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Laid off Indiana factory worker claims $89 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Tim Rivers had a dream last Tuesday night that he'd won $200 million in the lottery.Rivers, 23, of Salem, who'd been laid off recently, told his family about the dream.They laughed at him.Rivers said he told his wife, Why can't that happen to us? It did.He and his wife, Pam, were the only winners of Saturday's $89 million Powerball jackpot. Because they opted for the lump-sum cash payout, the win was worth $49.9 million about $35 million after tax withholding.In an interview last night, Tim Riv
Mar 16, 2004, 7:07 am - Lottery News

Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $89 Million Sold in IndianaNews Story
The people that say lightning doesn't strike in the same place twice haven't spent much time in Indiana. For the fourth time in the last five months, someone from Indiana has won the Powerball jackpot.The winning ticket holder for Saturday night's draw now has a choice to make. They can take the $89 million annuity, which will be paid out in 30 payments over 29 years. Or, they can choose the cash option worth $49.9 million. The ticket holder will have 60 days after the ticket is validated to mak
Mar 15, 2004, 7:15 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $90 MillionNews Story
The jackpot keeps going up and hundreds of thousands of Powerball players keep winning cash prizes in America's favorite lottery game.There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 475,355 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.5 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 $90 million.The cash option for the Saturday, March 13 drawing will be an estimated $50.2 million.The
Mar 11, 2004, 5:35 am - Lottery News

Indiana woman claims $6.5 million jackpotNews Story
A Greenwood, Indiana woman has claimed a $6.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot from a drawing nearly four months ago, lottery officials said Tuesday.Jennifer Diles bought the winning ticket for the Nov. 22 drawing at a convenience store in Shelbyville. She chose the annuity option and will receive about $248,000 a year before taxes over 26 years.Diles, 25, said she waited to claim the jackpot because she was considering her options on whether to take the annuity or cash payout. Diles, an instructio
Mar 10, 2004, 4:33 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Leaps To $70 MillionNews Story
If you are looking for the largest lottery jackpot in the nation, look no further than Powerball. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 398,994 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.9 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 $70 million.The cash option for the Saturday, March 6 drawing will be an estimated $38.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 5, 11, 17, 23, 53
Mar 4, 2004, 4:43 am - Lottery News

Indiana lottery player wins $1 millionNews Story
An Evansville, Indiana man who won $1,026,000 on a special edition of the Hoosier Millionaire show plans to use winnings to pay off his home mortgage.Jim Stepro's winnings in the Hoosier Millionaire Hysteria edition broadcast Saturday night brought his total winnings to $1,064,000.The show's special edition features the top six players from the previous 12 Hoosier Millionaire shows competing for a guaranteed $1 million in a basketball-themed game.The five other finalists and their winnings
Feb 23, 2004, 5:20 am - Lottery News

Group of 17 gets $9.7 million Indiana Lottery jackpotNews Story
A group of 17 people from Lake County, Indiana claimed a $9.7 million Hoosier Lottery jackpot on Tuesday.They took the $5.2 million immediate cash option for the Jan. 31 jackpot. After taxes, each winner will receive about $219,000.The county's previous lottery champ was Crown Point resident Landry McKee, who won $5 million in 1991.After learning they won earlier this month, the group incorporated itself as Kenyon LLC and on Tuesday sent its attorney, Brian Popp, to Indianapolis to claim the pr
Feb 18, 2004, 5:33 am - Lottery News

Indiana store looking for lottery winnerNews Story
The $100,000 ticket has gone unclaimedSomebody's pipe dream has come true - and the winner doesn't even know it yet.Riegel's Pipe Tobacco Shop, 624 S. Calhoun St., sold a Powerball ticket worth $100,000 on Nov. 22. But nobody has come to claimed the prize, said Frank Bougher, assistant manager.Signs were up in the downtown shop today asking the anonymous winner to come forward. If nobody claims the prize (by the deadline for) the drawing, the state gets to keep the money, Bougher said. We ha
Feb 10, 2004, 6:49 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $13 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 344,531 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.5 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 $13 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, February 11 drawing will be an estimated $7.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 31, 34, 35, 39, 46, and the Powerball was 3. The Power Play multiplier was 2.Six players correctly matched the 5
Feb 9, 2004, 6:17 am - Lottery News

$85.5 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in New HampshireNews Story
America's Game paid off big Wednesday night for one winning ticket sold in New Hampshire. That ticket is worth $85.5 million.The winner will have to decide if they want 29-year annuity or the cash option worth $46.5 million. The ticket holder will have 60 days after the ticket is validated to make that decision.This is the second jackpot win in the state of New Hampshire in the last 5 months. A $135.6 million dollar jackpot was won in the Granite State on August 30, 2003. Wednesday's jackpot is
Feb 5, 2004, 6:37 am - Lottery News