Changes coming for Powerball
HELENA -- Powerball is getting a makeover that will bring larger, faster-growing jackpots and larger prizes that will be more difficult to win, Montana Lottery officials say. | 08/21/2005 |
Lottery winner takes lump sum
It's easy to envy the guy with the name on the big check. That was John San Cartier on Friday. | 08/21/2005 |
Mega Millions jackpot increases to $84 million
ATLANTA The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing is growing to 84 (M) million dollars. | 08/20/2005 |
Air Force sergeant is winner of $93.4 million Powerball jackpot
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --An Air Force master sergeant who decided on a whim to buy a lottery ticket at a supermarket won a $93.4 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials announced Friday. | 08/20/2005 |
N.C. likely to remain only East Coast state without a lottery
After two decades of losing, it finally looked like supporters of a lottery in North Carolina had themselves a winner. But the lottery now looks like a sure thing that started strong and faded down the stretch. | 08/20/2005 |
Clerk arrested in lottery jackpot theft
PHOENIX -- A convenience-store clerk has been arrested and more than $1 million seized from bank accounts after the clerk allegedly stole a winning Arizona Lottery ticket and claimed the jackpot, authorities said Thursday. | 08/19/2005 |
Lagging lottery sales spur changes
CLEVELAND -- Lotteries, many with declining sales of lotto-style games, are adjusting to multistate games that have astoundingly huge jackpots by trending toward in-state games that might offer less riches but also a better chance to win something. | 08/19/2005 |
Moline man wins $30,000 scratch prize
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Sherman Jennings of Moline won the top prize of $30,000 playing the 'Wild Crossword' instant-scratch game, the Iowa Lottery reported today. | 08/19/2005 |
Lottery hears rumors about supposed winner
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - It's been a week since lottery officials announced that a ticket sold in the Albuquerque area for a $93.4 million Powerball drawing matched all six numbers, but no one has claimed the massive prize. | 08/19/2005 |
Drug dealer must forfeit lottery winnings
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Mexican citizen must forfeit about $2.75 million in Texas lottery winnings because of his drug-trafficking conviction, a federal appeals court said on Wednesday. | 08/18/2005 |
