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$403 MILLION: Red hot Powerball jackpot rolls againNews Story
12th-largest cash value in US history By Todd Northrop This week Powerball is the hot ticket, featuring a lump-sum cash payout of nearly a quarter billion dollars. The new high-water mark of $403 million for the current Powerball annuity jackpot estimate was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $361 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Wednesday's Powerball jackpot is $243.9 million the 12th-largest ever recorded in United States lottery
Feb 19, 2017, 9:47 am - Lottery News

$349 MILLION: Huge Powerball jackpot set for SaturdayNews Story
By Todd Northrop There's nothing like a red-hot Powerball jackpot to distract from the Winter cold. For the first time in 2017, a Powerball jackpot has exceeded $300 million and has entered into the top 25 US jackpots of all time. The new high-water mark of $349 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Wednesday night's $317 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash payout value of Saturday's Powerball jackpot is $213.1 million, maki
Feb 16, 2017, 2:19 pm - Lottery News

US lottery operators worry as fewer millennials line up to playNews Story
Young Americans are showing less interest in buying lotto tickets than their parents, prompting lottery officials to worry about the odds for future growth. While overall ticket sales rose 9 percent last year versus 2015, the number of millennials adults in their late teens to early 30s who play is falling. That is creating consternation among leaders of the industry, which generates $80 billion in annual revenue, more than the combined U.S. sales of movie tickets, music and concerts.
Feb 10, 2017, 11:36 am - Lottery News

Happy New Year!News Story
The Lottery Post staff wishes you a happy, successful, and lucky 2017!
Jan 1, 2017, 12:38 am - Lottery News

Wyoming Lottery adds multi-state Lucky for Life gameNews Story
The Wyoming Lottery players now have a new game to test their luck. WyoLotto officials on Monday celebrated the launch of the Lucky for Life game. The lottery began selling tickets for the new game on Sunday. Lucky for Life is a national game, which costs $2 per ticket. The top prize is $1,000 a day for life. Lucky for Life also offers players the opportunity to win $25,000 a year for life and smaller prize options. The game is currently offered in 23 jurisdictions, including Arkansa
Dec 5, 2016, 6:12 pm - Lottery News

Alabama gambling council hears from state lottery executivesNews Story
The president of Louisiana's lottery said Alabama should be careful in how it drafts lottery legislation and cautioned against defining the game too narrowly. Louisiana Lottery President Rose Hudson and New Hampshire Lottery Executive Director Charlie McIntyre spoke to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley's advisory council on gaming yesterday. Both states have long-established lotteries that provide money for public education. To establish a lottery in Alabama, the Legislature would have to pas
Dec 2, 2016, 10:48 am - Lottery News

$420.9 million Powerball jackpot won in TennesseeNews Story
6th Powerball Jackpot Won in Tennessee By Todd Northrop For the sixth time, a Tennessee Lottery player has won a Powerball jackpot this time it's a $420.9 million grand prize for a very lucky person who purchased a ticket in Lafayette (Macon County). The incredible ticket, which matched all six Powerball numbers drawn Saturday, Nov. 26, is also the 200th ticket sold by the Tennessee Lottery worth $1 million or more. The Lottery advises the as-yet unknown ticket-holder to sign the bac
Nov 27, 2016, 8:14 pm - Lottery News

$403 MILLION: Powerball jackpot to guarantee a happy holidays for lucky winnerNews Story
By Todd Northrop While you're out Black Friday shopping, don't forget to pick up some Powerball tickets. For the fourth time this year, the multi-state Powerball lottery game's jackpot has crossed over the $400 million mark, and entered into the realm of wealth so vast that it's hard to imagine. After nobody won Wednesday's $374.1 million grand prize, the Powerball jackpot increased to a whopping $403 million for Saturday's drawing the 13th-largest US lottery jackpot of all time. But
Nov 25, 2016, 9:07 am - Lottery News

$359 MILLION: Powerball jackpot heats upNews Story
By Todd Northrop As Winter approaches and temperatures cool throughout much of the United States, the multi-state Powerball lottery game is trying to keep things hot. For the fourth time in 2016, a Powerball jackpot has exceeded $300 million and has entered into the top 25 US jackpots of all time. The new high-water mark of $359 million for the current Powerball jackpot was achieved after no winning tickets were sold for Saturday night's $333.5 million grand prize. The lump-sum cash
Nov 20, 2016, 9:54 am - Lottery News

NH family claims $487 million Powerball jackpot, wants 'to do great things'News Story
Lawyers for a New Hampshire family claimed a $487 million Powerball jackpot on their behalf Monday, saying the winners wished to remain anonymous but would do great things with their newfound wealth. Attorneys for the family's new trust claimed the prize at a news conference after weeks of suspense about the identity of the winner of the nation's eighth-largest lottery jackpot. The winning ticket for the July 30 drawing was sold at a Hannaford supermarket in Raymond, a town of about 10,000 re
Sep 12, 2016, 3:22 pm - Lottery News