Mega Millions and Powerball prizes top $200 million
Jackpots for the two multistate lotteries in the U.S. rose above $200 million each as players await tonight's drawing for one of the prizes.
USA Mega (www.usamega.com) said on its Web site that stronger-than-expected sales over the past three days increased the jackpot for tonight's drawing by $5 million to $250 million, or $124.8 million in cash. The odds of winning are 1 in 195 million. It's the 10th-biggest prize ever for the lottery, which is played in 30 states including Connecticut, Flo ...
Aug 19, 2009, 10:45 pm - Lottery News forum
Lottery fever hits Tennessee & Georgia: both states have jackpots over $200 million
Lottery Fever hits folks in Tennessee and Georgia as both states celebrate jackpots over $200 Million.
The Tennessee Lottery Powerball is up to $250 Million and the Georgia Lottery Mega Millions hits $207 Million.
While the odds of hitting that jackpots are slim... As they say...it only takes a dollar to win....
Atul Patel calls to a customer who just bought a lottery ticket, Thank you ma'am. Good Luck.
Patel says lottery ticket sales at Harry's Citgo on Hixson Pike have been steady ...
Aug 19, 2009, 10:42 pm - Lottery News forum
Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $245M
Approaching record levels; largest Powerball jackpot in 17 months
There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the muilti-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $245 million for Wednesday's drawing.
Saturday was the 14th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner.
The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $122.6 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega (www.usamega.com/powerball-j ...
Aug 16, 2009, 1:27 am - Lottery News forum
Titans, Tenn. Lottery team up for new instant game
Count the Titans among the NFL teams partnering with state lotteries.
The Titans and the Tennessee Lottery will announce their partnership today. The deal gives lottery players an opportunity to win prizes including season tickets, cash up to $100,000 and team memorabilia.
The NFL began allowing its teams to partner with state lotteries in May.
The Titans logo will be featured on the instant scratch-off tickets. The blue and red instant ticket, which features 15 Titan helmets, offers a ...
Jul 31, 2009, 11:51 am - Lottery News forum
Tenn. Lottery's Hargrove named chair of the Powerball Group
Rebecca Hargrove, president and CEO of the Tennessee Education Lottery, earlier this month was named Chair of the Powerball Group of the Multi-State Lottery Association.
In the position announced July 10, Hargrove will oversee the management and marketing of the brand, its budget, its rules and new membership.
A 24-year lottery industry veteran, Hargrove has served as the chief executive of four U.S. lotteries and was hired in 2003 to launch Tennessee's lottery.
The Multi-State Lottery ...
Jul 29, 2009, 12:16 pm - Lottery News forum
Tennessee Lottery shortfall requires reserves
$10 million needed to fully fund scholarship grants for students
Are computerized drawings hurting sales? Will the Tennessee Lottery bring back real ball drawings? Why is Powerball always blamed for poor financial showing in Tennessee?
The state of Tennessee probably will have to pull about $10 million from reserves to keep lottery scholarships fully funded this year, budget officials said after reporting a revenue shortfall last week.
State Budget Director Bill Bradley said the state w ...
May 4, 2009, 6:35 pm - Lottery News forum
Bill limiting lottery prizes of people on public aid fails
See previous story at www.lotterypost.com/news/191985.
A proposal that would limit Tennessee lottery winners on state or federal assistance to $600 failed in the House State Government Subcommittee.
The measure sponsored by Rep. Stacey Campfield, a Knoxville Republican, failed Wednesday for lack of a second.
Campfield says people receiving assistance should not be spending money on lottery tickets, but rather on education or to put food in their children's mouths.
The proposal would ...
Apr 28, 2009, 10:57 pm - Lottery News forum
Tennessee may cap lottery winnings at $600 for poor
The Tennessee Legislature is considering a bill that could end up making life more difficult for the poor or could help them, depending on your point of view.
The bill at the center of the issue is scheduled to be discussed at a committee hearing Wednesday. It would prohibit anyone receiving state or federal assistance, sometimes called welfare, from winning $600 or more in the state lottery.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Stacey Campfield (Knoxville), said that if someone can't afford the basic ...
Apr 7, 2009, 11:31 pm - Lottery News forum
Hitting the jackpot: Rebecca Hargrove's winning strategy
Tenn. Lottery CEO says tickets seem recession-proof, help fund college educations
You may not have heard of Rebecca Paul Hargrove, but in the lottery world, she's a celebrity.
The brash, hard-charging CEO of the Tennessee lottery has accomplished what nobody else has in the state-run gaming business. She ran the lottery in Illinois where sales topped $1.3 billion. Next, Hargrove moved to Florida, where she set a new record: $95 million in sales the first week.
In Florida, Hargrove's mar ...
Mar 29, 2009, 11:37 am - Lottery News forum
Couple at odds over Powerball lottery prize
The proceeds from a winning Powerball ticket have split a Sevierville, Tennessee, couple who have two children together and are expecting a third, according to documents filed in Sevier County Circuit Court.
Pamela Jo Newsome has filed a complaint seeking an injunction to keep Mark Saul from spending any of the $200,000 from a winning Powerball ticket purchased in Pigeon Forge.
According to her complaint, Newsome is carrying their third child together, although they have never married. New ...
Feb 3, 2009, 2:54 pm - Lottery News forum
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