$500 MILLION: Powerball jackpot increased to a half-billion dollars
By Todd Northrop
Only once before has the United States or the world witnessed a lottery-buying frenzy like we are seeing this week.
That was in March, when the multi-state Mega Millions game was busy setting a record for the largest jackpot in world history.
This time it's Powerball's turn to make people stop what they're doing and line up for lottery tickets.
Powerball tickets are being bought at such a rapid pace that the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which operates the ...
Nov 27, 2012, 1:05 pm - Lottery News forum
$425 MILLION: Largest Powerball lottery jackpot in history
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 forum
$325 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot goes through the roof
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 forum
$250 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges
By Todd Northrop
There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $250 million for Wednesday's drawing.
Saturday was the 13th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The current jackpot run started October 6 as a $40 million jackpot.
The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $166.8 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysi ...
Nov 18, 2012, 5:42 am - Lottery News forum
Retired chaplain cleans desk, finds $1 million winning lottery ticket
A retired hospice chaplain from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, was sitting on a $1 million winning lottery ticket for two months until two weeks ago when he decided to clean up his desk.
About 12 tickets had accumulated on my desk, and I decided to tidy up to make room for my new computer. I checked the winning numbers on the Illinois Lottery website and just about screamed when I saw that I won, said Ron Yurcus in a release from the Illinois Lottery issued the week.
Yurcus matched the first five ...
Nov 17, 2012, 11:00 pm - Lottery News forum
$214 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rolls again
By Todd Northrop
There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $214 million for Saturday's drawing.
Wednesday was the 12th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started October 6 as a $40 million jackpot.
The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $143 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysis ...
Nov 15, 2012, 7:50 am - Lottery News forum
$185 MILLION: Huge Powerball lottery jackpot set for Wednesday
By Todd Northrop
There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $185 million for Wednesday's drawing.
Saturday was the 11th consecutive Powerball drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started October 6 as a $40 million jackpot.
The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $123.7 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackp ...
Nov 11, 2012, 7:52 am - Lottery News forum
Life after winning the lottery
Haven't we all dreamed about winning the lottery at least once? It happened to Roy and Barb Hamer of Leesburg, Indiana. They hit the jackpot and it was BIG.
Barb says we checked our ticket, my eyes went blank, he looked at it and said, 'oh, my god! they all match!'
There was some initial confusion over how much money they won.
We thought, we'd only won ten million. We thought we were poor millionaires, Barb Hamer said with a laugh.
But in fact, the Hamers won $41.5 million playing ...
Nov 9, 2012, 7:49 am - Lottery News forum
Georgia man finds $1M lottery ticket in his truck
A Clayton County, Georgia, man who won $1 million in August didn't realize he was rich until he found a forgotten Powerball ticket in his truck.
Ramon Rodriguez, of Rex, found the forgotten ticket tucked into the console of his truck and turned it in Wednesday.
He matched five of six numbers from the Aug. 8 Powerball drawing, winning a $1 million prize.
Rodriguez, 54, said It's been in my truck for two months.
I went to the computer and looked at the numbers, Rodriguez said. I said ...
Oct 14, 2012, 7:54 am - Lottery News forum
Delaware couple anonymously claims $50M Powerball jackpot
A husband and wife from Wilmington came forward Oct. 5 to claim their $50 million Powerball jackpot from the Wednesday, Oct. 3 drawing, according to Delaware Lottery officials.
The couple opted to remain anonymous and selected the cash, single-payment value for the jackpot, which totaled $33.05 million before federal withholding taxes. Delaware Lottery officials validated the winning ticket Friday.
I checked my numbers in the newspaper during a break at work, and when I realized I had won ...
Oct 11, 2012, 6:51 am - Lottery News forum
