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$250 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot ramps upNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $250 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 12th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $156 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Powerball and Mega Millions multi-state lottery games
Feb 5, 2012, 7:50 am - Lottery News

$203 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot heats upNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $203 million for Saturday's drawing. Wednesday was the 12th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $123.2 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Powerball and Mega Millions multi-state lottery
Oct 27, 2011, 7:14 am - Lottery News

Lottery ticket sales increase across countryNews Story
Financial records for 41 state lotteries that end their fiscal year in June show 28 had higher sales than the year before. Seventeen of those states set all-time sales records. Kate Sweeny, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of California-Riverside, said an uptick in lottery sales largely occurs when people feel a lack of control over events larger than themselves, such as the economy. Jeff Anderson, head of the executive committee of the North American Association of S
Sep 6, 2011, 9:05 am - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery holds first of four bonus raffle drawingsNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Colorado Lottery's first bonus drawing for its newest $20 raffle game, Bonus Millionaire Raffle, was held Sunday. Ten random raffle ticket numbers were randomly selected from all of the raffle ticket numbers sold before Sunday, with each number drawn worth $2,000. The winning numbers for the bonus draw are displayed at Lottery Post's Colorado Lottery Results page. All future bonus draws plus the main draw will also be published on that page following each drawing.
May 2, 2011, 2:37 pm - Lottery News

Colorado newspaper prints wrong lottery results; couple thought they wonNews Story
It pays to doublecheck those lottery numbers if you want to avoid heartache. A couple from Pueblo, Colo., found that out after they checked their tickets' numbers in the local newspaper. At first, Jim and Dorothy Sprague say, they experienced a lot of joy on Sunday morning when they looked in the Pueblo Chieftain to find that their numbers were winners. I woke up and found out we were millionaires, Jim Sprague told NBC station KOAA. In his excitement, Sprague called his children to tel
Apr 12, 2011, 9:53 pm - Lottery News

$218 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot increasedNews Story
Largest Powerball jackpot in 10 months By Todd Northrop Just a week after the Mega Millions lottery had players across America scrambling for tickets for a mega jackpot, the Powerball multi-state lottery game is poised to do the same thing. Saturday night's Powerball drawing was the 10th consectuive drawing without a top prize winner, increasing the next jackpot to $218 million, with a lump-sum cash option of $109.9 million. The next drawing will take place Wednesday at 11:00 pm East
Apr 3, 2011, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $319M sold in NYNews Story
Largest payout for a single winning ticket in game's history Update, 12:29 pm: It was a quick pick, plus additional store info where winning ticket was sold. By Todd Northrop A New York lottery official said a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $319 million has been sold at a variety store in Albany, N.Y. New York Lottery spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman said the winning jackpot ticket for Friday's drawing was sold at Coulson's News Center, located just a few block
Mar 26, 2011, 9:41 am - Lottery News

Wyoming lawmakers moving to start lotteryNews Story
Wyomingites are one step closer to buying lottery tickets within state lines. A bill that would allow the Cowboy State to start a state lottery or join a multi-state lottery game like Powerball cleared its first step in the House on Thursday. Similar lottery proposals failed to move much farther two and four years ago. But House Bill 186 doesn't expand state government and doesn't require a $1 million investment to get started. Instead, the bill would set up a corporation to oversee the bu
Jan 28, 2011, 9:54 pm - Lottery News

The Jackpot has LandedNews Story
2 tickets from Idaho and Washington split $380 million Mega Millions jackpot By Todd Northrop Update: Final draw-time jackpot increased, cash value was largest ever Update 2: California prizes added After a lottery ticket buying frenzy swept across America this week, the massive, seemingly unstoppable Mega Millions jackpot has finally been taken down. Tuesday's $380 million jackpot was the second-largest jackpot ever in the United States, second only to the $390 million Mega Milli
Jan 5, 2011, 3:50 am - Lottery News

Colorado Lottery raffle drawing is state's firstNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Colorado Lottery held its first-ever raffle drawing today, creating two millionaires and several more happy, lucky lottery winners. The winning numbers for Colorado Millionaire Raffle can be found on Lottery Post's Colorado Lottery Results page. Millionaire Raffle is a raffle-style game offered by the Colorado Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets. With only 280,000 tickets sold for the raffle, Millionaire Raffle offers the best odds to win $1 million of
Jan 1, 2011, 4:40 pm - Lottery News