Search

Thousands of smaller lottery prizes unclaimed in N.D.News Story
More than $50,000 in small lottery prizes sit unclaimed in North Dakota, a common occurrence in states relatively new to the high-stakes Powerball game.It's the honeymoon period, in which players are unfamiliar with the game, North Dakota Lottery spokeswoman Eileen Walsh said.Nearly a quarter million Powerball tickets are purchased weekly in North Dakota, with thousands of small winners remaining unclaimed.As of June 2, 10,470 winning tickets worth $51,755 had not been turned in for a prize. T
Jun 7, 2004, 10:53 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $14 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 309,115 players across the nation won a total of more than $4.2 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 $14 million.The cash option for the Saturday, June 5 drawing will be an estimated $7.1 million.The numbers drawn were: 5, 6, 12, 26, 29 and the Powerball was 30. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Nine players correctly matched the 5 white
Jun 3, 2004, 10:09 am - Lottery News

$52 Powerball Jackpot Won by Ticket Purchased in PennsylvaniaNews Story
For the second time in May a ticket purchased in Pennsylvania won the Powerball jackpot. Saturday night's jackpot was worth $52 million.The winner will now have to decide between the 29-year, 30-payment annuity and the cash option worth $26.9 million. The winner will have 60 days after their ticket is validated to make that decision.In addition to the jackpot winner, 449,694 other Powerball players across the nation won a total of almost $3.8 million in cash prizes.The numbers drawn were: 1, 16
Jun 1, 2004, 12:58 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars To $51 MillionNews Story
The temperature isn't the only thing on the rise this holiday weekend. The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game is heating up too. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 373,174 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.3 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 $51 million.The cash option for the Saturday, May 29 drawing will be an estimated $26.4 million.The
May 27, 2004, 7:54 am - Lottery News

$100,000 Powerball lottery prize shared by five in North DakotaNews Story
Five players who bought a ticket in Valley City, North Dakota are claiming a $100,000 prize from the weekend Powerball drawing, the largest prize paid since the state joined the game.The winning ticket, bought at a Valley City convenience store, matched the first five numbers, but missed the Powerball, state lottery officials said. Players matching all six numbers would have won or shared the $33.2 million jackpot, but none of those tickets was sold.The $100,000 prize had people buzzing in Valle
May 25, 2004, 6:34 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $41 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 387,170 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.1 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 $41 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, May 26 drawing will be an estimated $21 million.The numbers drawn were: 1, 7, 36, 42, 49 and the Powerball was 41. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Three players correctly matched the 5 white
May 24, 2004, 9:05 am - Lottery News

PA Woman Makes Powerball HistoryNews Story
A Clearfield County woman won $1,003,688 for her appearance on the Powerball Instant Millionaire TV Game Show, lottery officials said.Carol Mihalko, 56, of Madera, was the winner of the game show, which is taped in Las Vegas and features one person from each of the 13 participating state lotteries playing a series of card and word games offering each the chance to win up to $1 million in cash.The Pennsylvania Lottery also awards 101 at-home players monetary prizes between $100 and $10,000, depen
May 24, 2004, 8:46 am - Lottery News

Can you beat the odds to win the Powerball jackpot?News Story
If you've played the Powerball drawings and lost, would you like to improve your odds of winning the multi-million dollar jackpot? The head of the University of Tennessee's math department explains whether it's possible to beat the odds.People say getting struck by lightning is a better bet than winning a lottery. But the National Association of States and Provincial Lotteries web site says that in 1996, 1,136 people won $1,000,000 or more playing lotteries in America. And 4,520 others won $100,
May 21, 2004, 7:49 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $33 millionNews Story
The excitement is rising along with the jackpot in America's favorite lottery game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 352,433 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 $33 million.The cash option for the Saturday, May 22 drawing will be an estimated $16.7 million.The numbers drawn were: 14, 15, 31, 37, 41, and the Powe
May 20, 2004, 7:39 am - Lottery News

New Jeresey couple wins huge Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Pure serendipity - a detour around some bridge work and a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy tickets early for the May 8 Powerball drawing - have made Steven and Kristine White multimillionaires.The township couple bought the only winning ticket for the largest jackpot in the Pennsylvania Lottery's 32-year history - a one-time payment of $110,230,721, minus 25 percent in federal tax withholdings.Steven White, a vice president of a small New Jersey meat company, bought the ticket May 5 in Upper M
May 19, 2004, 8:13 am - Lottery News