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Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Virginia Cash 5 with EZ Match  Connecticut Post
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The notification came through while I was at work, checking my phone in the downstairs stockroom (when really I should have been out on the shop floor serving the next customer). "WINNER!" It read. "Call before 18:00 BST and quote your reference for Tuesday, 7:30 PM." Two tickets for the following day's performance to the hottest show in London—wait, I mean the world. My heart had stopped. I told my manager I was going on an early break before ringing the London Victoria Palace Theatre. This followed with a call to my partner, who was the first to ask, "How on earth did you win?" Variations of this question followed me around with every friend or family member I had told. So how do you win the Hamilton Lottery? Here's my best take on how to not throw away your shot…
Hamilton in London opened in December 2017. It was in June 2018 when I managed to win the lottery. On one hand, they're pretty crummy odds considering the only day they don't do the lottery in the UK is on a Sunday, and on some days there are two shows (a matinee and an evening performance, meaning two chances of winning). However, where others in my social circle had given up, declaring that they would "never win," I persisted. If there were any days (between the show opening and me winning the lottery) that I didn't put in for, I could probably count them on one hand. Persistence is key.
You might think it's just another application wanting to spam you with messages about the show, but the Hamilton app isn't like that. As soon as a lottery becomes available at your chosen city, you'll get a little notification informing you the window is open. As soon as I see it pop up, I'll take a minute to put my name in the draw there and then. If you've got the app but don't get the notifications, head into the settings menu of your phone and enable them. Otherwise, run the risk of missing out.
For a while, I was sure that using the app a little more than for putting into the lottery would increase your chances of winning. I had invented some sort of conspiracy theory, thinking that the tickets only went to "true fans" who used the app and all its features regularly. It turns out on the day that I won, I hadn't done the trivia. Now I'm not saying don't do the quizzes—they are fun and you might even learn a thing or two (about both the show and the history that inspired it)—but let me nip this in the bud right now. They don't increase your chances of winning.
This one seems obvious but you'd be surprised on how many people don't realise this is a thing. When you enter the Hamilton Lottery app and click onto your city, you'll be presented with the latest lottery listing (normally an evening performance) for the show near to you. Did you know on that screen (the one that says "YOU'VE ENTERED!" with the Hamilton logo above it) you can actually swipe left and right? Swiping left takes you to the listing of the next Hamilton Lottery for that city (even giving you a countdown of the time it goes live). Swiping right takes you to previous listings which includes the matinee before the evening show. Make sure you are putting in for both before coming out of the app.
When it comes to winning the Hamilton Lottery, two hands really are better than one. My partner and I had a system: "If I win, you go. If you win, I go." So my advise here is buddy up with someone as lottery partners and form a pact that you'll take each other if either of you win. Congratulations, you've just doubled your chance of winning the Hamilton Lottery!
Following on from the above point, you can of course take a friend to the show if you win the Hamilton Lottery. What you can't do is give your ticket to somebody else. In order to stop people from making a profit from the scheme, the theatres are non-negotiable in this. If you win, you've got to be there with your ID (they match it up against the app) and the card that you used to purchase the discounted tickets (they tell you to call up and make the purchase as soon as you've received a notification that you've won). So if you're asking your parents or friends to put in for you, they'll be going with you if you win (but hey, you'd still be going.)
I mentioned in my first point about persistence, and I feel it's an appropriate point to end on. You might be disappointed each time you get the message on your phone saying that you were unlucky yet again, and you may feel like you'll never get tickets, but keep trying and I'm telling you, eventually you will win.
This is coming from someone that has won through persistence.
That story that people tell themselves, "I never win," is just that, a story. Rewrite that part of the narrative to, "I haven't won today, but I may tomorrow." You've just as good odds as everyone else and you know, someone has to win it. I look forward to hearing about it when, not if, you do. Good luck!

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Landing a rent-stabilized apartment through New York City’s affordable housing lottery is the equivalent of hitting the jackpot in the rental game. That’s because not only do these apartments come with capped rent increases, they also offer the benefits of automatic lease renewals, providing long-term affordability for renters. Of course, this makes available apartments much more difficult to find. 
So how do you get one of these apartments? It starts with how much you make. If your salary falls within a specific income bracket, you can apply for an apartment on NYC’s affordable housing lottery portal, NYC Housing Connect. It uses a randomized selection process, so landing an apartment requires both luck and persistence. 
It’s compelling to read about New Yorkers who successfully found affordable apartments through the lottery and many of them have tips to share. One major change to the process is there is no longer an in-person (or even remote) interview. If you are selected you’ll be emailed a notification to upload any relevant documents.
Below, we’ve gathered some of the best advice for landing an apartment through the lottery.
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It took one New Yorker from the Bronx five years of applying for every apartment for which she was eligible before she landed a studio in Long Island City. For more on her persistence, check out: “I won a $908 studio in Long Island City in NYC’s housing lottery, but I didn’t count on the culture shock.”
Do you make between $85,372 – $218,010 a year? You could qualify for middle-income rent-stabilized housing at 2-20 Malt Drive on the Long Island City waterfront. Apply now, before the lottery closes on December 30, 2024. 
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Four $100,000 “Mass Cash” prizes were won on Tuesday.
Two of the tickets were purchased at Boston Lodge Of Elks in West Roxbury, while another two winning tickets were bought at Jenny’s Market in Weymouth.
A $1 million Massachusetts State Lottery prize was also claimed on Tuesday.
The prize was off of the game “Bonus 100X” where the grand prize is worth $4 million. However, there are no tickets left for the grand prize.
The $1 million winning ticket was purchased at West Street Liquors in Milford, which has a 1 in 2,160,000 odds in winning.
There are also no more $1 million winning tickets left.
Overall, nearly 500 prizes worth $600 or more were won or claimed in Massachusetts on Tuesday, including 12 in Springfield, 6 in Worcester and 42 in Boston.
The Massachusetts State Lottery releases a full list of winning tickets every day. The list only includes winning tickets worth more than $600.
The two largest lottery prizes won so far in 2025 were each worth $15 million. One of the prizes was from a winning “Diamond Deluxe” scratch ticket sold in Holyoke, and the other was from a “300X” scratch ticket sold on Cape Cod.
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The Mega Millions jackpot will rollover on Friday (November 28) after zero players matched all six numbers during the $70 million ($32.3 million cash value) drawing on Tuesday (November 25) night.
The jackpot will now increase to an estimated $80 million ($36.9 million cash value) for Friday night’s drawing.
Results from Tuesday’s Mega Millions game are listed below:
NUMBERS: 11-15-31-32-59
GOLD BALL: 18
The Mega Millions jackpot reset after a single ticket sold in Georgia matched all six numbers during the estimated $980 million Mega Millions drawing on November 14, according to MegaMillions.com. The drawing was the eighth-highest Mega Millions jackpot in the game’s history and the 14th-largest in U.S. lottery history.
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