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Texas Lottery defends jackpot advertising policiesNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission defended its Lotto Texas jackpot advertising policies yesterday, after an audit said the current practice could reduce the amount of money transferred to the state to support education. An uproar last summer over the lottery's decision to advertise four jackpots that officials knew they couldn't afford to pay cost former executive director Reagan Greer his job and shook public confidence in the games. As a result, the lottery commission approved a measure in Oc
Jul 13, 2006, 7:36 am - Lottery News

One lottery ticket wins $110 million Calif. SuperLotto jackpotNews Story
You could be $110 million richer today. That is, if you are the one lucky lottery player who bought a Super Lotto Plus ticket with the numbers 2, 9, 12, 20, 34 and Mega number 16. The odds are one in 41.4 million, but someone has done it. Wednesday's jackpot was the best payout in four years and the sixth largest prize in Super Lotto history. The ticket was sold at the Foremost Liquor Market at 301 Monterey Road, South Pasadena. The California Lottery is expected to make a formal ann
Jul 6, 2006, 7:33 am - Lottery News

Oklahoma lottery winner remains silentNews Story
Let's say you opened your Tulsa World to Page 3, checked your Powerball numbers in the top right-hand corner same as you do every Thursday and Sunday and found you had a perfect, exact match. Let's say that made the ticket worth $101.8 million. Would you run screaming down the street? Call everybody you know and maybe everybody in the phone book? Faint? For the holder of a winning Powerball ticket sold in Broken Arrow about three weeks ago, the answer to at least two of
Jul 4, 2006, 7:48 am - Lottery News

$106 Million: Biggest California Lottery jackpot in 4 yearsNews Story
California lottery players woke up Sunday morning to find a SuperLotto Plus jackpot that hasn't been so big since August 24, 2002 the kind of jackpot that will have people standing in long lines at the local convenience store. The jackpot in the California SuperLotto Plus lottery game grew to $106 million Sunday currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world, and the game's largest jackpot in four years. None of the tickets sold for Saturday night's $98 million drawing matched all
Jul 2, 2006, 5:57 pm - Lottery News

$98 Million: Gigantic California lottery jackpot gets even biggerNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot in the world; may become the largest Calif. jackpot since 2002 The jackpot in the California SuperLotto Plus lottery game grew to $98 million Thursday currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world. If the jackpot inches up a few million before the drawing, it will become the largest California lottery jackpot in four years. On Saturday, August 24, 2002, a $120 Million jackpot was awarded. None of the tickets sold for Wednesday night's $90 million drawing
Jun 29, 2006, 2:09 pm - Lottery News

$90 Million: California lottery jackpot raised againNews Story
One day after the California SuperLotto Plus jackpot rolled to $89 million, California lottery officials raised it by another $1 million. California lottery jackpots are guaranteed amounts, so the raised amount can only be due to actual sales exceeding expectations. The new guaranteed California SuperLotto Plus jackpot for the Wednesday, June 28, 2006 drawing is $90 million. Lottery players throughout California are buying tickets at a rapid pace for the largest SuperLotto Plus jackpot
Jun 27, 2006, 7:17 am - Lottery News

$89 Million: California lottery fever hits as jackpot risesNews Story
LARGEST CALIFORNIA LOTTERY JACKPOT IN 2 YEARS California lottery players woke up Sunday morning to find a SuperLotto Plus jackpot that hasn't been so big since 2004 the kind of jackpot that will have people standing in long lines at the local convenience store. The jackpot in the California SuperLotto Plus lottery game grew to $89 million Sunday currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world, and the game's largest jackpot in two years. None of the tickets sold for Saturday nigh
Jun 26, 2006, 2:45 pm - Lottery News

N.Y. lottery jackpot raised to $45 millionNews Story
Biggest N.Y. Lotto jackpot in a year; third-largest in the world There was no first prize winner in Saturday night's New York Lotto drawing, causing the jackpot to rollover to $45 million for Wednesday evening's drawing. The jackpot is currently the third-largest lottery jackpot in the world, and the largest New York Lotto jackpot since a $56 million jackpot was won on July 30, 2005. The winning Lotto numbers for Saturday, June 24, 2006 were 16-20-30-31-35-45, and the Bonus number was 2
Jun 26, 2006, 2:12 pm - Lottery News

$82 Million: California lottery jackpot keeps rollingNews Story
Currently the largest lottery jackpot in the worldOne more roll will make it the largest California jackpot in two years The jackpot in the California SuperLotto Plus lottery game grew to $82 million Thursday currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world. None of the tickets sold for Wednesday night's $76 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega number. The next drawing will be Saturday night. There were six second-prize winners from Wednesday night's drawing,
Jun 22, 2006, 10:25 am - Lottery News

Winning Powerball lottery ticket sold in OklahomaNews Story
Oklahoma has its first Powerball jackpot winner since it joined the multistate lottery game earlier this year. No one came forward Sunday to claim the $101.8 million jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 10, 20, 22, 39, 48 and the Powerball was 25. Oklahoma Lottery executive director Jim Scroggins urged players to check their numbers closely and contact his office. There are significant considerations with a prize of this amount and the lottery would like to offer any ass
Jun 19, 2006, 3:30 pm - Lottery News