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$260M Powerball lottery jackpot claimed by S.C. retireeNews Story
The wait is over to discover who won the massive $260 million Powerball multi-state lottery jackpot last Wednesday night. This afternoon at a news conference held at the Lottery's Columbia claims center on Assembly Street, the lucky winner was revealed to be a retired South Carolina state employee who spent two bucks for Powerball tickets. Solomon Jackson Jr., of Columbia, refused Tuesday to say much about himself or his plans, including whether he will take his winnings annually over thre
Aug 25, 2009, 3:49 pm - Lottery News

One ticket wins massive $232M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Update 1: May 28, 2009, 10:51 a.m. Update 2: May 28, 2009, 11:22 a.m. Someone is South Dakota has the one winning ticket in Wednesday night's $232.1 million Powerball jackpot. The prize, originally estimated at $222 million, came in higher than expected due to heavy sales around the country. Wednesday's winning Powerball numbers were 5, 6, 12, 16 and 21. The Powerball was 7 and the Power Play multiplier was 3. This is an absolute thrill, said Norm Lingle, executive director of th
May 28, 2009, 7:59 am - Lottery News

$222 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rollsNews Story
The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to build, nearly matching the $225 million jackpot level attained by Mega Millions earlier this month before it was won by three tickets from California, Ohio, and Virginia. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers the jackpot grew to an estimated $222 million for Wednesday night's drawing, with a cash option of $113 million. It is the largest Powerball jackpot in more than a year. The last Powerball jackpot to reach this level was a $275 Mil
May 24, 2009, 9:01 am - Lottery News

Winning Powerball lottery ticket expiring soonNews Story
Ticket worth $400,000 purchased in Mechanicsburg, Pa. A $400,000 winning Powerball ticket from the May 28, 2008 purchased in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania remains unclaimed. The ticket and prize will expire on May 28 one year from the date of the drawing. As of today, the ticket has not been claimed, said Lottery Executive Director Ed Trees. We encourage players to check their old tickets in hopes the winner of this substantial prize will come forward to claim it before time runs out in
May 20, 2009, 7:24 am - Lottery News

D.C. lottery ticket wins $144M Powerball jackpotNews Story
One lottery ticket sold in Washington, D.C. matched all 6 numbers in the Wednesday evening Powerball drawing, and is now worth $144 million to the lucky ticket-holder. The holder of the winning ticket will now have to decide whether to take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or the one time cash lump sum amount of $79,681,116. There were a total of 903,448 additional winning tickets in America's Game Wednesday evening. Those tickets won prizes totaling $8,450,412. The numbers drawn We
Apr 9, 2009, 9:03 am - Lottery News

Custer rich with Powerball winnersNews Story
They're starting to feel lucky in Custer, South Dakota. With the second $200,000 Powerball winning ticket having been sold in the Southern Hills community in less than six months, Powerball business was brisk Monday at Lynn's Dakotamart. We're selling a lot of tickets today, because I think they're all feeling hopeful, store bookkeeper Kathy Cundy said. Cundy said she was feeling a bit hopeful herself, since she had in her purse a Powerball ticket purchased prior to Saturday's drawing,
Jan 20, 2009, 8:43 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery to have larger jackpot, but harder to winNews Story
The Powerball lottery game will be going through some changes beginning in January, including having a larger starting jackpot that is more difficult to win. Starting on Jan. 4, Florida will join the 30 United States lotteries that now offer Powerball, adding a population of 18.8 million to those who have the chance to play the game. The starting jackpot will jump from $15 million to $20 million, the world's largest starting jackpot for a lotto-style game. In addition, the average jackpot
Dec 29, 2008, 11:21 am - Lottery News

Indiana prosecutor wins $50,000 lottery prizeNews Story
Wells County Prosecutor Michael Lautzenheiser of Bluffton won $50,000 in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, the Hoosier Lottery said Thursday. A second $50,000 ticket sold in Fort Wayne had not been redeemed, the lottery said in a statement. Lautzenheiser bought his winning ticket at Pak A Sak, 904 S. Main St. in Bluffton, according to the lottery's statement. He said he has been playing the lottery for six months. With three children in college and a fourth going soon, I figured it w
Dec 5, 2008, 2:56 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot reaches $102 millionNews Story
N.C. player wins $800,000 Power Play prize The jackpot in America's Game is growing. With no winner of Saturday's $92 million jackpot, the top prize in Wednesday's drawing is now $102 million. Even though the grand prize was not awarded Saturday evening, 1 lucky ticket in North Carolina purchased with the Power Play option matched all 5 white numbers and won an $800,000 cash prize. Four tickets additional tickets from the states of Connecticut, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, pur
Sep 7, 2008, 10:07 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $92 millionNews Story
Even though the grand prize was not hit after the Wednesday evening drawing, Powerball generated some big winners. Four tickets sold in the Wednesday drawing won $200,000 by matching the first 5 white ball numbers: 2 in Minnesota, 1 in Missouri, and 1 in Oregon. The jackpot for the Saturday, September 6th Powerball drawing is an estimated $92 million with a cash option of $46.3 million. The numbers drawn Wednesday evening were 38, 40, 46, 49, 50, and the Powerball was 34. The Power P
Sep 6, 2008, 2:33 pm - Lottery News