Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to Estimated $114 Million; Excitement Grows From Coast to Coast
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MEGA MILLIONS, Sept. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Mega Millions players across the country are feeling the excitement as the jackpot continues to grow. When Tuesday's winning numbers were drawn, they turned 623,112 tickets into Mega Millions winners.
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Prize money for next year's Dubai Desert  Classic has been increased to a record $2.2 million, organizers  said on Wednesday.
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A Georgia truck driver stepped forward Wednesday to claim half of a $390 million jackpot, the richest lottery prize in U.S. history. "I'm going to do a lot of fishing," Ed Nabors, 52, of Rocky Face, Ga., about 90 miles north of Atlanta, said in a deep Southern drawl. The other winning ticket in Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing was sold at a liquor store in New Jersey, and the holder did not immediately come forward.
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Newly minted multimillionaire Juan Rodriguez, who won the $149 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot, said Sunday he hasn&#39;t quit his job at a midtown Manhattan parking garage yet.
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Barry Bonds 's record-breaking 756th home run ball was auctioned yesterday for $752,467, well more than the estimates by memorabilia experts.
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MEGA MILLIONS, Feb. 3  /PRNewswire/ -- The Friday, February 2, 2007 Mega Millions drawing featured the largest jackpot in the nation. And the drawing brought out the winners!  A total of 536,697 tickets from coast to coast won Mega Millions prizes, including seven tickets that each won $250,000.
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MEGA MILLIONS, June 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Lucky players nationwide continue to win big with Mega Millions.  In Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, a total of 412,035 tickets from coast to coast won prizes, including five tickets that each won $250,000.
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MEGA MILLIONS, Feb. 10  /PRNewswire/ -- The February weather may be cold, but Mega Millions is heating up!  Players in the 12 Mega Millions states won big in Friday's drawing, as a total of 616,974 tickets won prizes.
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The locals casino operator posts impressive fourth-quarter results.
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KUALA LUMPUR Shares of Genting, Asia&#39;s biggest publicly traded casino group, rose Wednesday on expectations that the company&#39;s plan to develop Las Vegas-style casinos in Britain with Stanley Leisure would bolster profit.
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The most geographically diversified casino operator posts strong fourth-quarter growth.
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The biggest jackpot in lottery history could be won later in the EuroMillions draw played across nine countries.
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Gold surged to a historic high above $910 an ounce, as investors rushed in to buy the metal on further weakness in the dollar and expectations of a sharp cut in U.S. interest rates, analysts said.
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SACRAMENTO, California -- As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune: &quot;...The state&#39;s big horse racetracks and card clubs will launch their big push today for an initiative that could give them slot machines with a $3 million-a-week television buy for a
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MEGA MILLIONS, May 30  /PRNewswire/ -- One ticket matched all six Mega Millions numbers in the Tuesday, May 29, 2007 drawing, and now players are checking their tickets to see who won the estimated $44 million jackpot.
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The bidding war for Barry Bonds&#39; 700th home run baseball has entered the big leagues. In just over six hours, the top bid passed the $100,000 mark and was up to $119,674 late Monday night.
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Gold rose above $450 an ounce for the first time in more than 16 years, driven by investors looking for an alternative to the American currency.