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Powerball lottery jackpot raised to $33 millionNews Story
The excitement is rising along with the jackpot in America's favorite lottery game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 352,433 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 $33 million.The cash option for the Saturday, May 22 drawing will be an estimated $16.7 million.The numbers drawn were: 14, 15, 31, 37, 41, and the Powe
May 20, 2004, 7:39 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $24 MillionNews Story
America's favorite lottery game is on a roll again. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 370,808 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 Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $24 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, May 19 drawing will be an estimated $12.2 million.The numbers drawn were: 1, 26, 27, 43, 46, and the Powerball was 31. The Power Play multi
May 17, 2004, 7:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

$175,000 Virginia Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Expires TodayNews Story
Time is running out for a Virginia Lottery player who bought a winning Mega Millions ticket in Virginia Beach. The ticket is worth $175,000 until 5:00 PM Thursday, when it expires.The ticket was purchased for the November 14, 2003 drawing at General Booth Citgo, located at 1896 General Booth Blvd. in Virginia Beach. According to Virginia Lottery rules, the ticket expires after 180 days.Amazingly, another ticket sold at the same retailer won $175,000 in the same drawing. That prize was claimed by
May 13, 2004, 11:33 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Jumps to $15 MillionNews Story
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 323,177 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 $15 million.The cash option for the Saturday, May 15 drawing will be an estimated $7.6 million.The numbers drawn were: 11, 31, 35, 42, 45 and the Powerball was 35. The Power Play multiplier was 4.Two players correctly matched the 5 whit
May 13, 2004, 7:01 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball jackpot increased to $212 millionNews Story
The state lottery directors who sell the Powerball game increased the estimated jackpot today from $205 million to $212 million after strong sales during the past two days.Besides being the largest lottery jackpot currently offered in the world, the new estimate of $212 million would also be the sixth largest Powerball jackpot ever won.The estimated cash option for the drawing will be $110.3 million.When the Powerball jackpot gets this high, players have fun talking about what they would do with
May 7, 2004, 10:58 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Birthdays Yield $100,000 Lottery Win After Ticket Rescued From TrashNews Story
When Daniel Brooks, Jr., a HVAC Technician from Shelbyville, Tennessee, purchased his $100,000 winning Powerball ticket, he did so by choosing numbers that were all birthdays and ages of his family members. When he and wife Robin came into the Nashville district office on Thursday to claim their prize, they brought their children so the family could experience the big dvent together.Brooks purchased his winning ticket in late April at the Han-D-Food Market, located at 1629 Bradyville Road in Mur
May 7, 2004, 7:21 am - Todd - Lottery News

S.C. lottery machines crash on drawing dayNews Story
Some N.C. Buyers Left Without TicketsSome North Carolina lottery players hoping to cash in on South Carolina's Powerball lottery walked away with nothing Wednesday after the state's lottery buying network went down. South Carolina's network crashed around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday due to a Bellsouth issue, according to the South Carolina Educational Lottery Office. We had one lady from North Carolina who wanted to buy a ticket but had to leave empty-handed, convenience store clerk John Traylor said.
Apr 29, 2004, 7:47 am - Todd - Lottery News

Number Systems and statistics.Reply
i only check previous numbers i've played and also previous numbers drawn as winners to avoid playing a number that was ever drawn. fact is, megamillions has over 135,000,000 number combinations and the game only has to draw 104 of those per year. the last powerball drawing for $103 million sold around 20 million tickets. powerball has approx. 120,000,000 number combinations. assuming every ticket sold had different numbers (which is not likely), there would be 100,000,000 millions numbers l
Apr 28, 2004, 2:05 am - wiseone2 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $75 MillionNews Story
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 - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $57 MillionNews Story
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 - Todd - Lottery News