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Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $180 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing took place last night without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $180 million, with a cash option of $100.3 million. Wednesday night was the 10th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. Even though there were no jackpot winners, 13 lucky tickets matched the first five numbers for a $200,000 second-place prize: 1 from Arkansas, 2 from Connecticut, 1 from Florida, 1 fr
Aug 4, 2011, 7:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

$200 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot heats upNews Story
Only second time in past year to reach $200M 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 $200 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 10th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $105.2 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Pow
May 29, 2011, 7:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $171 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing happened last night without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $171 million, with a cash option of $88.7 million. Wednesday night was the 9th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. Even though there were no jackpot winners, 6 lucky tickets matched the first five numbers for a $200,000 second-place prize: 1 from Florida, 1 from Idaho, 1 from Nebraska, 1 from Washingt
May 26, 2011, 7:11 am - Todd - Lottery News

Florida lottery ticket wins $182.1M Powerball jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop The winning lottery ticket for Saturday's $182.1 million Powerball jackpot was sold in a Publix store in Kissimmee, Florida, located on a road with a very fitting name. It's at 2340 Fortune Road and someone who bought a Powerball ticket for Saturday night's drawing at that store has won a fortune. The Quick Pick ticket won the $182.1 million jackpot. If the winner wants to take a one-time cash payment, it is $91.2 million. In addition to the big winner, another six l
Feb 28, 2011, 7:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $184 millionNews Story
Biggest Powerball jackpot in 8 months By Todd Northrop The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing happened last night once again without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Saturday's drawing to grow to an estimated $184 million, with a cash option of $90.1 million. Wednesday night was the 9th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. Even though there were no jackpot winners, 12 lucky tickets matched the first five numbers for a $200,000 second-place prize: 1 from Ar
Feb 24, 2011, 6:09 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot jumps to $155 millionNews Story
by Todd Northrop The multi-state Powerball lottery drawing took place last night once again without any jackpot winners, causing the new jackpot for Wednesday's drawing to grow to an estimated $155 million, with a cash option of $75.9 million. The new grand prize is the largest Powerball jackpot since June 2, 2010, when one ticket from Ohio won a $262 million prize. Saturday night was the 8th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. Even though there were no jackpot winners, 8 l
Feb 20, 2011, 9:37 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $245MNews Story
Approaching record levels; largest Powerball jackpot in 17 months There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the muilti-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $245 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 14th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $122.6 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega (www.usamega.com/powerball-j
Aug 16, 2009, 1:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

UPDATE: New Jersey Lottery restores Fast Play sales following glitchNews Story
Lottery promises compensation for some players By Kate Northrop The New Jersey Lottery today announced that sales for its Fast Play family of games will be restored this evening after a software issue forced ticket sales offline and provided details regarding compensation for affected tickets. On Tuesday, the Lottery suspended Fast Play sales immediately after discovering a vendor software error. Sales for the Fast Play family of games are scheduled to resume tonight, Apr. 29 at 5:00
Apr 29, 2021, 4:16 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery announces its first daily draw gameNews Story
Cash 3 will be available starting Tuesday, September 1 By Kate Northrop Since officially launching on November 25, 2019, the Mississippi Lottery will be releasing its first-ever daily draw game this coming Tuesday, September 1. In Cash 3, players will pick one of eight different play types and choose a three-digit number from 000-999. Players can also elect a Quick Pick option, which allows the lottery terminal to randomly choose their numbers for them. Prior to Cash 3, the Lottery o
Aug 26, 2020, 2:53 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Prosecutors say Tipton rigged two jackpots he purchased tickets for in KansasNews Story
MUSL computerized drawing scandal now confirmed in 5 states, still looking for more The former security chief for a national association that operates lotteries personally bought two tickets that won jackpots in Kansas, investigators said Monday, bringing to five the number of states where he may have rigged lottery drawings. Investigators recently linked Kansas jackpots won in 2010 to Eddie Tipton, the former security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association, Iowa assistant attorne
Dec 21, 2015, 7:58 pm - Todd - Lottery News