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Powerball lottery jackpot grows to $70 millionNews Story
The jackpot in America's Game increased again, when no tickets matched all five numbers plus the Powerball number on Wednesday night.The grand prize was not awarded Wednesday, but 325,286 players across the nation won a total of more than $3 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $70 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 10th drawing will be an estimated $35.5 million.The numbers drawn Wednes
Sep 9, 2005, 3:48 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot climbs to $60 millionNews Story
The jackpot in America's Game is headed higher and higher.Even though Saturday evening's draw did not generate a jackpot winner, 372,266 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.4 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $60 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 7th drawing will be an estimated $30.5 million.The numbers drawn Saturday night were 1, 3, 30, 31, 43 and the Powerball w
Sep 6, 2005, 6:40 pm - Lottery News

Powerball Lottery Jackpot Jumps to $53 MillionNews Story
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game is still on the way up.Even though Wednesday evening's draw did not generate a jackpot winner, 340,346 players across the nation won a total of more than $2.1 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $53 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 3rd drawing will be an estimated $26.7 million.The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 13, 17, 19, 41, 50 and t
Sep 1, 2005, 7:33 pm - Lottery News

Oklahoma Lottery votes to join PowerballNews Story
The Oklahoma Lottery Commission voted Monday to join the Powerball multi-state lottery game, making Oklahomans eligible for mega lottery prizes beginning next year.Oklahoma will be the Multi-State Lottery Association's 30th jurisdiction to offer the game.Powerball is currently played in 27 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.It is one of two groups that operate games that offer huge, multi-million dollar prizes to participating states. The other is Mega Millions.Oklahom
Aug 30, 2005, 9:17 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery changes go into effect SundayNews Story
Changes to Powerball, the country's largest lotto game, take effect Sunday (August 28), with two new numbers added to the mix.Lottery players will be able to buy the new Powerball tickets beginning Sunday morning, and the first drawing held from among 55 white balls and 42 red balls will be Wednesday night (August 31).The 29 lotteries that operate Powerball announced the changes April 6 to meet players' demands for larger and faster-growing jackpots.The minimum jackpot will increase to $15 milli
Aug 26, 2005, 9:17 pm - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot jumps to $32 millionNews Story
Even though Wednesday evening's Powerball draw did not generate a jackpot winner, 301,505 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.5 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot grew to an estimated $32 million.The cash option for the Saturday, August 27th drawing is an estimated $18.2 million.The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 9, 11, 26, 35, 51 and the Powerball was 32. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Six lucky players co
Aug 25, 2005, 3:39 pm - Lottery News

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