NASHVILLE – The weather is cool but the Tennessee Lottery weekend news is hot! Friday night's Lotto 5 drawing resulted in a $50,894 winning ticket purchased in Nashville, while last night’s Powerball drawing created a $600,000 win for a lucky LaVergne player who used Power Play! No additional information is available until the winners claim their prizes.

Meanwhile, on the west coast, a ticket was sold in Oregon that matched all six Powerball numbers ... the player will win the incredible jackpot of $182.7 million.

For more details on Lotto 5 and Powerball drawings please visit www.tnlottery.com and click on “winning numbers” for complete detailed charts on the Lotto 5 drawing.

Lotto 5 drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 10:34 p.m. CT (11:34 p.m. ET); Powerball drawings are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:59 p.m. CT (10:59 p.m. ET). Drawings are held every night at 6:28 p.m. CT (7:28 p.m. ET) and at midday at 12:28 p.m. CT (1:28 p.m. ET) Monday through Saturday for the Tennessee Lottery’s other two online games, CASH 3 and CASH 4.

The Tennessee Lottery began selling its first tickets on January 20, 2004. As of December 31, 2006, the Lottery has raised more than $763 million to fund specific education programs, including college scholarships, pre-kindergarten and after-school programs. For more information, please visit www.tnlottery.com. For information about Lottery-funded scholarships, visit www.collegepaystn.com.

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