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Second-largest lottery jackpot in US history wonNews Story
One ticket sold in Oregon matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Powerball drawing to win the $340 million jackpot, the second-largest ever in United States history.The drawing capped off a day of heavy sales in all 27 states where Powerball is played, plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.It was the largest jackpot in the game's history and the second-biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.The winning numbers drawn Wednesday evening were 7, 21, 43, 44, 49 and 29.There were
Oct 20, 2005, 9:34 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery hunts for online identityNews Story
Internet-savvy speculators have bought all the logical Web addresses for North Carolina's lottery, leaving the state in a bind as it looks for a smooth, easy way to get out information on the games.Dan Gerlach, an adviser to Gov. Mike Easley, said state officials have looked for an easy-to-remember name for the lottery's online home, but they're all gone. All the permutations we could think of, he told the lottery commissioners at their inaugural meeting this month.Charles Hayworth of Winston-
Oct 18, 2005, 8:37 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Lottery Jackpot Grows to New Record of $340 MillionNews Story
Wednesday's Powerball jackpot will be the largest in the game's history. The estimated $340 million jackpot breaks the game's previous record of $314.9 million won on December 25th, 2002.Even though the grand prize was not hit Saturday evening, 2,575,121 players across the nation won a total of more than $19.9 million in prizes.The cash option for the Wednesday, October 19th drawing will be an estimated $164.4 million. The numbers drawn Saturday night were 1, 7, 8, 34, 45 and the Powerball was
Oct 16, 2005, 8:15 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot soars to $290 millionNews Story
One player from Pennsylvania wins $1 million Power Play prizeLottery players from around the United States and the rest of the world will rush to grab tickets for Saturday's Powerball drawing, which will be the largest jackpot the game has seen since that fateful Christmas Day in 2002 when Jack Whittaker won the largest prize ever awarded to a single person $314,900,000.Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 1,751,818 players across the nation won a total of more than $16.6
Oct 13, 2005, 12:12 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Lottery Jackpot Raised to $240 MillionNews Story
Largest Powerball lottery jackpot in two years; three players win $1 million with Power PlayThe Powerball jackpot continues its upward climb.Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday, three lucky players in Montana, South Carolina, and South Dakota each won $1 million with Power Play. A total of 1,328,695 players across the nation won more than $14.5 million in prizes in America's Game .Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to a
Oct 9, 2005, 11:21 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $126 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in America's Game is on the rise again.Even though the Powerball lottery jackpot was not hit Wednesday evening, 606,446 players across the nation won a total of more than $4 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $126 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 24th drawing will be an estimated $62.2 million.The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 3, 28, 34, 35, 50 and the Powerball was
Sep 22, 2005, 10:18 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $80 millionNews Story
The Powerball multi-state lottery jackpot continued its upward climb Sunday, as no ticket in Saturday night's drawing matched all five numbers plus the Powerball.Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday, 416,914 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.5 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 $80 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 14th drawing will
Sep 12, 2005, 9:51 am - Lottery News

Clerk admits stealing Indiana lottery ticketsNews Story
A former convenience store clerk has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars' worth of scratch off Hoosier Lottery tickets from two stores she managed.Karen Valentine was sentenced Tuesday to two years in a work release program and ordered by a Vanderburgh County Circuit Court judge to pay $2,500 in restitution.Valentine said she took only $2,000 to $3,000 worth of tickets from the two Busler stores in Evansville where she had worked. However, an outside audit found the combined ticket s
Sep 1, 2005, 6:48 pm - Lottery News

Indiana Lottery has limit for Pick 3 and Pick 4 NumbersNews Story
The Hoosier Lottery has at least one unhappy player, and he's not unhappy because he lost. He's angry that he wasn't allowed to play at all.Ken Myers of Fort Wayne, who plays the Daily 3 and Daily 4 numbers regularly, sent us a copy of a letter he sent to lottery officials, complaining that from time to time, the lottery cuts off betting on certain numbers. It has happened to him, he says, and others he knows.You can imagine what a player's response might be if he tried to bet four numbers and w
Aug 26, 2005, 8:53 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot jumps to $32 millionNews Story
Even though Wednesday evening's Powerball draw did not generate a jackpot winner, 301,505 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.5 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $32 million.The cash option for the Saturday, August 27th drawing is an estimated $18.2 million.The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 9, 11, 26, 35, 51 and the Powerball was 32. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Six lucky players co
Aug 25, 2005, 3:39 pm - Lottery News