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Missouri Lottery outperforms every other stateNews Story
The Missouri Lottery is the fastest-growing game in the United States, according to an annual survey by International Gaming Wagering Business.The Missouri Lottery posted 21.3 percent growth in the 2003 fiscal year that just ended on top of 15 percent growth the previous year, outperforming every other lottery, the trade publication said in its September issue. It is very difficult to string together two outstanding years in the current environment, so Missouri's accomplishment is all the mo
Sep 16, 2003, 3:38 am - Lottery News

$135.6 Million Powerball Jackpot Won In New HampshireNews Story
America's Game paid off big for one winning ticket sold in New Hampshire. That ticket is worth $135.6 million. The winner will have to decide if they want 29-year annuity or the cash option worth $70.8 million. The ticket holder will have 60 days after the ticket is validated to make that decision.The $135.6 million dollar jackpot is the 8th largest Powerball jackpot in history. It is the 5th largest Powerball jackpot won by a single ticket.In addition to the jackpot winner, 896,881 other Powerb
Aug 31, 2003, 7:26 am - Lottery News

Illinois Rep. Boland Wants to Add KenoNews Story
The stakes are high for state Rep. Mike Boland, D-Moline: $130 million.That's his estimate of what the state of Illinois could rake in annually if Club Keno were added to the lottery mix. Also known as Quick Draw Lotto, it is similar to a standard Lotto game with one big advantage: instead of one to five drawings per week, Keno numbers usually are drawn every five minutes.Players would know right away whether the numbers they picked matched those randomly selected by a computer. The game would e
Aug 29, 2003, 12:19 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps To $140 MillionNews Story
Lottery players across the nation will be celebrating the holiday weekend with parades, picnics, and Powerball.No one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesdays Powerball drawing, driving the jackpot to an estimated $140 million. Thats the largest current lottery jackpot in the world and the 8th largest Powerball jackpot ever.The cash option for the Saturday, August 30 drawing will be an estimated $72.7 million.There were no jackpot winners Wednesday but 713,248 Powerball players across the
Aug 29, 2003, 4:29 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $100 MillionNews Story
Summer may be winding down but the excitement surrounding America's favorite lottery game is heating up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 488,267 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.9 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 $100 million. That's the largest current lottery jackpot in the world.This is the second time this year and the third time in the
Aug 21, 2003, 9:14 am - Lottery News

Big games enter lottery's big pictureNews Story
A giant jackpot lottery such as Powerball or Mega Millions is likely to become part of Tennessee's buffet of games, but the heads of lotteries in Tennessee and Georgia say a possible partnership won't affect which game Tennesseans play.Others, including the chief of the South Carolina lottery, say Georgia's membership in Mega Millions could influence Tennessee to join that game, which is not as well-known by Middle and West Tennesseans.These big games in which states pool their prize money to of
Aug 12, 2003, 5:21 am - Lottery News

Lottery option attractive for some OklahomansNews Story
As state lotteries continue to turn ordinary citizens into millionaires, the option looks more and more attractive to Oklahoma lawmakers and advocates looking for a way to ease the state's budgetary woes.America's game, PowerBall, paid off big for two winning tickets earlier this month - one sold in Missouri and one in Pennsylvania.The news came out July 9, and the winners will split a $261.3 million PowerBall jackpot. Both winners had the option of taking a 29-year annuity or the cash, worth $7
Jul 31, 2003, 6:31 am - Lottery News