January 31, 2008 - Executive Director Jeanette A. Michael presents 2008 D.C. Lottery Black History Calendar to D.C. Public Schools live on WUSA – 9 News NOW!
Washington, D.C., January 24, 2008 - The D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board has produced the long awaited 2008 Black History Calendar, which recognizes the historical significance of women's professional basketball in the United States. View the 2008 Calendar
Washington, D.C., December 10, 2007 - Moises Zelaya of Northwest Washington, D.C. is a $200,000 POWERBALL winner!
That's because every week he plays POWERBALL and HOT LOTTO.
Washington D.C., November 13, 2007 - Two D.C. Lottery players are on a roll as they won cash with the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board's Roll Me The Money second chance drawing.
Washington, D.C., November 8, 2007 - The D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board (D.C. Lottery) was honored by the International Television and Video Association (ITVA) for having the best locally produced television commercial in 2007. The D.C. Lottery recieved the ITVA Peer Award for TV's best commercial in a ceremony held at the National Press Club on October 20, 2007.
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Washington, D.C., October 26, 2007 - DC-4 is the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board's most popular game, and for the winning mid-day drawing on Tuesday, October 16, 2007, there were 700 tickets that matched the winning number - 5555.
Washington, D.C., September 21, 2007 - A village in a sub-Saharan African nation will have access to clean water thanks to Linda King Friedman of Virginia. King Friedman is one of nine longtime coworkers and friends employed at the U.S. Courts Federal Judiciary who won $200,000 in the August 25 POWERBALL drawing.
Washington, D.C., September 12, 2007 - The D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board congratulates Sarah White of Washington, D.C. on winning the grand prize of $1 million in the D.C. Millionaire Raffle Game.
Washington, D.C., August 21, 2007 - It's double jackpot time at the D.C. Lottery! $245 million is the amount of the POWERBALL jackpot for the drawing on Wednesday, August 22, 2007.
Washington, D.C., August 17, 2007 - The POWERBALL jackpot for the Saturday, August 18 drawing will be $210 million with the cash option estimated at $98 million!
Washington, D.C., August 10, 2007 - On Wednesday, August 14, 2007, the POWERBALL jackpot will be $181 million with the cash option estimated at $84.6 million!
Washington, D.C., August 10, 2007 - On Saturday, August 11, 2007, the POWERBALL jackpot will be $161 million with the cash option estimated at $74.7 million!
Washington, D.C., August 7, 2007 - The POWERBALL jackpot for the drawing on Wednesday, August 8, 2007, is up to $141 million with an estimated cash option of $65.6 million!
Washington, D.C., August 6, 2007 - The D.C. Lottery will sell tickets for its new D.C. Millionaire Raffle Game through Monday, August 27. That's five additional days to get in on winning $1 million.
Washington, D.C., July 16, 2007 - A simple snap netted four DC United soccer fans more than $1,000 in D.C. Scratchers at Saturday night's game with FC Dallas.
Washington, D.C., July 12, 2007 - The D.C. Lottery will give away dozens of free tickets for the D.C. Millionaire Raffle Game - Saturday evening during Hispanic Heritage Night at the D.C. United soccer game with FC Dallas.
Washington, D.C., June 26, 2007 - How about a million bucks? From July 1 through August 22, 2007, the D.C. Lottery is offering players the chance to win $1 million with its newest game - D.C. Millionaire Raffle.
Washington, D.C., June 11, 2007 - Twenty-five years ago, the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board began selling tickets. Thanks to its players, the D.C. Lottery has transferred more than $1.3 billion to the District of Columbia's General Fund, which benefits eudcation, health care, and human services for District residents, commuters, and tourists.
Washington, D.C..,June 15, 2007 - Your best chance to win $1 million starts on July 1, 2007 and ends on August 22, 2007 with the newest game in town - D.C. Millionaire Raffle.
Washington, D.C., June 15, 2007 - When Florencia Covalgi of Alexandria, Virginia stepped up to the microphone on June 7, the house was packed at Jenny's Asian Fusion Restaurant on the Southwest D.C. Waterfront.
Washington, D.C., June 6, 2007 - It's summer time and that hot sound that you hear comes from the D.C. Lottery's new D.C. Scratcher Jazz Greats. Play and the music may have you be bopping, scatting, or grooving to the tune of the $50,000 top prize.
Washington, D.C., May 31, 2007 - The D.C. Lottery threw a backyard party and the whole neighborhood and then some turned out! That's because Thursday, May 17 was Community Appreciation Day for the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.
Washington, D.C., May 29, 2007 - In less than two weeks after the D.C. Lottery started selling one of its newest D.C. Scratchers Jazz Greats, Marilyn Fields of Northeast, Washington, D.C. became the first grand prize winner by scratching her way to $50,000 instantly.
Washington, D.C., May 11, 2007 - Did you know that the D.C. Lottery has transferred more than $1.3 billion to the District of Columbia's General Fund? The funding benefits education, health care, and human services for District residents, commuters, and tourists.
Washington, D.C., April 20, 2007 - It's spring and the smooth sound that you hear comes from the the D.C. Lottery's new D.C. Scratcher JAZZ GREATS.
Washington, D.C., March 20, 2007 - Come out and celebrate the 95th Anniversary of the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Washington, D.C., March 15, 2007 - It was nothing, but miles of smiles at Ourisman's Rockmont Chevrolet in Rockville, Maryland on the morning of March 1. That's when the first and second place winners in the D.C. Lottery's Auto Show Second Chance Drawing picked up their brand new Chevy's.
Washington, D.C., February 15, 2007 - The D.C. Lottery's mid-day draw for Thursday, February 15 cut through the frigid weather as a host of hot DC-4 players hit 4-4-4-4 for nearly $3 million.
Washington, D.C., February 13, 2007 - "I want to retire early," said Franklin Ramirez of Virginia, who won $25,000 playing DC-4.
Washington, D.C., February 8, 2007 - "Generations of Jazz on the U Street Beat," is the title of the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board's 2007 Black History Calendar, which is available now.
Washington, D.C., January 22, 2007 - The POWERBALL jackpot drawing on Wednesday, January 24, will feature a jackpot worth $240 million with an estimated cash option of $114 million.
Washington, D.C., January 22, 2007 - For 25 years, the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board (D.C. Lottery) has been D.C.'s best bet.
Washington, D.C., January 13, 2007 – The HOT LOTTO jackpot is getting hotter as it has reached an all time high of $19.8 million with the cash option worth an estimated $11.8 million.
Washington, D.C., January 10, 2007 – The HOT LOTTO jackpot is now at $19.3 million for the first time since the game launched in 2002 with a cash option of $11.6 million.
Washington, D.C., January 8, 2007 – DC Lucky Numbers, the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board’s oldest game, has a mascot – the Lucky Red Ball
Washington, D.C., December 22, 2006 – “Think Differently!” That’s what the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board (D.C. Lottery) did, and the results for fiscal year 2006 sales are forecasted to reach an all time record high of $266 million
Washington, D.C., October 23, 2006 – Today, Herman Gray, Jr. of Northwest is rolling in the dough!
Washington, D.C.,October 18, 2006 -Time is drawing near as a lucky POWERBALL ticket worth $853,492 has not been claimed.
Washington, D.C.,October 17, 2006 – For a second day, the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board is extending its Claim Center hours to 8 p.m.
Washington, D.C.,October 16, 2006 – Starting at 7:30 this morning, D.C. Lottery players were at the agency’s Claim Center in the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center waiting for the doors to open at 8:30 a.m., so that they could collect their cash prize.
Washington, D.C.,October 15, 2006 – Friday the 13th was a lucky day for DC-4 players who selected the winning combination of 1-2-1-2
Washington, D.C., October 11, 2006 - The D.C. Lottery launched its latest round of DC KENO DOUBLE DAYS promotions Thursday evening at Stan's Restaurant, 1029 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C., September 29, 2006 - Citizens of cyberspace will not have to wait until the November general elections to vote! Starting Monday, October 2, until Friday, October 13, 2006, anyone can vote for his or her favorite D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board 25th Anniversary Logo via the Internet.
Washington, D.C., September 8, 2006 - On Thursday, September 7 at approximately 9 a.m., the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board (D.C. Lottery) literally stopped traffic on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, S.E.
Washington, D.C., August 21, 2006 - Early in the morning on Friday, August 18, 2006, the Tom Joyner Southwest Airlines Sky Show stopped over in Washington, D.C. at Constitution Hall.
Washington, D.C., August 9, 2006 - Score free tickets to a Washington Nationals home game with the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board's Diamond Dash $1 instant "scratch" ticket or the D.C. Daily 6 game.
Washington, D.C., August 3, 2006 - This morning, Charles Koonce of Northeast Washington, D.C. claimed his POWERBALL prize for correctly matching all five white balls to win $200,000, and since he chose the Power Play option for an extra $1, he quadrupled his prize to $800,000.
Washington, D.C., July 25, 2006 - Gas prices are soaring. Gone are the days when you could buy regular, special, or supreme gas for $2 or less.
Washington, D.C., July 11, 2006 – Sixteen is a lucky number for Steven Feldman, owner of Potomac Wine & Liquors at 3100 M Street, N.W. in Georgetown. For 16 years, he has been a D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board (DCLB) agent, and recently won $16,000 playing D.C. Keno with the Keno Spin option that he plans to spend on his 16-year old.
Washington, D.C., May 9, 2006 - "I've been trying to stay calm and relaxed since I found out that I'm a millionaire," said Charles E. Cary, Jr., the D.C. Lottery's first HOT LOTTO grand prizewinner at the Big Check Ceremony in his honor.
Washington, D.C., April 24, 2006 - D.C. Lottery players, please check your tickets! Several major winners of more than $2.6 million in lottery prize money have yet to claim their prizes.
Washington, D.C., April 20, 2006 - D.C. Lottery players, check your tickets! The HOT LOTTO drawing for April 19 produced one winning ticket worth $1.6 million.
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2006 - Nearly six months ago, Gary Sedgwick retired from Giant Food Corporation after 32 years with the company. Now, the Glen Burnie, Maryland resident feels he has received a "double blessing" because he won $200,000 playing POWERBALL.
Washington, D.C., April 11, 2006 - Spring has sprung, and so has good luck for many lottery players in the Nation's Capital, as several players hit a lucky streak playing ROLLING CASH 5 and POWERBALL.
Washington, D.C., March 22, 2006 - Comedian Joe Recca is the latest member of the D.C. Lottery advertising team. Recca was tapped to promote a special one-month promotion that allows POWERBALL players to increase their winnings by up to 10 times!
Washington, D.C., February 28, 2006 - Starting Thursday, March 2, POWERBALL players can increase their winnings - excluding the jackpot - by up to 10 times with Power Play.
Washington, D.C., February 24, 2006 - Frederick Richards of Gwynn Oak, Maryland missed netting a piece of the largest POWERBALL jackpot by just one number.
Washington, D.C., February 19, 2006 - For the second time in less than six months, the POWERBALL jackpot has reached record-breaking levels. And, for the second time, two tickets purchased in the District matched all five white balls for a prize of $200,000.
Washington, D.C., February 16, 2006 - POWERBALL is rolling to a new high. The jackpot for the drawing on Saturday, February 18 has reached a record-breaking $365 million.
Washington, D.C., February 14, 2006 - The POWERBALL jackpot for Wednesday, Feburary 15 is up to $300 million, and the cash option is $145.7 million.
Washington, D.C., February 10, 2006 - The POWERBALL jackpot is $250 million for the drawing on Saturday, February 11 with an estimated cash option of $120.1 million.
Washington, D.C., February 1, 2006 - Mary Nunn of Washington, D.C. is the first D.C. Lottery player to win the Rolling Cash 5 jackpot. She won the grand prize of $183,000 for the drawing on Friday, January 6, 2006.
Washington, D.C., January 30, 2006 - Negro Leagues Baseball is the theme of the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board's 2006 Black History Calendar, "From the Steel Mill to the Baseball Diamond: The Negro Leagues' Homestead Grays." For information on how to get your FREE copy please view the News Release.
Washington, D.C.. January 7, 2006 - Someone has rocked and rolled his or her way to $183,000 by winning the Rolling Cash 5 jackpot for the drawing on Friday, January 6, 2006.
Washington, D.C., January 6, 2006 - The mid-day drawing for Friday, January 6, generated the winning number 1-1-1-0. Players who wagered on the ones and zero combination stand to pocket $2.3 million in prize money.
Washington, D.C., January 3, 2006 - Just in time for the holidays, DC-4 players won millions with the evening draws on December 23 and December 24, 2005.
Washington, D.C., December 7, 2005 - D.C. POWERBALL winner Ihsan Khan, formerly a self-employed cab driver from Arlington, Virginia, returned to his native Pakistan to help the victims of the massive October 8th earthquake.
Washington, D.C., December 7, 2005 – Southeast resident Anthony Templeman won the top prize for the D.C. Lottery’s Auto Show instant scratch ticket - $50,000.
Washington, D.C., December 1, 2005 - It was Black Wednesday for D.C. Lottery players who bet that their lucky number 1-1-0-1 would be the winning combination for the mid-day DC-4 drawing on November 30, 2005.
Washington, D.C., November 16, 2005- The D.C. Lottery rolls out the red carpet for its newest daily game, Rolling Cash 5.
Washington, D.C. - October, 20, 2005 - United States Senator Judd Gregg (R) of New Hampshire was a big winner in Washington, D.C. The Granite State Senator is one of two lucky D.C. Lottery players who won $853,492 playing POWERBALL.
Washington, D.C., October 16, 2005 - $340 Million! That's the record-breaking POWERBALL jackpot for the drawing on Wednesday, October 19. The cash option is estmiated at $164.4 million.
Washington, D.C., October 14, 2005 - $300 Million - that's the POWERBALL jackpot for the drawing on Saturday, October 15. The cash option is estimated at $146 million.
Washington, D.C., October 11, 2005 - The POWERBALL drawing on Wednesday, October 12, will feature a jackpot worth $240 million with an estimated cash option of $117.7 million.
Washington, D.C., October 7, 2005 - The POWERBALL drawing on Saturday, October 8, will feature a jackpot worth $205 million with an estimated cash option of $101.7 million.
Washington, D.C., October 4, 2005 - The POWERBALL drawing on Wednesday, October 5, will feature a jackpot worth $180 million, with an estimated cash option of $88.7 million.
Washington, D.C., September 25, 2005 - No one matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing, so the POWERBALL jackpot for the Wednesday, September 28, 2005, drawing is $148 million.
Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2005 - The POWERBALL jackpot for the Saturday, September 24, 2005, drawing is $126 million with an estimated cash option of $62.2 million.
Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2005 - DC Daily 6 hit the streets August 28 with a top prize of $250,000, seven ways to win, a Bonus Ball feature, and two plays for $1.00
Washington. D.C., September 14, 2005 - Mrs. Betty Goodson, a 65 year-old registered nurse from Wheaton, Maryland, is the first player to win the DC Daily 6 grand prize - $250,000.
Washington, D.C., August 22, 2005 - DC Daily 6 is the newest game in the Nation's Capital. Ticket sales start on August 28, 2005, and the game offers two plays for $1 with a Bonus Ball, along with seven chances to win per play.
Washington, D.C., July 11, 2005 - Saturday, July 9 was a great day for Negro Leagues baseball. It was warm and sunny with players and fans enjoying the game. One of those fans, David Stinson of Silver Spring, Maryland, won an official Homestead Grays Negro Leagues throwback jersey, courtesy of the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.
Washington, D.C., July 1, 2005 - Fireworks have gone off early for the D.C. Lottery’s four-digit game players, as the winning DC-4 numbers for the evening drawing on Thursday, June 30, 2005 were 1-7-1-7.
Washington, D.C., June 20, 2005 – It was a winning weekend for D.C. Lottery POWERBALL players. Four $100,000 and three $5,000 winning tickets were sold in the District for the drawing on Saturday, June 18, 2005.
Washington, D.C., May 31, 2005 - Yes, D.C. Lottery players won hundreds of thousands of dollars during this $220.3 POWERBALL run that began on April 2, 2005. In fact, five D.C. Lottery players won the second-tier prize of $100,000.
Washington, D.C., May 26, 2005 - $215 Million! That's the POWERBALL jackpot for the Saturday, May 28 drawing.
Washington, D.C., May 22, 2005 - $180 Million - that's the POWERBALL Jackpot for the Wednesday, May 25 drawing with an estimated cash option of $102.2 million!
Washington, D.C., May 19, 2005 - The POWERBALL jackpot is still rolling and is now up to $155 million for the drawing on Saturday, May 21.
Washington, D.C., May 16, 2005 - The POWERBALL jackpot is growing. No one ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday's drawing, so the jackpot is up to $129 million with an estimated cash option of $73.2 million for the Wednesday, May 18 drawing.
Washington, D.C., May 12, 2005 - For the first time this year, the POWERBALL jackpot has surpassed the $100,000 million mark. The jackpot for the Saturday May 14 drawing is $111 million with a cash option worth an estimated $62.4 million.
Washington, D.C., May 9, 2005 - A $100,000 pot of gold is at the end of the rainbow, as a winning ticket was purchased from Rainbow's Touch, 800 K Street, N.W. for the Saturday, May 7, 2005 drawing.
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2005 - For demonstrating an outstanding level of dedication to servicing his community, the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board honored National Teacher of the Year Jason Kamras with the Pollin Award.
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2005 - Carl Early of Northwest won $55,000 playing 1-0-0-1 in the DC-4 evening drawing on April 22, 2005.
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2005 - Richard Felder is still jumping for joy after winning $55,000 in the mid-day DC-4 drawing on April 23, 2005.
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2005 - Although 30 year-old Damond Green did not show any signs of excitement, he says he is excited about winning $16,500 in the D.C. 4 drawing on April 22.
Washington, D.C., April 6, 2005 - Barbara Smith of Clinton, Maryland is still jumping for joy after winning $50,000 playing the D.C. Lottery's new Negro Leagues Instant Scratch Ticket.
Washington, D.C., April 6, 2005 - Since April 1, the D.C. Lottery has literally - been riding around town. Its name is brightly lit atop Liberty cabs with luminated taxi tops featuring the Lottery's logo along with messages about lottery games, prize amounts, and winners.
Washington, D.C., April 4, 2005 - The organization that runs POWERBALL, the Multi-State Lottery Association, reports a $500,000 winner and several $100,000 POWERBALL winners obtained their lucky numbers from fortune cookies.
Washington, D.C., February 16, 2005 - Todd Zimmerman of Northern Virginia received a real fortune cookie six years ago in a carryout meal he bought while working in McLean, Virginia.
Washington, D.C., February 10, 2005 - It appears that one lucky player has $1.5 million playing the D.C. Lottery's Quick Cash game!
Washington, D.C., February 1, 2005 - Shocked, surprised, and breathless is how Audrey Culbreth felt when she opened her front door and was handed a Federal Express package from the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.
Washington, D.C., January 10, 2005 - The 2005 D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board's Black History poster commemorating Bolling v. Sharpe is now available.
Washington, D.C., January 5, 2005 - Celebrate the victory of Bolling v. Sharpe throughout the entire year with the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.
Washington, D.C., May 26, 2005 - Denise Williams of Temple Hills, Maryland is "pumped up" after winning $100,000 playing POWERBALL.
Washington, D.C., December 30, 2004 - The world's first hybrid SUV, the 2005 Ford Escape, makes the D.C. Lottery's 2005 Washington Auto Show instant ticket the hottest ticket in town.
Washington, D.C., December 8, 2004 - The weather's cold, but the POWERBALL jackpot is hot. It's up to $171 million with a $93.3 million cash option.
Washington, D.C., December 3, 2004 - Stores around the region are flooded with shoppers who are trying to take advantage of the sales a they buy holiday gifts for family and friends. Well, the lines at D.C. Lottery agent locations are about to get longer.
Washington, D.C. - November 29, 2004 - Baljeet K. Virk, a cashier at INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital, thought her luck had washed away. Recently, while doing laundry, Virk found the DC-4 tickets that she had misplaced weeks ago.
Washington, D.C., Novemer 29, 2004 - "Shocked and excited!" That's how Sharman Powell of Washington, D.C. felt when she found out she had won the Quck Cash grand prize - $250,000 - for the drawing on November 13.
Washington, D.C., November 22, 2004 - The D.C. Lottery was in the house in full force when Russell Simmons's Def Poetry Jam rolled into the historic Lincoln Theatre on November 9.
Washington, D.C., November 17, 2004 - DC-4 players are cashing in on the lucky numbers 1-0-1-0 - the winning combination for the mid-day drawing on Tuesday, November 16, 2004.
Washington, D.C., October 7, 2004 - $215 Million - that is what the POWERBALL jackpot is worth for the Saturday, October 9 drawing.
Washington, D.C., October 5, 2004 - The POWERBALL jackpot keeps rolling and rolling. No one has hit the jackpot since August 18, and now, the jackpot is worth $177 million for the drawing on Wednesday, October 6.
Washington, D.C., September 17, 2004 - Donna Woods of Oxon Hill, Maryland is a "30 and over" grandmother with a 2004 Dodge Stratus courtesy of DARCARS of Marlow Heights, Maryland and MAJIC 102.3.
Washington, D.C., September 8, 2004 - Every Wednesday and Saturday night, Hot Lotto tickets holders around the region are checking their numbers to see if they have won the jackpot.
Washington, D.C., September 8, 2004 - Julia M. Hackley of Lanham, Maryland kicked-off August by winning the HOT FIVE grand prize of $25,000 on August 1.
Washington, D.C., September 8, 2004 - Quick Ca$h players were the big winners during the month of August.
Washington, D.C., August 30, 2004 - Having played Hot Lotto since the D.C. Lottery joined the multi-state game on April 5th of this year, Freda E. Brown of S.E., Washington, D.C. is the only D.C. Lottery player to win the $10,000 second-tier prize.
Washington, D.C., August 18, 2004 - Triples were the right combination for hundreds of DC Lucky Numbers players, as the winning numbers for the August 14 mid-day draw were 4-4-4, and 9-9-9 for the August 16 evening draw.
Washington, D.C., August 18, 2004 - D.C. Lottery players now have more time to buy their tickets. Licensed D.C. Lottery agents start selling tickets for all lottery games at 6 a.m. and offer them until 1 a.m.
Washington, D.C., July 27, 2004 - Hundreds of lucky DC-4 players will collect nearly $1 million over the next few days. That’s because the winning numbers for the evening DC-4 draw on Thursday, July 22 were 1-2-1-1.
Washington, D.C.,July 8, 2004 - Marcus Archibald scored the biggest bang for his buck,during the Tuesday, June 29 taping of the POWERBALL® Instant Millionaire Game Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, when he made it to the final round and won the grand prize of $1 million.
Washington, D.C., June 17, 2004 – Technology is changing the lottery industry, as lotteries across the United States are using random number generators to select the winning numbers for various games.
Washington, D.C., June 2, 2004– In his hospital greens, Tyrone Nichols was at the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board’s Claim Center collecting his $80,000 prize on May 25, 2004.
Washington, D.C., May 24, 2004 - Six D.C. Public School students won hundreds of dollars in U.S. Savings Bonds courtesy of Riggs Bank, N.A. at the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board’s (D.C. Lottery), Voices From the Pearl oratorical contest.
Washington, D.C., May 7, 2004 – Water boils at 212 degrees (Fahrenheit) and ticket sales are hot enough to jump the POWERBALL jackpot for the Saturday May 8, 2004 drawing to $225 million! Players opting for the cash will pick up $110.3 million.
Washington, D.C., May 7, 2004 – At $205 million, the POWERBALL jackpot for the Saturday, May 8 draw is currently the largest lottery jackpot in the world and the sixth largest in POWERBALL history. Players opting for the cash will pick up $107.3 million.
Washington, D.C., May 5, 2004 – $170 million – that’s the POWERBALL jackpot for the drawing on Wednesday, May 5, with a cash option worth an estimated $90.4 million.
Washington, D.C., April 12, 2004 - The D.C. Lottery put heated excitement into the cool of Monday morning April 5.
Washington, D.C., April 2, 2004 – The nation’s capitol moves to excitement’s front burner on Monday, April 5, when the D.C. Lottery launches HOT LOTTO®, a new game featuring a minimum jackpot of $1,000,000.
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2004 – An oratorical contest, Voices from the Pearl, for D.C. Public School Students from grades 7 through 12, in conjunction with the release of the D.C. Lottery’s 2004 Black History Calendar/Poster, The Pearl: A Washington, D.C. Story.
Washington, D.C. – The D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board has extended the deadline for its oratorical contest, Voices From the Pearl. CLICK HERE for contest rules and a resource list
Washington, D.C., March 15, 2004 - The blossoms are on their way, but the cash has arrived for several hundred lucky D.C. Lottery players, who are seeing green- up to $5,000.
Washington, D.C., January 28, 2004 - Starting February 2, the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board’s D.C. LUCKY NUMBERS™ game will have an added enhancement, LUCKY RED BALL. If a player’s three-digit number and the LUCKY RED BALL are selected for the same draw, the winnings increase by approximately 20 percent!
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Washington, D.C., December 23, 2003 - The POWERBALL® jackpot for the Christmas Eve drawing is $137 million with a cash option worth an estimated $74.4 million.
Washington, D.C., December 19, 2003 - $116 Million! The POWERBALL® jackpot has rolled over to $116 million with a cash option worth an estimated $62.5 million for the drawing on Saturday, December 20.
Washington, D.C., October 1, 2003 - The initial tally shows the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board has posted the highest sales in its 21-year history!
Washington, D.C., August 22, 2003 - $100 Million! That’s the POWERBALL jackpot for Saturday night’s drawing that has an estimated cash option of $51 million.
Washington, D.C., August 19, 2003 - Open to all 501c organizations, government agencies, civic groups, and educational institutions. The workshop will teach attendees how to develop financially successful raffle, bingo, and Monte Carlo Night party fundraising events.
Washington, D.C., July 31, 2003 - The cash blossomed in late July for Shirelle Knight of Southeast Washington. That’s when she scratched her $15 thousand winning Cherry Blossom Change Instant "scratch" ticket.
Washington, D.C., June 4, 2003 - It’s raining, it’s pouring, and D.C. Lottery players are rejoicing. For the second time this year, 5-5-5 are the winning numbers for the D.C. Lucky Numbers™ mid-day draw.
Washington, D.C., May 28, 2003 - Local resident, Shirley Smith, played D.C. Keno for the first time on May 6 and won $1,000.
Washington, D.C.- Starting Monday, May 5, the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board will offer D.C. KENO to its players, featuring prizes of up to $100,000!
WINNERS SCORE 10 % BIGGER WITH 555! Washington, D.C. - Thousands of D.C. Lucky Numbers™ winners who played 5-5-5 scored a slam-dunk!
Father of Black History African American History Highlight of 2003 Poster
The cherry blossoms have yet to appear, but the bucks are blooming!
