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Powerball lottery jackpot soars to $116 millionNews Story
Even though the grand prize was not hit in Wednesday evening's drawing, Powerball paid off in multiple other ways. One lucky ticket won $800,000 with the Power Play option in Indiana. In addition, six other lucky tickets won $200,000 for matching 5 white ball numbers in the states of Iowa (1), Louisiana (1), Maine (1), Minnesota (1), Montana (1), and New Mexico (1). The jackpot for the Saturday, July 22nd drawing will be $116 million with the cash option at $52.9 million. The numbers dr
Jul 21, 2006, 1:18 pm - Lottery News

N.M. Lottery official resigns after leaving DWI accident sceneNews Story
The vice chairman of the New Mexico Lottery Authority board of directors has turned in a letter of resignation to Gov. Bill Richardson, days after he was arrested in a bizarre drunk-driving crash. New Mexico Lottery Authority Vice Chairman Cody Kelley is accused of rolling his pickup truck while drunk and then walking away with his injured passenger to a nearby bar. The incident occurred during the Fourth of July weekend when witnesses said a pickup truck southbound on Pan American NE spun
Jul 10, 2006, 7:38 am - Lottery News

New Mexico Lottery names new CEONews Story
The New Mexico Lottery Authority board of directors met today and named Tom Romero as its new chief executive officer. Romero becomes the New Mexico Lottery's fourth CEO since its 1996 inception. Romero, 48, was chosen from among 67 applicants in a statewide and nationwide search. As CEO, Romero will direct the Lottery's day-to-day management responsibilities and oversee its 62 employees. He has served as interim CEO since November and will be paid an annual base salary of $165,000 in his
Jun 2, 2006, 9:36 am - Lottery News

Intralot wins Idaho Lottery from larger rival GtechNews Story
The Idaho Lottery will have a new vendor starting next February after a Greek company that's expanding in the U.S. won a $30 million contract to run the state's scratch ticket and online gaming system from a larger rival. Intralot USA, a Georgia-based unit of Athens, Greece-based Intralot, beat out Rhode Island-based GTech by promising better service for instance, Idaho's online games, including Powerball, will run 24 hours a day under Intralot, up from the previous 22 hours and a more-at
May 3, 2006, 8:36 am - Lottery News

N.C. Lottery prohibits illegal aliens from collecting big prizesNews Story
The estimated 390,000 illegal aliens in North Carolina are welcome to spend money on the state's new lottery, but they may not be allowed to collect. Lottery officials said state law does not prohibit illegal aliens from collecting a prize, but the lottery's claim policies may effectively bar them from getting the money. N.C. lottery rules require a winner of $600 or more to claim their prize at a lottery office, showing a photo identification and proof of a Social Security number. If the
Apr 14, 2006, 1:42 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $220 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to jump higher, as lines at lottery machines are starting to grow. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 929,494 players across the nation won a total of more than $10.1 million in prizes in America's Game . Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's Powerball drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $220 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, April 12th drawing will be an estimated $101 million. The numbers drawn Saturd
Apr 9, 2006, 1:00 pm - Lottery News

Man claims Powerball lottery prize just before it was due to expireNews Story
With only two hours left, Jose Luis Martinez of Roswell walked into New Mexico Lottery headquarters and claimed a $200,000 Powerball prize that was about to expire. Martinez told lottery officials that he had carried the ticket in his wallet the entire 90 days, but never got around to checking it. The deadline, 90 days from the date of the January 7, 2006, drawing, would have been April 7, at 4:30 pm, when the Lottery's claim center closed for the weekend. Two days ago, Martinez and his
Apr 8, 2006, 10:21 am - Lottery News

Powerball jackpot jumps to $135 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 686,572 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.5 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 $135 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, March 29th drawing will be an estimated $63.8 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 20, 34, 37, 39, 45, and the Powerball was 32. The Power Pl
Mar 27, 2006, 6:25 pm - Lottery News

$200,000 N.M. Powerball lottery ticket expiresNews Story
A $200,000 winning Powerball lottery ticket sold in New Mexico expired today, without anyone stepping forward to rightfully claim the prize. That is not to say that the New Mexico Lottery did not hear from several people claiming to be holding the winning ticket. The calls received by lottery headquarters included one person who said she was on her way. New Mexico Lottery officials explained that this type of fraudulent claim is the key reason that most U.S. lotteries won't confirm that
Mar 10, 2006, 10:46 pm - Lottery News

$200,000 N.M. Powerball lottery ticket expires FridayNews Story
Time is running out for the New Mexico Lottery player who may hold a Powerball second prize ticket worth $200,000. The deadline for presenting the winning ticket is tomorrow (Friday), 90 days after the drawing. The Lottery's claim center closes at 4:30 pm. An Albuquerque-area lottery retailer sold the ticket for the December 10, 2005, drawing. It is not known if the ticket purchaser lives in Albuquerque, elsewhere in New Mexico or another state. Powerball players win $200,000 by matchin
Mar 9, 2006, 3:36 pm - Lottery News