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$500 MILLION: Powerball jackpot increased to a half-billion dollarsNews Story
By Todd Northrop Only once before has the United States or the world witnessed a lottery-buying frenzy like we are seeing this week. That was in March, when the multi-state Mega Millions game was busy setting a record for the largest jackpot in world history. This time it's Powerball's turn to make people stop what they're doing and line up for lottery tickets. Powerball tickets are being bought at such a rapid pace that the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), which operates the
Nov 27, 2012, 1:05 pm - Lottery News

$425 MILLION: Largest Powerball lottery jackpot in historyNews Story
2nd largest jackpot the world has ever seen By Todd Northrop Let the frenzy begin. For only the 2nd time in the history of United States lotteries or in the history of lotteries around the world a lottery jackpot run-up has exceeded $400 million. It's a prize level never seen by the Powerball multi-state game, and only once seen by the rival Mega Millions game. And millions upon millions of people around the country will be lining up for their chance to claim the historic jackpot Wed
Nov 25, 2012, 12:55 am - Lottery News

$325 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot goes through the roofNews Story
12th-largest US jackpot ever; 6th-largest cash value By Todd Northrop For only the 16th time in the history of United States lotteries, a lottery jackpot run-up has crossed into $300 million+ territory. The new high-water mark of $325 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $250 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $212.8 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize
Nov 22, 2012, 7:50 am - Lottery News

$250 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surgesNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $250 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 13th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The current jackpot run started October 6 as a $40 million jackpot. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $166.8 Million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysi
Nov 18, 2012, 5:42 am - Lottery News

Retired chaplain cleans desk, finds $1 million winning lottery ticketNews Story
A retired hospice chaplain from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, was sitting on a $1 million winning lottery ticket for two months until two weeks ago when he decided to clean up his desk. About 12 tickets had accumulated on my desk, and I decided to tidy up to make room for my new computer. I checked the winning numbers on the Illinois Lottery website and just about screamed when I saw that I won, said Ron Yurcus in a release from the Illinois Lottery issued the week. Yurcus matched the first five
Nov 17, 2012, 11:00 pm - Lottery News

$214 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot rolls againNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $214 million for Saturday's drawing. Wednesday was the 12th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started October 6 as a $40 million jackpot. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $143 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysis
Nov 15, 2012, 7:50 am - Lottery News

$185 MILLION: Huge Powerball lottery jackpot set for WednesdayNews Story
By Todd Northrop There was no jackpot winner in the Saturday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $185 million for Wednesday's drawing. Saturday was the 11th consecutive Powerball drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started October 6 as a $40 million jackpot. The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $123.7 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackp
Nov 11, 2012, 7:52 am - Lottery News

Life after winning the lotteryNews Story
Haven't we all dreamed about winning the lottery at least once? It happened to Roy and Barb Hamer of Leesburg, Indiana. They hit the jackpot and it was BIG. Barb says we checked our ticket, my eyes went blank, he looked at it and said, 'oh, my god! they all match!' There was some initial confusion over how much money they won. We thought, we'd only won ten million. We thought we were poor millionaires, Barb Hamer said with a laugh. But in fact, the Hamers won $41.5 million playing
Nov 9, 2012, 7:49 am - Lottery News

Massachusetts man wins half of $61M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A Massachusetts man is $30.5 million richer after splitting Tuesday night's $61 million Mega Millions jackpot with a co-winner from California. Sandeep Sunny Singh can hardly catch his breath. Today he's posing for pictures with a giant check for $30.5 million. Yesterday, this newly minted millionaire was busy working two jobs to help his mom pay the bills. Ahh, I'm like overwhelmed right now, he said after cashing in his ticket at Lottery headquarters. He was so busy he nearly missed
Oct 18, 2012, 6:59 am - Lottery News

California man wins half of $61M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
A California man is $30.5 million richer after splitting Tuesday night's $61 million Mega Millions jackpot with a co-winner from Massachusetts. he winning ticket was sold at the 7-Eleven store on Shaw and Maple in the last week. Just after 7 a.m. Wednesday morning there was a small celebration going on inside the 7-Eleven store across the street from Fresno State. The clerks were shaking the hands with a man and smiling. A 7-Eleven official confirmed that man was the winner of the $30.5 mi
Oct 18, 2012, 6:55 am - Lottery News