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Mega Millions Drawing Reaches $563M; 8th Highest Jackpot In Game's History Mega Millions Drawing Reaches $563M; 8th Highest Jackpot In Game's History
Mega Millions Drawing Reaches $563M; 8th Highest Jackpot In Game's History Someone could walk away with more than half a billion dollars after the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, Feb. 27.  The last major Mega Millions win was on Dec. 8, 2023, when two people in California matched all six numbers. Since then, the jackpot has grown to $563 million, the eighth highest in Mega Millions history, according to a news release.  But that doesn't mean there aren't winners. More than 1 million winning tickets were sold on Friday, Feb. 23, ranging from a few dollars to $50,000 in value.  If no one wins the $563 million jackpot — an estimated cash value of $2…
Winning $3 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Connecticut Winning $3 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Connecticut
Winning $3 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Connecticut A lucky winner purchased a winning Mega Millions ticket at a gas station in Granby.  The winning ticket, valued at $3 million dollars, was purchased on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Cumberland Farms in Granby located at 19 Hartford Ave., according to the CT Lottery.  The name of the fortunate person who bought the ticket was not announced. Because the Mega Millions jackpot was not won though, it now stands at $1.35 billion for the next drawing, which will be held on the unlucky date of Friday, Jan. 13. 
Winning $2M Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold At CT 7-Eleven Winning $2M Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold At CT 7-Eleven
Winning $2M Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold At CT 7-Eleven One lucky Connecticut resident is in a new tax bracket after cashing in a winning $2 million Powerball ticket that was sold at an area 7-Eleven location. The Powerball ticket, which was purchased by a Litchfield County resident in Oakville who chose not to disclose a name, was sold at the 7-Eleven on Davis Street in Oakville and cashed in on Friday, May 20, according to CT Lottery officials. 7-Eleven on Davis Street in Oakville.Google Maps street view Winning numbers for the Powerball game are drawn from a field of 1 to 69. The red Power Ball is then drawn from a separate field one to o…
Man Wins $100,000 In CT Lottery CASH5 Prize Man Wins $100,000 In CT Lottery CASH5 Prize
Man Wins $100,000 In CT Lottery Cash5 Prize A Connecticut man has claimed a $100,000 lottery prize. Hartford County resident Jatin Mistry, of Glastonbury, claimed the CASH5 prize on Thursday, May 5, according to an announcement from Connecticut State Lottery.  The ticket was purchased at CT Top Shelf Liquors 300 New Britain Road in Kensington.  The following winners were also announced: On Thursday, May 5, Viola Whilby, of Windsor, claimed a $25,000 prize from the lottery's $500,000 Extravaganza! game from a ticket purchased at Geissler's Supermarket Inc in Windsor On Friday, May 6, Francisco Andrade …
Fairfield County Man Claims '$25,000 A Year For Life' Lottery Prize Fairfield County Man Claims '$25,000 A Year For Life' Lottery Prize
Fairfield County Man Claims '$25,000 A Year For Life' Lottery Prize A Fairfield County man has just won a "$25,000 a Year For Life" lottery prize. Donald Finch, of Norwalk, claimed his prize on Thursday, March 24, according to Connecticut Lottery. Finch plays the same numbers each week in Mega Millions and Lucky for Life, according to CT Lottery. He almost purchased a Mega Millions ticket from Pressure Discount Tobacco LLC in Norwalk on Saturday, March 12, before he decided to purchase the winning Lucky for Life ticket instead. Finch told CT Lottery that claiming the prize as an annuity was a good option for him because it will offer a "nice cushion"…
Fairfield County Resident Wins $4M In CT Lottery Fairfield County Resident Wins $4M In CT Lottery
Fairfield County Resident Wins $4M In CT Lottery For the second time in less than six weeks, a winning $4 million CT Lottery ticket was sold at the same Fairfield County smoke shop. In Fairfield County, a Stratford resident who opted to remain anonymous is in a new tax bracket after cashing in a winning $4 million “Mega Millions” ticket on Thursday, March 10 that was sold at the Stratford Cigar & Smoke Shop on Broadbridge Avenue. In February, another winning $4 million “Mega Millions” ticket was also sold at the Stratford Cigar & Smoke Shop. Earlier story - Winning $4M Lottery Ticket Sold At Shop In Fairfield County "Mega Mill…
Winning $4M Lottery Ticket Sold At Shop In Fairfield County Winning $4M Lottery Ticket Sold At Shop In Fairfield County
Winning $4M Lottery Ticket Sold At Shop In Fairfield County It's time to check those lottery tickets after a lucky winner hit a $4 million payout on the Mega Millions game on a ticket purchased in Fairfield County. The winning Mega Millions ticket was sold at the Stratford Cigar & Smoke Shop at 2340 Broadbridge Ave., in Stratford, the Connecticut Lottery said. Mega Millions winner.CT Lottery Lottery officials are sending out the word via Twitter to check those tickets.  The winning numbers were 11-24-38-62-66 with a megaplier of 1.  Click here for info on the Connecticut lottery. 
Winning $200K State Lottery Ticket Sold In Stratford Winning $200K State Lottery Ticket Sold In Stratford
Winning $200K State Lottery Ticket Sold In Stratford It's been a good week for lottery players in Connecticut, including one who cashed in a winning $200,000 scratch-off ticket that was sold at a local store. In Fairfield County, a winning $200,000 "Let It RIDE" scratcher that was sold at the Last Call Wine & Spirits on Main Street in Stratford was cashed in by an area resident on Monday, Jan 3, lottery officials announced. That same day, in New London County, Norwich resident Judith Amiot won $100,005 on a "CASH5" ticket that was sold at Shri Harkekrishna on West Town Street in Norwich.  Hartford resident Amani Henry also won big w…
Winning $100K CT Lottery Ticket Sold At Bridgeport Store Winning $100K CT Lottery Ticket Sold At Bridgeport Store
Winning $100K CT Lottery Ticket Sold At Bridgeport Store A pair of winning $100,000 CT Lottery tickets sold at Fairfield County locations have been cashed in. On Thursday, Oct. 4, Bridgeport resident Aodrone Johnson was feeling lucky after cashing in a winning $100,000 “KENO” ticket that was sold at the Boston News & Deli on Boston Avenue in Bridgeport. Days later, on Monday, Nov. 8, Fairfield resident James McDonald won the same prize on a “CASH5” ticket that was sold at the Cumberland Farms location on Post Road in Fairfield. The winning $100,000 tickets were sandwiched between a Hartford County man who won nearly $1 million playing “Mil…
Mega Millions Mania Jackpot Reaches $515 Million Mega Millions Mania Jackpot Reaches $515 Million
Mega Millions Mania Jackpot Reaches $515 Million Pull out those dollar bills and plop them down for a Mega Million ticket as the jackpot reaches a magical half-billion mark for this week's drawing. After no one won the jackpot during the Tuesday, May 18 game, the jackpot shot up to the $515 million mark for the Friday, May 21 game, Mega Millions officials said. That equals $346.3 million in cash if a winner takes the cash payout option. The jackpot has been rolling since it was last won in New York on Tuesday, February 16, and in the game's 19-year history there have only been eight jackpots higher than Friday’s estimated bonanza.  …
Two Lucky CT Winners Will Cash In On Lottery Tickets For $20K, $10K Two Lucky CT Winners Will Cash In On Lottery Tickets For $20K, $10K
Two Lucky CT Winners Will Cash In On Lottery Tickets For $20K, $10K It might not be Friday yet, but there's still a reason to celebrate for two Connecticut lottery players who walked away with big cash.  The winners announced for Thursday, April 29 were: Donnie Farmer of Windsor Locks won $20,000 on a 20X Cash scratch-off ticket purchased at the 7-Eleven Store in Windsor Locks, said the CT Lottery. The second big winner of the day included Kashmir Closs of Hartford, who won $10,000 on the 10X Cash scratch-off game.  The ticket was purchased at the Wolcott Hill Mart in Weathersfield.  The next big Mega-Millions game worth a whopping $3…
$150,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Connecticut, Along With Three $50K Winners $150,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Connecticut, Along With Three $50K Winners
$150,000 Powerball Ticket Sold In Connecticut, Along With Three $50K Winners The winning $750 million Powerball ticket might have been sold in Maryland, but some lucky Connecticut residents won some pretty big prizes as well. Of the total 60,169 winning tickets sold in the state, one ticket won $150,000 and three tickets won $50,000, reported the Connecticut Lottery.  Numerous people also won anywhere from $12 to $300 in the much-anticipated game. The winning numbers for the Wednesday, Jan. 20 drawing were: 40-53-60-68–69. The Powerball was 22. According to the lottery, the $150,000 ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball with Powerplay. The $50,…
Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion
Mega Millions Jackpot Nears $1 Billion For the third time in history, a national lottery is nearing a $1 billion jackpot. The Mega Millions jackpot stands at about $970 million as of Thursday, Jan. 21. The next drawing is Friday, Jan. 22, at 11 p.m. No one has won the jackpot over the last 37 drawings, which is the longest time the game has ever gone without a jackpot win. The top prize has been growing since a Wisconsin player won a $120 million jackpot on Sept. 15, 2020. The $970 million-prize would wind up being about $716.3 million in cash after taxes and fees - the second-largest prize in the game’s run, according to lot…
Eight $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold As Jackpot Hits $850M Eight $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold As Jackpot Hits $850M
Eight $1M Mega Millions Tickets Sold As Jackpot Hits $850M The jackpot for next week's Mega Millions drawing has climbed to $850 million after there were no grand prize winners in the drawing held Friday night, Jan. 15. Eight $1 million second prizes were sold -- including one in New York, on Long Island, at Hick's Piccolo Gourmet Deli on Levittown Parkway in Hicksville. The other second-prize winners were in New Jersey (in Wallington and Sparta), as well as California, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin Friday night's winning numbers were 3-11-12-38-43, with 15 as the Mega Ball.
New Millionaire: Milford Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize New Millionaire: Milford Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize
New Millionaire: Milford Man Wins $1M Mega Millions Prize A Milford man claimed a $1 million Mega Millions prize but declined to have his picture taken or tell his tale of his road to riches. Frank Parelli Jr. claimed his prize at Connecticut Lottery headquarters on Thursday, June 6. Officials then published his name and hometown on the lottery's website on Friday, June 7. Parelli purchased the ticket at the Stop & Shop on East Town Road in Milford. He won by matching the five numbers of 25-37-46-48-68 from last Tuesday’s drawing.
Did You Buy It? $1M Winning  Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford Did You Buy It? $1M Winning  Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford
Did You Buy It? $1M Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford While no one hit the Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Tuesday, June 4, one lucky person did match the first five numbers and walked away with a cool million. The $1,000,000 prize-winning ticket was sold at Stop & Shop at 2 E. Town Road,  in Milford, said Connecticut Lottery officials. The winnings numbers were:  25-37-46-48-68 and Mega Ball 25. The Megaplier number is 2. In total, 15,696 winning Mega Millions tickets were sold statewide on Tuesday, with prizes ranging from $2 to $1,000,000. Winners have until Sunday, December 1, to claim their prizes before their tickets ex…
Powerball Jackpot Hits $550 Million Powerball Jackpot Hits $550 Million
Powerball Jackpot Hits $550 Million It's time to head for the nearest lotto retailer and grab a few tickets for the Powerball jackpot drawing and a chance at $550 million on Wednesday, March 20. The jump in size comes after no one matched numbers worth $495 million on Saturday, March 16. The winning numbers included 30, 34, 39, 53, 67 and a Powerball of 11. No one has hit the jackpot since December 2018, when a Brooklyn truck driver took home $298.3 million. His win was the third New Yorker in a row to take home the Powerball jackpot in 2018. Last week, the mystery winner of last October's $1.5 billion Mega Millions win…
Did You Buy It? $3M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In CT Did You Buy It? $3M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In CT
Did You Buy It? $3M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In CT While no one across the country took home the $321 million Mega Millions jackpot on Christmas Day, one lucky Connecticut resident took home a cool $3 million.State lottery officials said Wednesday that a winning Mega Millions ticket worth $3 million was sold Christmas morning at Avenue News at 821 Farmington Ave, Bristol for the Tuesday, Dec. 25, drawing. The winning numbers drawn were 2 - 8 - 42 - 43 - 50. The Mega Ball was 6, and the Megaplier was 3. The winning ticket holder matched the first "white" ball numbers drawn, but missed the Mega Ball number. Because the ticket was purchased wi…
Connecticut Mega Millions Winner: Woman's Ticket Tripled To $30K Connecticut Mega Millions Winner: Woman's Ticket Tripled To $30K
Connecticut Mega Millions Winner: Woman's Ticket Tripled To $30K Even though no one in Connecticut won the $1.6 billion winnings in this week's Mega Millions game, there were plenty of winners throughout the state, including locally.  Lottery officials said 190,964 winning Mega Millions tickets were sold in Connecticut, including one to Taylor Papa of North Haven purchased at the Side Street Grille in Hamden where she works as a server, lottery officials said. The winning numbers drawn on Oct. 23 were 5 - 28 - 62 - 65 - 70 and Mega Ball 5. The Megaplier was 3. "I bought three 'Quick Pick' tickets about two hours before the drawing," the recent…
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Area Stew Leonard's $1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Area Stew Leonard's
$1M Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Area Stew Leonard's Westchester is abuzz Wednesday as word spreads that one lucky person picked up a winning $1 million Mega Millions ticket at Stew Leonard's in Yonkers. “We are so excited to have the million-dollar winner from our store," said owner Stew Leonard Jr. " We can’t wait for the winner to come forward so we can have them come in and celebrate. We would offer them free milk and cookies, but I doubt they need it now.” The store handed out free Mega Million tickets on Tuesday as excitement grew about the growing, $1.6 billion jackpot which was won by one ticket purchased in South Carolina w…
CT Resident Wins $1 Million In Powerball Drawing CT Resident Wins $1 Million In Powerball Drawing
CT Resident Wins $1 Million In Powerball Drawing Not all was lost during Saturday's Powerball drawing, one lucky winner in the state won $1 million and another in Fairfield County purchased a lucky Cash Five ticket and won $100,000.  The lucky winning Powerball ticket was sold at the Prospect Smoke Shop in Prospect located in New Haven County, according to Lottery officials. But the fun is not over yet, Lottery officials said: "it's crazy at the office" as the country waits in anticipation for this week's Mega Million worth over $1.6 billion. With no ticket matching all of the winning numbers Saturday - 16-54-57-62-69 PB-23 PP-…
All-Time High: Mega Millions Jackpot Soars To Nearly $1 Billion For Friday Drawing All-Time High: Mega Millions Jackpot Soars To Nearly $1 Billion For Friday Drawing
All-Time High: Mega Millions Jackpot Soars To Nearly $1 Billion For Friday Drawing Good news. Since no one won Tuesday night's $677 million Mega Millions game, you now have another chance to live the life of a millionaire as the jackpot is now at a staggering $868 million, a record high. No ticket had all six winning numbers including 3, 45, 49, 61, 69 with a Mega Ball of 9. So get your new tickets ready for Friday's game and in the meantime feel good for the nine lucky souls who managed to eek out a $1 million each by having five of the six numbers, and one of those had the Mega Ball and received $5 million. The jackpot, which will be close to $1 billion by Friday, kee…
Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $667 Million, Largest In History Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $667 Million, Largest In History
Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $667 Million, Largest In History Millions of people across the country will be holding their breath and have their fingers crossed as the numbers for the $667 million Mega Millions are rolled out during Tuesday night's drawing. A surge in ticket sales hoping to be "the one," to win the grand prize, along with the lack of a winner, has led Lottery officials to raise the game from $654 million to $667 million, the third-largest in the history of the game. But for all those out there with dollar signs dancing in their eyes, Lottery officials also say the odds of winning the grand prize remains at one in 302.5 millio…
Did You Win It? $2,000,000 Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Fairfield County Did You Win It? $2,000,000 Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Fairfield County
Did You Win It? $2,000,000 Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Fairfield County Someone in Fairfield County is $2 million richer and might not even know it.  That person, who hasn't come forward, purchased a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket for Friday's game and hit all the numbers.  The ticket, purchased at the Wheels Convenience Store at 2047 Post Road in Fairfield had the winning numbers 1 - 6 - 13 - 18 - 49, Mega Ball 8 and Megaplier 2. Of the 7,027 winning tickets sold in Connecticut for that date, the Fairfield County ticket is the only one that matched all five white ball numbers, the Lottery office said. Luckily, the player paid an extra buck to add the M…
Fairfield County's Newest Millionaire: ID Released For $5M Lottery Winner Fairfield County's Newest Millionaire: ID Released For $5M Lottery Winner
Fairfield County's Newest Millionaire: ID Released For $5M Lottery Winner A lucky Fairfield County man has been identified as the winner of $5 million during last week's Mega Millions game. Robert Nickle of Stratford, who said he has been a "bundle of nerves," couldn’t help but smile Thursday as he claimed his giant check after winning the state's Mega Millions $5,000,000 prize. He was coming home from work when he decided to purchase a Mega Millions ticket from his favorite deli: “I go to Dolly’s Deli all the time on the way home.” It wasn’t until the next morning that Nickle checked his numbers in his truck. Elated, he ran back into the house to have…