Another Vermonter wins a Powerball jackpot Dec 21, 2007
(AP) - For the second time in a month, a Vermonter has won a Powerball lottery jackpot. The Vermont Lottery says that Linda Boyce, of Duxbury, claimed a $200,000 jackpot after hitting the numbers in Wednesday night's multistate lottery drawing. (WCAX.com, VT)
Our lottery a predatory business Dec 15, 2007
The costs of running the Powerball Lottery in our state were about the same as the winnings, approximately 2. 5 million for the same period. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Ready for change? Vote for Kucinich Dec 12, 2007
I'm more likely to win the multi-state powerball lottery when it reaches 300 million as Dennis Kucinich has being nominated as the democratic presidential candidate. I'll be struck dead 13 times by lightning before he has a chance in hell of winning the presidency. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Woman wins $15m lottery on first try Oct 16, 2007
A first-time powerball lottery player has won a $15 million prize after asking her friends how to play the game. The unregistered winner, who had recently been working several jobs to support her family, claimed her prize this afternoon. (Sydney Morning Herald)
First-timer wins $15m lottery prize Oct 15, 2007
A first-time powerball lottery player has won a $15 million prize after asking her friends how to play the game. The unregistered winner, who had recently been working several jobs to support her family, claimed her prize on Monday afternoon. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Drink, car rental taxes no sure bet with County Council Oct 11, 2007
The other cities also have sales taxes of varying degrees dedicated to transit, with Phoenix also receiving funding from Arizona's share of the Powerball Lottery. "Every other urban area in America has figured out that property taxes do not work as a revenue source for mass transit," he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Winning Powerball ticket sold in state Oct 9, 2007
BP wrote on Oct 8, 2007 7:46 PM:" Woopdi doo one big winner from SD,Personally I think the powerball lottery is a joke for SD. SD hardly every gets big winners maybe a few $7 winners once in awhile but nothing to brag about I try to play every sat and wed but only get 1 or 2 numbers. and why dont they losen up the video lottery so they pay out alittle more hasnt the state made enough off the gamblers? It seems that they could afford to loosen them up a little and maybe up the payout a little... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Lottery winner sued Oct 5, 2007
The winner of 600,009 in the Powerball lottery is being sued for half her winnings by a woman who alleges she and the winner had an agreement to split any proceeds ... Dodd alleges in the petition that on Aug. 25, the night of the lottery, she and Jacobs entered into an agreement to purchase and play the Oklahoma Powerball lottery. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Powerball lottery jackpot won in Louisiana (18) Oct 1, 2007
Powerball lottery jackpot won in Louisiana. By The Associated Press - 09/30/2007. (Montana Standard, MT)
Misdirection Furman's Best Friend Sep 13, 2007
Bobby Lamb fully understands that the odds of his Furman football team beating 20th-ranked Clemson Saturday at Memorial Stadium are only slightly better than him winning the Powerball Lottery. But, heck, somebody hits that jackpot nearly every week. (CUTigers.com)
Sallisaw lottery winner says yes to TV; no to marriage proposals Sep 5, 2007
Nita Jacobs of Sallisaw, winner of 600,009 in the Powerball lottery, is being sought by "Good Morning America" and several prospective husbands ... Jacobs was the winner Aug. 25 of 600,009 in the Powerball lottery. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Deputy fire marshal has HOT ticket Aug 30, 2007
Gerald Linsley couldn't believe he had won 200,000 in the Powerball lottery, even after reading it Wednesday morning. Linsley, a 58-year-old deputy fire marshal with the Sioux City Fire Department, had a co-worker confirm the winning sequence -- 2-8-23-29-35. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Powerball winner! Aug 28, 2007
3 million Powerball lottery jackpot solder near the Indiana-Ohio state line, lottery officials said. "We don't how many people if it's one person, or a hundred people is the winner. We have no idea. Whoever it is, they're wealthy," said Mark Sirkin, a spokesman for the Hoosier Lottery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Single winner in $314 million... Aug 28, 2007
Single winner in $314 million Powerball lottery - CNN.com ... Single winner in $314 million Powerball lottery ... Powerball lottery officials say one winning ticket was sold for Saturday night's $314 million jackpot. (CNN -- Law)
It Could Be You! 155m Lottery Unclaimed Aug 27, 2007
A lucky US punter is set to become a multi-millionaire after it was announced that only one ticket had matched the 155m Powerball lottery prize - but so far, no one has claimed the cash. Ticket was bought in Indiana. (Sky News)
Man Comes Close To Second Big Lottery Win Aug 11, 2007
4 million with two winning Powerball lottery tickets. If he had just a little more luck and got one more number right each time he'd be more than $340 million richer. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Lottery winner's items auctioned off Jul 15, 2007
RIVIERA BEACH Daryl Craig never met David Lee Edwards, an ex-con who moved to Palm Beach County in 2001 after winning millions in the multistate Powerball lottery drawing. But on Saturday, as Craig and several hundred other people attended an auction of items from Edwards' former $1. (The Palm Beach Post)
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In 2001, ex-con David Lee Edwards won $24 million in the Kentucky Powerball lottery ... In 2001, ex-con David Lee Edwards won $24 million in the Kentucky Powerball lottery ... In 2001, ex-con named David Lee Edwards won $24 million in the Kentucky Powerball lottery. (The Palm Beach Post)
Lucky No. 7 inspires weddings, gambling and prayer today Jul 7, 2007
Glyn Ewing, a sales clerk at Sierra Service Center, 296 E. Fry Blvd., said Saturday is usually a good for Powerball lottery ticket sales, since drawings are held at 7 p.m. on Saturdays. The Powerball jackpot is estimated at 27 million, which has another seven, Ewing said. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Don't worry so much about scary diseases Jun 15, 2007
Think about it this way: Your risk of getting mad cow is much lower than your odds of winning the Powerball lottery. In short, it's not likely to happen. (CNN -- Health)
High gasoline prices hurting lottery May 23, 2007
The state offers the Powerball lottery as well as Wild Card 2, Hot Lotto and 2 by 2. - Associated Press > High gasoline prices hurting lottery. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Slot maker sees jackpot in China May 11, 2007
They include Win Win Gaming, a Las Vegas company that also produces a show tied to the multistate Powerball lottery. The company created a format in Shanghai allowing holders of its instant tickets to receive cash prizes and a chance to compete on a TV show. (Las Vegas Sun)
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A winning Powerball lottery ticket was sold in Plymouth, N.H., but the winner has yet to step forward. Tony Snow Returns From Cancer SurgeryWhite House spokesman Tony Snow gets choked up as he tells reporters he's ready to resume his duties a month after learning that his cancer had returned. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
The Lotto Curse? Be Careful What You Wish For Apr 7, 2007
Jack Whittaker won more than $300 million in the Powerball lottery in 2002 ... Whittaker had won the Powerball lottery jackpot a whopping $315 million. (ABC News)
Mum too broke for daughter's gift wins $11m Mar 2, 2007
An unemployed Hunter Valley woman has won $11 million in the national Powerball lottery. The 41-year-old mother of three, who did not want to be named, said she bought the ticket after being unable to afford a birthday present for her daughter earlier this week. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Iowa Man Discovers He's a Lucky 'Idiot' Feb 28, 2007
Ed O'Neill's bank account just got a lot bigger, thanks to a co-worker who told him some "idiot" hasn't claimed an $800,000 Powerball lottery prize. O'Neill, 58, who works for the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, bought the ticket for a Jan. 6 Powerball drawing. (WTKR.com, VA)
Jail guard claims lottery win, exits in limo Feb 18, 2007
Jackie Alston, 38, had quietly celebrated her win since the November 29 drawing in the multistate Powerball lottery. She quit her job at a prison in neighboring Virginia and hired financial advisers. (CNN)
Powerball winner quits job, hires advisers Feb 18, 2007
Associated Press Jackie Alston, 38, is playing coy over how she will spend the $36 million, before taxes, she won in the Powerball lottery. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A prison guard stepped forward briefly Friday to claim her $74. (Buffalo News -- National)
Our readers speak Feb 13, 2007
After all, the odds of a lab error are orders of magnitude better than my chances of winning the PowerBall lottery. And I don t even have to buy a ticket. (Montana Standard, MT)
Nevada Couple Wins $15 Million Lottery After Cashing in $10,000 Winning Ticket Feb 1, 2007
The Nevada couple often traveled across the Arizona state line to buy Powerball lottery tickets when the jackpot was particularly big. After a recent ticket purchase, the couple discovered they were $10,000 winners. (Fox News -- Views)
Powerball lightning strikes twice for couple Jan 31, 2007
Nevada does not participate in the Powerball lottery, and Salzman usually purchases a Powerball ticket in Arizona whenever the jackpot amount was high, such as that weekend when the amount reached $240 million. Although Salzman planned to collect his $10,000 on Jan. 22, bad weather delayed him from cashing in the ticket. (AZCentral)
Man, 84, wins $254M Powerball lottery Jan 31, 2007
CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- An 84-year-old retired electrician from Missouri has won $254 million in the Powerball lottery, lottery officials announced on Monday. James Wilson, a World War II veteran from St. Louis, bought the winning ticket for the multi-state lottery about an hour before the drawing on January 24, officials said in a statement in Missouri. (CNN -- US)
One winner in Powerball lottery Jan 25, 2007
January 25, 2007 - 8:36 AM Sub-Navigation. Last Update: 1/25/2007 8:06:30 AM. (WKRC.com, OH)
Open for Business Jan 21, 2007
That s the Ticket: Last night s multistate Powerball lottery drawing was for more than 200 million, meaning lengthening lines at ticket vendors across town. Can you guess the top five volume sellers of lottery tickets in the Helena area. (Helena Independent Record)
Powerball's draw not what it used to be Jan 20, 2007
The multi-state Powerball lottery jackpot reached $205 million late yesterday leading up to tonight's drawing, but there were no long lines of customers waiting to buy tickets. Advertisement "It's not a novelty anymore," said Zyn's News and Cigars owner Pete Sheth, who did not see any noticeable increase recently in Powerball customers. (Greenwich Time)
West Virginia Jan 9, 2007
In the aftermath of the declared disasters in , , , and. Taken together, the 90,000-square-mile disaster area would be the twelfth largest state. (Harper's Magazine)
Legislative watchdogs take issue issue with a variety of topics Jan 7, 2007
Why they care: Every week or so, someone Patty Maher knows goes over the state line to buy a dollar's worth or, perhaps, several dollars worth of luck in the form of Powerball lottery tickets ... Utah is the only one of Wyoming's neighbors that doesn't have a Powerball lottery. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
