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• Undercover Sting: clerks stealing winning lottery tickets Play Video

  April 27, 2012 12:42 AM

  Imagine winning the lottery ,but never knowing because the store clerk pocketed the ticket for themselves. In a News 5 exclusive investigation, Colorado lottery investigators took us along on one of their compliance check stings to catch the clerks in the act. For three days from store to... more »

• Are there ever big lottery winners in Colorado?

  April 2, 2012 6:34 PM

  Colorado has only had one major lottery winner! That was a $20 million Powerball win back in October 2007, but those with the Colorado Lottery tell you to not get discouraged! It all comes down to odds, so it may seem like other states win more when really those states... more »

• Powerball Powers Hopes

  February 16, 2012 7:41 PM

  It's the dreams. "Couple months ago, I actually had woke up after a dream of five numbers, that I've been playing ever since on the power ball. And also I've been dreaming about being around family and everything in Florida," said Powerball player Steven Rinkes. It's the fun... more »

• Man hits $1 million lottery for 2nd time

  November 29, 2011 7:54 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - A southwest Atlanta man has won his second $1 million Georgia Lottery prize. Delma Kinney, who will celebrate his 51st birthday Dec. 5, recently won a $1 million prize playing the instant game Super Millions. In 2008, Kinney won $1 million playing another instant game.... more »

• CO lawmakers want lottery ticket for veterans

  November 5, 2011 12:13 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Two Colorado lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that would create a lottery ticket aimed at raising funds for veterans' services. Republican Rep. Marsha Looper and Democratic Sen. Suzanne Williams will be speaking Saturday at the state Capitol about the legislation they plan to introduce when the Legislature... more »

• Powerball jackpot grows to $144 million

  May 22, 2011 11:13 AM

  There were no jackpot winners from Saturday's $120 million Powerball drawing. However, the lottery reports that 951,818 players across the country won more than $6.9 million in prizes. The jackpot now stands at $144 million with a $74.7 million cash value. more »

• Winning Mega Millions tix worth $312M sold in NY

  March 26, 2011 10:29 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A New York lottery official says a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $312 million has been sold at a variety store in Albany, N.Y. New York Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman says the winning jackpot ticket for Friday's drawing was sold at... more »

• Mega Millions winning numbers

  January 4, 2011 11:22 PM

  Here are the winning numbers for the $355 million Mega Millions jackpot: 4, 8, 15, 25, 47 Mega Ball: 42 more »

• Months after winning $1M in lottery, man wins $2M

  September 28, 2010 4:45 PM

  Man--how would you like this guy's luck! Ernest Pullen of Bonne Terre, Missouri won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket in June. This month, he won another $2 million on a scratch-off. Pullen says he considers himself a "lucky guy." He's opted to take the cash... more »

• Woman claims nearly $218M Powerball jackpot

  April 17, 2010 1:18 PM

  A northern New Jersey school board member who held the lone winning ticket for a $211.7 million Powerball jackpot last month has claimed her prize. Sandra McNeil of Morristown chose the cash option when she bought her ticket, meaning she will get about $101.6 million before federal and state withholding... more »

• Colorado Powerball tickets win $1 million, $200,000

  March 16, 2010 9:15 AM

  Two Colorado tickets have won $1 million and $200,000, respectively, by matching the first five numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing. The randomly selected numbers were 6-16-20-31-and-36. The Powerball was 8 and the Power Play was 5. The Colorado Lottery says a Power Play ticket sold in Wheat Ridge won $1... more »

• Colorado Lottery announces new game

  February 15, 2010 12:06 PM

  The Colorado Lottery will launch its first new Jackpot game in nine years next week. Called MatchPlay, the game will offer a rolling, $100,000 jackpot and more ways to win than the Lottery's current Jackpot games. Drawings for MatchPlay will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays. The game will begin... more »

• Mega Millions lottery tickets will soon be available in Colorado

  February 10, 2010 5:37 PM

  The Colorado Lottery Commission approved the sale of the Mega Millions Jackpot game in Colorado at its monthly meeting Wednesday morning. The game, which is now being offered in 35 jurisdictions nationwide, could begin selling in Colorado in mid-May. "We believe Mega Millions will complement our current line-up of... more »

• States begin offering Mega Millions, Powerball tickets

  January 31, 2010 11:12 AM

  Dozens of states have begun selling Powerball and Mega Millions tickets in what could be a step toward an eventual national lottery. Margaret DeFrancisco, co-chair of a committee for both lotteries and president and CEO of the Georgia Lottery Corp., says tickets for both games began selling on Sunday. Twenty-three... more »

• Lucky powerball ticket wins 1 million dollars

  December 21, 2009 10:20 AM

  A Colorado ticket holder came close, but no one matched all six of the numbers drawn to win Saturday's Powerball jackpot worth $92.9 million. The winning numbers were 17-24-39-41-and-47. The Powerball was 21 and the multiplier was 3. A Colorado Power Play ticket, and another sold in Indiana, matched the... more »

• Colorado workers split $1 million Powerball prize

  November 12, 2009 12:45 PM

  Four workers at a Longmont cabinet factory will split a $1 million Powerball lottery prize. The workers at John Murphy Mill Works saw their lottery pool win on Oct. 25. The company is a commercial cabinet maker. After taxes, the workers took home $177,500 each. Group members say they've been... more »

• Colorado Powerball ticket wins $50,000

  October 19, 2009 9:52 AM

  The Powerball jackpot will grow to an estimated $25 million for Wednesday after no one matched all six of the numbers drawn over the weekend. Saturday's winning numbers were 5-16-25-30-and-49. The Powerball was 39 and the multiplier was 5. Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won... more »

• Cancer patient wins nearly $5.4M Lotto jackpot

  October 17, 2009 10:58 AM

  A man who was diagnosed with cancer almost two years ago is the winner of a Colorado Lottery drawing for nearly $5.4 million. Colorado Lottery officials say 46-year-old Robert Loch, who lost his job as a dishwasher at a hotel last year, matched all six numbers in the Oct. 10... more »

• Winning Lotto ticket purchased in Commerce City

  October 13, 2009 12:09 PM

  One person won Saturday's $5.4 million Lotto jackpot and the Colorado Lottery says the winning ticket was purchased in Commerce City. The winning numbers in Saturday's drawing were: 2, 6, 15, 21, 33 and 39. The winning ticket was purchased at 80th Avenue Liquors in Commerce City. It has a... more »

• Someone wins the $189 million Powerball jackpot

  October 5, 2009 10:15 AM

  A ticket sold in Florida matched all six of the numbers drawn to win the weekend Powerball jackpot worth $189 million. Saturday's winning numbers were 12-24-48-50-and-57. The Powerball was 22 and the multiplier was 3. Colorado's top prize was $10,000 for a ticket that matched the Powerball, plus four of... more »

• Colorado Powerball ticket wins $1 million

  September 28, 2009 8:05 AM

  For the second time in a week, a Colorado Powerball player has matched five of the six numbers drawn to win $1 million. The ticket holder matched all five white numbers drawn Saturday, and had purchased the Power Play option to multiply the prize. Saturday's winning numbers were 18-20-34-36-and-39. The... more »

• Colorado Powerball ticket wins $1 million

  September 21, 2009 10:02 AM

  A Colorado ticket holder won a hefty second prize, but no one matched all six of the numbers drawn to win the weekend Powerball jackpot worth $114.4 million. Saturday's winning numbers were 5-24-25-30-and-49. The Powerball was 23 and the multiplier was 3. A Colorado Power Play ticket matched the first... more »

• Broncos latest team to partner with state lottery

  September 15, 2009 10:12 AM

  The Denver Broncos and the Colorado Lottery have announced an instant ticket game that includes a chance to win 2010 season tickets. The lottery says the game could generate $1.5 million for parks, trails and wildlife protection across the state while the team could earn between $308,000 and $537,000 if... more »

• Expired ticket; woman wins and loses $160,000 scratcher

  September 14, 2009 8:42 PM

  How's this for bad luck? About a year ago Laurice Pillar bought a crossword puzzle scratch ticket. At the time she didn't realize it was a winner, set it aside and subsequently lost it. This week, when she was cleaning out her address book she found the ticket again and... more »