Mix 93.1 » lottery

Record Setting PowerBall Lottery Jackpot Up to $550 Million

Lucky Larry — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:37:42 +0000

It seems as if its happening more frequently than in the past and it’s happening again with tomorrow nights PowerBall lottery drawing as the jackpot continues to soar to new heights! The estimated jackpot for tomorrow night’s drawing is sitting at $550 million dollars! If you happen to match all 5 numbers and the one [...]

Don't Throw Away Your Losing Lottery Tickets, Just Make a Car Out of Them [VIDEO]

Nora Schreiber — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:20:55 +0000

Some of you out there have discarded hundreds, if not thousands, of lottery tickets that didn't bring the riches you hoped of them. Millions of people across the globe have been in the same boat. That makes for a lot of lottery tickets being thrown away. This couple found something very interesting to do with these losing tickets.

Homeless Man Vows to Share Fortune After Winning $50,000 Lottery Jackpot

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:16:23 +0000

A homeless man in Bloomington, Illinois is ready to spread the wealth. Dennis Mahurin, a homeless man whoâ€™s been living in a tent since 1978, recently won $50,000 playing the lottery. Mahurin has no plans to let his newfound fortune change him, but he does hope it will change others: With all the other homeless [...]

Brothers Blow-Up House After Winning Lottery

Joe Student — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:55:30 +0000

Everyone who plays the lottery has their own fantasy of what they’d do first if they won. Two brothers from Wichita, Kan. celebrated their big lottery win by buying meth and weed, which resulted in them accidentally blowing-up their house and getting arrested. Authorities said the two brothers were celebrating a $75,000 winning lottery ticket [...]

The Powerball Lottery Didn't Pay Off For Me

Lucky Larry — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:03:55 +0000

Yesterday afternoon I wrote an open letter to you announcing that I would be resigning my position as the mid-day host and Brand Manager of Mix 93-1. That letter generated many phone calls, text messages, Facebook messages and stirred things up for a while here at the radio station.

Lucky Larry to Resign from Mix 93-1

Lucky Larry — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:55:09 +0000

Dear Mix 93-1 listener:

When I woke up this morning I didn't know that I would be writing you a letter like this, but as a listener of Mix 93-1 I wanted you to be the first to hear it and hear it from me and not through the rumor mill. I will be resigning as the Brand Manager and Mid-day host of Mix 93-1 effective Friday, November 30.

Win Powerball Lottery Tickets From Mix 93-1

Lucky Larry — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:55:44 +0000

With $425 million staring you in the face it's tempting to go out and buy several Powerball Lottery tickets to see if you can win the big jackpot Wednesday night. However, if you're like me, you'll probably hang on to that discretionary cash you have and use it on Christmas presents, so go ahead and do that and instead win those important lottery tickets from Mix 93-1!

How to Win the Lottery — Is There Really a Secret?

Nora Schreiber — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:26:13 +0000

Are you going to be playing for that growing lotto pot? Each day the pot becomes richer, more an more people want to win it. Who wouldn’t want to retire at a young age without doing too much work? But, is it really that likely to win? How do you win? Wouldn’t it be nice [...]

$425 Million Jackpot — Are You Getting in on the Powerball Craze? [POLL]

Lucky Larry — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:02:38 +0000

Lottery fever is once again sweeping the nation thanks to the record setting Powerball Lottery. Saturday's numbers failed to produce a winner and now the jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing is at an all time high of $425 million. That jackpot is likely to grow as more people opt to buy lottery tickets leading up to the drawing so you could end up winning more than that, if you're the only one that matches all 6 numbers!

No Powerball Winner Saturday Night, Jackpot Grows

Jen Austin — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 13:00:02 +0000

The winning numbers in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing were 22-32-37-44-50 with Powerball 34, according to the Powerball lottery’s website. Saturday night’s jackpot amount was the fourth largest in the game’s history, but no one matched all of the numbers. There was no winner. So…how high will the jackpot climb now? Wednesday’s jackpot will climb to [...]

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $185 Million

Jen Austin — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:50:25 +0000

Anytime the Powerball jackpot starts to swell, the lines grow longer to buy tickets and the pot of cash grows even bigger. So expect that $185 million jackpot to continue to move today as the day goes on.

Feeling lucky? Today is a good day to pool your money at the office and buy lots of tickets. The drawing is tonight, November 14th. Oh, think of the iPads and flat screen TVs you could put under the Christmas tree with that wad of cash. And pay off debt, buy a new house, donate to charity, buy a new car....you could be rollin' in George Clooney money.

I'll post the past few non-winning Powerball numbers in case you want to compare your own string of lucky numerals. Good luck!

Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Michigan

Lucky Larry — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:30:17 +0000

For the second time in six months, the nationwide Powerball lottery reached a record jackpot. Last nights jackpot was the fourth highest in the lottery's history at $337 million. According to ABC News, there was only one winning ticket sold.

Woman Defies the Odds and Wins $1 Million Lottery Twice — On the Same Day [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:00:01 +0000

The odds of picking winning lottery numbers are remarkably slim — let alone doing it twice with the exact same numbers. Yet that’s what happened to a Virginia woman who won a $1 million Powerball lottery twice on the same day.

$500 Million Up For Grabs Tomorrow Night [VIDEO]

Lucky Larry — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:03:25 +0000

The Texas Lottery Mega Millions multi-state jackpot was at $476 million yesterday morning but now has grown to be $500 million! A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS could be going into your bank account if you pick the right numbers for tomorrow nights lottery drawing! But before you go picking the numbers you'll want to know what your odds are first!

Here's 5 Things You Could Buy With $476 Million to Make Tyler a Better Place to Live

Jeff Evans — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:30:38 +0000

There was no winner last night in the Mega Millions Lottery, so this means the jackpot for Friday will go up to an estimated $476 million! If you win, here are a few recommendations on how you can spend the money to make Tyler a better place for us to live. Anirudh Koul, Flickr [...]

Texas Lottery Mega Millions Jackpot Sitting At $363 Million [POLL]

Lucky Larry — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:03:19 +0000

As I walked into work this morning a co-worker was in the break room planning out their numbers for tomorrows near record breaking Mega Millions lotto drawing. It could become the biggest jackpot ever in the history of the Mega Millions multi-state jackpot, currently the jackpot is sitting at $363 million and a lucky East Texan could be walking away with life changing loot tonight!

What the…?! Michigan Lottery Winner Remained on Food Stamps [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:00:19 +0000

One would think that winning $1 million in a state lottery would automatically disqualify the recipient from getting food stamps. But one would be wrong. Amanda Clayton, an unemployed 24-year-old mother of two from Michigan, got the big payday last fall, after which she bought a house and a new car. But when residents spotted [...]

81-Year-Old Woman Wins $336.4 Million Powerball

Dave Goldman — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:00:39 +0000

CRANSTON, R.I. — The winner of last month’s $336.4 million Powerball jackpot has been announced. Rhode Island lottery officials said that 81 year old Louise White of Newport had won the sixth largest jackpot in U.S. history. She says she is “very happy” and “very proud.” The winning ticket for the Feb. 11 drawing was [...]

Teenager Finds Winning Lottery Ticket After Mom Makes Him Clean Room

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:30:17 +0000

Ryan Kitching’s mom had been nagging him to clean his room, as moms tend to do. When the 19-year-old from Midlothian, Scotland finally relented and attacked the mess, he found 12 old lottery tickets.

Figuring they must all be losers, he thought about throwing the tickets out with the rest of the junk. But then he had a “strange feeling” that he should check the numbers, and when he did, he was nearly $85,000 richer.

Entire Town Wins Lottery — Except for One Person

Shauna Wright — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:01 +0000

We’ve all seen those stories about groups of people who routinely buy lottery tickets together, only to have one member of the pack fail to do so the week they strike it rich.

Now something similar has happened again — in Spain.