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Mega Millions jackpot increases to $28 millionNews Story
The multi-state Mega Millions lottery jackpot grows to $28 million for Friday's game after there was no big winner in Tuesday night's $20 million drawing.No tickets matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball.Four tickets had all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball and pay $175,000.20 tickets matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball, for $5,000 payoffs.The winning numbers from Tuesday's drawing were: 12, 22, 37, 46, and 48. /The Mega Ball was 49.
Apr 21, 2004, 6:58 am - Lottery News

Lottery winner gives away £12 million in one weekNews Story
Generous Marion Richardson is giving her family 12 million (US$21.5 million) of her 17 million (US$30.5 million) Euro Millions lottery jackpot - because she reckons she won too much.A week after she scooped the jackpot Marion, 57, left, is handing 1.5 million (US$2.7 million) each to her three sons, two daughters, two brothers and sister. Yesterday the former hard-up post worker returned to her 45,000 Gateshead home after staying away following her win.The jobless mother vowed to spend, spen
Apr 20, 2004, 7:25 am - Lottery News

Powerball may draw new kind of Tennessee lottery playerNews Story
In the three months since lottery sales began in Tennessee, Paul Cressend has yet to buy a ticket in his home state.Instead, the health insurance salesman tries his luck in Georgia, Florida and Kentucky.That's because all three participate in either Mega Millions or Powerball, multistate games that award jackpots in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Tennessee's highest prize for state-sponsored games is $1 million. If they had big enough jackpots I'd buy lottery tickets in Tennessee, Cressen
Apr 19, 2004, 6:19 am - Lottery News

The Two Titans of the Lottery IndustryNews Story
We often hear that the $40 billion spent on video games worldwide dwarfs the amount spent on the motion picture industry. But another form of mass entertainment dwarfs them both: the lottery business. According to a Morgan Stanley study, sales of lottery tickets around the world will top $160 billion in 2004.You should be thankful for the lottery business this week as you write a check for your tax bill. That's because you'd probably owe a lot more if not for your fellow citizens' crazed desire
Apr 15, 2004, 4:58 am - Lottery News

North Dakota lottery sales still going strongNews Story
The North Dakota Lottery was approaching $1 million in sales through two weeks of play, lottery officials said Thursday.In the first 14 days North Dakota had member status in the Multi-State Lottery Association's Powerball game, players in the state placed $946,674 in bets, according to lottery spokeswoman Liz Brocker.That would put the state on pace for $24.6 million in lottery sales annually. And that's without the introduction of two additional games, Hot Lotto and Wild Card Two, which come o
Apr 9, 2004, 4:29 am - Lottery News

Ohio Lottery Seeking Input on New Lottery GameNews Story
The Ohio Lottery posted the details of two possible replacements for the Super Lotto Plus game, and is asking readers for their opinion.Details presented for each game include:The size of the number poolPrice of each ticketNumber of plays per ticketJackpot starting size and payment optionsEstimated number of winners per drawNumber of draws per weekPrize matrix with oddsOne game concept appears to be similar to the Pennsylvania Lottery's Match 6 game, while the other game concept is a more tradit
Apr 9, 2004, 4:25 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery to launch Powerball on April 19News Story
Powerball is rolling into Tennessee in just 12 days, the Tennessee Lottery announced Tuesday.The multi-state lotto game, which will launch on April 19, gives players a chance to win one of nine different cash prizes, including a multimillion-dollar jackpot.Powerball is a proven favorite of Tennesseans who have been anticipating its arrival since a lottery was created in the state, said Rebecca Paul, CEO and president of the Tennessee Lottery.Powerball will be an excellent enhancement to our curr
Apr 7, 2004, 3:19 am - Lottery News

War Dampens Indiana's Hope of International LotteryNews Story
Indiana's hopes of joining an international lottery -- boasting prizes as big as $500 million -- have become a casualty of war.Indiana was one of about 30 states and several foreign nations jockeying to organize the international game, which was expected to begin this year with one drawing each week.But talks of the game have stalled because several European nations have withdrawn, citing concerns about U.S. involvement in the Iraq war, Hoosier Lottery Director Jack Ross said. They felt they cou
Apr 6, 2004, 4:00 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $90 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $90 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $75 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were seven second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing, matching all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000 each. Those winners were in New Jersey (2), Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), and New York.Also, 35 players matched four of the
Apr 5, 2004, 6:43 am - Lottery News

$19 million winning Lotto South ticket sold in GeorgiaNews Story
Officials said a single ticket sold in Suwanee, Georgia matched all six numbers to win the $19 million jackpot in Saturday night's Lotto South drawing.Because the Georgia Lottery Corp. offices are closed on weekends, the earliest the winner can claim the prize is today. Any winning over $200,000 has to be claimed in person at the Lottery's downtown offices at the Atlanta Inforum at 250 Williams St. The winning numbers in the multi-state lottery Saturday were 1, 16, 30, 41, 47 and 49.Thirteen ti
Apr 5, 2004, 4:27 am - Lottery News