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$253 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rolls againNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $253 million for Saturday's drawing. Wednesday was the 13th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $170.5 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysis page at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Powerball and Mega Mi
Aug 9, 2012, 8:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois picks right week to start selling tickets onlineNews Story
But online sales still dwarfed by retailer sales With a record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot in play, Illinois picked the right week to become the first state in the nation to sell lottery tickets online. Others are watching closely to see if the new approach pays off and whether the state takes the next big step: launching online poker, blackjack and other casino games. It took only three minutes for the first online lottery ticket to sell once the system went live at 7 a.m. Sunday.
Mar 30, 2012, 7:51 am - Todd - Lottery News

Woman wants part of estranged husband's lotto jackpotNews Story
Includes video report The winner of a $34.5 million Hoosier Lotto jackpot wants to remain anonymous, but a woman who claims to be his estranged wife is demanding a piece of the prize. The lottery winner, whose name was not released, came forward Friday morning and took a lump sum of $15.9 million, lottery officials said. The winning ticket was sold in Shelbyville at the Smokers Host store at 903 S. Harrison St. Ericka Prather, of Shelbyville, said she and lotto winner James Prather g
Feb 28, 2012, 10:26 am - Todd - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery admits new office too lavishNews Story
Includes video report Less than a week after an Indiana TV station broke the story that the Hoosier Lottery overpaid for new offices, lottery officials are making some changes. In a news conference Wednesday lottery officials admitted mistakes were made. The Hoosier Lottery admits it did not follow state rules when it moved into a new multi-million dollar headquarters on Meridian Street. The WTHR segment called 13 Investigates first exposed the lottery's fancy new offices and that inves
Oct 6, 2011, 6:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

Minnesota couple claims $229M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Includes video report Thomas and Kathleen Morris, a couple from Burnsville, Minnesota, walked into the Minnesota State Lottery headquarters around 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon to claim the nearly $229 million winning Powerball ticket. It started on Monday, Kathleen said. We met with our financial adviser and things didn't look very promising. I told Tom the only way we're going to retire is if we win the lottery. Minnesota's newest millionaires bought the winning ticket at a SuperAmeric
Aug 13, 2011, 9:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

$220 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot ramps upNews Story
Only third 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 $220 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 11th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $118.8 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega, a web site devoted to the Powe
Aug 7, 2011, 8:27 am - Todd - Lottery News

$312 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised againNews Story
By Todd Northrop Mega Millions lottery players across the United States are pulling out the stops and lottery tickets are being snapped up at a furious pace nation-wide for the Friday evening drawing, which has been raised mid-week to $312 million. By the time ticket sales close Friday night, the jackpot may be even higher. The estimated jackpot for the March 25, 2011 Mega Millions drawing was raised Thursday from $304 million to $312 million because of heavier than expected sales in al
Mar 24, 2011, 3:30 pm - Todd - Lottery News

N.C. lottery ticket worth $1 million expires WednesdayNews Story
Odds are the N.C. Lottery is about to hit an unwanted milestone its first unclaimed $1 million ticket. Someone bought a Mega Millions ticket in Stallings, hit all five numbers for the white balls on the Aug. 20 game and won $1 million. But the multistate jackpot prize has gone unclaimed. And if no one shows up with the ticket at lottery headquarters in Raleigh by 5 p.m. Wednesday, the ticket will expire. We really do want to find this person, lottery spokesman Ryan Kennemur said Monday.
Feb 15, 2011, 12:03 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$29M lottery jackpot 12 years in makingNews Story
Postal workers each paid $10 a week into Mega Millions Perseverance and planning ahead with a storm bearing down on the region paid off for a group of postal worker friends, who came forward Friday to claim their $29 million jackpot. We'd been playing for so long, I felt we had to win sooner or later, said Hosea Person, 48. He and 12 others from the priority mail processing center in Romulus had bought Mega Millions tickets for 12 years before hitting it big Feb. 1. Hosea and his wife,
Feb 6, 2011, 8:42 am - Todd - Lottery News

The Jackpot has LandedNews Story
2 tickets from Idaho and Washington split $380 million Mega Millions jackpot By Todd Northrop Update: Final draw-time jackpot increased, cash value was largest ever Update 2: California prizes added After a lottery ticket buying frenzy swept across America this week, the massive, seemingly unstoppable Mega Millions jackpot has finally been taken down. Tuesday's $380 million jackpot was the second-largest jackpot ever in the United States, second only to the $390 million Mega Milli
Jan 5, 2011, 3:50 am - Todd - Lottery News