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Man stops for a soda and wins a $100,000 Powerball prizeNews Story
For V. Godinez of Carlsbad, winning the latest $100,000 Powerball prize in New Mexico resulted from merely stopping for a soda after his work shift.Godinez covers the southeast region of New Mexico employed as an audio/visual technician for a Texas company. When he finished his work in Roswell, Godinez stopped at an Allsups Convenience Store for a soda. While making his purchase he noticed the photos of New Mexico Lottery winners posted in the store. Thats when Godinez decided to use the extr
Sep 20, 2004, 4:25 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot nears $100 million markNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game is nearing the $100 million mark. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 557,188 players across the nation won a total of more than $5.2 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 $95 million. That's the largest current lottery jackpot in the country.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 22 drawing will be an estimated $52.3 mil
Sep 20, 2004, 8:56 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $72 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 469,270 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.9 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 $72 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 15 drawing will be an estimated $39.2 million.The numbers drawn were: 25, 34, 36, 46, 49 and the Powerball was 9. The Power Play multiplier was 2.Four players correctly matched the
Sep 13, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

$54 Million Powerball Jackpot Up For GrabsNews Story
Summer may be over but Powerball is just starting to heat up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 410,531 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.8 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 $54 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 8 drawing will be an estimated $29.1 million.The numbers drawn were: 13, 15, 25, 26, 46 and the Powerball was 28. The P
Sep 7, 2004, 10:09 am - Lottery News

Arizona Lottery has record salesNews Story
Arizonans pursuing quick riches bought a record $366.6 million in Lottery tickets in the year that ended June 30, a nearly 14 percent gain over the previous 12 months.From those sales, a record $107.8 million was distributed to eight state funds that aid everything from parks to mass transportation and abused children.Arizona's percentage increase was the highest among Western states with similar gambling environments, according to Lottery officials. Lottery sales in California, which also has I
Aug 26, 2004, 7:43 am - Lottery News

Animal group sues Powerball lottery winnersNews Story
Sybil Erdens dreams of creating a world-class bird sanctuary to help her feathered friends has turned into a nightmare.The Arizona bird lover, who rescues exotic birds, blames Jason and Mary Sanderson for the financial troubles now plaguing The Oasis Sanctuary - a bird refuge in Cascabel, Ariz., that the Epping couple helped build with a portion of their $66 million Powerball jackpot, but have now stopped funding. Were operating this facility on a shoestring, lamented Erden, who runs the sanctu
Aug 25, 2004, 9:16 am - Lottery News

$84 Million Powerball Jackpot Up For GrabsNews Story
Summer may be nearing an end but Powerball is just starting to heat up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 534,432 players across the nation won a total of more than $5.3 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 $84 million. That's the largest current lottery jackpot in the country.The cash option for the Wednesday, August 11 drawing will be an estimated $45.3 million. The nu
Aug 9, 2004, 8:30 am - Lottery News

Maine Powerball sales strongNews Story
In a little less than 34 hours, Mainers gobbled up $536,191 worth of Powerball tickets to propel the state into the top three markets in the country for the game's Saturday night drawing.Pam Coutts, executive director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, said Monday that total sales for the new Powerball lottery game were actually $570,779, including tickets purchased for future drawings beyond Saturday's game. The huge response to the multimillion-dollar lottery game dis
Aug 3, 2004, 9:01 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $63 MillionNews Story
America's favorite lottery game is on a roll. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 428,713 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.4 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 $63 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, August 4 drawing will be an estimated $33 million.The numbers drawn were: 14, 31, 35, 45, 47 and the Powerball was 35. The Power Play multiplier
Aug 2, 2004, 10:06 am - Lottery News

Powerball jackpot increases to $21 millionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday, July 14, but 264,466 players across the nation won a total of $1,843,007 in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $21 million for Saturday, July 17.The cash option for the Saturday, July 17, drawing will be an estimated $10.9 million.The numbers drawn for Wednesday, July 14, were: 09 24 45 49 50 and the Powerball was 37. The Power Play multiplier was
Jul 15, 2004, 9:20 am - Lottery News