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Iowa and Minnesota lotteries kick off new multi-state gameNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop The Minnesota and Iowa state lotteries have unveiled a new two-state game in which players win the prize by matching all of the numbers or none of them. In the new game, called All or Nothing, players choose 12 numbers from a pool of 24. There are 10 different ways to win prizes by matching various numbers, but the top prize of $100,000 is won by matching either all the numbers drawn or none of them. Tickets cost $1 each, and drawings are held t
Jan 28, 2014, 9:59 am - Lottery News

7 state lotteries join forces for multi-state raffleNews Story
Tickets on sale Sept. 8 by Todd Northrop Seven United States lotteries will offer a first-of-its-kind multi-state raffle that goes on sale in about a week. Called the Multi-state Millions Raffle (and possibly other names in the participating states), it's guaranteed to hand out $1 million prizes just how many depends on how many of the $10 tickets are sold in the participating states. All of the lotteries are looking for new ideas and new games and new things to do to generate reven
Aug 30, 2013, 4:34 pm - Lottery News

$425 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised againNews Story
Now 4th-largest cash value in history By Todd Northrop Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Wednesday's drawing to $425 million. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $244.7 million now the 4th-largest cash jackpot ever offered in a United States lottery. Lottery players seeking to check the winning numbers Wednesday night are urged to use U
Aug 6, 2013, 7:52 pm - Lottery News

$300 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised on huge salesNews Story
By Todd Northrop Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Saturday's drawing to $300 million. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $172.7 million. Lottery players seeking to check the winning numbers Saturday night are urged to use USA Mega (www.usamega.com). State lottery Web sites are normally sluggish or brought to a standstill during busy peri
Aug 2, 2013, 12:13 pm - Lottery News

$360 MILLION: Powerball jackpot raised on huge salesNews Story
Now 5th-largest cash value in history By Todd Northrop Due to larger than expected sales volume, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) has raised the official Powerball lottery jackpot estimate for Wednesday's drawing to $360 million. The all-important lump-sum cash value of the jackpot has been raised to $229.2 million now the 5th-largest cash jackpot ever offered in a United States lottery. This jackpot has started a buzz across New Mexico and it's bringing out a flood of peo
May 14, 2013, 12:46 pm - Lottery News

$550 MILLION: Powerball buying frenzy sparks another jackpot increaseNews Story
Powerball fever sweeping the nation UPDATE: Will roll to $900 million if nobody wins tonight By Todd Northrop As if $425 million or $500 million isn't enough, the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) announced today that tonight's Powerball jackpot has been increased again to $550 Million. Lottery Post reported yesterday that Powerball tickets have been selling nationally at a pace of more than 100,000 tickets per minute (see Powerball selling 100,000 tickets per minute, Lottery Po
Nov 28, 2012, 12:32 pm - Lottery News

Powerball selling 100,000 tickets per minuteNews Story
Half-billion dollar jackpot generating unprecedented sales MUSL also expects to award $70 million in non-jackpot cash prizes Wednesday By Todd Northrop Player enthusiasm nationwide for Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot, the largest in Powerball history, has resulted in record sales leading to an increase today in the estimated jackpot amount to $500 million currently the largest in the world, and the second largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Besides the jackpot, Powerball is
Nov 27, 2012, 7:03 pm - Lottery News

$500 MILLION: Powerball jackpot increased to a half-billion dollarsNews Story
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

$337 million Powerball jackpot ticket sold at gas station in small Michigan cityNews Story
Includes video report Update: Cash value was second-highest ever for any US lottery game Update 2: Cash value reported by MUSL was wrong! Actually $224.6 million. By Todd Northrop, with wire reports A gas station in a small Michigan city is buzzing with excitement after the state lottery announced Thursday that a $337 million jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold there. The Michigan Lottery said the ticket was sold in Lapeer, about 45 miles north of Detroit. There wasn't immed
Aug 16, 2012, 3:21 pm - Lottery News

Vermont Lottery director to step downNews Story
The Vermont Lottery Commission today announced that long-time Executive Director Alan Yandow would not seek another biannual appointment to the position. After nearly fourteen years as Executive Director, and working with three governors, Yandow will leave state service. Yandow said, I step down from one of the most interesting positions in state government. It has been an honor and pleasure to serve the State of Vermont and lottery players over the last fourteen years . Governor Peter
Feb 24, 2012, 2:12 pm - Lottery News