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Powerball Jackpot Rockets to $215 Million
Nineteen lottery players across the nation were just one ball shy of winning the world's largest current lottery jackpot Wednesday night. The ball those players were missing was the Powerball.There were no Powerball jackpot winners, but an incredible 1,175,278 prizes were paid out for a total of more than $9.3 million worth of winnings in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $215 million.The cash option for t
Oct 7, 2004, 9:38 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $12 million
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $12 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $10 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were eight second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Illinois, 1 from Michigan, 2 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, and 1 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 16 players matched four
Oct 6, 2004, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Powerball fever spreads as jackpot reaches $177 million
At Gold Mart, a small convenience store near the Rhode Island border, dreams cost exactly $1When no one came up with Saturdays winning Powerball ticket, an already sweet pot got a whole lot sweeter. Before the low-stakes gambling public knew what hit them, $177 million was at stake for tonights drawing.Until 9 p.m., Powerball veterans and fortune hunters from as far away as Boston will descend on convenience stores like Gold Mart, buying one, two, even 40 chances to hit it big.Gold Mart manager
Oct 6, 2004, 8:25 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $177 Million
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but an incredible 1,051,504 prizes were paid out for a total of more than $8.5 million worth of winnings in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $177 million.The cash option for the Wednesday, October 6 drawing will be an estimated $96.8 million.The numbers drawn were: 2, 13, 29, 32, 35 and the Powerball was 4. The Power Play multiplier was 4.Thirteen players co
Oct 4, 2004, 3:48 pm - Lottery News

$151 million: Powerball jackpot highest in four months
Eleven lottery players across the nation were just one ball shy of winning the country's largest current lottery jackpot Wednesday night. The ball those players were missing was the Powerball.There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 839,378 prizes were paid out across the nation for a total of more than $6.6 million worth of winnings in America's Game.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $151 million.The cash
Oct 1, 2004, 8:44 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions rockets to $101 million
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $101 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $86 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were six second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 1 from Illinois, 1 from New Jersey, 2 from New York, and 1 from Washington. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 32 players matched fo
Sep 29, 2004, 9:14 am - Lottery News

Powerball jackpot soars to $128 million
Powerball is up for grabs again offering a jackpot of $128 million for next Wednesday's draw. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday evening, but 774,200 players across the nation won a total of more than $6 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 $128 million with a cash option value of $70.7 million! That's currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world.This is only the sdvent
Sep 27, 2004, 8:05 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Leaps to $110 Million
There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 631,607 players across the nation won a total of more than $6.4 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 $110 million.The cash option for the Saturday, September 25 drawing will be an estimated $60.3 million.The numbers drawn were: 6, 14, 34, 37, 40 and the Powerball was 7. The Power Play multiplier was 5.Nine players correctly matched the
Sep 23, 2004, 10:31 am - Lottery News

$75 Million: Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot on the Rise
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery grew to $75 million Wednesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $64 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were five second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing: 1 from Georgia, 1 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, and 2 from Texas. Each ticket matched all five lotto numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $175,000.Also, 61 players matched four of the five lotto n
Sep 22, 2004, 8:34 am - Lottery News

Powerball lottery jackpot nears $100 million mark
The jackpot in America's favorite lottery game is nearing the $100 million mark. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 557,188 players across the nation won a total of more than $5.2 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 $95 million. That's the largest current lottery jackpot in the country.The cash option for the Wednesday, September 22 drawing will be an estimated $52.3 mil
Sep 20, 2004, 8:56 am - Lottery News