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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

Lottery Answers PrayersNews Story
Doris Rabik was tickled pink.Watching the Powerball numbers roll across her TV screen Saturday, it looked as if she had four of the five numbers - worth $400! - on the ticket she bought at a Murrells Inlet Scotchman. I went on to bed because I thought I only had four numbers, she said.The next day, she pulled the ticket out again. Rabik, who lives in a public housing complex in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, didn't just have four matching numbers.She had all five - worth $500,000. It really didn
Aug 22, 2003, 9:14 pm - Lottery News

Surrey man wins Keno Viper live on City TVNews Story
Terry Fisher of Surrey, British Columbia won a 2003 Dodge Viper live on City TVs Breakfast Television Friday morning. Terry and his wife Sharon were special guests on the show along with 10 other finalists from across the province. Each of the 10 finalists had entered the Keno Viper contest by purchasing a $10 Keno ticket between June 22 July 27, 2003. Fisher entered the contest after playing Keno at the Wheelhouse Neighbourhood Pub on 96th Ave. in Surrey.Last Friday 10 names were drawn from ove
Aug 20, 2003, 3:32 am - Lottery News

Former lottery employee arrested for breach of trustNews Story
A former lottery employee who is the son of state Rep. John Scott was charged Thursday with taking more than $1,000 in promotional funds from the South Carolina Education Lottery. John L. Scott III was arrested about 3 p.m. Thursday and charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent, according to State Law Enforcement Division spokeswoman Kathryn Richardson. Scott received South Carolina Education Lottery promotional funds in the form of $25 American Express certificates as an employe
Aug 15, 2003, 3:30 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $53 MillionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot is on the rise again. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 351,135 players across the nation won a total almost $2.3 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 $53 million.The cash option for the Saturday, August 9 drawing will be an estimated $27.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 11, 14, 26, 31, 48 and the Powerball was 30. The Power Play multiplier was 2
Aug 7, 2003, 7:10 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows To $42 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game keeps growing and growing. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 369,986 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.6 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 $42 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, August 6 drawing will be an estimated $21.9 million.The numbers drawn were: 17, 40, 41, 42, 46, and the Powerball wa
Aug 4, 2003, 8:05 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $33 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game is on the move again. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 301,747 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.2 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 $33 million.The cash option for the Saturday, August 2 drawing will be an estimated $18 million.The numbers drawn were: 18, 22, 26, 31, 49 and the Powerball was 28. T
Jul 31, 2003, 6:34 am - Lottery News

7-Eleven to sell lottery tickets online at kiosksNews Story
7-Eleven Inc. is putting lottery tickets at its customers' fingertips.The Dallas, Texas, convenience store chain has added lottery ticket sales to services available at its Vcom electronic commerce kiosks in 1,000 stores in 14 states and the District of Columbia.The kiosks are available in at least 49 metro Orlando locations and offer 24-hour ATM, financial and other services.7-Eleven sees the online lottery sales as enhancing customer service and increasing the company's share of the U.S. lotte
Jul 28, 2003, 7:52 am - Lottery News