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$14 Million Powerball Jackpot Up for GrabsNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 293,965 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.4 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, August 21 drawing will be an estimated $6.8 million.The numbers drawn were: 31, 33, 35, 40, 42 and the Powerball was 40. The Power Play multiplier was 2.Five players correctly matched the 5
Aug 19, 2004, 8:15 am - Lottery News

Minnesota Powerball winner may appear todayNews Story
It's likely that someone in Minnesota is already a multimillionaire. Check your tickets, folks, it could be you.A single jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth up to $98.7 million was sold in Minnesota; it was the second time in the past two months a big winner was sold there.The winning numbers drawn Saturday night were 4-10-11-18-43 and the Powerball was 41. Only one ticket matched all six numbers.The jackpot is worth $98.7 million if the winner takes the annuity option, which would pay out $3
Aug 16, 2004, 9:33 am - Lottery News

Powerball Lottery Jackpot Approaches $100 Million MarkNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game is fast approaching the $100 million mark. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 504,026 players across the nation won a total of almost $5 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 $97 million. That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.The cash option for the Saturday, August 14 drawing will be an estimated $52.5 m
Aug 12, 2004, 8:32 am - Lottery News

$84 Million Powerball Jackpot Up For GrabsNews Story
Summer may be nearing an end but Powerball is just starting to heat up. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 534,432 players across the nation won a total of more than $5.3 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 $84 million. That's the largest current lottery jackpot in the country.The cash option for the Wednesday, August 11 drawing will be an estimated $45.3 million. The nu
Aug 9, 2004, 8:30 am - Lottery News

$76 Million Powerball Jackpot Up For GrabsNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game just keeps on growing. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 440,044 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.7 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 $76 million.The cash option for the Saturday, August 7 drawing will be an estimated $39.6 million.The numbers drawn were: 11, 22, 26, 37, 51 and the Powerball was 21.
Aug 5, 2004, 7:00 am - Lottery News

Lottery lunch ladies still humble a year after jackpot winNews Story
It's been a year since the Holdingford, Minnesota lunch ladies struck the jackpot, literally, and they remain celebrities among school food service workers. But they're also still humble.Four of the 16 Holdingford schools employees who won half of a $190 million Powerball prize spoke Tuesday about being instant millionaires at the Minnesota School Food Service Association conference here.While they told of the new vehicles and other items they bought, the women still seemed humbled by the exper
Aug 5, 2004, 6:52 am - Lottery News

Maine Powerball sales strongNews Story
In a little less than 34 hours, Mainers gobbled up $536,191 worth of Powerball tickets to propel the state into the top three markets in the country for the game's Saturday night drawing.Pam Coutts, executive director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, said Monday that total sales for the new Powerball lottery game were actually $570,779, including tickets purchased for future drawings beyond Saturday's game. The huge response to the multimillion-dollar lottery game dis
Aug 3, 2004, 9:01 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $63 MillionNews Story
America's favorite lottery game is on a roll. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 428,713 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.4 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 $63 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, August 4 drawing will be an estimated $33 million.The numbers drawn were: 14, 31, 35, 45, 47 and the Powerball was 35. The Power Play multiplier
Aug 2, 2004, 10:06 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery tickets go on sale in MaineNews Story
Eric Moody used to go to New Hampshire to buy Powerball lottery tickets. Now he goes to his neighborhood store.On Friday, Moody was among the first people to buy Powerball tickets at Joe s Smoke Shop when they went on sale in Maine for the first time. Moody, 52, knows the odds of winning the jackpot are 120 million to 1, but he likes the huge payouts -- which can be 100 times higher, or even more, than the Tri-State Megabucks lottery. Set for life, right? The jackpot is $54 million this weekend,
Aug 2, 2004, 9:55 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $54 MillionNews Story
The jackpot keeps getting bigger and players keep winning cash prizes in America's favorite lottery game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 353,285 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 $54 million.The cash option for the Saturday, July 31 drawing will be an estimated $28.2 million.The numbers drawn were: 4, 19, 39
Jul 29, 2004, 1:50 pm - Lottery News