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Another winning Powerball ticket sold in PennsylvaniaNews Story
For the third time in four months, a winning Powerball ticket was bought in Western Pennsylvania -- this time in Marshall, state lottery officials said Thursday.The ticket for Wednesday's $18.7 million drawing was sold at the Sunoco A-Plus convenience store on Route 19.The winner -- who has not come forward yet -- matched all five white balls, 11-19-25-38-50, and the Powerball, 35. The lucky buyer can opt for the full annuity value or take a lump sum payment of $10.16 million, less 25 percent fo
Mar 18, 2005, 6:30 am - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery makes its 200th millionaireNews Story
Gary DeHaven of Republic, Missouri became the state's 200th lottery-made millionaire after winning a $1.4 million jackpot in the March 9 drawing, the Missouri Lottery announced yesterday afternoon.The 62-year-old employee of the accounting firm BKD purchased his winning Lotto ticket for $5 at Price Cutter, 1013 East U.S. 60 Highway in Republic.DeHaven and his wife, Gina, plan to pay off their house and some minimal credit card debt, plus work on their driveway and buy a new lawn tractor, he said
Mar 16, 2005, 10:17 am - Lottery News

Indiana Ticket Wins $19.9 Million Powerball Lottery JackpotNews Story
A Powerball ticket sold in Elwood, Indiana matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing, entitling the holder to a $19.9 million jackpot, a Hoosier Lottery spokesman said.So far, no one has come forward to claim the prize. The winning ticket was sold at McClure Oil in Elwood, the spokesman said.The winning numbers drawn for the Powerball game Saturday were 9, 13, 27, 40, 53 and a Powerball number of 28.Also, 9 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $100,000 prize: 1 from Arizona, 1 fr
Mar 7, 2005, 10:45 am - Lottery News

Georgia Lottery Scratch Games' Empty PromisesNews Story
Most players know the odds of getting rich from the Georgia Lottery are slim, but a recent investigation found you have no chance of winning the top cash prize when you play some scratch-off games.One of those games is 5 Karat Gold, a $1 instant game. Records from the Georgia Lottery show the game has no top prizes left because they were all claimed by mid-November.If I already knew that, then there's no way I'd buy this ticket, said player Brian Wright. That would be a false investment. Additio
Feb 15, 2005, 11:31 am - Lottery News

Seven Days Left Until $14 Million Illinois Lottery Jackpot ExpiresNews Story
Time Is Quickly Running Out for One Lucky Winner of Huge Illinois Lottery PrizeA $14 million Illinois Lottery jackpot will expire at midnight on January 31, 2005 if no winner steps forward with the winning ticket.If the jackpot remains unclaimed, it will be the largest unclaimed prize in Illinois Lottery history.All Lottery players in the border states of Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Kentucky; as well as anyone that has traveled to Illinois and played the Lottery are urged to check fo
Jan 26, 2005, 12:09 pm - Lottery News

Two men played key roles in establishing Kentucky LotteryNews Story
Two people played key roles in Kentucky's joining the growing ranks of states with lotteries. One of them was a politician who grabbed the headlines. The other was a storekeeper who worked behind the scenes, but his role in the founding of the now 15-year-old Kentucky Lottery Corp. was an important one.In the headlines was the late Gov. Wallace Wilkinson, a Lexington-based millionaire textbook salesman who was a native of Liberty. Behind the scenes was J.N. Frankel, a prominent Danville merchant
Jan 25, 2005, 12:51 pm - Lottery News

Lottery yields $6, new heart for Missouri manNews Story
Richard Silvey had never hit the jackpot with lottery tickets. Hed play Powerball and Missouri Lottery each week, occasionally winning a few dollars.And luck didnt abound when his defibrillator, which applies a brief electric shock to the heart to maintain a normal heartbeat, stopped working properly. Hed received the defibrillator in 1999 to correct his ventricular tachycardia, or rapid heart beat, but he started fainting from the failing defibrillator in November.So he checked into St. Lukes M
Jan 18, 2005, 7:35 am - Lottery News

Woman and two children claim $171 million Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Florence Ayers, a Jackson, Pennsylvania bookkeeper who claimed the $93.4 million lump-sum cash prize from a $171.4 million Powerball jackpot, knows how to keep a secret.Ayers, 69, was so tight-lipped for five weeks about the winning ticket that neighbors and her employer, Jack Basilon, were stunned Wednesday when the state Lottery announced she had won the second largest jackpot in Pennsylvania history. The drawing was Dec. 8.Ayers abruptly quit work two weeks ago after 20 years on the job, whic
Jan 13, 2005, 8:27 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $30 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 406,997 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.4 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 $30 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, December 22 drawing will be an estimated $16.5 million.The numbers drawn were: 1, 25, 29, 30, 45 and the Powerball was 12. The Power Play multiplier was 3.Three players correctly matched the
Dec 20, 2004, 8:42 am - Lottery News

GTECH to earn $85M from Missouri lottery contractNews Story
GTECH Holdings Corporation announced Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, was chosen by the State of Missouri to provide a new online lottery central system, terminals, and ongoing services under a proposed seven-year integrated services contract.The contract is expected to commence July 1, 2005 with the option to renew the contract for up to eight years beyond the expiration date of June 30, 2012.GTECH expects to generate approximately $85 million over the seven-year te
Dec 17, 2004, 3:10 pm - Lottery News