Arkansas Considers Lottery Little Rock, Ark. -- A statewide lottery to raise millions of dollars for college scholarships and teacher bonuses was proposed Wednesday by Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. | Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:30 AM EST |
Registered sex offender wins $14M Lotto prize JENSEN BEACH -- Life has taken a startling turn for Edward R. Cowal.Florida Lottery officials said this week that Cowal, who is a registered sex offender in Florida, was the sole winner of the $14 million lottery drawing Jan. 13. | Thursday, February 01, 2007 10:23 AM EST |
Mega Millions jackpot increases to $65 million ATLANTA - The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $65 million Wednesday. | Wednesday, January 31, 2007 02:32 AM EST |
WWII Vet, 84, Claims $254M Lottery Prize CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- A World War II veteran and his family stepped forward Monday to claim a Powerball jackpot worth more than a quarter-billion dollars, one of the largest single-ticket lottery prizes in U.S. history. | Tuesday, January 30, 2007 10:31 AM EST |
Powerball winner comes forward to claim $254 million CHESTERFIELD, Mo. --A retired electrician and World War II veteran is the winner of the largest lottery jackpot ever sold in Missouri -- worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars. | Monday, January 29, 2007 05:55 PM EST |
Lottery winners often make bad financial choices TARRYTOWN - Eleven years after hitting a $1 million jackpot in the New York Lottery's 7-11-21 game, Agnes Jackman got some free advice on how to handle her winnings. | Monday, January 29, 2007 10:46 AM EST |
$15 Million Powerball Jackpot Won In Arizona; 3 Tickets Win $1 Million Each! One lucky ticket in Arizona matched all 6 numbers and walked away with the $15 million jackpot Saturday evening. The holder of the winning ticket will now have to decide to either take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or the one time cash "lump sum" amount of $7,002,801. | Sunday, January 28, 2007 04:44 PM EST |