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Landmark bill would ban computerized lottery drawings in DelawareNews Story
LANDMARK: Could we be seeing the beginning of the end of computerized lottery drawings?Lottery Post sincerely hopes so, and hopefully we have had a part to play in the genesis of this important bill. We encourage all of our readers to support this bill, and identify it throughout the United States as a model for every state to follow.A bipartisan duo of lawmakers said Wednesday they intend to push a bill to require the Delaware state lottery to abandon a computer that picks winning lottery numb
Jan 20, 2005, 8:30 am - Lottery News

Woman and two children claim $171 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Florence Ayers, a Jackson, Pennsylvania bookkeeper who claimed the $93.4 million lump-sum cash prize from a $171.4 million Powerball jackpot, knows how to keep a secret.Ayers, 69, was so tight-lipped for five weeks about the winning ticket that neighbors and her employer, Jack Basilon, were stunned Wednesday when the state Lottery announced she had won the second largest jackpot in Pennsylvania history. The drawing was Dec. 8.Ayers abruptly quit work two weeks ago after 20 years on the job, whic
Jan 13, 2005, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $127 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 649,059 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.4 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 $127 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, December 1 drawing will be an estimated $69.9 million.The numbers drawn were: 16, 28, 35, 36, 47 and the Powerball was 31. The Power Play multiplier was 2.Seven players correctly matched the
Nov 30, 2004, 7:37 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $95 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 513,492 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.3 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 $95 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, November 24 drawing will be an estimated $51.9 million.The numbers drawn were: 4, 29, 45, 48, 50 and the Powerball was 1. The Power Play multiplier was 2.Three players correctly matched the 5
Nov 23, 2004, 8:23 am - Lottery News

N.D. Lottery commission family members allowed to buy ticketsNews Story
After deliberating since May, the North Dakota lottery's administrator is allowing close family members of a lottery advisory board to buy tickets themselves.The board's five members, which include three legislators and two former lawmakers, still may not play the lottery, director Chuck Keller said. Lottery employees also may not buy tickets.Keller's decision affects commission members' spouses and children who are at least 18 years old - the minimum age for buying a ticket - and living at home
Oct 18, 2004, 7:29 am - Lottery News

Stunned Delaware workers to claim $214 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
A Delaware lawyer representing a group of employees at a Delaware printing firm says the group is stepping forward to claim a $214 million Powerball jackpot.Attorney George B. Smith says the winners are 33 employees at Sussex Printing Corporation who took part in an office pool. Smith says they chose the cash option of almost $117 million, rather than annuity payments stretching over 29 years.He says after taxes, each of the workers will receive about $2.2 million. Smith describes the workers
Oct 13, 2004, 8:57 am - Lottery News

$214 million Powerball lottery ticket sold in DelawareNews Story
Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Delaware has a secret worth $214.7 million dollars.And as eager as Wayne Lemons is to know who the lucky winner of Saturday's jackpot is, the state lottery director advises that mystery person not to rush into his office. Take a very deep breath, take another, wait and talk to the best lawyers and tax advisers, and put the ticket in a safe place, Lemons said Sunday. We believe in a situation like this with so much money involved, the winner should get g
Oct 11, 2004, 6:00 pm - Lottery News

$151 million: Powerball jackpot highest in four monthsNews Story
Eleven lottery players across the nation were just one ball shy of winning the country's largest current lottery jackpot Wednesday night. The ball those players were missing was the Powerball.There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 839,378 prizes were paid out across the nation for a total of more than $6.6 million worth of winnings in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $151 million.The cash
Oct 1, 2004, 8:44 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $44 MillionNews Story
The excitement is growing along with the jackpot in America's favorite lottery game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 390,568 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.1 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 $44 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, July 28 drawing will be an estimated $23.2 million.The numbers drawn were: 2, 3, 13, 29, 52 and the Powerb
Jul 26, 2004, 9:08 am - Lottery News

$36 Million Powerball Jackpot Up For GrabsNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 308,906 players across the nation won a total of more than $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 $36 million.The cash option for the Saturday, July 24 drawing will be an estimated $19.1 million.The numbers drawn were: 3, 31, 38, 42, 46 and the Powerball was 2. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Three players correctly matched the 5 whit
Jul 22, 2004, 7:40 am - Lottery News