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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…

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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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…

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$5 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Fairfield County $5 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Fairfield County
$5 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Fairfield County The winner of $5 million dollars might be walking around and not even know they have a chunk of change to collect from the Connecticut Lottery. The lucky winner won the pile of cash on a Mega Millions ticket for Tuesday's game that was sold at Dolly's Deli at 6 Boston Ave., in Stratford, said lottery officials. The winning numbers were: 6 - 30 - 58 - 60 - 61, Mega Ball number 17 and the Megaplier number 5. The player matched five numbers, but because they plopped downed an extra buck for the Megaplier, their $1,000,000 prize was multiplied to $5 million. This was the lottery's first $5,00…

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Check Your Ticket: $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Connecticut Check Your Ticket: $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Connecticut
Check Your Ticket: $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Connecticut Check your tickets: It wasn't the top prize, but a Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in Connecticut for Saturday night's big drawing.  For the top jackpot of $570 million, one winning ticket was sold in New Hampshire that matched all five numbers and the Powerball. The winning numbers are: 12 29 30 33 61 and Powerball 26. The Connecticut ticket matched five numbers.     Also in Connecticut, two other tickets matched four white balls and the Powerball, worth $50,000.  A total of 37 tickets were sold in Connecticut that are worth $100.  It was a big weekend for lottery jackpots. …

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