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Couple claims $15.7 million Hoosier Lottery jackpotNews Story
A Rushville, Indiana couple on Monday claimed a $15.7 million Hoosier Lottery jackpot, 12 days after the winning numbers were drawn.Ryan and Mary Beth Emerson claimed the prize from the Dec. 29 drawing.Ryan Emerson said he had gone to a Speedway near his house to change a $50 bill and decided to buy a lottery ticket, which turned out to be the winner.He said he saw the newspaper headline that said there was a local winner of the drawing, but figured it wasn't him. Finally on Friday, he checked
Jan 11, 2005, 9:15 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $28 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 375,185 players across the nation won a total of more than $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 $28 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, January 5th drawing will be an estimated $15.5 million.The numbers drawn were 22, 23, 26, 44, 47 and the Powerball was 12. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Three players correctly matched the 5
Jan 3, 2005, 8:16 am - Lottery News

$21 Million Powerball Jackpot will Ring in the New YearNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 347,311 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.7 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers Wednesday, the jackpot will grow to an estimated $21 million for the New Year's drawing.The cash option for the Saturday, January 1 draw will be an estimated $11.7 million.The numbers drawn Wednesday were 24, 29, 33, 38, 44 and the Powerball was 7. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Two players corr
Dec 30, 2004, 9:06 am - Lottery News

Lottery riches are only one component of happinessNews Story
Let's cut right to the chase here. How much money is enough? How much would make you happy this holiday season? We mean really happy. A million? $10 million? $100 million? The age-old question of whether money can buy happiness plays out in the headlines daily. Jewel Whittaker, wife of the lottery winner who took home the richest undivided jackpot in U.S. history a lump-sum payout of about $113 million after taxes now says she regrets his purchase of the ticket that won the $314.9 million jackp
Dec 27, 2004, 8:02 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $30 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 406,997 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 $30 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, December 22 drawing will be an estimated $16.5 million.The numbers drawn were: 1, 25, 29, 30, 45 and the Powerball was 12. The Power Play multiplier was 3.Three players correctly matched the
Dec 20, 2004, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot 10th Largest Ever at $171 MillionNews Story
Next Wednesday's Powerball jackpot will be the 10th largest ever in the history of America's favorite game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but an incredible 1,021,839 prizes were paid out for a total of more than $10.2 million worth of winnings.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $171 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, December 8 drawing will be an estimated $93.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 6,
Dec 6, 2004, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $127 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 649,059 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.4 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 $127 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, December 1 drawing will be an estimated $69.9 million.The numbers drawn were: 16, 28, 35, 36, 47 and the Powerball was 31. The Power Play multiplier was 2.Seven players correctly matched the
Nov 30, 2004, 7:37 am - Lottery News

Hoosier Lottery asks State Police to join scam probeNews Story
Hoosier Lottery officials Friday asked the Indiana State Police to help investigate their agency after a scandal over a rigged $1 million scratch-off game.Lottery Director Jack Ross said police will review and authenticate an internal investigation the agency is making following the controversy, which was uncovered earlier this week. I want to make sure the people of Indiana have confidence in the Hoosier Lottery, Ross said.Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi already is investigating the scam
Nov 13, 2004, 10:52 pm - Lottery News

Wisconsin Lottery switches to computers to select winning numbersNews Story
Editor: The following is the full-text of a Press Release issued by the Wisconsin Lottery. It is important for Lottery Players to understand the emerging trend of computerized lottery drawings -- whether you are for or against them. More information about the subject can be found in the Lottery Post Petition for True Lottery Drawings.The Wisconsin Lottery is now one of more than a dozen U.S. lotteries to use random number generating computers to select the winning numbers for its nightly on-li
Nov 11, 2004, 3:57 pm - Lottery News

Informant reported lottery scamNews Story
Agency criticized for silence in scratch-off case; director says he lacked evidence to notify policeMarion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi said Tuesday that Hoosier Lottery officials knew for months there were potential problems with a scratch-off game, but failed to notify police about their suspicions of a possible scam.A day after charging ex-security agent William C. Foreman and two other men with stealing from the lottery, Brizzi said an informant, rather than lottery officials, alerted his o
Nov 10, 2004, 1:21 pm - Lottery News