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Dreamers, schemers line up for Powerball jackpotNews Story
The two buddies with whom Frank Martin used to play the lottery may have given up hope of ever hitting it big, but the 65-year-old Upper Darby resident says hes not about to throw in the towel anytime soon -- especially with tonights Powerball drawing at $210 million. They dropped out, they got discouraged, he said as he purchased $20 worth of Powerball tickets Monday afternoon at Clifton Heights Beverage. But Im staying the course, Im going to hang in there. And Martins plans if he does strik
Dec 31, 2003, 7:26 am - Lottery News

Lottery sales spiking as Mega Millions jackpot reaches $155MNews Story
$155 million Mega Millions drawing is tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern TimeToday might not be the best day to stop at a convenience store for a quick cup of coffee.The Mega Millions jackpot was still growing Monday night, hitting $155 million. The multistate lottery is in New York and 10 other states.The huge jackpot has attracted regular customers plus those enticed to spend an extra dollar this week. I don't play regularly, said Sean Sweeney, 18, of Oakdale Drive in Elmira, a clerk at the Conveni
Dec 30, 2003, 5:34 am - Lottery News

$210 Million Powerball Jackpot up for Grabs on New Year's EveNews Story
Lottery players around the world will have more than 200 million reasons to celebrate New Year's Eve this year. That's because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $210 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.The $210 million jackpot would rank as the 5th largest Powerball jackpot ever, and would rank as the 7th largest lottery jackpot all-time. The cash option for the Wednesday, December 31 drawi
Dec 29, 2003, 5:22 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $170 MillionNews Story
The year may be winding down but Powerball is gearing up. That's because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $170 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.The $170 million jackpot would rank as the 7th largest Powerball jackpot ever. The cash option for the Saturday, December 27 drawing will be an estimated $92.1 million.There were no jackpot winners Wednesday but 1,282,948 players across the nation won
Dec 26, 2003, 3:59 am - Lottery News

Lottery's $125M Pot Stirs CityNews Story
Visions of sugarplums - and sweet greenbacks - were dancing through the heads of New York lottery players on Christmas as they rushed to buy tickets for tonight's $125 million Mega Millions jackpot. When I see a big pot I definitely jump in, said Michael Santos, 32, one of countless lottery players who hope Christmas comes one day late this year. I don't think I'll win, but it sounds nice, he said as he scooped up 10 tickets at a Westbury, L.I., bodega.No one had all six numbers in Tuesday's $
Dec 26, 2003, 3:53 am - Lottery News

$315M Lottery Winner Shuns AttentionNews Story
$315M Lottery Winner Andrew Whittaker Says He Wishes He'd Been Quieter About Hitting JackpotThe letters never stop. Requests, pleas, hard-luck stories, tales to break your heart: thousands of them, enough to fill hip-high filing cabinets that line three conference-room walls in Andrew Jack Whittaker's new office.They come by the dozens, day after day, though it has been a year since Whittaker won the richest undivided lottery jackpot in U.S. history $314.9 million, payable in an after-tax lum
Dec 26, 2003, 3:50 am - Lottery News

Powerball sales brisk for tonight's $137 million drawingNews Story
Visions of money stacks are dancing in the heads of Powerball players who recall the $314 million Christmas Day jackpot won by a West Virginia man last year.This year's holiday week drawing is on Christmas Eve and has fueled a spike in Powerball ticket purchases. I think people are out there spending their money left and right and there's always that little glimmer of hope that this will be a wonderful Christmas, said Mark Kempton, manager of Eddy's, a Council Bluffs gas station. It would make
Dec 24, 2003, 7:03 am - Lottery News

Des Moines Cop Could Be Lottery WinnerNews Story
Patrol Officer Daniel Good Suspected Of Winning $1.65 MillionHot Lotto's latest millionaire could be one of Des Moines' finest.Several officers at the Des Moines Police Department said that patrol officer Daniel Good is the person who bought a Hot Lotto ticket worth $1.65 million. Everybody's talking about it. It's a great thing for him, said Capt. Craig Zubrod. I'm very happy for him. A little bit envious, I think we all are, but he's a good guy and I'm glad he got it, Zubrod said.The ticket
Dec 24, 2003, 6:59 am - Lottery News

Lottery 'winner' sues for $63MNews Story
All he wants for Christmas is $63 million - plus interest.A Brooklyn man has filed suit against New York Lottery, claiming he won last year's Mega Millions drawing on Christmas Eve.Dr. Fritzner Bechette claims he lost the ticket in a non-retrievable situation and has tried to claim the prize since last Dec. 25.Lottery officials say the ticket is worth $68 million. It wasn't immediately clear why Bechette is suing for $5 million less. The suit was filed in Queens Supreme Court last week.The dea
Dec 23, 2003, 5:37 am - Lottery News

$100 million jackpot boosts demand for lottery ticketsNews Story
Abel Ybarra looks at the $1 Mega Millions lottery ticket that he purchased Monday night as an investment, not a waste of money.Just like the stock market, you keep putting money in until you make a nice profit, Ybarra said, as he held his ticket outside the Supertrak convenience store in east Arlington. Buying cigarettes and beer is wasting money, said Ybarra, a warehouse inventory worker. If I win, I would have become a millionaire on a $1 investment. State lottery officials expect 3 million
Dec 23, 2003, 5:32 am - Lottery News