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Air Force sergeant claims $93.4 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
A Kirtland Air Force Base master sergeant who decided on a whim to buy a lottery ticket while picking up milk at a Raley's supermarket won a $93.4 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials announced Friday.John San Cartier, a master sergeant assigned to the 58th Training Squadron at the New Mexico military base, held the only ticket for the Aug. 10 Powerball drawing that matched all six numbers. If I hadn't been short of milk, I probably wouldn't have bought the ticket, he said, adding that
Aug 19, 2005, 9:53 pm - Lottery News

$93 million Powerball lottery jackpot brings out wannabe winnersNews Story
The $93 million Powerball jackpot won with a ticket sold somewhere in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, metro area has yet to be officially claimed, but lottery officials say dozens of people have called the office, claiming to have won. We have people who say they are the winner by they don't know what the numbers are, said New Mexico Lottery Authority spokesperson Tom Sheehan. They don't if they played those numbers. Other people have said they bought the ticket but misplaced it.Lottery rules sta
Aug 18, 2005, 6:51 pm - Lottery News

Connecticut likely to stick with PowerballNews Story
Connecticut gaming officials are ready to approve changes to the Powerball lottery, including steeper odds and back-loaded jackpot payments, despite concerns raised last month by Gov. M. Jodi Rell.Paul A. Young, executive director of the Division of Special Revenue, wrote to the governor late last week, saying that the alternative is for Connecticut not to participate in the multi-state lottery game.Young also wrote that the changes, which already have been approved by the other participating st
Aug 16, 2005, 7:51 am - Lottery News

Unclaimed New Mexico Powerball jackpot fuels speculationNews Story
The lucky and still unknown winner of Wednesday's $93.4 million Powerball jackpot bought the winning ticket in the Albuquerque area, the New Mexico Lottery revealed Friday.The lottery would say only that the ticket was sold at one of about 400 area retailers. When lottery headquarters in Albuquerque locked its doors for the weekend at 4:30 p.m. Friday, the winner or winners of the $1-a-pop game played around the nation had not been in to claim the prize.The winning ticket must be presented a
Aug 14, 2005, 12:32 am - Lottery News

New Mexico Lottery still looking for $93 million Powerball winnerNews Story
New Mexico Lottery officials have announced that Wednesday night's $93.4 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at a retailer in the metropolitan Albuquerque area.Additional information about the retailer is not being released at this time.No one claiming the prize had come to Lottery headquarters in Albuquerque by the time offices closed for the weekend late Friday afternoon.Additionally, no credible calls were received from an individual or individuals claiming to have the winning ticket. T
Aug 12, 2005, 10:31 pm - Lottery News

$93.4 million Powerball lottery winner is New Mexico's thirdNews Story
New Mexico has its third multi-million dollar Powerball jackpot winner.One winning ticket was sold in New Mexico for Wednesday night's drawing, according to the New Mexico Lottery Authority. It was the only winning ticket nationwide, and would be the Lottery's second-largest prize.The winning numbers drawn were 31, 13, 49, 38, 36, and the red Powerball was 02.The prize carries a pre-tax estimated annuitized jackpot of $93.4 million, and a pre-tax cash value of approximately $52.2 million. The Ne
Aug 11, 2005, 11:14 am - Lottery News

Powerball sales skid hurts lottery profitsNews Story
Major changes in the game in August should lure players who want bigger jackpots.Powerball players got lucky during the past 12 months, winning lots of smaller multistate jackpots but dampening overall enthusiasm by reducing the number of huge payoffs in the $200 million to $300 million range. The players are just beating the game, Iowa Lottery President Edward Stanek said Monday. We had 11 Powerball jackpot winners the year before, and we have had more than a 50 percent increase for the fisca
Jul 26, 2005, 6:42 pm - Lottery News

Connecticut Gov. considers dumping PowerballNews Story
Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell thinks Powerball, the multi-state lottery game that offers huge potential payoffs, is about to become a lousy bet.The agency that runs the game announced the odds of winning will be a lot higher starting next month, and winners who opt for multi-year payouts will wait longer for the big money.Rell asked state officials to review the new lottery rules and decide if it is still a good deal for Connecticut lottery players. If we don't approve of the rules, in essen
Jul 17, 2005, 1:30 pm - Lottery News

Federal Workers Share $10M Powerball Lottery JackpotNews Story
A group of federal disaster workers, used to helping others facing misfortune, are instead basking in their own good fortune as they get ready to claim a $10 million Powerball jackpot, officials said Wednesday.Fourteen of the 15 Federal Emergency Management Agency workers were scheduled to present the winning ticket on Wednesday afternoon at the Lottery's headquarters in Charleston, Lottery spokeswoman Nancy Bulla said.The other worker cannot attend because he is working on relief efforts for vi
Jul 13, 2005, 7:09 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery creator patents new gamesNews Story
The co-creator of the Powerball lottery game has patented an international jackpot game and a new lotto game that could some day be played in the United States.Edward Stanek is president of the Iowa Lottery and one of two men who came up with the Powerball game, which is now played in 27 states.The Powerball game has generated about $17 billion in sales for lotteries nationwide over the past 14 years, but Edward Stanek has never cashed a dime in royalty checks.Stanek chuckles when anybody asks h
Jul 6, 2005, 7:36 am - Lottery News