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Ex-lottery official charged in $1 million payout scamNews Story
Man told 2 others where a winning ticket would be sold, prosecutors say.A former security officer for the Hoosier Lottery is accused of conspiring with two other men to rig a $1 million scratch-off game.Prosecutors say William C. Foreman told two men that a winning ticket in the $2,000,000 Bonus Spectacular game had been sent to a store in Cross Plains, Ind.One of those men then went to that store and bought its entire supply of the game's $20 tickets -- about $700 worth, according to court do
Nov 10, 2004, 1:19 pm - Lottery News

Woman To Use Lottery Winnings For Sister's TransplantNews Story
Woman Wins $10,000 On 'Hoosier Millionaire Show'A Martinsville, Indiana woman plans to use money she won on the Hoosier Millionaire Show to buy her sister a chance at life.Cindy Hoskins was diagnosed with nephritic syndrome 10 years ago, a disease that swells and damages the kidneys, RTV6's Jennifer Carmack reported. The damage has become so severe that doctors say she needs a kidney transplant in order to survive. I didn't have to ask ... my son, my daughter, my sister, all three were matches
Oct 19, 2004, 11:06 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $15 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 305,507 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.8 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $15 million.The cash option for the Saturday, October 16 drawing will be an estimated $6.8 million.The numbers drawn were: 5, 14, 17, 45, 46 and the Powerball was 41. The Power Play multiplier was 4.Four players correctly matched the 5
Oct 14, 2004, 10:15 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Rockets to $215 MillionNews Story
Nineteen lottery players across the nation were just one ball shy of winning the world's largest current lottery jackpot Wednesday night. The ball those players were missing was the Powerball.There were no Powerball jackpot winners, but an incredible 1,175,278 prizes were paid out for a total of more than $9.3 million worth of winnings in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $215 million.The cash option for t
Oct 7, 2004, 9:38 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $177 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but an incredible 1,051,504 prizes were paid out for a total of more than $8.5 million worth of winnings in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $177 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, October 6 drawing will be an estimated $96.8 million.The numbers drawn were: 2, 13, 29, 32, 35 and the Powerball was 4. The Power Play multiplier was 4.Thirteen players co
Oct 4, 2004, 3:48 pm - Lottery News

$151 million: Powerball jackpot highest in four monthsNews Story
Eleven lottery players across the nation were just one ball shy of winning the country's largest current lottery jackpot Wednesday night. The ball those players were missing was the Powerball.There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 839,378 prizes were paid out across the nation for a total of more than $6.6 million worth of winnings in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $151 million.The cash
Oct 1, 2004, 8:44 am - Lottery News

Powerball jackpot rockets to $84 millionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game just keeps on growing. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 469,680 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.2 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $84 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 18 drawing will be an estimated $45.7 million.The numbers drawn were: 1, 8, 17, 28, 50 and the Powerball was 2
Sep 17, 2004, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Man claims $7.8 million Hoosier Lotto jackpotNews Story
A Wabash man today claimed a $7.8 million jackpot from a Hoosier Lottery drawing last week.Jack Hall opted to take the $3.9 million cash option for winning the Sept. 8 jackpot, lottery officials said.Hall said he planned to share the winnings with his longtime companion, 73-year-old Jewel Watkins, and her three children.He also wanted to take the family on a trip to Las Vegas, but said he had not made any other decisions on how to spend the winnings. I've always said if I ever win the lottery, I
Sep 16, 2004, 7:58 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $64 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game is on the way up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 377,430 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.2 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $64 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 11 drawing will be an estimated $34.4 million.The numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 2, 4, 28, 33, 52 and the Powe
Sep 9, 2004, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Lottery petition attacks computerized drawingsNews Story
A popular lottery Internet Web site is opposing a controversial industry trend head-on, in an attempt to eliminate computer-generated drawings from all US lottery games.Among the 41 states and the District of Columbia offering lottery games to the public, there are approximately 175 different lottery games. In almost every one of those games the player selects three or more numbers, and those numbers are compared against numbers randomly selected by the state lottery to determine who is the win
Aug 29, 2004, 8:24 am - Lottery News