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Powerball Jackpot Reaches $116 MillionNews Story
Powerball tickets are the perfect stocking stuffer this holiday shopping season for lottery players across the nation. The reason? Powerball has the largest current lottery jackpot in the world.There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 706,567 players across the nation won a total of more than $6.1 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 $116 million.This is the fourth time this
Dec 18, 2003, 4:17 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $85 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $85 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $71 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing. Those tickets, which matched the five lotto numbers but missed the Mega Ball number, were worth $175,000 each. Also, 35 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those
Dec 17, 2003, 4:38 am - Lottery News

$100 Million Powerball JackpotNews Story
Powerball is on the rise and once again the jackpot has reached the $100 million range. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 540,460 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.9 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 $100 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.This is the fourth time this year and the fifth time in the last thirteen mont
Dec 15, 2003, 6:54 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $71 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing has reached $71 million, the highest Mega Millions jackpot in almost 3 months.None of the tickets sold for Fridays $61 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing is Tuesday.The last time the Mega Millions jackpot was greater than $70 million was on September 30, when Danielle and Tirrell Moore from Fitzgerald, Georgia won a $150 million Mega Millions jackpot. They decided to take the cash option
Dec 15, 2003, 6:51 am - Lottery News

Pensacola Quick Pick hits jackpotNews Story
A new millionaire bought Saturday's winning Florida Lotto ticket at a Pensacola gas station.It's the first time a winning ticket has been purchased at the Albertsons Express gas station near the intersection of Nine Mile and Pine Forest roads.But unfortunately for the fortunate Quick Pick (computer generated) ticket holder, he or she will split Saturday's estimated $40 million jackpot with two other people who bought winning tickets in Miami and Royal Palm Beach, according to a Florida Lottery p
Dec 15, 2003, 6:42 am - Lottery News

$40 Million Florida Lotto JackpotNews Story
The Florida Lotto Jackpot has rolled over seven times to an estimated $40 million.The next Florida Lotto drawing is this Saturday, December 13, at 11 p.m. EST. This series of rollovers began with the Wednesday, November 19 drawing, when the estimated Jackpot rolled from $3 million to $6 million.The $40 million Florida Lotto jackpot is the 28th highest Jackpot in Florida Lotto history.If a sole winner chooses to take the jackpot over 30 years, it would pay an estimated $1,333,333 per year for th
Dec 12, 2003, 5:42 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $88 MillionNews Story
The biggest lottery jackpot in the country will be even bigger this weekend. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 427,671 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 in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $88 million.The cash option for the Saturday, December 13 drawing will be an estimated $46.9 million.The numbers drawn were: 4, 17, 26, 37, 40 and the Powerbal
Dec 11, 2003, 5:19 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $61 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $61 million Tuesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $54 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were four second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing, with each receiving $175,000. Twenty players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winning numbers from Tuesday's drawing were: 4,
Dec 10, 2003, 7:28 am - Lottery News

State to end televised drawings of lotteryNews Story
Wisconsin Lottery officials said Monday they will no longer broadcast nightly drawings live on television and will stop producing a weekly game show that had aired for more than a decade.Cancelling the broadcasts reduces expenses for the state lottery. Acting lottery director Michael Edmonds says all lottery profits will be directed toward property tax relief.Edmonds said the broadcasts will stop as of Jan. 1. Drawings will continue to be monitored by Capitol Police and an independent auditing
Dec 9, 2003, 4:58 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows To $76 MillionNews Story
The excitement is growing along with the jackpot in America's favorite lottery game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 400,553 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 in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $76 million. That's the largest current lottery jackpot in the nation.The cash option for the Wednesday, December 10 drawing will be an estimated $40.9 m
Dec 8, 2003, 4:47 am - Lottery News