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Fort Knox soldier almost trashed winning lottery ticketNews Story
A soldier stationed at Fort Knox apparently made the right decision when he sifted through his trash to check if his lottery tickets were worth anything. Kentucky Lottery officials said the soldier, who they said didn't want to be identified, had cleaned out his car and tossed a winning ticket worth $800,000. But he had second thoughts and decided to go through the trash, find the tickets and check them out. He said something just told him to check the tickets, and he did, said Chip P
Sep 8, 2006, 4:07 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Raised to $178 MillionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to move upward. Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday, two lucky tickets in Arizona and Connecticut won $800,000 each with Power Play. A total of 837,855 players across the nation won more than $9.1 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 $178 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, August 2nd drawing will be an estimated $81 mill
Aug 1, 2006, 11:09 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $86 millionNews Story
Even though the Powerball jackpot was not hit Wednesday evening, one lucky ticket won a $1 million prize with the Power Play option in Pennsylvania. In addition, four other lucky tickets won $200,000 for matching 5 white ball numbers in the states of Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The jackpot for the Saturday, July 15th drawing will be $86 million with a cash option of $38.8 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday evening were 18, 19, 30, 31, 33, and the Powerball was 15. The
Jul 13, 2006, 1:06 pm - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery to introduce $10 scratch gameNews Story
Officials hope bigger prize will rub off on more people North Carolina will soon join the majority of state lotteries with the kind of pricey scratch-off game that has helped boost game revenue nationwide. The $10 game will begin in November, N.C. Lottery Executive Director Tom Shaheen said. North Carolina is surrounded by states selling $10 tickets. In South Carolina, $10 games have been the state's top sellers since debuting in 2004. Top prizes reach $1 million a more lucrative purs
Jul 10, 2006, 8:39 am - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery's "666" numbers sell outNews Story
The number sequence 6-6-6 is seldom associated with luck, but Kentucky lottery players appear optimistic. Thousands of hopeful players quickly snatched up the 10,000 available Pick 3 tickets with the numbers 6-6-6 for today's midday drawing at 1:20 p.m., lottery spokesman Chip Polston said. The 10,000 available tickets for the 11 p.m. drawing were expected to be sold by early afternoon. Pick 4 tickets with the numbers 6-6-0-6 as many as 800 can be sold for both the midday and evening dra
Jun 6, 2006, 6:02 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery expects record sales, dividend this yearNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery Corp. has forecast record ticket sales and a record dividend to the state for the fiscal year ending June 30. The primary reason for the improvement is heavy sales when the Powerball jackpot climbed to $340 million in October and $365 million in February, said Arch Gleason, lottery chief executive officer. The agency has estimated that 2005-06 statewide sales of lottery tickets will reach $743.7 million, a figure that would break the previous high of $725.3 million in
Jun 5, 2006, 7:02 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot rolls to $48 MillionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow, as North Carolina officially joined the Powerball lottery as the 31st member-jurisdiction. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 419,716 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.1 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will jump to an estimated $48 million for Saturday night's drawing. The cash option for the Saturday, June 3rd drawing will be an estima
Jun 2, 2006, 12:03 pm - Lottery News

Kentucky Lottery hits record sales in third quarterNews Story
The Kentucky Lottery Corp. earned net income of $56.2 million on a record $198.5 million in sales during its third quarter of fiscal 2006. Sales were driven by a record-breaking $365 million Powerball jackpot in February, according to a news release. The previous record sales quarter was the second quarter of 2004, when net income was $52.6 million on sales of $197 million. Year-to-date net income is $158.7 million, or $37.9 million more than the same period last year. Sales are $564.
Apr 25, 2006, 10:06 am - Lottery News

$853,492 Powerball lottery ticket expiresNews Story
One of two second-place lottery tickets worth a combined $1.7 million expired Monday, 180 days after a record Powerball lottery jackpot was drawn. Sara Westerman, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Lottery, said no one claimed the ticket sold in that state by the 5 p.m. deadline. The other ticket was sold in Colorado, where the holder had until midnight MT to claim the prize. All day people came to talk about the ticket where it had been sold at the Hebron BP in Hebron, Ky., said Rahul Pate
Apr 19, 2006, 8:24 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $152 millionNews Story
The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to grow and grow. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 740,025 players across the nation won a total of more than $6 million in prizes in America's Game . One lucky player in Arizona won $400,000 playing the Powerball add-on feature, Power Play. The normal prize for matching 5 white numbers of $200,000 was multiplied 2 times due to the Power Play option. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot will grow
Mar 30, 2006, 4:29 pm - Lottery News