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$620 MILLION Powerball Jackpot Weds. 24th October 2018
The USA Powerball jackpot jackpot now stands at a colossal $ 620 MILLION for the next draw on Wednesday 24th October 2018. This makes it the 5th biggest ever lottery jackpot in history and it is likely to climb even higher.
The Powerball winning numbers for the last draw on Saturday 20th October 2018 were: 16, 54, 57, 62, 69 with a Power Ball of 23 & a Powerplay multiplier of x2.
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21st October 2018
$1.6 BILLION Mega Millions Record Jackpot 23rd Oct. 2018
Make way for the BIGGEST lotto jackpot ever recorded! The USA Mega Millions has just entered rollover number 23 and there is a stupendous US$ 1.6 BILLION Mega Millions record jackpot just waiting to be won in the next draw on Tuesday 23rd October 2018!
This is now
officially the largest lottery jackpot to have been produced in the history of
draw type lotto games. The previous record lottery jackpot to date has been the
US$ 1.58 BILLION that was won on the USA Powerball on January 13th
2016, shattering all earlier records.
More Information on: Mega Millions Record Jackpot $1.6 BILLION 23rd Oct.2018
20th October 2018
For the 3rd draw in a row now the EuroMillions Superdraw jackpot has not been won and the resulting top prize increase sees us looking at a whopping £149 MILLION / €166 MILLION EuroMillions Superdraw Rollover for the next draw on Tuesday 11th October!
The EuroMillions results for the draw on Friday 7th October 2016 were:-
02, 12, 20, 27, 30 and the Lucky Stars drawn were 09, 11.
The UK Millionaire Maker codes drawn were: TGZL24043 and ZFXT50159.
More Information on: €166 MILLION EuroMillions Superdraw Rollover - Oct 11th 2016
8th October 2016
The long awaited EuroMillions Superdraw that took place on Friday 30th September 2016 produced no jackpot winners and the top prize has rolled over to an even bigger €141 MILLION / £121 MILLION for the next draw on Tuesday 4th September!
If the anticipation for this great lottery feast wasn't enough for Friday's drawing then it's going to be even more of a frenzy for the upcoming Tuesday draw when most of Europe's lottery players are going to been keenly looking out for the Euro Millions results.
The Euro Millions numbers drawn on Friday 30th September were:-
17, 35, 37, 43, 44 and the Lucky Stars 02, 10.
More Information on: EuroMillions Superdraw Rollover - October 4th 2016
1st October 2016
Rule changes for the EuroMillions pan-European lottery took place with effect from 24th September 2016. These EuroMillions rule changes make the Euro Millions lottery an even bigger, better and more exciting game to play.
The first EuroMillions draw to occur with these changes in force is on Tuesday 27th September 2016 and all EuroMillions players can look forward to some great enhancements that make Euro Millions an even greater game to play.
Bigger EuroMillions Starting jackpot, bigger jackpots more often and a whopping €130 Million EuroMillions Superdraw are just some of the great changes on offer.
More Information on: EuroMillions Rule Changes - September 24th 2016
27th September 2016
The EuroMillions Superdraw is back...and only 10 days away!
Lottery players from right across the globe have been waiting for this event now for a long time - and there's not much longer to wait...
The biggest European lottery will be staging its long awaited €130 MILLION EuroMillions Superdaw on Friday 30th September 2016.
The jackpot for UK Players in GBP will be a huge £111 MILLION!
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20th September 2016
Here it is again...that time when the biggest European Lottery gets even bigger! The EuroMillions are about to conduct another of their eagerly awaited Superdraws.
The EuroMillions Superdraw on Friday 7th March 2014 will boast a whopping top prize jackpot of € 100 MILLION / £ 80 MILLION making it by far the biggest Euro Lottery game to be played.
The first Euro Millions Superdraw of 2014 will certainly not disappoint players throughout the lottery world and if not won it will rollover and grow up to a maximum of € 190 MILLION which is the current level of its jackpot cap.
More Information on: EuroMillions Superdraw on Friday 7th March 2014
3rd March 2014
After another draw that produced no Mega Millions jackpot winners on Friday 28th February 2013 - this globally popular USA Lottery has soared again from its previous top prize of USD 216 MILLION to a huge USD 240 MILLION for tomorrow's draw on Tuesday 4th March 2014.
Over the last couple of years the Mega Millions jackpot has had a habit of reaching some rather lofty heights and it could now well be on its way to producing yet another USD 300 MILLION + jackpot to excite US Lottery players both at home and abroad.
More Information on: Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches USD 240 MILLION
3rd March 2014
As we thought likely - the previously advertised US$ 636 MILLION Mega Millions jackpot of Tuesday 17th December 2013 managed to climb a notch or two higher once the final statistics all came together from the 45 different US Lottery companies that participate in the Mega Millions game.
The final tally for last night's jackpot ended up being a whopping US$ 648 MILLION making this monumental draw just US$ 8 MILLION short of the all time biggest lottery world record jackpot which was US$ 656 MILLION and won in March 2012 - once again produced by the Mega Millions.
More Information on: Mega Millions Jackpot Settles at USD 648 MILLION
18th December 2013
The historic Mega Millions jackpot was finally won last night after an absolutely breathtaking 21 draw rollover sequence - making two lucky ticket holders some of the richest people in the land!
With an estimated jackpot of US$ 636 MILLION the Mega Millions jackpot had climbed to the dizzy heights of being the 2nd biggest jackpot ever to have been created throughout the lottery world.
This figure may be amended to a higher figure once all the figures for Mega Millions ticket sales are collated from each of the 45 participating USA Lottery companies.
More Information about: USD 636 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Won at Last!
18th December 2013
Yet again the Mega Millions Jackpot has soared even higher due to the vast number of Mega Millions ticket sales across the globe prior to tonight's historic draw - and an additional US$ 50 MILLION having just been added to the jackpot coffers.
We now have a Mega Millions jackpot that stands at a mind boggling US$ 636 MILLION and ranks as the 2nd BIGGEST lottery jackpot ever to have been offered in the whole history of lottery world games. With just 8 hours now still left to go before the draw - it is also very probable that we may see a new world record - if the Mega Millions manages increase further still and top the all-time best US$ 656 MILLION jackpot that it produced in March 2012.
More Information about: Mega Millions Jackpot Now USD 636 MILLION
17th December 2013
As predicted by lotto experts all over the lottery world - the staggering US$ 550 Mega Millions jackpot has seen its first increase without even rolling over and before the next draw takes place tomorrow - Tuesday 17th December 2013.
An extra US$ 36 MILLION has been added to the most sought after lottery jackpot prize in the world this afternoon - meaning that the Mega Millions Jackpot jumps to USD 586 MILLION without even trying!
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16th December 2013
With yet again no Mega Millions winners claiming the already massive US$ 400 MILLION jackpot on Friday 13th December 2013 - the Mega Millions jackpot has been increased in size by a further US$ 150 MILLION in one straight rollover to its present jackpot size of US$ 550 MILLION for next Tuesday's draw on 17th December.
That is one mighty leap for the MegaMillions jackpot and one that we believe could easily produce the biggest lotto jackpot the lottery world has ever seen - even surpassing the current record Mega Millions jackpot of US$ 656 MILLION produced on March 30th 2012.
More Information about: Mega Millions 550 MILLION USD Jackpot 14th December 2013
Yet again the Mega Millions produced no jackpot winners in the draw last night on Tuesday 10th December 2013 and has now experienced a rollover taking it to a colossal US$ 400 MILLION for Friday's draw on 13th December!
This is a giant leap of US$ 56 MILLION from Tuesday's advertised Mega Millions jackpot of US$ 344 MILLION and currently stands as the 5th biggest lottery jackpot of all time.
More Information about: Mega Millions 400 MILLION USD Jackpot 11th December 2013
The most popular Australian Lotto game of them all - the OzLotto - remains firmly in 3rd place in the lottery world Top 50 having jumped to a massive AUS$ 70 MILLION on Tuesday 10th December 2013 with no-one having correctly matched the winning Oz Lotto numbers for the 7th draw in succession.
This 7th OzLotto rollover means that the jackpot took a huge leap of AUS$ 20 MILLION to its current value of AUS$ 70 MILLION in one step - one of the biggest Oz Lotto jackpots to have been offered in the history of the game.
More Information about: Oz Lotto 70 MILLION AUD Jackpot 11th December 2013
Australian Lotto fans will be pleased to note that the OzLotto jackpot is riding high - having jumped up to 3rd spot on the lottery world leader board after today's draw produced no jackpot winners.
The OzLotto jackpot again went unclaimed on Tuesday 3rd December 2013 and after a 6x rollover run it shot up to AUD 50 MILLION for next Tuesdays draw on 10th December. This latest Oz Lotto jackpot rollover advanced the top prize by AUD 20 MILLION in one fell swoop from last week's jackpot of AUD 30 MILLION - one big increase!
More information about: OzLotto AUD 50 MILLION Jackpot 3rd December 2013
After an amazing 17 times rollover - the US Mega Millions jackpot has soared to a mouth watering USD 257 MILLION for tonight's draw on Tuesday 3rd December 2013.
This is the biggest Mega Millions jackpot for a long time and has got USA Lottery players very excited as it stands proud at the top of the lottery world leader board.
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Yes folks - it's time for another of the EuroMillions huge Superdraws that take place periodically throughout the year! This coming Friday - 15th November 2013 - The EuroMillions jackpot will be an excitingly large € 100 MILLION / £ 80 MILLION!
That's an £ 80,000,000 jackpot for the UK EuroMillions and € 100,000,000 for Euro Millions in Europe.
More information about: EuroMillions Superdraw Fri.15th Nov. 13th November 2013
The long awaited Mega Millions changes are almost here - something that Mega Millions players have been looking forward to seeing ever since the US Powerball changed its format in January 2012.
The New Mega Millions will commence on Saturday 19th October 2013 with the aim of creating an even bigger Mega Millions jackpot and faster Mega Millions rollover amounts - having listened to the wishes of its playing population throughout the lottery world.
More information about: Mega Millions Prize Changes Oct. 2013 18th October 2013
Tonight - Saturday 12th October 2013 - sees the 2nd launch event of the NEW LOOK UK Lotto amid great excitement after last Saturday's historic £10 MILLION jackpot was won by one single ticket.
As the UK National Lottery had promised - the new look UK Lotto would be unveiled by hosting 2 separate launch events on Saturdays 5th and 12th October - well, this is the 2nd one and boasts another £10 MILLION UK Lotto jackpot which is up for grabs along with yet another 1,000 UK Lotto Raffle prizes each worth £20,000.
More information about: New UK Lotto 2nd Launch Event Tonight! 12th October 2013
Some significant changes to the UK National Lottery flagship game - UK Lotto - took place on with effect from Thursday 3rd October 2013. These eagerly awaited changes to the UK Lotto game kick off in style with the launch of the brand NEW UK Lotto offering a special jackpot of a guaranteed £10 MILLION plus 1,000 separate RAFFLE prizes each worth £20,000 for the draws on Saturday 5th October 2013 and Saturday 12th October 2013.
More information about: New UK Lotto Changes October 2013 4th October 2013
The premier Canadian Lottery - Lotto 649 - has just undergone a significant makeover creating an even bigger and better game in the Canadian Lotteries portfolio.
With effect from Sunday 15th September 2013 - Canada Lottery
players will notice vast improvements to the already highly popular Lotto 649 -
the first Canada 649 draw to take place with the new and improved structure
taking place on Wednesday 18th September 2013. Lottery World News looks here at how the game is affected.
More information about: Canada Lotto649 Changes 14th September 2013
The Russian Lottery - GosLoto 749 - has been a big hit since it was first launched by Orglot on May 22nd 2011 and has seen some game changes on July 22nd 2013.
It has not long celebrated its 2nd birthday and is already being upgraded - with Orglot making some important changes aiming to provide players with even more opportunities to win the lottery Russian style.
More Information about: Gosloto 749 Changes July 2013 26th July 2013
Florida Lottery players need wait no longer - the much anticipated arrival of the Mega Millions lottery is almost here! It was announced back on February 29th 2013 by the FLA Lottery that they would be joining the majority of other US Lottery companies in selling Mega Millions tickets as of May 15th 2013.
Already members of the MUSL and having sold Powerball lottery tickets since 2009 - the Florida Lottery will now be offering their players Mega Millions tickets as part of the cross-selling agreement which came into effect in January 2010.
More Information about: Florida Mega Millions Commences May '13 14th May 2013
The Germany Lottery flagship game - Lotto 6aus49 - is being upgraded in May 2013 with the aim of producing larger prizes, providing players more opportunities of winning the lottery in addition to offering even better odds of winning.
3 important Lotto 6aus49 changes will take place beginning with the draw on Saturday 4th May 2013 further improving this already highly popular German Lottery game which will give people throughout the lottery world even more incentive to play on both Wednesdays and Saturdays each week.
More information about: Lotto 6aus49 Changes May 2013 4th May 2013
Saturday 13th April 2013 saw the biggest jackpot to date won on the Lotto 649 when 4 lucky ticket holders scooped a mouth-watering CAN$ 63.4 MILLION after the popular Canadian Lottery enjoyed an 8 rollover run of draws.
The 4 Lotto 649 winners - one from Alberta and 3 from British Columbia - will split the winnings equally and each claim a piece of memorable history in the Canadian Lottery world.
More Information about: Record Lotto 649 Jackpot Win April 2013 15th April 2013
At long last the huge US Powerball lottery is coming to California! With effect from Monday 8th April 2013 California Lottery players will be able to buy Powerball tickets in-state - the very first California Powerball draw taking place on Wednesday 10th April 2013. This means that California is now the 45th of the States and Districts throughout the USA that participates in the Powerball game - one of the biggest in the lottery world.
More information about: California Powerball Arrives April 2013 7th April 2013
With effect from March 1st 2013 the Australian Powerball lottery will see some positive game changes with the intention of creating more frequent large jackpot figures as well as an extra prize level - meaning more prizes to be won - and bigger overall prizes plus better odds of winning.
These changes to the Powerball Australia - one of the 2 premier Australian lotteries - will be in place for the Oz Powerball draw on Thursday 7th March 2013. These alterations are similar to those created by the huge US Powerball game in last year which, as a result, broke the US$ 500 MILLION barrier later in the year - one of the biggest in the lottery world. It will be interesting to see if the Australia Powerball will be similarly affected.
More information about: Powerball Australia Changes Mar.2013 28th February 2013
The Swiss Lottery is undergoing some important game changes which will take effect on Thursday 10th January 2013 with the aim of producing higher jackpots and bigger prizes right throughout its prize structure.
These are exciting times for the Swiss Lottery and its players who can look forward in the future to playing for higher stakes in the in-house flagship game run by both Loterie Romande and Swisslos - market leaders in the Swiss Lottery world.
More Information about: Swiss Lotto Changes January 2013 8th January 2013
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