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Kentucky Lottery moving drawing show to the Internet
Powerball and Mega Millions drawings still available In Kentucky on cable and satellite TV
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The Kentucky Lottery has announced a major shift in its nightly televised drawing show. Starting September 16, the nightly drawing program will no longer be aired on broadcast TV stations. Instead, drawings will be streamed live and archived on the Lottery's website (kylottery.com).
There will however still be a cable and satellite outlet for the Mega Millions and Powerball d
Sep 4, 2012, 9:19 am - Lottery News
$305 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot in rare territory
15th-largest US jackpot ever; 6th-largest cash value
By Todd Northrop
For only the 15th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot run-up has crossed into $300 million+ territory.
The new high-water mark of $305 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $253 million grand prize.
The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $203.3 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize
Aug 12, 2012, 8:26 am - Lottery News
Nun donates $55,000 lottery win
When Sister Mary Concetta Torrillo of Webster Groves hit the Missouri Lottery's Show Me Cash jackpot on May 13, it meant a $55,000 gift for the Sisters of Loretto, a convent in Kentucky she served for 30 years.
A regular Show Me Cash player, Torrillo said she enjoys playing the game for the fun of it. However, the vow of poverty she had taken ultimately led to her decision to donate the prize money, instead of claiming it for herself.
Her ticket held the winning combination of: 1, 6, 15, 2
May 29, 2012, 10:40 am - Lottery News
World's biggest lottery jackpot won by three tickets
Winning Mega Millions lottery tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland
Final jackpot total of $656 million will be split three ways
How would you react if you won?
By Todd Northrop
The largest lottery jackpot the world has ever seen has been won Friday night by three tickets sold in Illinois, Kansas, and Maryland.
Since early Wednesday morning, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot was raised three times in as many days, and by the time all the sales were totalled at draw time, the
Mar 31, 2012, 8:56 am - Lottery News
$500 MILLION: Mega Millions sets all-time lottery jackpot record
Friday Mega Millions jackpot rewrites the record books as the largest lottery prize the world has ever seen
UPDATED 11:50 am: Jackpot revised to $500 million ($359.4 million cash)
By Todd Northrop
There will be a lot of daydreaming going on this week around America.
Dreaming about what it would be like to win a half-billion dollars.
That's because Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing did not produce a winner, sending the game into uncharted territory. The new jackpot for Friday, March
Mar 28, 2012, 1:12 am - Lottery News
$356 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot nears record
Biggest cash value jackpot in history
By Todd Northrop
After rolling over for the 17th consecutive time last night, the Mega Millions jackpot has been raised to a jaw-dropping $356 million for the Tuesday, March 27, drawing.
Tuesday's Grand Prize is the 5th-largest lottery jackpot of all time, but the drawing's most impressive distinction is it's cash value of $255.1 million. That's the lump-sum cash amount the winning ticket will payout if the winner chooses to receive the prize all at
Mar 24, 2012, 8:34 am - Lottery News
$290 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot rolls again
Biggest Mega Millions jackpot in a year
68 tickets just missed winning the jackpot
By Todd Northrop
This is the time when both lottery regulars and casual players jump in with both feet.
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has entered into the top 25 jackpots of all time, now sitting at number 17. It is the kind of top prize that makes people do a double-take at the cash register and throw down some extra bucks for a shot at glory.
And not only is the annuity jackpot nearing the to
Mar 21, 2012, 6:07 am - Lottery News
Focus group member is first winner of new Kentucky Lottery game
Big win comes less than one week after game's launch
When Louisville resident Steven McIntyre received a coupon in the mail last week from the Kentucky Lottery, he admits he never could have anticipated being at lottery headquarters days later holding a four-foot-long check for $100,000.
But that was the scene Monday morning as McIntyre became the first top prize winner in the new 5 Card Cash game. He matched all five card symbols from Saturday night's drawing to win the $100,000 top prize
Feb 21, 2012, 9:03 am - Lottery News
$310 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot in rare territory
By Todd Northrop
For only the 13th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot run-up has crossed into $300 million+ territory.
The new high-water mark of $310 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $250 million grand prize.
The lump-sum cash payout value of Saturday's Powerball jackpot is $193.4 million.
The mammoth prize is the result of 13 draws without a winner. The run-up started as a
Feb 9, 2012, 7:43 am - Lottery News
$200 MILLION: New Powerball delivers huge lottery jackpot
By Todd Northrop
There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $200 million for Saturday's drawing.
Wednesday was the 11th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner the fifth since the game format, prizes, and price changed.
The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $125.1 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state at USA Mega, a web site devote
Feb 2, 2012, 7:18 am - Lottery News