One Ticket Hits Powerball, Florida Lottery Rolls Over
Florida has a new multi-millionaire. Someone who bought a ticket in Zepherhills, outside of Tampa, won the Powerball jackpot of $590 million.
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Florida has a new multi-millionaire. Someone who bought a ticket in Zepherhills, outside of Tampa, won the Powerball jackpot of $590 million.
It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
If you like to plunk down a couple of bucks every week on your favorite lottery game, Wednesday could present you with a couple of options.
On the day of a $360 million dollar Powerball drawing, the Florida Lottery will start selling tickets to the popular Mega Millions lottery game.
Florida residents who like to drop of a couple of bucks each week in hopes of hitting it big in the Florida Lotto or multi-state Powerball will have a new game to wager on beginning this week.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash as the jackpots for both games have rolled over.
Folks hoping to win big in last night's Mega Money game didn't get so lucky, but they should hope for better luck next time as the next jackpot will be worth $2 million.
The Florida Lottery will have a new multi-state game for players to toss money toward next week, while the action for another fixture goes cold.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash as the jackpots for both games have rolled over.
Two winners made easy money Friday after the "Fantasy 5" winning numbers were drawn.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash as the jackpots for both games have rolled over.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash as the jackpots for both games have rolled over
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash as the jackpots for both games have rolled over.
Big winners all around in Saturday night's Florida Lotto and Powerball drawings. Someone who bought a Lotto ticket in Florida is the state's newest millionaire and a ticket, sold in Illinois, won the Powerball jackpot of $50 million.
It was another record breaking week for the Florida Lottery's scratch off games.
Florida residents who like to drop of a couple of bucks each week in hopes of hitting it big in the Florida Lotto or multi-state Powerball will soon have a new game to wager on.
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Happy Birthday to the Florida Lottery. On Monday, lottery officials unveiled a new logo to mark the agency's 25th anniversary.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash as the jackpots for both games have rolled over.
From the Powerball lottery yesterday, to the lottery of life, today.
Last-minute Powerball players flocked to local gas stations and convenience stores Wednesday night just before the 10 p.m. deadline to buy tickets for the record drawing.
Florida Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday now that the jackpot has rolled over to a whopping $425 million.
It's a big day for starry-eyed optimists all over the country -- or just about anybody with $2 for a Powerball lottery ticket. That's because tonight's jackpot is $325 million -- the fourth largest in the game's history.
Powerball players across South Florida and the rest of the country are hoping for a "green" Christmas since nobody won Wednesday night's $250 million jackpot.
Florida Lotto and Powerball players are hoping they'll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash as the jackpots for both games have rolled over.
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