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Powerball Jackpot Leaps To $70 MillionNews Story
If you are looking for the largest lottery jackpot in the nation, look no further than Powerball. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 398,994 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.9 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $70 million.The cash option for the Saturday, March 6 drawing will be an estimated $38.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 5, 11, 17, 23, 53
Mar 4, 2004, 4:43 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $61 MillionNews Story
Spring fever may be right around the corner but lottery players across the nation are crazy about Powerball right now. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 405,439 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.6 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 $61 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, March 3 drawing will be an estimated $33 million.The numbers drawn were:
Mar 1, 2004, 4:35 am - Lottery News

New Tennessee Lottery hasn't hurt Kentucky ticket sales yetNews Story
The new Tennessee Lottery, for now, doesn't seem to be hurting the games in surrounding states.Kentucky and at least two other states are reporting increases in lottery sales over the period last year despite increased border competition.That may change, however, once Tennessee starts selling Powerball tickets later this year.Lotteries in Kentucky, Georgia and Virginia all have experienced higher ticket sales since Tennessee launched its lottery Jan. 20 with four scratch-off games.Although Kentu
Feb 17, 2004, 6:47 am - Lottery News

Tennessee to Join Powerball LotteryNews Story
The Tennessee Lottery will join the multistate Powerball game by early summer, officials said Monday.Members of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. board of directors voted unanimously to join the 26-state Powerball, an Urbandale, Iowa-based game with a jackpot that has risen as high as $315 million. The District of Columbia and U.S. Virgin Islands also are members. Powerball is a highly visible, recognized brand name, lottery chief Rebecca Paul told the board before the vote.Board members c
Feb 16, 2004, 6:22 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $13 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 344,531 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.5 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 $13 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, February 11 drawing will be an estimated $7.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 31, 34, 35, 39, 46, and the Powerball was 3. The Power Play multiplier was 2.Six players correctly matched the 5
Feb 9, 2004, 6:17 am - Lottery News

$85.5 Million Powerball Jackpot Won in New HampshireNews Story
America's Game paid off big Wednesday night for one winning ticket sold in New Hampshire. That ticket is worth $85.5 million.The winner will have to decide if they want 29-year annuity or the cash option worth $46.5 million. The ticket holder will have 60 days after the ticket is validated to make that decision.This is the second jackpot win in the state of New Hampshire in the last 5 months. A $135.6 million dollar jackpot was won in the Granite State on August 30, 2003. Wednesday's jackpot is
Feb 5, 2004, 6:37 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $74 MillionNews Story
If you are looking for lottery excitement, a chance to win cash prizes, and a big jackpot, look no further than Powerball. There were no jackpot winners Wednesday but 369,579 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.7 million in prizes in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $74 million.The cash option for the Saturday, January 31 drawing will be an estimated $40.9 million.The numbers drawn were:
Jan 29, 2004, 7:03 am - Lottery News

Missouri Lottery celebrates 18 yearsNews Story
After 18 years, $7 billion in sales and with more than $2.1 billion in proceeds, the Missouri Lottery is still going strong. Since Lottery sales began on Jan. 20, 1986, it has generated more than $7 billion in ticket sales and more than $2.1 billion in profits for the state of Missouri, including public education. Missouri Lottery players have won more than $3.8 billion in prizes. The Lottery has really evolved since that first day of ticket sales, said Jim Scroggins, executive director of th
Jan 26, 2004, 7:29 am - Lottery News

Tenn. Lottery rakes in millions fastNews Story
State lottery sets record launch with $10.8MTennessee's lottery took in about $10.8 million on its first day, setting a per-capita sales record for lottery launches with nearly $2 spent for every state resident, officials said. It's a great day and very exciting for us,'' lottery chief Rebecca Paul said Wednesday.Sales as of 10 p.m. Tuesday reached $1.87 for each state resident, surpassing the first-day figure of $1.83 per resident when Georgia started a lottery in 1993. The first day in any lot
Jan 23, 2004, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery snapshots from day 1News Story
12:01 a.m. - Waiting to be firstYou win some. You lose some.Starting at 11:30 Monday night, a small line formed inside the Corner Express Exxon in Henderson. The store was crowded for so late at night.Regina Vandiver and her mother-in-law, Vickie Rhodes, were the first two people in line to buy lottery tickets. I want some money! Vandiver said, cash in hand. Come on, Mama needs a new pair of shoes, Rhodes chimed in.The women shared a cigarette and counted down the minutes according to the offi
Jan 21, 2004, 5:24 am - Lottery News