AM 1240 WJON » Minnesota State Lottery http://wjon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 05:34:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Powerball Jackpot Boosted Again to $550 Million http://wjon.com/powerball-jackpot-boosted-again-to-550-million/ http://wjon.com/powerball-jackpot-boosted-again-to-550-million/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:13:13 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=151216 The record Powerball jackpot just keeps rising. It now stands at $550 million after officials say brisk sales keep driving up the payout amount. The jackpot was boosted to $500 million on Tuesday and raised again Wednesday morning to $550 million.

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]]> http://wjon.com/powerball-jackpot-boosted-again-to-550-million/feed/ 0 No Powerball Winner, Jackpot Goes to Record $425M http://wjon.com/no-powerball-winner-jackpot-goes-to-record-425m/ http://wjon.com/no-powerball-winner-jackpot-goes-to-record-425m/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 13:47:25 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=150369 Lottery officials say nobody has won the Powerball jackpot and the top prize will now increase to about $425 million for the next drawing, the largest jackpot ever for the game.

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]]> http://wjon.com/no-powerball-winner-jackpot-goes-to-record-425m/feed/ 0 Powerball Powerball Jackpot Builds to $325 Million for Saturday http://wjon.com/powerball-jackpot-builds-to-325-million-for-saturday/ http://wjon.com/powerball-jackpot-builds-to-325-million-for-saturday/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:18:22 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=150223 The jackpot for Powerball's Saturday drawing has climbed to $325 million, the fourth-largest in the game's history. A single winner's cash payout would be nearly $213 million before taxes.

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]]> http://wjon.com/powerball-jackpot-builds-to-325-million-for-saturday/feed/ 0 Powerball Retired Vet Claims Winning Gopher 5 Ticket http://wjon.com/retired-vet-claims-winning-gopher-5-ticket/ http://wjon.com/retired-vet-claims-winning-gopher-5-ticket/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:22:16 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=75371 A retired veteran from Wells has claimed a winning lottery ticket worth nearly $1.3 million. Benjamin Ramos Sr. matched all five numbers for the Feb. 10 drawing of Gopher 5.

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]]> http://wjon.com/retired-vet-claims-winning-gopher-5-ticket/feed/ 0 Minnesota State Lottery Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in North Central Minnesota http://wjon.com/winning-lottery-ticket-sold-in-north-central-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/winning-lottery-ticket-sold-in-north-central-minnesota/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:54:28 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=67321 Someone bought a $2.61 million winning lottery ticket in north central Minnesota. The Minnesota State Lottery reports the Hot Lotto ticket was bought in Itasca County Saturday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/winning-lottery-ticket-sold-in-north-central-minnesota/feed/ 0 Minnesota State Lottery Minnesota Lottery Looks Online to Goose Sales http://wjon.com/minnesota-lottery-looks-online-to-goose-sales/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-lottery-looks-online-to-goose-sales/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:29:50 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=53369 The Minnesota State Lottery is taking ticket sales online in hopes of boosting play among a wired younger generation who may not be interested in traditional paper tickets.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-lottery-looks-online-to-goose-sales/feed/ 0 Minnesota State Lottery; iotae, Flickr St. Cloud Man Claims $1 Million Lottery Prize http://wjon.com/st-cloud-man-claims-1-million-lottery-prize/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-man-claims-1-million-lottery-prize/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:39:42 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=3862 A St. Cloud man has claimed his $1 million prize. Daniel Goke is one of two $1 million winners in the state's annual raffle drawing.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-man-claims-1-million-lottery-prize/feed/ 0 Minnesota State Lottery Million Dollar Raffle Tickets Sold In Stearns, Hennepin Counties http://wjon.com/million-dollar-raffle-tickets-sold-in-stearns-hennepin-counties/ http://wjon.com/million-dollar-raffle-tickets-sold-in-stearns-hennepin-counties/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:38:33 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=3655 The Minnesota State Lottery says the two $1 million winning raffle tickets were sold in Stearns and Hennepin counties. The raffle drawing was held on Saturday.

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