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Powerball lottery jackpot largest in 9 monthsNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to move upward. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 946,640 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.6 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow to an estimated $205 million for Saturday night's drawing. It is the largest jackpot since April 12, 2006, when one ticket from Missouri matched all five numbers plus the Powerball for a $220 million jackpot pr
Jan 18, 2007, 9:07 am - Lottery News

New lawsuit claims Indiana Lottery did not award all prizesNews Story
Man who spent $40,000 on lottery sues to get money back; lawsuit claims Hoosier Lottery overstated number, amount of prizes in 'Cash Blast' game Two men filed a lawsuit Friday against the Hoosier Lottery, seeking class-action status as a result of the lottery's admitted misrepresentation of the number and amount of prizes available in a scratch-off game. Jeff Frazer, Carmel, and Jeff Koehlinger, Auburn, seek reimbursement in the lawsuit filed in Marion County for the losses they incurred w
Jan 6, 2007, 9:07 pm - Lottery News

Indiana Gov. wants to sell lotteryNews Story
As details continued to leak out Wednesday about Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to privatize the Hoosier Lottery, reaction from area lawmakers was less than encouraging. Daniels is expected to unveil the proposal which would likely raise money for higher education at 11 a.m. today. Wells County Republican Rep. Jeff Espich was briefed on the idea a few weeks ago along with other key lawmakers. His understanding of the plan was to entice a private entity to run the lottery in exchan
Dec 14, 2006, 8:18 am - Lottery News

Indiana Lottery promotion gets crazyNews Story
Lottery chief hurt as crowd grabs potentially valuable balloons Indiana Lottery officials had hoped to parade into Pan American Plaza in Indianapolis on Wednesday afternoon and let 200 red balloons some carrying prizes fly into the sky and ultimately into the hands of some lucky Hoosiers. But before they were able to yell Go! a hundred or so people who'd gathered to watch the event charged forward, grabbing balloons and roughing up at least one of the balloon-holders. No, no! An
Dec 14, 2006, 7:18 am - Lottery News

Indiana Lottery gets new directorNews Story
The Hoosier Lottery is getting a new director. Kathryn Densborn of Indianapolis, a Republican who lost in her bid to oust Democratic state Rep. David Orentlicher in the November election, will begin work at the agency next week and will take over as director in January. Densborn formerly worked as the legislative liaison and public information officer for the state Department of Local Government Finance. From 1998 to 2005, she worked for the St. Luke Catholic Church in communications and
Dec 11, 2006, 10:21 am - Lottery News

N.C. lottery excitement: first Powerball jackpot winnerNews Story
Someone who bought a Powerball lottery ticket this week in North Carolina is $74.5 million richer this morning. Powerball officials say one winning ticket matching all six numbers drawn Wednesday night was sold this week. That ticket was sold in North Carolina, although there is no word this morning where that ticket was purchased. The winning numbers were 2, 8, 9, 12 and 19, with the Powerball number of 25. The Power Play multiplier was 3. This is the first Powerball jackpot won w
Nov 30, 2006, 10:06 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $74 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot is on the move. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 414,114 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.1 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 $74 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, November 29th drawing will be an estimated $36 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 5, 18, 28, 49, 55, and the Powerball was 38. The Power Play multiplier
Nov 27, 2006, 10:03 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $179 millionNews Story
Three $1 million Power Play prizes won The Powerball jackpot is on the move in big ways. Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday, three lucky tickets in Colorado, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania each won $1 million with Power Play. A total of 885,793 tickets across the nation won more than $12.8 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 $179 million. The cash option for the
Sep 17, 2006, 1:34 pm - Lottery News

N.C. lottery counts on millions in unclaimed prizesNews Story
The first night North Carolina residents could take part in the multistate Powerball lottery game, someone hit a $200,000 winner. More than 11 weeks later, no one has claimed the prize. It's a little-known fact that lottery games across the country keep millions of dollars in winnings are never claimed. The industry norm is that about 1 percent to 2 percent of prizes somehow fall through the cracks. North Carolina lottery officials expect almost $9 million in lottery winnings will go un
Aug 21, 2006, 11:34 am - Lottery News

$204 Million: Saturday Powerball JackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot in the world; $164 million more than second-largest jackpot The Powerball jackpot continues to grow to unbelievable heights. The multi-state game's $204 million jackpot is $164 million more than the next-largest worldwide lottery jackpot Florida Lotto's $40 million grand prize. (Both games will conduct their drawings tomorrow at 11:00 PM Eastern Time.) Even though the grand prize was not awarded Wednesday, three lucky tickets in DC, Iowa, and North Carolina ea
Aug 4, 2006, 4:10 pm - Lottery News