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Powerball Jackpot Grows to $28 MillionNews Story
Summer may be over but America's favorite lottery game is heating up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 283,741 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.4 million 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 $28 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 13 drawing will be an estimated $14.5 million.The numbers drawn were: 3, 17, 29, 30, 33 and the Powerball was
Sep 11, 2003, 7:24 pm - Lottery News

Ford plans dealer lottery for scarce GT supercar supplyNews Story
Most Americans must win a lottery to afford a $100,000-plus Ford GT. Next year, many Ford dealers must win a lottery to sell one.Ford Division intends to produce just 1,500 GTs per year, but it has about 3,800 dealers in the United States.Top-rated dealers, winners of the annual President's Award in 2004, will get one GT to sell, the company says. The rest of the GTs will be distributed among high-volume dealers and to winners of a lottery.Typically, about 10 percent, or 380, dealers win the Pr
Sep 5, 2003, 10:06 am - Lottery News

Welcome back — here’s $45,000News Story
When most people return home from vacation, theyre greeted with stacks of mail, overdue bills and a lawn thats grown knee high.When Rich Smith of Fond du Lac arrived home from vacation, he found out the lottery ticket he bought before leaving won him $45,000.My friends dont believe me because Im such a BS-er, Smith, 35, said, adding that he had to go around to his friends houses Wednesday and show them proof that he had won.Smith bought a weeks worth of Badger 5 Quick Pick numbers at Pump n Pant
Sep 5, 2003, 3:39 am - Lottery News

Lottery winnings in middle of disputeNews Story
Ruby Bosher became a millionaire five years ago when she and her husband won the Ohio lottery.Today, her winnings are in a trust, she is in a nursing home suffering from dementia and her children are in court battling over control of her estate.The sibling rivalry played out yesterday before Lake County Probate Judge Ted Klammer, who ordered the family to get along for their mother's sake, even if it was only temporarily.At issue is $3.6 million worth of Super Lotto winnings that Ruby and her hu
Sep 4, 2003, 10:27 am - Lottery News

$135.6 Million Powerball Jackpot Won In New HampshireNews Story
America's Game paid off big for one winning ticket sold in New Hampshire. That ticket is worth $135.6 million. The winner will have to decide if they want 29-year annuity or the cash option worth $70.8 million. The ticket holder will have 60 days after the ticket is validated to make that decision.The $135.6 million dollar jackpot is the 8th largest Powerball jackpot in history. It is the 5th largest Powerball jackpot won by a single ticket.In addition to the jackpot winner, 896,881 other Powerb
Aug 31, 2003, 7:26 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps To $140 MillionNews Story
Lottery players across the nation will be celebrating the holiday weekend with parades, picnics, and Powerball.No one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesdays Powerball drawing, driving the jackpot to an estimated $140 million. Thats the largest current lottery jackpot in the world and the 8th largest Powerball jackpot ever.The cash option for the Saturday, August 30 drawing will be an estimated $72.7 million.There were no jackpot winners Wednesday but 713,248 Powerball players across the
Aug 29, 2003, 4:29 am - Lottery News

$115 Million Powerball Jackpot Up For GrabsNews Story
If you are looking for fun, excitement, and the biggest lottery jackpot in the world look no further than Powerball. There were no jackpot winners Saturday but 759,003 Powerball 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 grew to an estimated $115 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, August 27 drawing will be an estimated $59.5 million.The numbers drawn were:
Aug 25, 2003, 3:48 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $100 MillionNews Story
Summer may be winding down but the excitement surrounding America's favorite lottery game is heating up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 488,267 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.9 million 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 $100 million. That's the largest current lottery jackpot in the world.This is the second time this year and the third time in the
Aug 21, 2003, 9:14 am - Lottery News

GTECH lottery systems built to handle blackoutNews Story
If someone you know bought a lottery ticket in Ohio, Michigan or New York in the seconds before the power went out Thursday, don't worry.That ticket is valid, and could still win a zillion dollars.GTECH Holdings Corp. of West Greenwich runs the lotteries in all three states, and its job is to keep those state lottery systems up and running -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.So Thursday, when the power went out, GTECH's systems in all three states automatically switched the lottery data centers --
Aug 19, 2003, 3:40 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $85 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game is on the way up again. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 543,766 players across the nation won a total of more than $5.5 million in prizes. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $85 million. That's the largest lottery jackpot in the country.The cash option for the Wednesday, August 20 drawing will be an estimated $43.5 million.The numbers drawn were: 13, 15, 2
Aug 18, 2003, 3:42 am - Lottery News