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Multi-state lottery jackpots grow to combined $738 millionNews Story
UPDATE: Mega Millions raised to $393 million, new combined total is $749 million First time Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots simultaneously more than $300 million Both are top 25 US lottery jackpots by Todd Northrop Multi-state lottery tickets are pumping out of state lottery ticket machines throughout the United States this week, as both Powerball and Mega Millions have simultaneously reached astronomic heights. After nobody won Mega Millions on Tuesday and Powerball on Wedne
Aug 10, 2017, 12:26 pm - Lottery News

$447.8 million winning Powerball lottery ticket sold in CaliforniaNews Story
By Todd Northrop A single winning Powerball lottery ticket matching all six numbers was sold in California and will claim a $447.8 million jackpot. If the winner chooses the lump-sum cash value, they will receive a one-time cash payment of $279.1 million, minus federal taxes. California does not deduct any state taxes from lottery prizes. The Jackpot Analysis page at USA Mega shows the initial taxes that will be withheld on the jackpot. The massive $447.8 million grand prize is the i
Jun 11, 2017, 9:11 am - Lottery News

$435 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot on track to 17-month highNews Story
By Todd Northrop By Saturday evening, the multi-state Powerball lottery jackpot will almost certainly become the largest US lottery jackpot since the game's monstrous $1.6 billion record in Jan. 2016. In the ensuing 17 months, Powerball's high-water mark has reached $435.3 million 4 months ago, on Feb. 22. (That jackpot was claimed anonymously by a man from Lafayette, Indiana.) Now, after nobody won last night's $380.6 million grand prize, the initial estimate for Saturday's Powerball w
Jun 8, 2017, 9:14 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery heats up with new jackpot of $375 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop If world events have got you down, maybe the rising Powerball jackpot is just the thing to lift your spirits and your dreams. For just the second time in 2017, a Powerball jackpot has exceeded $300 million and has entered into the top 25 US jackpots of all time. In fact, Wednesday's Powerball drawing is inching close to the $400 million mark. The new Powerball jackpot is currently cresting at $375 million for the Wednesday drawing, ranking as the 18th-largest US lottery
Jun 4, 2017, 11:24 am - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery announces St. Patrick's Day Raffle winnersNews Story
(One month after St. Patrick's Day) Idaho Lottery officials on Wednesday announced the winning ticket numbers for the St. Patrick's Day Raffle, including the $100,000 top prize. The raffle, which sold out its 50,000 available tickets in just 22 days, features a total of more than 6,800 winning ticket numbers, the most ever awarded by any of the Lottery's raffle games, officials said. The winning number for the $100,000 prize was 028325. In addition to the top prize, the Idaho Lottery
Apr 13, 2017, 8:49 am - Lottery News

Lottery-winner secrecy bill dies in Idaho SenateNews Story
An Idaho Senate panel has killed legislation that would have allowed lottery winners to hide their identities. The Senate State Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted 8-1 to halt the measure that would have kept the names of individuals who win $600 or more secret. While the bill would have allowed winners to give written authorization to the lottery to publicize their names, the proposal also prevented those names from being released under public records requests for six months after the pr
Mar 1, 2017, 7:27 pm - Lottery News

One ticket sold in Indiana wins $435 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
By Todd Northrop One ticket sold in the Hoosier State won Wednesday's $435.3 million Powerball lottery jackpot, which had been accumulating for 18 consecutive draws without a winner. The winning ticket was purchased at the Super Test at 1609 Sagamore Parkway South, in Lafayette. Lafayette is about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The cash value lump sum is $263.4 million. The ticket holder should ensure their ticket is in a secure place, consider meeting with a financial advisor a
Feb 23, 2017, 9:35 am - Lottery News

$403 MILLION: Red hot Powerball jackpot rolls againNews Story
12th-largest cash value in US history By Todd Northrop This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a lump-sum cash payout of nearly a quarter billion dollars. The new high-water mark of $403 million for the current Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $361 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $243.9 million the 12th-largest ever recorded in United States lottery
Feb 19, 2017, 9:47 am - Lottery News

$349 MILLION: Huge Powerball jackpot set for SaturdayNews Story
By Todd Northrop There's nothing like a red-hot Powerball jackpot to distract from the Winter cold. For the first time in 2017, a Powerball jackpot has exceeded $300 million and has entered into the top 25 US jackpots of all time. The new high-water mark of $349 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $317 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Saturday's Powerball jackpot is $213.1 million, maki
Feb 16, 2017, 2:19 pm - Lottery News

Idaho Lottery-winner secrecy bill headed to House floorNews Story
A proposal to provide more confidentiality for lottery winners got pushback Wednesday from the Idaho State Lottery Commission, but was ultimately approved by a legislative panel. This idea came to me from one of my constituents: an elderly lady who was a lottery winner but was quickly harassed by phone calls and people showing up at her door, trying to separate her from her winnings, said Rep. Lynn Luker (R-Boise). If we approve this, Idaho would join six other states that offer some form of
Feb 15, 2017, 6:29 pm - Lottery News