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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $75 MillionNews Story
Nobody wins top prize in massive Power Play promotion, as #10 is selected The Powerball jackpot continues to climb. No one hit the jackpot Saturday, but 533,708 players across the nation won a total of more than $7.5 million in prizes in America's Game. In addition, the number 10 was selected on the Power Play wheel. Players participating in the Power Play 10X promotion had any winnings multiplied 10 times. Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing th
Mar 13, 2006, 10:21 am - Lottery News

'Lottery Man' uses Powerball fortune to help quake victimsNews Story
The mayor looks at the shabby tents where earthquake victims have lived for the five months since their mountain village was destroyed. Ihsan Khan, 47, is not like any other government official in Pakistan. He is a former Chicago resident and Northern Illinois University student, a one-time cab driver in Washington, D.C., and a citizen of both the U.S. and Pakistan. He is also a multimillion-dollar Powerball winner who was elected mayor of his hometown district in Pakistan two days before the
Mar 13, 2006, 7:03 am - Lottery News

$200,000 N.M. Powerball lottery ticket expiresNews Story
A $200,000 winning Powerball lottery ticket sold in New Mexico expired today, without anyone stepping forward to rightfully claim the prize. That is not to say that the New Mexico Lottery did not hear from several people claiming to be holding the winning ticket. The calls received by lottery headquarters included one person who said she was on her way. New Mexico Lottery officials explained that this type of fraudulent claim is the key reason that most U.S. lotteries won't confirm that
Mar 10, 2006, 10:46 pm - Lottery News

$200,000 N.M. Powerball lottery ticket expires FridayNews Story
Time is running out for the New Mexico Lottery player who may hold a Powerball second prize ticket worth $200,000. The deadline for presenting the winning ticket is tomorrow (Friday), 90 days after the drawing. The Lottery's claim center closes at 4:30 pm. An Albuquerque-area lottery retailer sold the ticket for the December 10, 2005, drawing. It is not known if the ticket purchaser lives in Albuquerque, elsewhere in New Mexico or another state. Powerball players win $200,000 by matchin
Mar 9, 2006, 3:36 pm - Lottery News

N.D. Lottery director discusses new game possibilitiesNews Story
Possible joint venture between Mega Millions and Powerball could produce massive new game North Dakota's four lottery games have been more profitable than expected, and the state's gambling market could handle another two games before it is saturated, lottery director Chuck Keller believes. Some North Dakotans, who believed Powerball would be the only game introduced by voters' approval of a November 2002 lottery initiative, are wondering when the steady introduction of new gambling variet
Feb 28, 2006, 8:13 am - Lottery News

ABC duped by Powerball lottery winner hoaxNews Story
The brief hoax involving a man claiming to be an out-of-work truck driver who won the $365 million Powerball jackpot was months in the making. It involved two men who have jerked the chains of the national news media for years and was financed by a Texas author seeking publicity for his books, one of the pranksters said Tuesday. We had decided that one of these days, there'll be a record jackpot, and we'll have to go, said Bob Pagani, who portrayed the unemployed man who spent $2,000 on
Feb 22, 2006, 12:59 pm - Lottery News

Record Powerball lottery jackpot claimed by 8 meat plant workersNews Story
The record $365 million Powerball jackpot has been claimed by a group of eight workers from a Nebraska meat processing plant. They all work at a ConAgra ham processing plant near the U Stop convenience store where they bought the winning ticket. It was the biggest jackpot on record for any lottery in the United States. The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 15, 17, 43, 44 and 48, with a Powerball number of 29, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association of Des Moines, Iowa, which
Feb 22, 2006, 11:49 am - Lottery News

Record Powerball lottery winner gets endorsement offerNews Story
Long John Silver's asks unknown lottery winner to become national spokesperson for new meal Although yet to be identified, the newest millionaire in the U.S. has already received a first commercial endorsement offer. In an unprecedented move, Long John Silver's wants the winner of the largest-ever lottery to be the company's official spokesperson for its new Buttered Lobster Bites. We think this is a first in the history of business, said Steve Davis, President of Long John Silver's.
Feb 21, 2006, 11:15 am - Lottery News

Tennessee lottery player wins $1.2 million Powerball prizeNews Story
A player in Manchester, Tennessee, will win $1.2 million after Saturday night's Powerball drawing. The player is one of five Tennessee Powerball players who matched all five white balls correctly; on top of the usual $200,000 prize, these players win an additional $467,142 Bonus Prize created with the record-breaking jackpot amount. The Manchester player, however, also chose the Power Play option which means the prize will be increased by the Bonus Prize and the multiplier of four for a g
Feb 21, 2006, 10:20 am - Lottery News

Ardmore Powerball Lottery Ticket Worth $667,142News Story
A ticket bought in Ardmore, Oklahoma is worth $667,142 from the record Powerball drawing, Oklahoma Lottery officials say. It will be the largest payout since the Oklahoma Lottery started in October. The Oklahoma ticket is one of 39 tickets nationally that are worth $200,000 each. However, because of the new Match 5 Bonus, each of the 39 tickets are worth an additional $467,142. The Oklahoma Lottery offices were closed Sunday and Monday and the winner's name was not immediately released.
Feb 21, 2006, 9:32 am - Lottery News