Add additional lottery info

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The data will eventually be stored in database tables for faster execution. This will also allow for dynamic The data will eventually be stored in database tables for faster execution. This will also allow for dynamic
calls for more data based on the draw dates and last drawing stored locally. calls for more data based on the draw dates and last drawing stored locally.
## Historical Info
The first Powerball drawing was on April 22, 1992.
The first Mega Millions drawing was on September 6, 1996. The original name was "The Big Game" and was
rebranded to Mega Millions in May 2002.
Historical results can be scraped from the web and added to the database from the URLs below. The
results must be scraped by year. Changing the year in the URLs alters the resultset displayed.
Powerball: https://www.lotto.net/powerball/numbers/1992
Mega Millions: https://www.lotto.net/mega-millions/numbers/1996
## TO-DOs ## TO-DOs
1. Review standard tests for sqlalchemy objects 1. Review standard tests for sqlalchemy objects