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Powerball Jackpot Grows To $79 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 487,798 players across the nation won a total of more than $4 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 $79 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, March 10 drawing will be an estimated $44 million.The numbers drawn were: 9, 17, 46, 49, 51, and the Powerball was 9. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Six players correctly matched the 5 white n
Mar 8, 2004, 5:05 am - Lottery News

Luck, Be a Lady, Madame, and SenoraNews Story
Inspired by American lotteries like Mega Millions, outfits in Spain, Britain, and France have joined forces to woo European bettorsViviane Leconte isn't one to bet on the ponies -- too complicated to be much fun, in her view. But two weeks ago, Leconte, a 58-year-old receptionist in Paris, finally found her gambling Valhalla with the launch of Euro Millions, the first pan-European lottery, and won $400 on her first try. It's so easy, she beams.After more than a decade of research, three nation
Mar 1, 2004, 4:21 am - Lottery News

British Lotto winner's legal problems growNews Story
Michael Carroll picked up his $18 million lottery check wearing a court-issued electronic tracing tag.And the longtime petty criminal's worries have only gotten worse since he became a rich man.Carroll -- dubbed the Lotto Lout in the British press -- recently pleaded guilty to drug possession. He also is accused of receiving $2,000 worth of stolen power tools. Those are just the latest entries on Carroll's long rap sheet, which includes brushes with the law both before and after his big win.Th
Feb 19, 2004, 7:30 am - Lottery News

Mayor finds long-forgotten lottery ticket was a winnerNews Story
It took some help from her daughter for the mayor of Pemberton, British Columbia, a small town north of Vancouver, to find she had a lottery ticket worth $100,000 ($US75,000).Elinor Warner bought the Canucks scratch ticket in December and left it partially scratched in a drawer.The ticket was from a marketing campaign launched by the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation last year. I didn't realize I hadn't scratched every part, Warner sai
Feb 17, 2004, 6:58 am - Lottery News

Tennessee to Join Powerball LotteryNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery will join the multistate Powerball game by early summer, officials said Monday.Members of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board of directors voted unanimously to join the 26-state Powerball, an Urbandale, Iowa-based game with a jackpot that has risen as high as $315 million. The District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands also are members. Powerball is a highly visible, recognized brand name, lottery chief Rebecca Paul told the board before the vote.Board members c
Feb 16, 2004, 6:22 pm - Lottery News

$85.5 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in New HampshireNews Story
America's Game paid off big Wednesday night for one winning ticket sold in New Hampshire. That ticket is worth $85.5 million.The winner will have to decide if they want 29-year annuity or the cash option worth $46.5 million. The ticket holder will have 60 days after the ticket is validated to make that decision.This is the second jackpot win in the state of New Hampshire in the last 5 months. A $135.6 million dollar jackpot was won in the Granite State on August 30, 2003. Wednesday's jackpot is
Feb 5, 2004, 6:37 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Leaps to $46 MillionNews Story
The jackpot keeps growing and hundreds of thousands of players keep winning cash prizes in America's favorite lottery game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 394,159 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 $46 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, January 21 drawing will be an estimated $25 million.The numbers dra
Jan 19, 2004, 7:37 am - Lottery News

Powerball won't be only lottery optionNews Story
When North Dakota's new lottery begins selling Powerball tickets on March 25, it will represent only the first sample of a gambling assortment that state officials plan to offer this year.At least two lesser-known games, Hot Lotto and Wild Card 2, are slated for introduction this summer. Another, called 2 by 2, may be rolled out in the fall, although Chuck Keller, North Dakota's lottery director, said that has not been decided.North Dakota also may participate in an international lottery by June
Jan 5, 2004, 6:03 am - Lottery News

Powerball Fact SheetNews Story
Here's some interesting facts about tonight's estimated $210 million Powerball jackpot drawing.New Year's Eve Draw Information$210 million jackpot would rank as the 5th largest Powerball jackpot ever.It would also rank as the 7th largest lottery jackpot ever.This is the largest current lottery jackpot in the world.The estimated cash option is $113.9 million.The New Year's Eve draw will be the 16th draw of this jackpot run. The run started with the Saturday, November 8 drawing.There have been no
Dec 31, 2003, 3:09 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $170 MillionNews Story
The year may be winding down but Powerball is gearing up. That's because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing, pushing the jackpot to an estimated $170 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.The $170 million jackpot would rank as the 7th largest Powerball jackpot ever. The cash option for the Saturday, December 27 drawing will be an estimated $92.1 million.There were no jackpot winners Wednesday but 1,282,948 players across the nation won
Dec 26, 2003, 3:59 am - Lottery News