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$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

Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $26 MillionNews Story
The summer is hot and so is Mega Millions. With nine different ways to win, Mega Millions players won more than $1.8 million in Friday's drawing. A total of 241,772 tickets won prizes ranging from $2 to $175,000. Since no ticket matched all six numbers to win the estimated $21 million jackpot, that jackpot now grows to an estimated $26 million for the Tuesday, August 26, 2003 drawing.Friday's winning Mega Millions numbers were 04-19-31-32-51 and the Mega Ball number was 31.Four tickets came w
Aug 25, 2003, 3:45 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

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $21 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $21 million Wednesday, with a cash option of $12 million. None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $15 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were seven second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing, each matching the five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number for a payout of $175,000. Twenty-five players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the M
Aug 20, 2003, 3:09 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

Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls to $15 MillionNews Story
No ticket matched all six numbers in the Friday Mega Millions drawing, increasing the jackpot to $15 million for the Tuesday, August 19, 2003 drawing.Mega Millions players won more than $1.5 million in Friday's drawing. A total of 225,385 tickets won prizes ranging from $2 to $175,000.Three tickets came within just one number of hitting the jackpot. They matched the first five numbers and only missed the Mega Ball number to each win $175,000. Those tickets were sold in Georgia, Michigan and N
Aug 18, 2003, 3:40 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $72 MillionNews Story
Summer may be winding down but America's favorite lottery game is heating up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 389,455 players across the nation won a total of almost $2.7 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $72 million.The cash option for the Saturday, August 16 drawing will be an estimated $37.8 million.The numbers drawn were: 26, 31, 35, 44, 48 and the Powerball was 32
Aug 15, 2003, 3:35 am - Lottery News

Lottery-Style Drawing Picks Ballot OrderNews Story
The California Secretary of State held a lottery-style drawing Monday to determine the order of candidate's names on the recall ballot.Twenty-six letters were placed inside film canisters and then drawn randomly to set the alphabetical order for candidates. The first letter: R, followed by W and Q. Candidates with last names starting with those letters will appear high on some ballots, then revolve to the bottom in others before moving near the middle. The random exercise stems from a court ruli
Aug 11, 2003, 6:07 pm - Lottery News

CT Lottery makes good after two balls stickNews Story
Connecticut lottery officials said Saturday they will honor lottery tickets containing numbers of two lottery balls that got stuck during a drawing Friday night. The numbers 18 and 27 were placed in a mixer for the ''Cash 5'' drawing, but they got stuck in the number chute as the other 33 balls fell into the chamber, said Diane Patterson, lottery spokeswoman.Patterson said lottery officials didn't notice the problem until after the drawing, which was televised live.As a result, officials will ho
Aug 11, 2003, 2:56 am - Lottery News

Connecticut Investigates Lottery Mix-UpNews Story
Connecticut lottery officials were investigating why two lottery balls failed to drop during a drawing. The numbers 18 and 27 were placed in a mixer for the Cash 5 drawing Friday night, but they got stuck in the number chute as the other 33 balls fell into the chamber, said Diane Patterson, spokeswoman for the Connecticut Lottery Corporation.Patterson said lottery officials didn't notice the problem until after the drawing, which was televised live.Officials will honor tickets with winning com
Aug 9, 2003, 10:12 am - Lottery News