lottery

Tonight, there's a record Powerball drawing, and we spent a decent chunk of time fielding calls about what people would do with the money. When Sarah asked me, I sputtered for an answer. See, I hadn't given it much thought, as I don't play the lottery. ...

There could be a new coveted lottery in Maine, and the prize would be wet and wriggly, a proposal to create a new lottery system to allow people into Maine's big-money baby eel fishery.

This Saturday’s Powerball Jackpot should be around $700 million because there was not a winner for Wednesday's $500 million jackpot. Someone will, eventually, start 2016 out with a bang.

The governor and lawmakers plan to revisit limits on how welfare recipients can spend their money following a report that hundreds of millions of dollars were spent on lottery tickets.

Julie Leech of Three Rivers, Michigan was introduced by lottery officials as the lucky winner of last week's $310.5 million Powerball game.

The 2015 lottery drawing for “any deer” permits was held earlier this week. The state uses the permits to manage the deer population by controlling the harvest of females.

The 2015 lottery drawing for “any deer” permits was held earlier this week. The state uses the permits to manage the deer population by controlling the harvest of females.

I would consider it a ‘good day’ if I found a $20 bill lying on the ground, most people would. Herbert Tang found a $20 bill outside the San Francisco International Airport and turned it into a million dollars.

Susan Rick finally got a break, financially, when he boyfriend won the Illinois Lottery last month. She planned on taking a little time off work and taking a trip to Minnesota, maybe fix up the house.

With Powerball ticket sales lagging lately, officials have decided to give the game a shot in the arm. In October, Powerball will make the odds of winning the big prize harder but the odds of winner smaller prizes will be better.

2,740 permits were allocated over the weekend in Bethel for this year's moose hunt. That is down 11 percent from last year. Most (90 percent) of the permits went to Maine residents.

The dream of winning big bucks in the lottery keeps us going back time after time buying a  ticket. When the jackpot really gets high, more people tend to buy lottery tickets.

A man in Los Angeles won on a scratch-off lottery ticket, he won $75.00, at least that’s what he walked away with. The cashier at the gas station gave the man $75.00 but the ticket was worth much more.

The Maine State Lottery is selling ‘Big Papi lottery tickets. David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox showed off a giant version of the ticket at Fenway on Friday.

Here’s a feel good story that turned a hernia operation into $7 million and the man didn’t have to sue anybody. Joseph Amorese of Eaton, Pennsylvania was in the hospital recovering from hernia surgery when he got a get well card from his father.

How about this for a recent lottery winner! Jane Park, 18 years old from Edinburgh, England, won one and half million dollars in the lottery a year ago but not much has changed for her. Jane still lives at home with her Mother in a two bedroom apartment and still eats at McDonald’s.