How likely am I to hit the jackpot in the Mega Millions lottery – and how do the odds compare with being hit and killed by lightning?
Quoting from the Massachusetts State Lottery website, here is how it works:
“Five balls are drawn from a set of balls numbered 1 through 56; …

Sherry Morales of Richmond was at work when her husband called with an unusual question.
“What’s up with this Lottery ticket?” he asked.
The ticket was purchased as part of an office pool Sherry organized with a dozen of her co-workers at Suntrust Mortgage in Richmond. It turns out that the ticket …

SACRAMENTO – A Los Angeles area man is $278,351 richer. Juan Bustamante, a 62 year old small business owner, claimed his Fantasy 5 ticket at the California Lottery’s Los Angeles district office today.
Bustamonte could hardly believe his good fortune and describes his experience as “unbelievable.” He and his wife of …

(AUSTIN) – Tanya Lynn Walraven of Hooks was with her two sons last Saturday when she scratched a Texas Lottery® instant ticket, Bonus Cashword, and found a prize of $5,000.  Or so she thought. “We couldn’t breathe,” an excited Walraven recounted.  “I told my sons and my mom that I’d …