| 1992 | Feb 22, 1992 - Madison, Wis. Starting April 19, Wisconsin will drop the multi- state Megabucks lottery jackpot game and join Lotto America in offering its new Powerball game with more prizes and better odds. The Lottery Board on Friday unanimously approved Powerball, which will offer nine prize ... docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/MWSB/lib00253,0EB826F5744074B4.html
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| 1993 | Jul 5, 1993 - Lottery fever is expected to run high this week in Rhode Island as the Powerball jackpot is expected to hit a record-setting $100 million in Wednesday's drawing. The Powerball jackpot surpassed the previous record of $59 million June 30 when it reached $60 million. ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/68120668.html?dids=68120668:68120668&FMT=ABS&FMTS =ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+05%2C...R...Powerball+lottery...
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| 1995 | Mar 7, 1995 - But even when states combine their efforts for huge jackpots, like the $101.8 million won last week in the Powerball lottery, tickets are sold directly to the buyer by vendors in each state. The Indian lottery would eliminate the need for such vendors, although sales would be available ... www.nytimes.com/1995/03/07/us/indian-tribe-makes-plans-for-a-nationwide-lottery.html
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| 1998 | May 18, 1998 - Players disappointed at losing out on a record jackpot for the 20-state Powerball lottery will get another chance: The prize for the next drawing is estimated to reach $150 million. Millions of dollars in ticket sales last week pushed the prize to $119 million for Saturday night's ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/29513145.html?dids=29513145:29513145&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date...POWERBALL+LOTTERY...
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| 2001 | Aug 27, 2001 - THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Official with the multistate Powerball lottery are hoping to hear from the game's newest ... edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0108/27/ltm.10.html
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| 2002 | Dec 26, 2002 - One winning ticket was sold in that state for the nearly $315- million Powerball lottery Wednesday night, according to a spokesman for contest operator the ... Powerball, the nation's largest lottery game, is played in 23 states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/271331711.html?dids=271331711:271331711&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+26%2C+2002&author...Lottery...
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| 2004 | Dec 25, 2004 - Compiled from wire reports. WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Seventeen-year-old Brandi Bragg was laid to rest Friday, almost two years after her doting grandfather came into the Powerball wealth that some say was Brandi's misfortune. The only granddaughter of Jack Whittaker, winner of the richest ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/orlandosentinel/access/770806101.html?dids=770806101:770806101&FMT=ABS& FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date...OF+POWERBALL+LOTTERY...
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| 2005 | Oct 21, 2005 - You know that old line about the rich getting richer? Consider Judd Gregg: The Republican senator from New Hampshire is already a multimillionaire. This week, he added $853000 to his pile after winning a second place in Powerball. Gregg joked toThe Washington Post that his fellow ... www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4968546
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| 2006 | Feb 19, 2006 - LINCOLN, Neb. _ The sole winning ticket for the biggest jackpot in Powerball history was purchased at a Nebraska convenience store, lottery officials said Sunday, as they patiently waited for someone to step forward and claim the $365 million prize. As a Powerball frenzy was building ... www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-13328980.html
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| 2009 | Oct 22, 2009 - NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lotto-Max.com Powerball 2nd place jackpot winner, 21/yr old university student, Sarah Ashkenazi of Denton Montana, claims she is still in shock after last weeks winnings. "There's lots of mixed feelings...anxiety, excitement, but most of all just ... www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS134005+22-Oct-2009+PRN20091022
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