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FL Lottery at $82,000,000
As long as I can remember since I have been tracking lotteries I have never seen their jackpot so high. With odds of winning it 1 in 23 million it is amazing how many times your money the jackpot is. You could buy all the possible combinations and make a huge profit. You don't see games with jackpots that are almost 4X the odds. People in Florida must be going Lotto Crazy. With the way that game plays down there if they joined Mega Millions it would just be crazy the way the jac
Apr 16, 2006, 11:19 pm - Bradly_60 - Jackpot Games Forum

Tennessee Lottery Sales Exceed $2 BillionNews Story
Exactly two years and two months since the launch of the Tennessee Lottery, ticket sales surpassed the $2 billion sales mark. This milestone is a clear indication that Tennessee continues to embrace the games, said Rebecca Paul, President and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery. While players and retailers have benefited significantly, it's education in Tennessee that remains the biggest winner of all. As of midnight, March 20, the Lottery reports gross ticket sales of $2,000,324,642. Instant
Mar 22, 2006, 8:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball lottery madness spreads to big mediaNews Story
Exclusive Lottery Post StoryNow that the multi-state Powerball jackpot is sitting at its highest level ever, everyone is taking notice, creating a barrage of big-media news stories.Unfortunately for the public, the big media is making some mistakes.Although the mistakes at first may seem innocuous, they add up to create player confusion. When a lottery game's jackpot reaches the upper-limits, people who don't normally buy tickets get interested. And those are the people who will be most affect
Oct 18, 2005, 8:40 am - Todd - Lottery News

S.C. Lottery may learn lessons from GeorgiaNews Story
As North Carolina inches closer to starting a lottery, Georgia lottery officials may be enjoying a sense of irony, as South Carolina is now undergoing the same uncomfortable feeling that they created for the Georgia Lottery when they started the S.C. Education Lottery in 2002.At the time, South Carolina politicians estimated that a Palmetto State lottery would siphon away up to $112 million from Georgia's lottery.But those predictions never came to pass.Instead, Georgia has enjoyed a string of r
May 10, 2005, 12:24 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas Lotto sales at all-time highNews Story
Dreams of becoming an instant millionaire are driving Texans to their local convenience store this week in hopes of winning tonight's Texas Lottery drawing of $120 million, the largest jackpot to date.The Texas Lottery Commission is reporting record ticket sales with the ever-increasing jackpot. Texans spent $13.3 million on lottery tickets for Saturday's drawing of $100 million.More than 370,000 people won cash prizes from the weekend drawing - 27 of which had all five numbers, but not the bonu
Jun 16, 2004, 6:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Active-duty service member wins $1.3 million jackpot same day he signs up for PA Lottery accountNews Story
New Pennsylvania resident gets a warm welcome to the state By Kate Northrop An active-duty Army service member hit the jackpot the same day he signed up for a Pennsylvania Lottery account when he won a $1.3 million prize playing online. A new Pennsylvania resident got a fresh start in the state when he won over $1.3 million the same day he signed up for a Pennsylvania Lottery online account. Active-duty service member Christopher Lehman, who has served in the Army for 25 years, t
Jun 24, 2025, 9:19 am - Todd - Lottery News

$71 million Lotto Texas jackpot is the largest lottery prize in North AmericaNews Story
Indiana Hoosier Lotto the second-largest in the nation at $38.2 million By Kate Northrop While multi-state games Powerball and Mega Millions traditionally top the charts for the largest prizes in the United States at any given time, two in-state jackpots currently hold the top two spots: the Lotto Texas jackpot at $71 million and the Hoosier Lotto jackpot at $38.2 million. It's not every day you see two local, in-state draw games simultaneously earning the bragging rights for the lar
Jan 22, 2025, 4:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News

One Oregon lottery ticket wins first Powerball jackpot of the year worth $328.5 millionNews Story
First Powerball jackpot of 2025 goes to one lucky winner in Oregon By Kate Northrop One Oregon lottery player became the first Powerball jackpot winner of the year, laying sole claim to a multi-million-dollar prize worth a hefty $328.5 million Saturday night. The multi-state Powerball lottery game produced its first winner of 2025 from Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 18, which resulted in a single ticket worth $328.5 million in 30 payments over 29 years or $146.4 million in cash all at once
Jan 20, 2025, 2:22 pm - Todd - Lottery News

One lottery ticket sold in Pennsylvania wins $213.8 million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $106.4 million By Kate Northrop Someone in the state of Pennsylvania is having a better week than most, having just won a $213.8 million Powerball lottery jackpot Monday. The multi-state Powerball lottery game produced one winner from Pennsylvania on Monday, Aug. 12, which resulted in a single ticket worth $213.8 million in 30 payments over 29 years, or $106.4 million in cash all at once. The winning ticket was purchased at AJ's Pizza on Harts Run Road
Aug 14, 2024, 3:52 pm - Todd - Lottery News

DC man sues the lottery after incorrect numbers posted on website would have won him $340 millionNews Story
A Washington, D.C. man who thought he had won a $340 million Powerball jackpot is suing the lottery and other companies related to the Powerball game after the district's website displayed the wrong winning numbers, which happened to match the numbers on his ticket. John Cheeks purchased a Powerball lottery ticket at the center of the dispute on Jan. 6, 2023. Although Cheeks did not see the Powerball drawing the following day, he saw his numbers posted on the DC lottery's website two days la
Feb 21, 2024, 7:48 am - Todd - Lottery News