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Record $587.5 million Powerball jackpot won by 2 ticketsNews Story
Winning Powerball lottery tickets sold in Arizona, Missouri Final jackpot total of $587.5 million will be split 2 ways How would you react if you won? By Todd Northrop The largest Powerball lottery jackpot the world has ever seen has been won Wednesday night by two tickets sold in Arizona and Missouri. The stage was set for the massive prize early Sunday morning, when lottery officials set the new Powerball lottery jackpot at an estimated $425 million. Over the next few days, extr
Nov 29, 2012, 1:27 am - Lottery News

$425 MILLION: Largest Powerball lottery jackpot in historyNews Story
2nd largest jackpot the world has ever seen By Todd Northrop Let the frenzy begin. For only the 2nd time in the history of United States lotteries or in the history of lotteries around the world a lottery jackpot run-up has exceeded $400 million. It's a prize level never seen by the Powerball multi-state game, and only once seen by the rival Mega Millions game. And millions upon millions of people around the country will be lining up for their chance to claim the historic jackpot Wed
Nov 25, 2012, 12:55 am - Lottery News

$325 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot goes through the roofNews Story
12th-largest US jackpot ever; 6th-largest cash value By Todd Northrop For only the 16th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot run-up has crossed into $300 million+ territory. The new high-water mark of $325 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $250 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $212.8 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize
Nov 22, 2012, 7:50 am - Lottery News

Idaho fire chief wins $1 millionNews Story
Idaho's newest millionaire is used to being in the spotlight. He and his fellow co-workers make the news often fighting fires and saving lives. But it's a much richer spotlight for Caldwell Fire chief Mark Wendelsorf, who won $1 million in the Idaho Powerball. I checked the ticket on Thursday morning after the draw at a store and was told to sign it and take it to Boise, Wendelsdorf said. But they couldn't tell me how much it was, so I thought I'd won maybe $2,500. Using an Idaho L
Oct 11, 2012, 6:46 am - Lottery News

$174 MILLION: Tomorrow's Powerball lottery jackpot red hotNews Story
By Todd Northrop The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing took place Wednesday night without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $174 million, with a cash option of $110 million. Saturday night was the 10th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. Even though there were no jackpot winners, 3 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Idaho, 1 from Iowa, and 1 from North Carolina. None of the s
Sep 21, 2012, 9:21 am - Lottery News

Honest: Idaho Lottery retailers pass 4-month security auditNews Story
Using undercover operatives and decoy high-tier winning tickets, the Idaho Lottery has concluded a four month investigation to protect the security and integrity of all its games. During the investigation, the Lottery evaluated cashing procedures of the decoy winning tickets at 128 of its 1150 retailers in 61 cities and towns across Idaho. The net result of the investigation showed that 100% of all Idaho Lottery retailers checked had met all of the security and integrity criteria. We believe
Sep 17, 2012, 11:27 am - Lottery News

$305 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot in rare territoryNews Story
15th-largest US jackpot ever; 6th-largest cash value By Todd Northrop For only the 15th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot run-up has crossed into $300 million+ territory. The new high-water mark of $305 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $253 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $203.3 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize
Aug 12, 2012, 8:26 am - Lottery News

Idaho man is state's first Hot Lotto jackpot winnerNews Story
Plans to give portion to Wounded Warrior Project Steve Colson found out Wednesday morning that he won $3.4 million in the Idaho Lottery's Hot Lotto game. His ticket matched all five numbers and the Hot Ball, making Colson the first jackpot winner in Idaho Lottery history. Colson, a sixth generation Idahoan, is a retired U.S. Army veteran with 22 years of service, according to lottery officials. Colson plans to take a one-time cash lump sum prize of $2.6 million. With the winnings, he pl
Jun 29, 2012, 12:12 pm - Lottery News

Unclaimed Idaho Lottery prizes add up to millionsNews Story
With the recent $650 million Mega Millions jackpot a lot of us started dreaming about what we'd do with all that money. But every year in Idaho some people just need to wake up to realize that they are winners. For whatever reason, they never claim their prizes. That unclaimed money really adds up. Over the last two years we've had about $6 million go unclaimed from lottery tickets, said Idaho Lottery spokesman David Workman. That total comes from scratch tickets and all the different games
May 2, 2012, 9:23 pm - Lottery News

$173 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot increasedNews Story
By Todd Northrop The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing took place last night without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Wednesday's drawing to grow to an estimated $173 million, with a cash option of $107.7 million. Saturday night was the 9th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. Even though there were no jackpot winners, 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $1,000,000 prize: 1 from Colorado, 2 from Florida, 1 from Idaho, 1 from Indiana, 1 from Lou
Apr 22, 2012, 9:03 am - Lottery News