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$317 MILLION: Huge Powerball lottery jackpot set for SaturdayNews Story
By Todd Northrop Just over a month after the Powerball lottery created three mega-millionaires with a gigantic $448.4 million jackpot, the multi-state game is right back in the super-jackpot range with a massive $317 million grand prize up for grabs on Saturday. The new high-water mark of $317 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $248.3 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Saturday's Powerball j
Sep 12, 2013, 8:03 am - Lottery News

Three tickets to split $448 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
1 winning ticket from Minnesota, 2 from New Jersey Final jackpot total of $448.4 million is fourth-largest ever in USA By Todd Northrop Wednesday's massive Powerball jackpot that generated millions of ticket sales this week has been won by three tickets, which will evenly split the $448.4 million final tally. The $448.4 million Powerball jackpot, which is the fourth-largest of any lottery game in history, started as a $40 million prize on June 26, 2013, and continued accumulating pri
Aug 8, 2013, 12:58 am - Lottery News

$400 MILLION: Powerball jackpot skyrocketsNews Story
4th-largest US jackpot ever; 6th-largest cash value By Todd Northrop For only the 4th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to $400 million or more. The new high-water mark of $400 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $307.2 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $230.3 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are re
Aug 4, 2013, 1:28 am - Lottery News

$290 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surgesNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $290 million for Saturday's drawing. Wednesday was the 11th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The current jackpot run started June 26 as a $40 million jackpot. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $168.4 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysis
Aug 1, 2013, 8:14 am - Lottery News

$600 MILLION: Biggest Powerball jackpot everNews Story
Closing in on all-time lottery record By Todd Northrop Only once before has the United States or the world witnessed a lottery-buying frenzy like we are seeing this week. That was in March, 2012, when the multi-state Mega Millions game was busy setting a record for the largest jackpot in world history. This time it's Powerball's turn to make people stop what they're doing and line up for lottery tickets. Powerball tickets are being bought at such a rapid pace that the Multi-State
May 17, 2013, 1:05 pm - Lottery News

$475 MILLION: Powerball jackpot nears a half-billion dollarsNews Story
3rd largest lottery jackpot the world has ever seen By Todd Northrop You want to win a half-billion dollar jackpot? For only the third time in history, it is possible or will be, by the time Saturday's drawing comes around. Let the frenzy begin. Millions upon millions of people around the country will be lining up for their chance to claim the historic jackpot Saturday evening. The Powerball jackpot is so huge that the next-highest jackpot in history is $85 million less than Saturday
May 16, 2013, 12:50 am - Lottery News

$350 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot soarsNews Story
7th-largest US jackpot ever; 6th-largest cash value By Todd Northrop For only the 7th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot has grown to $350 million or more. The new high-water mark of $350 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $270 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $222.8 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are repo
May 12, 2013, 8:15 am - Lottery News

$191 MILLION: Huge Powerball lottery jackpot teed up for Saturday drawingNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $191 million for Saturday's drawing. Saturday was the 9th consecutive Powerball drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started April 3 as a $40 million jackpot. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $124.7 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot
May 2, 2013, 8:30 am - Lottery News

$320 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot goes through the roofNews Story
13th-largest US jackpot ever; 9th-largest cash value By Todd Northrop For only the 17th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot run-up has crossed into $300 million+ territory. The new high-water mark of $320 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $260 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $198.3 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize
Mar 21, 2013, 1:11 am - Lottery News

Laid off Oregon man wins $1 millionNews Story
By Todd Northrop Laid off since May, Riley Gunn was driving his wife and kids home to their cabin in the woods in southern Oregon after registering for computer programming classes, when he pulled off the freeway to buy corn dogs for the kids. Knowing his wife would not approve because money was so tight, but feeling he was sure to win, Gunn said Tuesday he bought an $8 lottery ticket, letting the machine pick the numbers. When he checked online, he found he had won $1 million. Riley
Jan 16, 2013, 9:21 am - Lottery News