Jackpot

Missouri Lottery revenue has been down in the first five months of the budget year as the best-known games have failed to produce huge jackpots

ATLANTA (AP) — Two winning tickets were sold in the $636 million Mega Millions drawing: one at a tiny newsstand in Atlanta, and the other more than 2,000 miles away in California.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions estimated jackpot has soared to $636 million, making it the second largest jackpot in U.S. history.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sales are brisk for Mega Millions tickets across the country as people dream of winning a $400 million jackpot.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A 49-year-old Columbia woman has won a $3 million prize in a Missouri Lottery game.

Talk about dumb luck.

The winner of the largest Powerball prize ever, $590 million, is Gloria C. Mackenzie, 84, of Zephyrhills, Florida. Lottery officials made the announcement in a news conference Wednesday afternoon.

A homeless man in Bloomington, Illinois is ready to spread the wealth.

UPDATE: A Powerball ticket sold in Dearborn matched all six Powerball numbers drawn last night to win half of the $587.5 million jackpot. At $293.7 million, this is the largest jackpot prize ever won in Missouri and the second-largest Powerball jackpot awarded nationwide. The ticket was sold at Trex Mart, 17605 Highway Z, in Dearborn. The winning numbers were: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29, and the Powerball