Search

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $61 millionNews Story
Three players win $1 million Power Play prizes The Powerball jackpot continues to get bigger and bigger. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 3 winning tickets in Missouri (1), and Pennsylvania (2) each won $1 million with the Power Play option. In total, 472,732 players across the nation won more than $7.7 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 $61 million. The cash option for
May 1, 2006, 11:03 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery to begin new branding campaignNews Story
Tim Burton-like Technique Breathes 'Life' into Lottery Tickets, Coins and Other Objects, Captures Consumer Experience Riester Robb, the full-service advertising and public relations firm for the Arizona Lottery, will dramatically change the way consumers look at their Scratchers tickets and other familiar objects. A new stop-action animation television campaign transforms unexpected items into characters engaged in surprising behavior and captures the suspense of playing Scratchers. St
Apr 25, 2006, 9:18 am - Lottery News

Arizona man's lottery ticket wins on every lineNews Story
Everyone dreams of purchasing a lottery ticket that has the winning numbers, but what about a $5 ticket that has winning numbers on each and every line including one with the winning jackpot numbers? About three months ago, Louis Cooper, Tucson, began playing the Arizona Lottery again, after a brief hiatus, using some special numbers he liked and some suggested by a friend, who just happens to be a psychic. This friend also gave him a lucky stone that he wears around his neck. Louis' fiv
Apr 11, 2006, 12:45 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $220 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to jump higher, as lines at lottery machines are starting to grow. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 929,494 players across the nation won a total of more than $10.1 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $220 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, April 12th drawing will be an estimated $101 million. The numbers drawn Saturd
Apr 9, 2006, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

Arizona man proposes lottery to increase voter turnoutNews Story
Cast a vote, win a million. If an Arizona man has his way, every person who votes in his state will automatically have his or her name entered in a in draw to win $1 million. Mark Osterloh, an Arizona physician and attorney, is proposing a state law that would act as an incentive to increase voter turnout. The long-time advocate of electoral policy reform says the idea is a variation on a highly successful law in Australia, under which citizens who fail to vote are fined. Such a penal
Apr 9, 2006, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot soars to $195 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to climb. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 853,497 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.5 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $195 million for Saturday night's drawing. The cash option for the Saturday, April 8th drawing will be an estimated $91 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday were 3, 9, 24, 29, 39 and the Powerball w
Apr 6, 2006, 12:18 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $152 millionNews Story
The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to grow and grow. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 740,025 players across the nation won a total of more than $6 million in prizes in America's Game . One lucky player in Arizona won $400,000 playing the Powerball add-on feature, Power Play. The normal prize for matching 5 white numbers of $200,000 was multiplied 2 times due to the Power Play option. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow
Mar 30, 2006, 4:29 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $101 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to gain power. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 601,845 players across the nation won a total of more than $5 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 $101 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, March 22nd drawing will be an estimated $47.9 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 1, 25, 34, 36, 42, and the Powerball was 19. The Power Play mul
Mar 20, 2006, 10:39 am - Lottery News

Euro Million Lottery's $222 Million Cash Prize Held by 3 TicketsNews Story
Three winning ticket-holders will share the 126 million British pounds (US$222 million) top prize in EuroMillions, the lottery held in nine European countries. Two of the winning tickets were purchased in France and one in Portugal, according to unconfirmed results in an e-mailed statement by Camelot Group Plc, the lottery operator. The winning numbers were 9, 21, 30, 39, 50 and the Lucky Stars numbers were 1 and 3. The payoff in today's draw swelled after no winners emerged from any lot
Feb 4, 2006, 7:10 am - Lottery News

Euro Millions Lottery Sparks Buying Frenzy With $224 Million Top PrizeNews Story
EuroMillions, the lottery held in nine European countries, is about to eclipse Powerball in the U.S. as the world's single biggest cash prize. The payoff in tomorrow's draw swelled to 183 million euros ($224 million) after no winners emerged from any lottery since Nov. 11. The jackpot is luring would-be millionaires from across the region. I'll buy a desert island somewhere warm, lots of things for my family, and give some to charity, said Martha Dacosta, 25, a nurse's aide who bought
Feb 2, 2006, 9:38 am - Lottery News