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Tennessee Lottery may run short on scholarship funds in 2006News Story
Tennessee's lottery could be short of money to fund college scholarships within a couple of years if current projections of lottery revenue are correct, an analysis by the state treasurer has found.By the end of the 2006 fiscal year, the scholarship fund will be $13 million in the red, and the shortfall will be larger in subsequent years, the treasurer's analysis shows.This means legislators may have to cut the amount given for scholarships or tighten eligibility so fewer students receive them,
May 6, 2004, 7:51 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $170 MillionNews Story
Powerball will dominate conversations around the water cooler this week. That's because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $170 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.The $170 million dollar jackpot would rank as the 8th largest Powerball jackpot ever.The cash option for the Wednesday, May 5 drawing will be an estimated $90.4 million.There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 964,485 players ac
May 3, 2004, 10:52 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Rolls to $103 MillionNews Story
America's favorite lottery game is on a roll. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 557,782 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.2 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing, the jackpot will grow to an estimated $103 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the country.The cash option for the Saturday, April 24 drawing will be an estimated $54.4 million.The numbers drawn were: 8, 11
Apr 22, 2004, 7:09 am - Lottery News

Visible numbers end sales of Louisiana Lottery scratch-off gamesNews Story
The Louisiana Lottery Corp. has stopped sales of three scratch-off games because numbers supposed to be hidden could be read without scratching off anything.The Louisiana Boil, Extra Free Spot Bingo and Winning Combinations games all had the problem, the company said in a news release Monday.It said sales of Winning Combinations were halted Thursday after lottery workers realized that the numbers were visible through the latex scratch-off coating.Lottery President Randy Davis ordered the printer
Mar 30, 2004, 4:52 am - Lottery News

North Dakota lottery selling first tickets this weekNews Story
After decades of arguing, thousands of petition signatures, a 19th-century bribery scandal and five statewide votes, North Dakota this week joins the crowded ranks of states that play the lottery.For its supporters, Thursday's debut of the Powerball game is a tardy acknowledgment of the pervasiveness of lotteries -- North Dakota's neighboring states all have Powerball -- and a chance for players to have fun while they drop a few dollars into the state's treasury. I think North Dakotans are just
Mar 22, 2004, 4:14 am - Lottery News

No Lottery for MississippiNews Story
Mississippi lawmakers refused to take a chance on a proposed state lottery to help fund education.House Bill 1064 was among hundreds of proposals that died Tuesday, the deadline for passing bills out of committees.On the other hand, lawmakers are willing to back a pay hike for county officials but at the counties' expense. A pay hike bill was among those surviving Tuesday's deadline.Midway through the four-month session, there have been more than 2,600 bills filed in both chambers. There were 1,
Mar 10, 2004, 4:28 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows To $79 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 487,798 players across the nation won a total of more than $4 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $79 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, March 10 drawing will be an estimated $44 million.The numbers drawn were: 9, 17, 46, 49, 51, and the Powerball was 9. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Six players correctly matched the 5 white n
Mar 8, 2004, 5:05 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows To $26 MillionNews Story
The jackpot keeps growing and hundreds of thousands of players keep winning cash prizes in one of America's biggest lottery games. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 338,212 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.8 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $26 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, February 18 drawing will be an estimated $14.5 million.The
Feb 16, 2004, 6:20 am - Lottery News

Rightful owner of Powerball ticket finally gets $100,000 prizeNews Story
A Morgan City, Louisiana man whose $100,000 Powerball ticket was allegedly stolen finally got his money on Tuesday.Charles Stone, 33, received the check at the Louisiana Lottery's Metairie office, eight days after state troopers arrested three people for allegedly altering the ticket and trying to claim the cash for themselves. A fourth suspect was arrested Jan. 29. I feel very lucky, said Stone, adding that he plans to invest some, spend some of his winnings.Stone bought the ticket at a Hou
Feb 4, 2004, 5:20 am - Lottery News

Friends Say Audit Troubled Minnesota Lottery ChiefNews Story
George Andersen built the Minnesota Lottery from the ground up, and some who knew him say he looked upon it less like a bureaucrat and more like a proud and protective father.Andersen committed suicide Tuesday, a day after meeting with a government auditor examining the lottery's operations. He was found outside his home, and an autopsy determined he died of hypothermia in single-digit termperatures after cutting his wrists, said sheriff's Cmdr. Scott Malinosky said.Andersen's death has focused
Jan 29, 2004, 6:08 am - Lottery News