Lotteries serve two main purposes. First, they raise money for schools, state budgets and gambling addiction programs. Second, they fuel excitement among players, who dream of the one-in-a-million chance of becoming a lottery winner and putting all their ...

(CBS News) The phrase "Win some, lose some" will be little consolation for the players and fans of whichever team loses in today's Super Bowl. Just ask somebody who's been there. Our Cover Story is reported by Susan Spencer of 48 Hours: In football-crazed ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Numbers were drawn in Saturday's $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot. The Powerball jackpot for Sept. 6 ranked as the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, only behind the world record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won in ...

Mega Millions winning numbers are in for the Tuesday, Jan. 13 drawing with an estimated jackpot of $215 million ($98.3 million cash option). The winning numbers for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing are: 16, 40, 56, 64 and 66. The Mega Ball is 4.