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Punter wins $30 million jackpotNews Story
A punter from the NSW far north coast is $30 million (US$22.3 million) richer after winning the entire first division in last night's Powerball - the equal-biggest lottery win in Australia. (Editor: Australian Powerball, not the US multi-state Powerball)But NSW Lotteries said the ticket holder from the coastal town of Yamba, who won the major prize with a $12.70 (US$9.43) computer-generated ticket, wanted to remain anonymous.Last night's win follows the first - and controversial - $30 million P
Dec 12, 2003, 6:02 am - Lottery News

$40 Million Florida Lotto JackpotNews Story
The Florida Lotto Jackpot has rolled over seven times to an estimated $40 million.The next Florida Lotto drawing is this Saturday, December 13, at 11 p.m. EST. This series of rollovers began with the Wednesday, November 19 drawing, when the estimated Jackpot rolled from $3 million to $6 million.The $40 million Florida Lotto jackpot is the 28th highest Jackpot in Florida Lotto history.If a sole winner chooses to take the jackpot over 30 years, it would pay an estimated $1,333,333 per year for th
Dec 12, 2003, 5:42 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $88 MillionNews Story
The biggest lottery jackpot in the country will be even bigger this weekend. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 427,671 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.7 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 $88 million.The cash option for the Saturday, December 13 drawing will be an estimated $46.9 million.The numbers drawn were: 4, 17, 26, 37, 40 and the Powerbal
Dec 11, 2003, 5:19 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $61 millionNews Story
The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $61 million Tuesday.None of the tickets sold for Tuesday's $54 million drawing matched all five lotto numbers and the Mega Ball. The next drawing will be Friday.There were four second-prize winners from Tuesday night's drawing, with each receiving $175,000. Twenty players matched four of the five lotto numbers, plus the Mega Ball number. Those tickets are each worth $5,000.The winning numbers from Tuesday's drawing were: 4,
Dec 10, 2003, 7:28 am - Lottery News

Woman says rude customer led to windfallNews Story
A New Milford, Connecticut supermarket cashier says a rude customer turned out to be worth $25,000 to her.Loretta Morris says a disgruntled customer who asked for a $5 scratch-off lottery ticket last Tuesday told her to stick the ticket when he was asked for an ID.Morris says she took the ticket back and at the end of her shift, she decided to just buy the ticket instead of putting it back and having a loose ticket in the store.She took it home and after scratching off the little present and C
Dec 10, 2003, 7:20 am - Lottery News

AT&T fixes problem that stalled lotteryNews Story
The AT T phone problem that affected Maryland Lottery machines and some long-distance customers on Monday was resolved around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, AT T spokesman Dave Johnson said.The problem, which shut down 329 lottery machines in Washington County for most of Monday, was caused when snow melted and froze on an AT T microwave tower outside Hagerstown, Johnson said.Callers experiencing problems encountered a fast busy signal or a recording saying all circuits were busy and to try later, Johnson s
Dec 10, 2003, 7:16 am - Lottery News

Starting date for N.D. lottery is set for March 25News Story
North Dakota will begin selling Powerball tickets March 25, the director of the new state lottery said.The date, a Thursday, was suggested by Scientific Games International, the company that has been hired to supply computer terminals and other equipment for retailers to use in selling tickets.North Dakota's lottery will begin business by selling tickets to Powerball, a game that is played in 24 states, including Montana, South Dakota and Minnesota.Later next year, the lottery will begin offerin
Dec 10, 2003, 7:14 am - Lottery News

Phone trouble halts MD lottery sales for 6 hoursNews Story
On Monday, lottery players were having a hard time getting clerks to take their money.That's because 329 lottery machines were down in Washington County for about six hours because of a problem with AT T phone lines, according to Maryland Lottery spokesman Brian Johnson and AT T spokesman Dave Johnson.Snow that melted and froze on an AT T microwave tower outside Hagerstown probably was the culprit that caused the lottery machines to go down, a problem that also affected some long-distance caller
Dec 9, 2003, 7:55 am - Lottery News

Bank gets lottery businessNews Story
Lottery officials Monday officially named First Tennessee to handle millions in banking services for the upstart game.The bank was the lowest bidder at $51,000 over three years. Additionally, First Tennessee also scored the highest in different categories such as geographic coverage and service considerations, say officials.Services provided under the contract will include basic banking and weekly electronic sweeps of tickets sales from retailers.Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation (TEL) CEO
Dec 9, 2003, 4:49 am - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Grows To $76 MillionNews Story
The excitement is growing along with the jackpot in America's favorite lottery game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Saturday but 400,553 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.7 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 $76 million. That's the largest current lottery jackpot in the nation.The cash option for the Wednesday, December 10 drawing will be an estimated $40.9 m
Dec 8, 2003, 4:47 am - Lottery News