Record MegaMillions Jackpot Won't Do Much for Ga. Education
...-- At half a billion dollars, the MegaMillions lotto jackpot is now higher than it's ever been. And as more and more tickets are sold, it's only getting higher. The sign on Peachtree Road said $476 million Wednesday morning, and by the afternoon it had risen...info
MegaMillions $540 million record jackpot has everyone buying a ticket
...rolled over 18 times to date. The record MegaMillions payout is $390 million, split between two winners in 2007. At $1 a play, MegaMillions tickets are half the cost of Powerball tickets, but Hargrove said the cost of the two games doesnt affect their popularity....info
MegaMillions jackpot climbs to $640 million
...$640 million. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, John Locher) ATLANTA (AP) â€" Lottery officials say they are increasing the MegaMillions lottery jackpot to $640 million, raising what was already a world-record prize. Kimberly Starks, a spokeswoman for the...info
Record MegaMillions jackpot up for grabs
...tomorrow. The MegaMillions jackpot is at a world record $500 million -- the largest in history. And there was a $250,000 Vermont MegaMillions winner on Tuesday. That winning ticket was sold at Joe's Discount Beverage in Springfield, but the lucky player has...info
Mainers have MegaMillions mania
...-- The largest jackpot in history, estimated at nearly $640 million dollars, has Mainers lining up to buy a chance to win MegaMillions. "If i'm going to go, I'm going to go big," exclaimed Fred Haynes as he stopped into Joe's Smoke Shop to pick-up his tickets...info
MegaMillions jackpot soars to $640 million
...of the town, with families, friends and office workers all pitching in to buy group tickets. What's your experience been buying MegaMillions tickets? Share your experiences with your fellow SILive.com readers in the comments section below. (You may use HTML...info
Big MegaMillions jackpot: more money for education in Georgia but not enough
...we're all about, we have a single focus. [But] we've kind of reached the apex of where we can be." DeFransisco pointed out that MegaMillions was created in Georgia ten years ago. It is now played in 42 states, in Washington, D.C., and in the Virgin Islands....info
MegaMillions Jackpot Winner in SC Would Benefit Entire State
...if you don't play MegaMillions, and even if you don't win the $540 million jackpot, you could still benefit if another South Carolinian wins. The lump-sum payout for the jackpot would be $389 million. The state would tax that as income at 7 percent, which...info
Are You Going To Win the MegaMillions Jackpot?
...and political. Got a suggestion? MatthewH@patch.com Related Topics: Forest Hills, Lottery, Money, New York City, Queens, and megamillions So you fancy yourself a one-percenter, eh? Going to buy some fancy gold-plated silverware that makes all your food taste...info
MegaMillions Jackpot Could Hit $600 Million
...(CBS) â€" The craze over a record MegaMillions jackpot continues to grow. As of Friday morning, the jackpot stood at $540 million, the largest lottery jackpot in history. State lottery officials said depending on sales, that number could still increase. “I could...info