lottery

A Lamesa resident recently won $1 million dollars off of a scratch off but is there a trick to winning on scratch off tickets?

I've compiled a very different list of things that could be done with the money, from the educational to the personally destructive.

I've taken some small liberties with taxes, services charges and whatnot, so if you have a million bucks to spend, you may want to recheck my figures.

Smith says he will use the money to pay bills, help family, and fund his upcoming wedding and honeymoon. That's really sweet.

Houston is on a roll!

With no winner in the Mega Millions Jackpot, are you feeling lucky?

With no winner in Tuesday’s drawing for Mega Millions, there’s still a chance to nab the $422 million.

Get ready to spend more for those Mega Millions lotto tickets. The Texas Lottery announced changes to the game that went into effect on Saturday. From the Texas Lottery: "Starting jackpots for the multi-state game will more than double from the current $15 million to $40 million and the ticket price will increase from $1 to $2 per play...

With lottery numbers climbing into the hundreds of millions of dollars these days, what in the world would you do with that much cash?

If I had a dollar for every dollar I spend trying to win the lottery, I might not need to play the lottery. I am usually not a gambling man, I don't bet on football, or basketball, I don't go to Vegas or to Ruidoso to go to casino's, I like to know I will be getting something for my money.

Who doesn't dream of hitting the lottery jackpot? As the jackpot grows so do the number of people who don't normally buy tickets, all hoping they will be the lucky one to win it all.

I've heard your odds of winning a state lottery are something like 1 in 14 million.  It doesn't keep me or other people from playing.  Sometimes you get "that feeling" that you need to play. It usually doesn't pan out, but sometimes it does.  Wait until you hear the next story.