$250M Worth of Powerball Frenzy

'There Will be a Winner' - "Someone is almost certain to win the $250-million Powerball superprize tonight, the game's inventor says." ABC, July 29, 1998.
Lotto Mania Sweeps U.S. - "Fortune hunters are flooding to 20 US states in the hope of winning a massive $250m lottery jackpot." BBC, July 29, 1998.
State Powerball Sales Hit Speed Record - "With a quarter-billion-dollar jackpot on the line, that gentle hum of that Powerball ticket printer might have merged into one long tone as the local sales pace hit 380,000 tickets an hour, reports The Associated Press." Channel 3000, July 29, 1998.
Powerball: Big Dreams, Long Lines - "In the 20 states (and District of Columbia), where Powerball is played, stores are calling in extra workers to handle the frenzy whipped up by a $250 million Powerball lottery jackpot." CBS, July 29, 1998.
Powerball Computers Fail in Last-Minute Frenzy - "Lottery computers in Connecticut broke down temporarily Wednesday morning due to overuse, spreading panic among last-minute Powerball bettors seeking a shot at the world's biggest-ever lotto jackpot of about $250 million." Reuters, July 29, 1998.
Winning Could Start Nightmare - "$250 million is an awesome, dreamlike amount of money. But winning Wednesday's record-setting Powerball lottery could turn into a nightmare for someone who is unprepared for such sudden wealth." ABC, July 29, 1998.
How Powerball Began - "Powerball began as an attempt to help smaller states compete with lotteries in the big states. Now it's become a behemoth in its own right - a household name and a nationwide craze." USA Today, July 28, 1998.
U.S. in the Grip of Powerball Fever - "Despite 1-in-80 million odds, the prospect of a $250 million-plus jackpot kept hope alive Tuesday for hordes of fortune seekers who lined up nationwide to buy Powerball tickets." CNN, July 28, 1998.
Powerball Jackpot to $180 Million - "Winning numbers were drawn Wednesday night in the multi-state Powerball game but no tickets sold for the $127 million drawing matched all six numbers." UPI, July 23, 1998.
Powerball Fever Rising; Jackpot Hits $180 Million - "If you want a Powerball ticket for Saturday's drawing, you might have to wait in line." Indianapolis Star, July 23, 1998.
No Winner of $126.8 Million Powerball Jackpot Wednesday - "The multistate Powerball jackpot that failed to get a winner in the midweek drawing was bigger than expected despite the absence of a gambling frenzy." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 23, 1998.

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