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Texas Gov. tells Lottery to stop exploring gambling expansionNews Story
But he doesn't have the legal authority to force the Lottery to stop Gov. Greg Abbott has told Texas lottery officials to stop efforts to explore the expansion of sports betting lottery games and other types of gambling that are prohibited under state law. The Dallas Morning News reports Abbott told Texas Lottery Commission Chairman J. Winston Krause in a letter Monday that he does not want the agency to continue its exploration of the games that other states have launched. Abbott wrote th
Nov 12, 2015, 11:56 am - Lottery News

Player in Tennessee wins first Powerball jackpot since game changed in Oct.News Story
Update: Location where winning ticket was purchased is now identified By Todd Northrop A Tennessee Lottery player who purchased a ticket in Antioch has won the first Powerball jackpot since the game was changed in October. The lucky ticket-holder won a jackpot of $144.1 million in the drawing held Wednesday, November 4. Of course, no information is known about the winner until the prize is claimed. The Powerball winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were 2, 12, 17, 20, and 65, with P
Nov 5, 2015, 8:23 am - Lottery News

Michigan woman instantly quit job after winning $310M Powerball jackpotNews Story
Includes video report By Todd Northrop A Michigan woman found out she was the winner of the $310 million Powerball jackpot while sitting in the drive-thru at McDonald's. Julie Leach, 50, of Three Rivers, Michigan, was introduced as the big winner during a press conference on Tuesday held by the Michigan Lottery. Leach was a supervisor at Aquatic Bathware, a Michigan fiberglass factory, where she has worked for the past 23 years. Leach learned she was the big winner while she was at
Oct 6, 2015, 1:03 pm - Lottery News

Winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $310 million sold in MichiganNews Story
By Todd Northrop One lucky Michigan lottery player in possession of a Powerball ticket containing the numbers 21, 39, 40, 55, and 59, with Powerball number 17, just became a whole lot richer. After all the proceeds were tallied Wednesday night, the Powerball jackpot stood at $310.5 million. It was the second-largest Powerball jackpot prize offered this year. The winning ticket was sold at a Shell gas station in Three Rivers, Michigan. Customers and employees were at the gas station last
Oct 1, 2015, 8:03 am - Lottery News

$301 MILLION: Huge Powerball jackpot on tap for this weekNews Story
By Todd Northrop This week Powerball will be the hot ticket, featuring a jackpot larger than any other United States lottery drawing in more than seven months. The new high-water mark of $301 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $267 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Saturday's Powerball jackpot is $191.4 million the 19th-largest ever recorded in United States lottery history. Players looki
Sep 27, 2015, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Arizona lottery ticket wins $188M Powerball jackpotNews Story
Update: retailer information and new anonymity law By Todd Northrop If you bought your Powerball ticket in Arizona, it's time to give it some extra scrutiny this morning, since one of the Powerball tickets sold in Arizona for the Wednesday drawing is now worth $188.9 million. It's the seventh time the Powerball jackpot has been won this year the largest since Feb. 11, when three tickets sold in from North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas split a $564.1 million grand prize. The winning
Jun 4, 2015, 7:47 am - Lottery News

Two mega lottery jackpots up for grabs this weekNews Story
Powerball, Mega Millions climb to a combined $441 million By Todd Northrop The USA's two powerhouse multi-state lottery games have been steadily growing their jackpots over the past several weeks, and this week they offer a combined $441 million to lottery players who will take a chance to beat the odds. Up first is Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing, featuring a whopping $253 million grand prize. It has been more than two months since the Mega Millions jackpot was won, and it has been get
Jun 1, 2015, 8:56 pm - Lottery News

Iowa man nearly lost $1 million Powerball prizeNews Story
By Todd Northrop A Des Moines, Iowa, man claimed a $1 million Powerball prize Monday morning, a day after his winning ticket was nearly lost. Pete Kemp of Des Moines said he had his winning ticket checked at a Cash Saver supermarket on Fleur Drive Sunday, but during the process of getting paperwork from the lottery terminal, the clerk accidentally threw away his ticket. Kemp said he realized the mistake within seconds and went back into the store, where the clerk was able to retrieve hi
May 19, 2015, 7:57 am - Lottery News

NJ foursome claims $40M Powerball jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop A 10-year tradition of family Friday-night pizza continues long after the children have grown up and gone on with their own lives. The parents remain loyal to the tradition and to the friendship that the four couples have cultivated through the years. The group still meets and pools their money to buy weekly Powerball and Mega Millions tickets just as they've regularly done. Now, those relationships have been bonded even stronger by good fortune and a $40,000,000 Powerb
May 14, 2015, 12:46 pm - Lottery News

Final share of $564 million Powerball jackpot claimed in TexasNews Story
$127 million paid out to Austin trust to avoid publicity By Todd Northrop The Powerball jackpot-winning ticket sold in Texas for the historic Feb. 11 drawing has been claimed. TL Management Trust, Andrew Weber, Trustee of Austin claimed the $127,046,150.05 Cash Value Option prize from the $564.1 million jackpot at Texas Lottery headquarters in Austin Friday. The claimant requested minimal publicity. The ticket was purchased at the Appletree Food Mart, located at 893 E. Princeton Driv
Mar 7, 2015, 9:37 am - Lottery News