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Powerball Jackpot Soars to $75 Million
The largest lottery jackpot in the nation is getting bigger. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 401,176 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 $75 million.The cash option for the Saturday, April 17 drawing will be an estimated $41.7 million.The numbers drawn were: 1, 6, 20, 22, 38 and the Powerball was 22. The Power
Apr 15, 2004, 5:05 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $57 Million
Children across the nation may be hunting for Easter Eggs this weekend but lottery players will be searching for Powerballs. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 363,725 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 Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $57 million.The cash option for the Saturday, April 10 drawing will be an estimated $31.4 million.The numbers d
Apr 8, 2004, 6:21 am - Lottery News

Tennessee Lottery to launch Powerball on April 19
Powerball is rolling into Tennessee in just 12 days, the Tennessee Lottery announced Tuesday.The multi-state lotto game, which will launch on April 19, gives players a chance to win one of nine different cash prizes, including a multimillion-dollar jackpot.Powerball is a proven favorite of Tennesseans who have been anticipating its arrival since a lottery was created in the state, said Rebecca Paul, CEO and president of the Tennessee Lottery.Powerball will be an excellent enhancement to our curr
Apr 7, 2004, 3:19 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $47 Million
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game keeps growing and players keep winning cash prizes. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 441,883 players across the nation won a total of more than $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 $47 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, April 7 drawing will be an estimated $26.1 million.The numbers drawn were: 6, 7, 26, 32, 43, a
Apr 5, 2004, 6:38 am - Lottery News

Tenn. stores to receive $25,000 for selling Powerball jackpot ticket
A Tennessee retailer who sells a Powerball ticket that nets the multimillion-dollar grand prize will receive a reward $25,000.The Tennessee Lottery board set the figure yesterday during its regular meeting.Rebecca Paul, president and chief executive officer of the Tennessee Education Lottery Corp., told the board that a decision is a week or two away on when Powerball tickets will begin selling in late spring.During the meeting, the lottery also introduced two new scratch-off games, continuing t
Mar 30, 2004, 4:30 am - Lottery News

Iowa woman pleads innocent in Powerball lottery theft
A Fonda, Iowa, woman has pleaded innocent to theft for allegedly claiming a $100,000 lottery prize after several people had pooled money to buy tickets.Mary Farrell, 54, is charged in Buena Vista County District Court with one count of first-degree theft. She entered her plea Monday.Farrell had presented a Powerball ticket matching five numbers from the Dec. 31 to claim a $100,000 prize. A group of Albert City, Iowa, residents contacted the Buena Vista Sheriff's Office in January, asking the she
Mar 30, 2004, 4:27 am - Lottery News

Powerball Reaches $31 Million
March may be winding down but the action in America's favorite lottery game is heating up. More people are playing, and more people are winning Powerball.There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 335,493 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.8 million in prizes in America's Game.North Dakota players got their first taste of Powerball this week. Tickets went on sale for the first time Thursday morning and Saturday night's drawing produced more than 7,000 cash prize winn
Mar 29, 2004, 4:48 am - Lottery News

North Dakota's first-day lottery sales set per-capita record
North Dakota's lottery debut was one for the record books.Powerball lottery tickets went on sale at 390 sites around the state late Thursday morning. By 6:05 p.m., $119,453 worth of tickets had been sold - a Powerball record for per-capita spending on the game, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said.Vermont had $116,213 in one day's sales in July 2003, or 18.77 cents per person. North Dakota's 6:05 p.m. total represented 18.84 cents spent per person on the lottery, Stenehjem said.Rep. Andy Marago
Mar 26, 2004, 8:52 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows to $25 Million
Powerball is offering more of everything this week. More winners, more prizes being won; and starting Thursday, more people will be able to play America's favorite lottery game.On Thursday morning, lottery players in North Dakota will be able to play Powerball for the first time. Including North Dakota, Powerball is now played in 25 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tennessee will begin selling Powerball tickets this summer.There were no Powerball jackpot winners W
Mar 25, 2004, 5:23 am - Lottery News

Powerball ready to roll today in N.D.
The North Dakota Lottery begins today when Powerball tickets go on sale at 11:15 a.m. CST at almost 400 locations statewide.The first lottery ticket will be sold at 8:30 a.m. in a Fargo grocery store to lottery leader Andy Maragos, a Republican representative from Minot. Lottery launch ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. CST in Grand Forks, Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. All remaining retailers will begin selling tickets 15 minutes later.Bismarck's lottery launch ceremony will be held
Mar 25, 2004, 5:09 am - Lottery News