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Powerball Back-to-Back Jackpots Set RecordNews Story
Just when it seemed as if the Powerball game had broken all records, yet another milestone has been set with the current jackpot of $220 million: It's the first time two consecutive jackpots have surpassed $200 million. The staggering $220 million jackpot for tomorrow night's drawing follows the last record-setter of $365 million, won in February by a group of eight third-shift workers at a meat-packing plant in Lincoln, Nebraska. The last time two big jackpots paired up was in 2003, when
Apr 12, 2006, 9:12 am - Lottery News

Powerball jackpot jumps to $135 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 686,572 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.5 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $135 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, March 29th drawing will be an estimated $63.8 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 20, 34, 37, 39, 45, and the Powerball was 32. The Power Pl
Mar 27, 2006, 6:25 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $117 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to get bigger and bigger, exciting players from all across the nation. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 626,984 players won a total of more than $5.2 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $117 million for Saturday night's drawing. The cash option for the Saturday, March 25th drawing will be an estimated $55.3 million. The numbers drawn We
Mar 23, 2006, 9:19 am - Lottery News

Co-worker suing for share of lottery prizeNews Story
A Sudbury city employee has launched a civil lawsuit claiming he deserves his share of a $13.6 million Canada Lotto 6/49 jackpot won by five co-workers last summer. In court papers filed at the Sudbury courthouse, Raymond Chamberland, claims he deserved to share in the Lotto 6/49 prize claimed by five fellow employees from the city's waste management department when they claimed the huge lottery jackpot last July 9. The five employees made national headlines when they claimed $2.7 million
Mar 22, 2006, 10:21 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery Sales Exceed $2 BillionNews Story
Exactly two years and two months since the launch of the Tennessee Lottery, ticket sales surpassed the $2 billion sales mark. This milestone is a clear indication that Tennessee continues to embrace the games, said Rebecca Paul, President and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery. While players and retailers have benefited significantly, it's education in Tennessee that remains the biggest winner of all. As of midnight, March 20, the Lottery reports gross ticket sales of $2,000,324,642. Instant
Mar 22, 2006, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $101 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to gain power. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 601,845 players across the nation won a total of more than $5 million in prizes in America's Game. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $101 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, March 22nd drawing will be an estimated $47.9 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 1, 25, 34, 36, 42, and the Powerball was 19. The Power Play mul
Mar 20, 2006, 10:39 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $88 millionNews Story
Two $1 Million Power Play Prizes Won The Powerball jackpot continues to get bigger and bigger, exciting players from all across America. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 503,287 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.9 million in prizes in America's Game . Also, two lucky players in North Dakota and Oklahoma won $1 million each playing the Powerball add-on feature of Power Play. Their normal prize for matchng 5 white numbers of $200,000 was mult
Mar 16, 2006, 10:18 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $75 MillionNews Story
Nobody wins top prize in massive Power Play promotion, as #10 is selected The Powerball jackpot continues to climb. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 533,708 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.5 million in prizes in America's Game. In addition, the number 10 was selected on the Power Play wheel. Players participating in the Power Play 10X promotion had any winnings multiplied 10 times. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing th
Mar 13, 2006, 10:21 am - Lottery News

Kong-size lottery prizes put winners in spotlightNews Story
What would you do if you won $1 million? What if you won $8 million?Those were the questions two local residents faced after each won King Kong-sized prizes in the New York Lottery in recent weeks.Ryan Maxwell, a 25-year-old construction worker from Malden-on-Hudson, said his $1 million King Kong Millions game ticket will buy him and his girlfriend a vacation, a wedding and an investment in the future for the couple and their unborn child.Jie Lin, 36, of Kingston, a Chinese immigrant and restaur
Jan 10, 2006, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Computerized lottery drawing glitch picks same numbers for 3 daysNews Story
Problem clearly demonstrates how computerized drawing faulty program code can go undetected even for something as obvious as three consecutive days of repeating numbers.A computerized drawing system glitch caused the Kansas Lottery's Pick 3 game to draw identical numbers in the same order three days straight, from Dec. 16 through Sunday.Apparently some players caught on. By day three of picking 5-0-9, ticket sales were $12,223, and the payout was $23,480, which is 192 percent of sales. The usu
Dec 23, 2005, 7:22 am - Lottery News