S.D. Lottery to introduce Powerball winner
The mystery Powerball winner will soon be identified.
The South Dakota Lottery plans a ceremony Friday afternoon in Pierre to introduce the winner of last week's $232.1 million jackpot.
The winning ticket from the May 27 drawing was purchased in the town of Winner, which has two Powerball lottery outlets.
It's the ninth-largest Powerball jackpot ever won and the biggest ever paid out in South Dakota.
Jun 5, 2009, 8:08 am - - Lottery News forum
Georgia man wins $1 million in lottery
A Gainesville man's life may have been opened to new possibilities after winning a $1 million Georgia Lottery prize.
Donald Grant, 58, won the lottery after purchasing a World Class Millions ticket, a Georgia Lottery instant game, with his morning cappuccino.
This is a lucky day, Grant said of winning his prize. I was stunned.
The winning ticket was purchased at Circle M Food Shop on 2310 Old Cornelia Highway in Gainesville.
According to Grant, winning his prize opens up a realm of ...
Jun 2, 2009, 9:03 am - - Lottery News forum
N.H. Lottery lottery for $1 million winner
New Hampshire Lottery officials are about to pull a scratch ticket from stores, even though one of the $1 million prizes is still unaccounted for.
Officials said 93 percent of the NH Millionaire's Club scratch tickets have been sold, but one of two $1 million winners hasn't been turned in.
Somewhere out there is a scratch ticket worth $1 million, said Rick Wisler, executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery. There's no more inventory in the warehouse. So either the winner is among the ...
Jun 2, 2009, 7:21 am - - Lottery News forum
Ohio Mega Millions lottery winner claims prize anonymously
The owner of a winning Mega Millions ticket claimed their prize Friday.
But the identity of the winner won't be made public after two attorneys claimed the prize on behalf of a blind trust which Ohio law allows.
Chillicothe attorney Deborah Barrington and Columbus attorney Ronald Rowland, cotrustees of The Ross County Beneficiary Trust, claimed the $75.6 million prize for the winner at the Ohio Lottery's offices in Cleveland.
The winner had 180 days in which to claim the prize, but wait ...
Jun 1, 2009, 8:15 am - - Lottery News forum
Store gets lots of attention after selling winning lottery ticket
Crowds of customers packed into Chase's Cigar Store in the Eastwood section of Syracuse Sunday, hoping some lottery luck would rub off on them.
A customer at Chase's Cigar Store on James Street purchased the winning Mega Millions ticket worth $35 million dollars last week. Ever since the news broke, business has been booming.
I mean that's such a big thing with all of the states that are involved and this is the first time NY State has had a first prize winner, so it puts you on the map, ...
Jun 1, 2009, 7:47 am - - Lottery News forum
Woman checks old lottery ticket, wins $10 million
An Australian student worried about her parents' money problems rifled through a pile of her lottery tickets Thursday and discovered that she had won 13 million Australian dollars (US$10 million) 10 months ago, a state lottery agency said.
The student, living in the west coast city of Perth, received the winning ticket for a draw on July 22 last year as a gift from her father, Western Australia state agency Lotterywest said.
By discovering her parents' financial worries were over, the luck ...
May 28, 2009, 11:04 am - - Lottery News forum
One ticket wins massive $232M Powerball lottery jackpot
Update 1: May 28, 2009, 10:51 a.m.
Update 2: May 28, 2009, 11:22 a.m.
Someone is South Dakota has the one winning ticket in Wednesday night's $232.1 million Powerball jackpot.
The prize, originally estimated at $222 million, came in higher than expected due to heavy sales around the country.
Wednesday's winning Powerball numbers were 5, 6, 12, 16 and 21. The Powerball was 7 and the Power Play multiplier was 3.
This is an absolute thrill, said Norm Lingle, executive director of th ...
May 28, 2009, 7:59 am - - Lottery News forum
$222 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rolls
The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to build, nearly matching the $225 million jackpot level attained by Mega Millions earlier this month before it was won by three tickets from California, Ohio, and Virginia.
Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot grew to an estimated $222 million for Wednesday night's drawing, with a cash option of $113 million.
It is the largest Powerball jackpot in more than a year. The last Powerball jackpot to reach this level was a $275 Mil ...
May 24, 2009, 9:01 am - - Lottery News forum
Indiana woman claims $2.5 million Lotto jackpot
A Summitville couple is nearly $1 million richer after winning the Hoosier Lotto jackpot prize.
Pamela and Jay Smith won $2.5 million in the May 9 drawing. Hoosier Lottery officials made the announcement at a news conference in Muncie on Tuesday.
I hope it doesn't change a thing, Pamela Smith said in a news release. I have a very nice life. I have everything I need.
The Smiths decided to take their at the couple's home late Tuesday.
The couple have no immediate plwinnings as a lump ...
May 20, 2009, 7:10 am - - Lottery News forum
Connecticut man sues friend for share of lottery prize
A Connecticut man is suing a friend for a share of a $1 million lottery jackpot.
Armando Martins of Trumbull claims that he and Nuno Nascimento of Bridgeport had an agreement to buy lottery tickets every week and to share if they won.
Martins says he gave his friend $75 each week to buy tickets. On April 1, Martins said he only has $74 for his share.
The lawsuit says that evening one of the tickets that Nascimento bought at a local grocery store was a $1 million Powerball winne ...
May 15, 2009, 9:06 pm - - Lottery News forum
