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Powerball Jackpot Soars to $61 MillionNews Story
Spring fever may be right around the corner but lottery players across the nation are crazy about Powerball right now. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 405,439 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.6 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 $61 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, March 3 drawing will be an estimated $33 million.The numbers drawn were:
Mar 1, 2004, 4:35 am - Lottery News

Winning Powerball lottery ticket in disputeNews Story
Kansas couple claims $200,000 Powerball ticket is theirsAn ownership dispute over a winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $200,000 prompted a Grantville, Kansas couple to file a lawsuit against the Kansas Lottery and the Kroger Co. earlier this month.Topeka attorney Danton Hejtmanek filed the lawsuit on Feb. 10 in Shawnee County District Court on behalf of Ara and Gary Carbonneau, who claim to have purchased a winning Powerball ticket and have a receipt to prove it.Michele A. Kaminski, who was
Feb 27, 2004, 4:40 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $52 MillionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot is on the rise. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 353,945 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.8 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 $52 million.The cash option for the Saturday, February 28 drawing will be an estimated $28.4 million.The numbers drawn were: 4, 5, 11, 17, 47 and the Powerball was 35. The Power Play multiplier was
Feb 26, 2004, 5:04 am - Lottery News

Anonymous Winner Claims $85.5 Million Powerball Lottery JackpotNews Story
The winner of the Feb. 4 $85.5 million Powerball jackpot has claimed the prize under the anonymity of a trust, the New Hampshire Lottery said Tuesday.The Bow Trust of Portland, Maine, chose the cash option of $46.5 million before taxes. Trustee Thomas J. Van Meer, partner in the Portland law firm of Van Meer and Belanger claimed the money. While we do enjoy the ability to meet our winners and help them announce their good fortune, we can respect the winners' desire to remain anonymous, the lott
Feb 25, 2004, 4:38 am - Lottery News

$35 Million Powerball JackpotNews Story
Powerball is on a roll. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 308,146 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 Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $35 million.The cash option for the Saturday, February 21 drawing will be an estimated $19.2 million. The numbers drawn were: 4, 24, 36, 44, 50 and the Powerball was 2. The Power Play multiplier was 4.Four player
Feb 19, 2004, 7:39 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery joins Powerball super gameNews Story
Jackpots average nearly $60 millionBy late spring or early summer, Middle Tennesseans won't have to make a trek to Kentucky to play Powerball. They will be able to get tickets at their nearest lottery retailer.Yesterday the Tennessee Lottery became the 26th lottery nationwide to join the super lotto game in which jackpots have exceeded $200 million.In this game, players choose six numbers, one of which is the Powerball, a red Ping-Pong ball that can boost a player's winnings into the millions of
Feb 17, 2004, 6:46 am - Lottery News

Tennessee to Join Powerball LotteryNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery will join the multistate Powerball game by early summer, officials said Monday.Members of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board of directors voted unanimously to join the 26-state Powerball, an Urbandale, Iowa-based game with a jackpot that has risen as high as $315 million. The District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands also are members. Powerball is a highly visible, recognized brand name, lottery chief Rebecca Paul told the board before the vote.Board members c
Feb 16, 2004, 6:22 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows To $26 MillionNews Story
The jackpot keeps growing and hundreds of thousands of players keep winning cash prizes in one of America's biggest lottery games. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 338,212 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.8 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 $26 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, February 18 drawing will be an estimated $14.5 million.The
Feb 16, 2004, 6:20 am - Lottery News

Storeowners Receive Share Of Lottery JackpotNews Story
Portion Of Winnings Will Help Hindu Temple RebuildThe winners of last week's $85 million Powerball jackpot have yet to come forward, but the storeowners who sold the ticket received their share of the pot Tuesday.Dipak and Rita Patel, the owners of Gary's Beverage Barn, are $30,000 richer, thanks to the person who bought the winning ticket on Super Bowl Sunday. I have no idea who bought the ticket, Dipak Patel said. It was Super Bowl Sunday, and there was heavy traffic on that day. The Patels
Feb 11, 2004, 6:45 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