr. Market, 2501 West Victory Boulevard.  The ticket is worth  $295,490. The winning numbers are  20, 39, 19, 1, and  17.       In the Fantasy 5 game, the jackpot starts at $50,000 and goes up from there […]
Saturday, August 28, 2010

California lottery ticket wins $133 million Mega Millions jackpot

California continues to have the golden touch when it comes to winning lottery bucks. Someone in Morro Bay bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket for yesterday’s game that is now worth $133 million!  The ticket was purchased at Bottle Liquor  999 Main Street. The winning numbers: 4, 10, 26, 32, 41, and Mega Ball 31. Another ticket bought in the Golden State […]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Mega Millions jackpot leaps to $133 million

The Mega Millions jackpot is stuffed with even more greenbacks today. No lottery ticket had all of yesterday’s winning numbers, so the jackpot got pumped up to $133 million. The winning numbers: 4, 23, 24, 28, 32, and the Mega Ball 31. They didn’t win the jackpot, but three lucky players in the Golden State got all the correct numbers, except for […]
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Mega Millions jackpot surges to $115 million, two tickets bought in CA each worth more than half-a-million bucks

The Mega Millions jackpot is on a money roll. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger.  Once again, no ticket in yesterday’s draw held all of the winning numbers: 4, 13, 20, 29, 48, and Mega Ball 36. So the jackpot has ballooned to $115 million!! Also, a couple of consolation prizes from Friday’s Mega Millions draw are large enough to pay-off some lingering […]