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Ownership of $1M winning lottery ticket in questionNews Story
The $1 million winning ticket from Saturday night's draw was presented to Idaho Lottery officials for payment Tuesday, but the prize has not been paid out yet. Lottery officials authenticated the ticket as being the winner and are in possession of the ticket. However, the ownership of the ticket is still in question. We are working toward a swift conclusion regarding this matter, said Jeff Anderson, Idaho Lottery Director. We will have a resolution by the end of the week. Lottery
Mar 15, 2007, 12:03 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery chief adding new games to overcome revenue shortfallNews Story
The head of the N.C. Education Lottery Tuesday urged patience for critics who say the games have fallen short of their first-year sales goal. Executive Director Tom Shaheen said he hopes to spark sales this spring with two new games and a new twist on a third. Lottery sales are expected to miss their $1.2 billion goal by $200 million. Obviously I'm in a business to raise money, and I want to raise as much as we can, Shaheen said after a Charlotte luncheon. But to raise $1 billion the
Feb 1, 2007, 1:39 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot largest in 9 monthsNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to move upward. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 946,640 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.6 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $205 million for Saturday night's drawing. It is the largest jackpot since April 12, 2006, when one ticket from Missouri matched all five numbers plus the Powerball for a $220 million jackpot pr
Jan 18, 2007, 9:07 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $180 millionNews Story
Powerball will climb to an estimated $180 million for Wednesday's draw as the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening. Even though the jackpot was not hit, one lucky ticket from Pennsylvania won $400,000 cash with the Power Play option. Plus, eight other lucky tickets sold in Arizona (1), Iowa (1), Nebraska (2), New Hampshire (1), Tennessee (1), Wisconsin (1), and West Virginia (1) won $200,000 each for matching all 5 white ball numbers. The jackpot for the Wednesday, January 17th drawin
Jan 15, 2007, 4:42 pm - Lottery News

N.C. lottery excitement: first Powerball jackpot winnerNews Story
Someone who bought a Powerball lottery ticket this week in North Carolina is $74.5 million richer this morning. Powerball officials say one winning ticket matching all six numbers drawn Wednesday night was sold this week. That ticket was sold in North Carolina, although there is no word this morning where that ticket was purchased. The winning numbers were 2, 8, 9, 12 and 19, with the Powerball number of 25. The Power Play multiplier was 3. This is the first Powerball jackpot won w
Nov 30, 2006, 10:06 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $74 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot is on the move. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 414,114 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.1 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 $74 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, November 29th drawing will be an estimated $36 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 5, 18, 28, 49, 55, and the Powerball was 38. The Power Play multiplier
Nov 27, 2006, 10:03 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Builds to $93 MillionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to build. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 578,943 players across the nation won a total of more than $6 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 $93 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, November 1st drawing will be an estimated $44 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 14, 22, 30, 38, 41, and the Powerball was 12. The Power Play multip
Oct 31, 2006, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $70 millionNews Story
No one hit the Powerball jackpot Saturday, but 559,109 players across the nation won a total of more than $5.4 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 $70 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, October 25th drawing will be an estimated $32.6 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 9, 29, 31, 45, 55, and the Powerball was 7. The Power Play multiplier was 4. Five tickets co
Oct 24, 2006, 11:15 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $179 millionNews Story
Three $1 million Power Play prizes won The Powerball jackpot is on the move in big ways. Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday, three lucky tickets in Colorado, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania each won $1 million with Power Play. A total of 885,793 tickets across the nation won more than $12.8 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 $179 million. The cash option for the
Sep 17, 2006, 1:34 pm - Lottery News

$204 Million: Saturday Powerball JackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot in the world; $164 million more than second-largest jackpot The Powerball jackpot continues to grow to unbelievable heights. The multi-state game's $204 million jackpot is $164 million more than the next-largest worldwide lottery jackpot Florida Lotto's $40 million grand prize. (Both games will conduct their drawings tomorrow at 11:00 PM Eastern Time.) Even though the grand prize was not awarded Wednesday, three lucky tickets in DC, Iowa, and North Carolina ea
Aug 4, 2006, 4:10 pm - Lottery News