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After ripping up lottery ticket, Montana pair claim $48.5M share of Powerball jackpotNews Story
Six lucky numbers turned into a life-changing, eight-figure payout for a pair of Helenans who Thursday discovered their share of a Powerball lotto jackpot will be some $48.5 million. Kim Claassen, 55, and 23-year-old Joe Lamport Jr. have worked together at North West Home Health Care for several years, and over that time have intermittently purchased lottery tickets together with the understanding that they would split any winnings. Wednesday night, Claassen stopped at the Town Pump on North
Jun 25, 2010, 12:45 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery celebrates second Powerball jackpot in JuneNews Story
Another winning ticket from Montana will split jackpot On the heels of its first jackpot-winning Powerball draw, the Ohio Lottery has already sold its second jackpot-winning Powerball ticket. The winning ticket was sold at Shirley's Carryout in Curtice, near Toledo. Ohio Lottery officials traveled to the store location Thursday morning to present store owners with a $48,500 retailer bonus check for selling the winning ticket. The $97 million jackpot will be split with another winning ti
Jun 24, 2010, 10:12 am - Lottery News

Montana Lottery to offer Mega Millions starting MondayNews Story
Montana Lottery players soon will be able to try their luck with the multistate Mega Millions game. The Montana Lottery will begin offering the Mega Millions game on Monday, Mar. 1. Mega Millions drawings are Tuesday and Friday at 9 p.m. Mountain Time (11:00 p.m. Eastern). Tickets may be purchased in Montana until 8 p.m. the night of the drawing. The game is played by choosing five numbers from 1-56 and one number, the Mega Ball, from 1-46. Players alternatively may choose a Quick Pick.
Feb 25, 2010, 7:47 pm - Lottery News

Montana Lottery starts new Keno-style game todayNews Story
The Montana Lottery is introducing a new keno-like game called 10 Spot. Lottery officials say the new game, featuring two daily drawings, will be available Monday. Players choose 10 numbers out of 80 for each drawing. Each play costs $1 and multi-play tickets are available. Twice each day, the Montana Lottery will draw 20 numbers. Players who match 10 of the 20 numbers will win the top prize of $25,000. Those who match nine will win $2,500. There are also prizes for matching eight, seven,
Feb 1, 2010, 7:24 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions, Powerball lottery ticket cross-sales begins todayNews Story
Today marks the first time both of the USA's huge multi-state lottery games can be purchased within the same state. Dozens of states begin selling both Mega Millions and Powerball tickets today, moving the U.S. a step closer to having a national lottery. By the time the remainder of the states with a lottery sign on to the new arrangement as early as this spring the nation's two biggest lotteries will be sold in 45 jurisdictions: 43 states plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Jan 31, 2010, 1:46 pm - Lottery News

Multi-state lottery options will expand in 33 statesNews Story
Lottery Post Exclusive By Todd Northrop On Jan. 31, a multi-state wave will roll over the USA. 33 out of 44 states with a lottery (including D.C.) will begin selling tickets for both of the USA's nation-wide games. Powerball and Mega Millions, the two premier multi-state lottery games in the USA, entered into a cross-selling agreement late last year, in response to state legislators seeking new revenue sources. Previous to the agreement, states were permitted only to sell tickets for
Jan 20, 2010, 9:49 am - Lottery News

Arkansas Lottery gets its first Powerball jackpot winnerNews Story
Just two months after the first Powerball ticket was sold in Arkansas, the state has produced its first jackpot winner. The 29-year, 30-installment annuity jackpot was $25 million, which can also be claimed as a $12,153,621 million cash option. The net payout after the automatic 25% federal tax withholdings for the cash option would be $9,115,216. Arkansas does not withhold state tax from lottery prize payouts. The lucky jackpot win for one Arkansas player comes despite the fact that typic
Jan 3, 2010, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Montana Lottery holds New Year's raffle drawingNews Story
The Montana Lottery held its annual New Year's Day raffle drawing today, creating one new millionaire and several more winners of lower prizes. The winning numbers for Montana's Millionaire Raffle can be found on Lottery Post's Montana Lottery Results page (www.lotterypost.com/results/mt). Millionaire Raffle is a raffle-style game offered by the Montana Lottery, with a limited number of $20 tickets. With only 150,000 tickets sold for the raffle, Millionaire Raffle offers the best odds t
Jan 1, 2010, 6:53 pm - Lottery News

Appeals court blocks Delaware's sports betting planNews Story
A federal appeals court today blocked Delaware's bid to open sports betting Sept 1. A three-judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided that Delaware's plans violate a 1992 federal ban on sports gambling. The professional leagues and the NCAA sued Delaware in June, but the case is not scheduled to be heard until December. The leagues asked the court for an emergency injunction to halt the betting. Delaware is one of four states that had sports gambling prior to a federal b
Aug 25, 2009, 1:24 pm - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball prizes top $200 millionNews Story
Jackpots for the two multistate lotteries in the U.S. rose above $200 million each as players await tonight's drawing for one of the prizes. USA Mega (www.usamega.com) said on its Web site that stronger-than-expected sales over the past three days increased the jackpot for tonight's drawing by $5 million to $250 million, or $124.8 million in cash. The odds of winning are 1 in 195 million. It's the 10th-biggest prize ever for the lottery, which is played in 30 states including Connecticut, Flo
Aug 19, 2009, 10:45 pm - Lottery News