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Powerball lottery jackpot soars to $195 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to climb. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 853,497 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 the jackpot will grow to an estimated $195 million for Saturday night's drawing. The cash option for the Saturday, April 8th drawing will be an estimated $91 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday were 3, 9, 24, 29, 39 and the Powerball w
Apr 6, 2006, 12:18 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $174 millionNews Story
No one hit the Powerball lottery jackpot Saturday, but 800,964 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.6 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 $174 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, April 5th drawing will be an estimated $80.4 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 1, 10, 23, 50, 55, and the Powerball was 29. The Power Play multiplier was 3. Eigh
Apr 3, 2006, 11:36 am - Lottery News

N.C. Ministers resigned to lottery, but waryNews Story
Forget righteous indignation. With the fight against a lottery in North Carolina a lost cause, the mood for many in the faith community is best expressed by one of the lottery's leading opponents. A sense of resignation, the Rev. George Reed of the N.C. Council of Churches in Raleigh said. Lottery tickets go on sale Thursday, but the sermons and prayers in some N.C. sanctuaries on Sunday generally focused more on Lent than on the advent of state-backed gambling. The Rev. Dan Burrel
Mar 27, 2006, 11:15 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $101 millionNews Story
The Powerball jackpot continues to gain power. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 601,845 players across the nation won a total of more than $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 $101 million. The cash option for the Wednesday, March 22nd drawing will be an estimated $47.9 million. The numbers drawn Saturday were 1, 25, 34, 36, 42, and the Powerball was 19. The Power Play mul
Mar 20, 2006, 10:39 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot increased to $88 millionNews Story
Two $1 Million Power Play Prizes Won The Powerball jackpot continues to get bigger and bigger, exciting players from all across America. Even though the grand prize was not hit Wednesday evening, 503,287 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.9 million in prizes in America's Game . Also, two lucky players in North Dakota and Oklahoma won $1 million each playing the Powerball add-on feature of Power Play. Their normal prize for matchng 5 white numbers of $200,000 was mult
Mar 16, 2006, 10:18 am - Lottery News

Kansas Lottery adds 'Hot Lotto' gameNews Story
Mini Powerball is coming to Kansas. Sales for the multi-state Hot Lotto numbers game began Sunday for Wednesday's first biweekly drawing that will include the Sunflower State. Like Powerball, winning Hot Lotto numbers are selected and announced every Wednesday and Saturday. Hot Lotto jackpots are smaller than those offered by Powerball, but players have better odds of winning. The odds are 1 in 16 of getting any winning Hot Lotto ticket for prizes that range from $2 to the minimum $
Mar 14, 2006, 8:42 am - Lottery News

Missouri man wins $1.6 million in lotteryNews Story
Columbia resident William Hainen might be $1.6 million richer after winning the Missouri Lottery, but that doesn't mean he's a celebrity at the convenience store where he bought the winning ticket. I have no idea who he is, said Kim Morgan, assistant manager at the Fast Lane on Route HH in northeast Columbia. Representatives of the Missouri Lottery stopped at the store on Thursday, informed the staff that the winning Lotto ticket had been sold there and provided the store with signs to b
Mar 6, 2006, 6:45 am - Lottery News

Missouri couple wins $8.1 million Lotto jackpotNews Story
A Maryland Heights, Missouri, couple has claimed an $8.1 million Lotto jackpot, becoming the second major lottery winner in north St. Louis County this year. Peter and Judy Buhrman's winning numbers 4, 17, 25, 35, 36 and 38 were announced in a drawing Feb. 4. The couple turned the ticket over to Missouri Lottery officials Friday. After officials verified it was the winning ticket, they named the Buhrmans this week as the winners. Peter Buhrman, 56, did not return calls to his home or h
Mar 2, 2006, 10:51 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot hits record $365 millionNews Story
Get up and go to work. You didn't win the big one. The multi-state lottery operators in Des Moines, Iowa, reported today that no one won last night's $300 million Powerball jackpot. That means the jackpot will grow to $365 million for Saturday night, if sales continue along their historical patterns. If sales are higher than expected, the jackpot could grow even larger by Saturday. Such a drawing will top the previous record North American lottery jackpot of $363 million. The previous l
Feb 16, 2006, 11:21 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $250 millionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game continues to grow to enormous amounts. Even though the grand prize was not awarded Wednesday evening, 1,324,903 players across the nation won a total of more than $14.4 million in prizes. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $250 million. The cash option for the Saturday, February 11th drawing will be an estimated $120.1 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday night w
Feb 9, 2006, 9:57 am - Lottery News