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2:14pm, 1st August, 2019

Esports - FIFA gamers converge on London chasing $250,000 jackpot

Thirty two of the world's best esports players are flexing their fingers and thumbs in readiness for the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final at London's O2 Arena this weekend.

'I screamed': Winner of third-largest U.S. lottery jackpot steps forward

3:18pm, 23rd April, 2019

US

'I screamed': Winner of third-largest U.S. lottery jackpot steps forward

The winner of the third-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history revealed himself on Tuesday as a 24-year-old man from Wisconsin, telling reporters he did not get around to checking the numbers till a day after the draw last month.

Winning ticket sold in Wisconsin for U.S. Powerball $768 million lottery jackpot

8:43am, 28th March, 2019

US

Winning ticket sold in Wisconsin for U.S. Powerball $768 million lottery jackpot

A winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin for a $768 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the third largest in history, lottery officials said after the draw on Wednesday night.

Powerball drawn for $768 million, third largest jackpot

5:09am, 28th March, 2019

US

Powerball drawn for $768 million, third largest jackpot

A winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin for a $768 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the third largest in history, lottery officials said after the draw on Wednesday night.

1:34am, 28th March, 2019

US

U.S. Powerball drawn for $768 million, third largest jackpot

A winning ticket was sold in Wisconsin for a $768 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the third largest in history, lottery officials said after the draw on Wednesday night.

Chinese firm behind the 'Amazon Coat' hits jackpot in U.S., eschews China

6:22pm, 24th February, 2019

Business

Chinese firm behind the 'Amazon Coat' hits jackpot in U.S., eschews China

When Kevin Chiu left his job in 2012 to try his luck at starting an online apparel business in a rural Chinese city, his main goal was to carve out more time to spend with his wife and newborn child.

Winning numbers for Powerball's $688 million jackpot drawn

2:45pm, 28th October, 2018

US

Winning numbers for Powerball's $688 million jackpot drawn

The winning numbers for the estimated $687.8 million Powerball jackpot, the fourth largest in the lottery's history, were drawn Saturday night.

One winning lottery ticket sold in U.S. for $1.6 billion jackpot - lottery official

5:38am, 24th October, 2018

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One winning lottery ticket sold in U.S. for $1.6 billion jackpot - lottery official

Only one ticket matches all six numbers in the Mega Millions lottery draw in the United States for a jackpot worth a record-setting $1.6 billion, a lottery official said early on Wednesday.

Players on edge for record $1.6 billion jackpot in Mega Millions drawing

10:29pm, 23rd October, 2018

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Players on edge for record $1.6 billion jackpot in Mega Millions drawing

The Mega Millions drawing was held on Tuesday night with a record-setting $1.6 billion prize on line that has Americans dreaming of buying homes, cars, helping financially strapped friends and family and early retirement.

Record $1.6 billion jackpot up for grabs in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing

8:10am, 23rd October, 2018

US

Record $1.6 billion jackpot up for grabs in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing

A record-setting $1.6 billion prize that would instantly make a single winner one of the richest people in the world will be up for grabs on Tuesday when the Mega Millions holds its drawing.

Mega Millions website crashes as record jackpot draws clicks

1:35pm, 22nd October, 2018

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Mega Millions website crashes as record jackpot draws clicks

The U.S. Mega Millions lottery website crashed on Monday ahead of a record $1.6 billion drawing on Tuesday night.

Lotto fever grips U.S. as Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion

2:48pm, 19th October, 2018

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Lotto fever grips U.S. as Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion

Lotto fever was running high on Friday as the U.S. Mega Millions lottery jackpot jumped to a record $1 billion, hours before the drawing for what is also the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.

U.S. Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion hours before drawing

5:29am, 19th October, 2018

US

U.S. Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion hours before drawing

The U.S. Mega Millions lottery reached nearly $1 billion on Friday, the day of the drawing of what is now the second-largest lottery in U.S. history.

U.S. Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion, second largest on record

3:10pm, 18th October, 2018

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U.S. Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion, second largest on record

The U.S. Mega Millions jackpot climbed to nearly $1 billion for Friday's drawing, the largest ever for the contest, and the second biggest U.S. lottery on record, trailing a $1.586 billion Powerball jackpot paid out in 2016.

Numbers drawn for record $667-million U.S. Mega Millions jackpot

12:36am, 17th October, 2018

US

Numbers drawn for record $667-million U.S. Mega Millions jackpot

Six little numbered balls were drawn in the U.S. Mega Millions on Tuesday night with a record jackpot of $667 million at stake.

California ticket wins $522 million Mega Millions jackpot

4:30am, 25th July, 2018

US

California ticket wins $522 million Mega Millions jackpot

At least one lottery fan will wake up significantly richer on Wednesday after they purchased the only winning U.S. Mega Millions ticket, worth $522 million, in Tuesday's draw.