Massachusetts State Lottery

After no winners were picked on Tuesday and Saturday, respectively, the jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball have surpassed the $400 million mark. The winnings for Mega Millions, which is at $490 million, is estimated to cash in at $372.3 million. The winning numbers on Tuesday were 20, 43, 51, 55 and 57, while the Mega Ball was 4. Its…

The jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball have surpassed the $400 million mark, after there were no winners on Tuesday and Saturday.

Lottery sales in Massachusetts continue to plummet amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Including Keno, scratch tickets and daily game sales hit just over $111 million the week ending March 7, just before the state’s stay-at-home order, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery. Six weeks later, sales were down to just short of $75 million, lottery officials said. The lottery commission said…

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, lottery sales in Massachusetts continue to take a financial hit.

Five days before three Mass Cash prizes were about to expire, a man representing a trustee stepped forward Monday to claim the tickets. The tickets were each worth $100,000 and were won in the Aug. 31, 2018, drawing, according to Massachusetts State Lottery officials. The prizes were claimed by a trust in Peabody.

The push to move the Massachusetts State Lottery online is forging ahead. A legislative committee will hold a public hearing Monday on bills related to the lottery, horse racing and Keno licenses.

The push to move the Massachusetts State Lottery online is forging ahead. A legislative committee will hold a public hearing Monday on bills related to the lottery, horse racing and Keno licenses.

A Massachusetts man has won a $1 million prize in the state lottery for the second time this year.

Massachusetts State Lottery Commissioner Michael Sweeney said “human error” was to blame for the Powerball mix-up.

The Massachusetts State Lottery has yielded more than $1 billion in annual profits, even as sales have dipped.