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$210 Million Powerball Jackpot up for Grabs on New Year's EveNews Story
Lottery players around the world will have more than 200 million reasons to celebrate New Year's Eve this year. That's because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $210 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.The $210 million jackpot would rank as the 5th largest Powerball jackpot ever, and would rank as the 7th largest lottery jackpot all-time. The cash option for the Wednesday, December 31 drawi
Dec 29, 2003, 5:22 am - Lottery News

$150M pot so sweet!News Story
Feelin' Mega-lucky?With the Mega Millions jackpot growing to $150 million, New Yorkers had at least one lofty New Year's resolution: Get rich - quick.Nobody had the lucky ticket for Friday's drawing, which padded the pot for Tuesday's pick in the multistate lottery and had folks dreaming of the improbable yesterday. I'd be happy to be among one of 100 winners, said Steven Rich - who hoped to live up to his name after buying 11 Mega Millions tickets in midtown.Rich, 43, of Inwood, said his share
Dec 29, 2003, 5:19 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $150 millionNews Story
No one correctly matched all six numbers in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, sending the jackpot to an estimated $150 million, with a cash option of $89 million. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were 18 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing,winning $175,000 each. Also, 76 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winning numbers from Friday's drawing were: 1, 10, 17, 20, and 29. The Mega Ball number was 3
Dec 27, 2003, 5:31 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $170 MillionNews Story
The year may be winding down but Powerball is gearing up. That's because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $170 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.The $170 million jackpot would rank as the 7th largest Powerball jackpot ever. The cash option for the Saturday, December 27 drawing will be an estimated $92.1 million.There were no jackpot winners Wednesday but 1,282,948 players across the nation won
Dec 26, 2003, 3:59 am - Lottery News

Lottery's $125M Pot Stirs CityNews Story
Visions of sugarplums - and sweet greenbacks - were dancing through the heads of New York lottery players on Christmas as they rushed to buy tickets for tonight's $125 million Mega Millions jackpot. When I see a big pot I definitely jump in, said Michael Santos, 32, one of countless lottery players who hope Christmas comes one day late this year. I don't think I'll win, but it sounds nice, he said as he scooped up 10 tickets at a Westbury, L.I., bodega.No one had all six numbers in Tuesday's $
Dec 26, 2003, 3:53 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions Jackpot Surges to $125 MillionNews Story
No Mega Millions tickets matched all six numbers in last night's drawing, increasing the estimated jackpot for the Friday, December 26, 2003 drawing is $125 million, with a cash option of $73 million.The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing were: 02-13-21-22-49 and the last Mega Ball number was 52.Fourteen winning tickets sold in Tuesday's drawing will allow players to do some last minute shopping with the $175,000 second prize they won by matching first five numbers and only missing the last Me
Dec 24, 2003, 7:10 am - Lottery News

Powerball sales brisk for tonight's $137 million drawingNews Story
Visions of money stacks are dancing in the heads of Powerball players who recall the $314 million Christmas Day jackpot won by a West Virginia man last year.This year's holiday week drawing is on Christmas Eve and has fueled a spike in Powerball ticket purchases. I think people are out there spending their money left and right and there's always that little glimmer of hope that this will be a wonderful Christmas, said Mark Kempton, manager of Eddy's, a Council Bluffs gas station. It would make
Dec 24, 2003, 7:03 am - Lottery News

Multi-state jackpots could bring holiday cheerNews Story
Just in time for the holidays, the nation's two multi-state lottery games have jackpots that have grown to thresholds that usually produce frenzied buying.The Mega Millions game, played in eleven states, now has a jackpot of $100 million dollars for Tuesday night's drawing.The Powerball game, played in 24 states, Washington D.C., and the Virgin Islands, is now sporting a top prize of $137 million dollars for Wednesday's drawing.If all this seems eerily familiar, that may be because last December
Dec 22, 2003, 6:18 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Rolls To $137 MillionNews Story
Visions of Powerball tickets will be dancing in the heads of lottery players across the nation this Christmas Eve. That's because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $137 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.The cash option for the Wednesday, December 24 drawing will be an estimated $74.4 million.There may have been no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 770,912 players across the nation won a total
Dec 22, 2003, 6:16 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $100 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $100 million Saturday. None of the tickets sold for Friday's $85 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were 11 second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, winning $175,000 each. Also, 46 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winning numbers from Friday's drawing were: 5, 10, 17, 3
Dec 20, 2003, 9:15 am - Lottery News