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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

One of these days, someone is going to win Super Six jackpotNews Story
It's been more than nine months since the last time anyone won the Pennsylvania Lottery's Super Six jackpot.This may well be the most elusive jackpot of all time.The last Super Six jackpot, won on Nov. 8, 2002, has been followed by 81 straight rollovers and now stands at $27.5 million. In the world of lottery jackpots, 20 rollovers is a long run. Eighty-one rollovers is astounding.Not that there isn't a perfectly reasonable mathematical explanation.It boils down to the fact that fewer people buy
Aug 21, 2003, 3:23 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows To $42 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game keeps growing and growing. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 369,986 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 $42 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, August 6 drawing will be an estimated $21.9 million.The numbers drawn were: 17, 40, 41, 42, 46, and the Powerball wa
Aug 4, 2003, 8:05 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

Popular triples drawn in The Daily NumberNews Story
Pennsylvania Lottery players whose favorite Daily Number is 0-0-0 can count on a little extra spending money following last nights drawing.The total payout for The Daily Number 0-0-0 drawn Sunday, July 27, 2003, of $2,323,900 represents more than 2.7 times or approximately $1.48 million above the amount that players wagered. There were 9,436 winners who chose the winning numbers.Triple zeros have hit a total of 10 times since The Daily Number drawing began in March 1977. The last time 0-0-0 wa
Jul 31, 2003, 4:50 am - Lottery News