Answer to Lottery Trivia Question #9: Has Texas Ever Sold a Jackpot Winning Mega Millions Ticket?

Last week's Lottery Trivia Question #9 was:

• Has Texas ever sold a winning Mega Millions Jackpot ticket?
  
• If Yes: How many times?
• When and How Much?

The Correct Answers are:

• Yes,  the State of Texas has sold many winning Jackpot tickets.
  
• Since joining Mega Millions in December 2003, Texans have won 7 times.
  
• The individual dates and amounts were:
  

1. 01/01/08     $33M    TX
2. 08/31/07   $330M    MD/NJ/TX/VA (shared 4 ways)
   
3. 07/06/07   $126M    TX
4. 01/09/07   $122M    TX
5. 05/16/06     $94M    TX
6. 03/01/05   $112M    TX
7. 10/01/04   $101M    TX

• The total Jackpot winnings for Texas exceeds  $670 million.
  

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JL.........

Lottery Trivia Question 9: Did Anyone in Texas Ever Win a Mega Millions Jackpot?

This week's Lottery Trivia Question is about the U.S. Mega Millions Lottery.

Our Trivia Question #9 is:

• Has Texas ever sold a winning Mega Millions Jackpot ticket?
  
• If Yes: How many times?
• When and How Much?
  

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We will provide the correct answer next Monday, November 30th, and will post your name and a URL link back to your site.

Have Fun,

JL.........

Answer to Lottery Trivia Question #8: What Lottery Paid Out the Largest Jackpot?

Last week's Lottery Trivia Question #8 was:

• Which U.S. Lottery Claims the Largest Jackpot Payout?
  
• When was it won?
• How many winning tickets were there?

The Correct Answers are:

• To date, Mega Millions claims the record of the largest Jackpot Payout of $390 million.
  
• The jackpot was won on March 6th 2007.
  
• Two winning tickets split the jackpot, one in Georgia and one in New Jersey.
  

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JL.........

Lottery Trivia Question 8: Which Lottery Paid Out the Largest Jackpot?

This week's Lottery Trivia Question is about U.S. Lotteries.

Our Trivia Question #8 is:

• Which U.S. Lottery Claims the Largest Jackpot Payout?
  
• When was it won?
• How many winning tickets were there?
  

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We will provide the correct answer next Monday, November 23th, and will post your name and a URL link back to your site.

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JL.........

Answer to Lottery Trivia Question #7: What was First U.S. Multi-State Lottery Named?

Last week's Lottery Trivia Question #7 was:

• What was the name of the first U.S. multi-state lottery?
• When did it begin?
• What is it named now?

The Correct Answers are:

• The first Multi-State Lottery was called Lotto America.
  
• It began in February 1988.
• The name (and format) changed in 1992 and is now called: Powerball!
  

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JL.........

Lottery Trivia Question 7: What was the First US Multi-State Lottery Named?

This week's Lottery Trivia Question is about U.S. Lotteries.

Our Trivia Question #7 is:

• What was the name of the first U.S. multi-state lottery?
  
• When did it begin?
• What is it named now?
  

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We will provide the correct answer next Monday, November 16th, and will post your name and a URL link back to your site.

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JL.........

Answer to Lottery Trivia Question #6: How Many EuroMillions Lucky Star Combos are There?

Last week's Lottery Trivia Question #6 was:

• In Euro Millions, a player must correctly pick two Lucky Stars, each numbered 1 to 9.
  
• How many unique Lucky Star combinations are possible?

The Correct Answers are:

• There are 36 unique Lucky Star combinations! 
  
• A EuroMillions player selects 2 Lucky Stars numbered 1 to 9, but the numbers can't be repeated (meaning there are no 1-1, 2-2, ... 9-9 conbinations). One would think, therefore, that there are 9 times 8, or 72, combinations. But since order doesn't matter, we need to eliminate duplicates. Thus, we divide the 72 combinations by 2 to obtain the correct 36 unique combinations!
  

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JL.........

Lottery Trivia Question 6: How Many EuroMillions Lucky Star Combos?

This week's Lottery Trivia Question is about EuroMillions.

Our Trivia Question #6 is:

• In Euro Millions, a player must correctly pick two Lucky Stars, each numbered 1 to 9.
  
• How many unique Lucky Star combinations are possible?
  

Enter your answer by leaving a Comment to this post below. Leave your name, and if you have a website or blog, provide it's URL and name.

We will provide the correct answer next Monday, November 9th, and will post your name and a URL link back to your site.

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JL.........

Answer to Lottery Trivia Question #5 Who Was First State to Have a Lottery?

Last week's Lottery Trivia Question #5 was:

• Who was the first U.S. State to sponsor a Lottery in the 20th century?
• What was this lottery named?
• When did tickets go on sale?

The Correct Answers are:

• New Hampshire was the first U.S. State to sponsor a lottery.
• It was called a "Sweepstakes"
  
• Tickets went on sale on March 12th 1964!
  

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JL.........