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Washington Senate passes Powerball billNews Story
The Washington state Senate has passed a bill that would let the state join the multi-state Powerball lottery game. The bill passed on a 35-12 vote Tuesday and now goes to the House for consideration. Washington state already participates in the Mega Millions multistate lottery game. Currently, 30 other states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have Powerball. State lottery officials estimate that sales from the Powerball game would be $13 million in 2010, $28.2 mill
Apr 16, 2009, 11:24 pm - Lottery News

Washington Lottery may add Powerball to lineupNews Story
Washington lottery players may soon be able to buy tickets for the Powerball multi-state game at their local grocery, deli or convenience store. A proposal that will be heard before the Senate Ways and Means committee this afternoon would allow the Washington Lottery to link with other multi-state games without getting Legislative permission first. Currently, the Mega Millions is the only multi-state game played in Washington. This bill would allow the lottery to sell additional multi-
Mar 24, 2009, 8:33 am - Lottery News

Lottery officials confirm Chubb workers as winners of $140M Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Winners will continue working for company New Jersey State Lottery officials today confirmed that the 10 employees of Chubb Insurance who last week claimed the winning Mega Millions ticket would be awarded a total of roughly $140 million before taxes. The 10 workers went on Friday to Lottery headquarters where there ticket was validated and they held a brief press conference. All 10 of the workers have said that they will not retire but will return to Chubb Insurance in Whitehouse Stati
Mar 18, 2009, 2:10 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. man claims $26M Mega Millions lottery jackpotNews Story
A 45-year-old Wyandanch, New York, man is a mega-millionaire. The yet-to-be identified New York State Lottery winner came forward to claim his Mega Millions prize yesterday, lottery officials said. Depending on how he wishes to be paid, either in installments or a single lump sum, his winnings could be as high as $26 million before taxes. He will be introduced during a news conference at a later time, a lottery spokeswoman said yesterday. The man purchased the winning ticket Friday a
Mar 17, 2009, 7:57 am - Lottery News

Powerball, Mega Millions explore agreementNews Story
Lottery behemoths Powerball and Mega Millions are discussing a possible arrangement to sell tickets for both games in the 42 states where they now operate alone. The talks, however, do not appear aimed at combining the two lotteries into one super game. Powerball is played in 30 states, including Pennsylvania and Delaware; Mega Millions is offered in New Jersey and 11 other states. We are aware of the discussions between Powerball and Mega Millions, but at this point those discussions
Mar 14, 2009, 9:11 am - Lottery News

N.J. Lottery to add Powerball?News Story
Could be first state to offer both Mega Millions and Powerball New Jersey could become the first to participate in two multi-state lotteries. Two state officials who have been briefed on the budget Gov. Jon S. Corzine will present to the Legislature on Tuesday say it includes a proposal that New Jersey become the 31st state to offer Powerball. The officials say the game could generate $10 million a year. New Jersey's other lottery games, including the multi-state Mega Millions, gener
Mar 10, 2009, 12:23 am - Lottery News

10 N.J. co-workers will split $216M lottery jackpotNews Story
Winners work in the Chubb IT Department Includes video report Robert Space got into work at the Chubb Insurance company at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, realized the lottery ticket he was holding matched the winning numbers, and fired off a one-line e-mail to his nine co-workers who had pitched in to buy it. We won the big one, it read. The replies came back instantly: Hahahaha wrote one. GREAT. Where do I pick up the cash? joked another. Then they saw the ticket for themselves. Space and
Mar 4, 2009, 9:01 pm - Lottery News

$216M Mega Millions lottery winner is from New JerseyNews Story
California second-prize winner wins $1M 'mini-jackpot' Once again, the Garden State got lucky, as a single ticket sold in Ocean County grabbed last night's $216 million Mega Millions annuity windfall. Since 2004, New Jerseyans have won more than $1 billion in Mega Millions jackpots. The payout in cash the usual option would be about $140.6 million. Before 25 percent gets snatched for federal taxes, of course. The good news on the tax front is that unlike many other states, New Jersey do
Mar 4, 2009, 11:11 am - Lottery News

Unemployed: Play the lottery or not?News Story
by Dan Weiser The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is worth an estimated $212 million. Right now, it is the largest lottery jackpot in the country, including the multi-state Powerball. In fact, it's the largest lottery jackpot in the world. The next drawing is Tuesday night and a winning ticket will bring riches to at least one person. $212 million dollars is the stuff dreams are made of, but in these uncertain times winning would be ... well, hard to put into words. The unemployment rate
Mar 2, 2009, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Two tickets will share $174M Powerball lottery jackpotNews Story
Tickets sold in Delaware, Pennsylvania Two tickets for the Powerball game Saturday night one sold in Delaware and the other in Pennsylvania matched all five numbers plus the Powerball drawn to win a share of the top prize. The winning tickets will share a jackpot prize of $174.4 million, or $87.2 million each. The winning numbers 3-16-20-42-58, Powerball: 7 were drawn in Orlando, Florida last night at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Power Play number was 5. The jackpot has been build
Mar 1, 2009, 7:51 am - Lottery News