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Hurricane disrupts Florida Lotto salesNews Story
Thanks to Frances and Charley, this week's jackpot is the smallest in 5 yearsThis week's $2 million Florida Lotto jackpot is the smallest since the state went to twice-a-week jackpots in 1999. Bad weather is taking the blame.Lottery revenues plummeted after mandatory evacuations were ordered during hurricanes Charley and Frances. When you have state-ordered evacuations in place, we aren't going to say, 'Stay put and sell lottery tickets,' said lottery spokeswoman Leslie D. Steele. Jackpots a
Sep 15, 2004, 7:27 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $72 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 469,270 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 Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $72 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 15 drawing will be an estimated $39.2 million.The numbers drawn were: 25, 34, 36, 46, 49 and the Powerball was 9. The Power Play multiplier was 2.Four players correctly matched the
Sep 13, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $46 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $46 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $39 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday.There were two second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 1 from Illinois and 1 from New York. Each ticket matched five numbers to win $175,000.Another 19 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.T
Sep 11, 2004, 8:49 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $64 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game is on the way up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 377,430 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.2 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 $64 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 11 drawing will be an estimated $34.4 million.The numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 2, 4, 28, 33, 52 and the Powe
Sep 9, 2004, 10:48 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions lottery jackpot increases to $39 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $39 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $31 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were three second-prize winners, all from New York, in Tuesday night's drawing. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 12 players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets a
Sep 8, 2004, 11:44 am - Lottery News

$54 Million Powerball Jackpot Up For GrabsNews Story
Summer may be over but Powerball is just starting to heat up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 410,531 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.8 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 $54 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 8 drawing will be an estimated $29.1 million.The numbers drawn were: 13, 15, 25, 26, 46 and the Powerball was 28. The P
Sep 7, 2004, 10:09 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $31 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $31 million Saturday.None of the tickets sold for Friday's $24 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Tuesday night.There were six second-prize winners from Friday night's drawing: 2 from Georgia, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 1 from Texas and 1 from Virginia. Those tickets matched all five of the lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number, and are each worth $175,000.Another
Sep 4, 2004, 8:46 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $45 MillionNews Story
The Labor Day holiday weekend will be full of picnics, parades, and Powerball. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 356,490 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 $45 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 4 drawing will be an estimated $24.4 million.The numbers drawn were: 31, 33, 44, 45, 51 and the Powe
Sep 2, 2004, 8:04 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot raised to $24 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $24 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $18 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were five second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Massachusetts, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from Virginia and 2 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 15 players matched four of the fi
Sep 1, 2004, 7:56 am - Lottery News

California has 'lottery fever'News Story
Jackpot Valued At $95 MillionLottery fever continues to burn unabated throughout California because no one claimed Wednesday's $77 million SuperLotto Plus jackpot.The jackpot for Saturday is currently valued at $95 million, and is the sdventh largest in the state's history, according to lottery spokeswoman Norma Minas.Lottery officials expect the jackpot to continue to grow before Saturday, but at the current figure, state schools stand to gain at least $58 million.Despite the fact that the odds
Aug 27, 2004, 7:23 am - Lottery News