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There was no jackpot winner in the Friday drawing, but 2 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 1 in Georgia and 1 in Illinois. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Friday, September 7, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $7 million Big Game drawing results!Powerball Seems Like Sure Bet for New York. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Powerball appears to be the revenue-generating device most likely to be adopted when the Legislature and Gov. George Pataki complete action on a new state budget for fiscal 2001-02.Maryland 2002 Ballot May Take Another Shot at Gambling. Sources expect talk of casino and slot machines to rekindle in Annapolis after Gov. Parris Glendening -- a strong gambling opponent -- leaves office in 2003. But there are discussions in political and business circles of getting a gambling referendum on the November 2002 ballot.Man accused of conning friend with fake lottery ticket. A man has been arrested for allegedly duping a friend into lending him the equivalent of £119,143 by giving him a bogus winning lottery ticket.
Happy birthday to The Big Game! Five years ago, the very first Big Game drawing was conducted and there was one ticket sold for that drawing that matched all six numbers to win the jackpot. That $5 million jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Michigan. Interestingly, the jackpot for that drawing went unclaimed.
Thursday, September 6, 2001
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Miami ticket worth $54 million. One ticket matched all six Florida Lotto numbers to win a jackpot of $54 million, lottery officials said Thursday.Lotto winner happier now. Andrew "Happy" Roberts, a 47-year-old construction worker, and his wife, Jeralyn Jackson-Robert, drove to Austin in a white stretch limousine to pick up their check after hitting the $20 million Texas Lotto jackpot Aug. 18.Lotto South Debuts This Weekend. Ticket sales for Lotto South will go on sale on this Sunday, September 9, with the first drawing of the new tri-state game scheduled on Wednesday, September 12.
Wednesday, September 5, 2001
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Stores Hope Lottery Ticket Sales Will Help. South Carolina store owners hope to cash in on profits from the state's upcoming lottery.Lottery Scam Targets Floridians. Authorities are warning hispanic senior citizens in Central Florida Tuesday that criminals are actively looking for victims in the latest lottery scam.A Mother's Instinct Wins Pasadena, MD Couple $150,000. Friday evening's Big Game drawing surprises a Maryland couple with a big win.Largest Jackpot in State Lottery History. The New Jersey Lottery's official press release of the $115 million Big Game jackpot shared by 2 winning tickets in New Jersey.
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The were no jackpot winners and no $150,000 winners in the Tuesday drawing. For the complete rundown of winners in each of the other prize categories, see the Winning Combinations page.
Congratulations to Omayra Laucella of Plainview, New York, who won $150.00 in the Tuesday Big Game drawing! The winner played The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com and used a Quick Pick to match 4 of the first 5 numbers.
Also, congratulations to Royal Ed Spurlark of Silver Spring, Maryland, who won $100.00 in the Tuesday Big Game drawing! Mr. Spurlark played The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com and picked his own numbers to match 3 of the first 5 numbers plus the Big Money Ball.
Tuesday, September 4, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $5 million Big Game drawing results!
Monday, September 3, 2001
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Powerball Fuels NY Budget. At long last, Gov. Pataki and state lawmakers are "this close" to a final budget deal, one that's expected to OK the wildly popular Powerball lottery for New York.
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Tips on avoiding lottery headache. In the wake of two huge jackpot wins over the past couple of weeks, here's some good advice on how to form player pools.Newly rich face special challenge. Buying lottery tickets shouldn't be part of your long-term investment strategy, but if -- just if -- you should hit the big one, there are ways to capitalize on the win.Big Game winners changing lives, not jobs. 33 Pathmark coworkers who paid $10 each toward tickets in every Big Game drawing over the past four weeks, chose a cash payout and will share $32 million, or about $700,000 each after taxes.
New Jersey's other big winner in Friday's drawing -- a couple from Camden, NJ -- requested to remain annonymous.Man jailed after posing as lottery millionaire. A painter and decorator who posed as a lottery millionaire in a bid to save his marriage has been jailed for three years.
Saturday, September 1, 2001
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33 supermarket workers share Big Game jackpot. From MSNBC, more on the lucky lottery pool.
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33 N.J. Co-Workers Win Half of the $115 Million Jackpot. The checkout lines may be a little longer than usual this week at a New Jersey supermarket, because thirty-three of the store's workers have struck it rich in the multi-state Big Game lottery.
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2 winners from New Jersey share $115 million jackpot! Details on the winners once they step forward.
Every Big Game state had its share of $150,000 winners. In all, 26 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 4 in New Jersey, 6 in Georgia, 5 in Illinois, 3 in Massachusetts, 1 in Maryland, 4 in Michigan, and 3 in Virginia. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Congratulations to the latest winners at PlayBigGame.com . Each of the lucky players picked their own numbers and won the following prizes:
$150.00 (4+0), Christian Dubost of Belmont, Massachusetts
$100.00 (3+1), Jeff Weil of Glen Oaks, New York
$100.00 (3+1), Christina Monderewicz of Mohrsville, Pennsylvania
$100.00 (3+1), Jim Bolton of Hickory, North Carolina
Friday, August 31, 2001
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Don't forget to check back with us tonight at 11:00 PM Eastern Time for the live $115 million Big Game drawing results!
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Brother, Sister Claim Winning Ticket. First-grade teacher Kathleen Kearney was so convinced that she had missed out on a share of the $298.4 million Powerball jackpot that she didn't even check her tickets for four days. More:
'I never win anything,' Powerball winner says - CNN
Final U.S. Powerball Lottery Winners Come Forward - Reuters
Sister, brother step forward to claim their share of Powerball jackpot - Nando Times
Thursday, August 30, 2001
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Macomb County, MI ranks at top among lottery winners. Forget Powerball. When it comes to lottery luck, Macomb County residents are Big Game players. In the seven-state Big Game lottery, Macombers have hogged the cash, winning far more than any other county in Michigan.McDonald's Launches New Game Today. Only a week after its biggest giveaway game turned out to be a fraud, McDonald's is launching another game.
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Big Game heating up the fever for lottery. Days after at least four people won the third biggest United States lottery prize in history in the Powerball, lottery fever is heating up again with the Big Game lottery expected to reach $115 million by tomorrow's drawing.Judge wont freeze Powerball money. A judge has rejected a bid to freeze some Powerball lottery winnings, saying she does not believe co-workers of a declared winner can produce enough evidence that the winning ticket was part of an office pool.
Wednesday, August 29, 2001
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Powerball Claim Challenged in Court. Here we go again: Four co-workers of one of the winners of the $294.8 million Powerball jackpot went to court Wednesday to demand a piece of the prize, contending the woman's winning ticket had been bought as part of an office pool. More:
Claim filed against Maine couple holding winning Powerball ticket - CNN
Couple's claim to Powerball jackpot is challenged - Sun-Sentinel News
Paperwork sets back start date for S.C. lottery. South Carolinians with an itch for a lottery won't be able to scratch until January.Tennessee lottery debate to resurface in 2002. After almost 20 years of debate, the General Assembly this year finally approved a resolution that could lead to a lottery in Tennessee.Big Game jackpot hits $115 million. It hasn't reached the level of the recent Powerball frenzy, but Big Game fever is heating up.
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$115 Million! There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, sending the jackpot to a level it hasn't attained in more than a year! In fact, the jackpot hasn't been this big since May 9, 2000, when it set the record for the largest jackpot in the United States.
Although there was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday drawing, 13 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $150,000 prize: 2 in New Jersey, 2 in Georgia, 4 in Illinois, and 5 in Michigan. For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Winning Combinations page.
Congratulations to Divyesh Patel of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, who won $150.00 in the Tuesday Big Game drawing! The winner played The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com and used their own numbers to match 4 of the first 5 numbers.
Also, congratulations to Richard Adams of Winnsboro, South Carolina, who won $100.00 in the Tuesday Big Game drawing! Mr. Adams played The Big Game online at PlayBigGame.com and used a Quick Pick to match 3 of the first 5 numbers plus the Big Money Ball.
