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8/28/2008
Entry Deadline for the "Deal or No Deal" Second-Chance Drawing Bonus Drawing is Thursday, August 28!
Be sure to register your non-winning Deal or No Deal tickets by CLICKING HERE to link to the Deal or No Deal Second-Chance Drawing website.

8/26/2008
Entry Deadline for the first "Harley-Davidson" Second-Chance Drawing is Wednesday, September 3!
Enter for a chance to win one of 119 Harley-Davidson prize packages! Simply register your non-winning Harley-Davidson instant tickets by CLICKING HERE to link to the Harley-Davidson Second-Chance Drawing website.

8/20/2008
“$50 Million Cash Spectacular” Creates Another Winner!
The Tennessee Lottery’s instant game, “$50 Million Cash Spectacular” just keeps on creating winners. Dale Webb, of Paris, Tenn., is the latest winner of the game’s top instant prize of $500,000! Dale, 61, claimed his prize Wednesday, Aug. 20 at the Lottery’s Nashville headquarters after a sleepless night during which only he knew where the winning ticket was hidden. Dale says he plans to help some relatives … and also hopes to keep winning with the Tennessee Lottery! Good luck to Dale!

8/19/2008
HERMITAGE PLAYER HITS $375,392 PICK 5 JACKPOT!
A player in Hermitage correctly matched all 5 numbers in last night’s Pick 5 drawing to win the $375,392 jackpot. In addition, over 14,600 additional Pick 5 winners were created throughout the state. No additional information is available until the winner comes forward to claim the prize.

8/14/2008
NEXT PLAY IT AGAIN! DRAWING TO AWARD $702,000 IN CASH PRIZES! Entry deadline is 11:59 p.m. CT, September 8, 2008
Tennessee Lottery players have until 11:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Sept. 8 to enter the next Play it Again! drawing, which will award $702,000 in cash, including one prize of $300,000, one of $150,000 and two of $100,000. Play it Again! is the Lottery’s program that gives instant-ticket players a second chance to play and win while helping the environment.

8/5/2008
LOTTERY CELEBRATES HARLEY'S 105TH ANNIVERSARY! “Harley-Davidson®" Instant game on sale now!
The Tennessee Lottery has partnered with Harley-Davidson® to celebrate the popular motorcycle's 105th anniversary with a new instant-ticket game, "Harley-Davidson®." The game, now available at Lottery retailers throughout the state, offers players a chance to win a Harley-Davidson® Fat Boy® 105th Anniversary Edition Bike in addition to prize packages and cash.

8/3/2008
$200,000 POWERBALL TICKET SOLD IN BUTLER! PB Jackpot Won in PA
A ticket sold in Butler, in Johnson County, matched five numbers after last night's Powerball drawing, which means the player will win $200,000. In addition, a Powerball jackpot ticket was purchased in Pennsylvania for a win of $86.3 million.

7/22/2008
2nd "Indiana Jones" Drawing to be held today!
The 2nd second-chance drawing for 158 licensed Indiana Jones prize packages will be held Tuesday, July 22, 2008, which is earlier than anticipated due to the popularity of the game! There’s still time to enter non-winning Indiana Jones tickets for the third and final drawing, which has not yet been scheduled. Click here to enter and check back for results!

7/20/2008
NASHVILLE PLAYER HITS $190,000 PICK 5 JACKPOT!
A player in Nashville correctly matched all 5 numbers in Friday night’s Pick 5 drawing to win the $190,000 jackpot. In addition, over 11,500 additional Pick 5 winners were created throughout the state. No additional information is available until the winner comes forward to claim the prize.

7/18/2008
EDUCATION IS LOTTERY’S BIGGEST WINNER! Lottery announces another record year
The Tennessee Education Lottery has closed out its fiscal year with a record total return for education of $286.1 million. This brings the total raised since inception to over $1.2 billion. Gross sales for the fiscal year, which ended June 30, were over $1 billion—gross sales since inception are over $4.39 billion.

7/17/2008
$200,000 POWERBALL TICKET SOLD IN MEMPHIS!
A ticket sold in Memphis matched five numbers after last night's Powerball drawing, which means the player will win $200,000. No additional information is available until the prize is claimed.

7/17/2008
$150,000 Prize Is Music To The Ears!
A wordsmith struck speechless? Not what one would normally imagine, but that was the case with Ashland City songwriter Mark Battles when he realized that he had won $150,000 playing the instant game, Giant Jumbo Bucks. “I couldn’t believe it,” said Mark. “I just stood there with my mouth open and couldn’t say a thing.” But it wasn’t long before Mark found his voice and called his wife and daughter to join him at Lottery headquarters where he received his winning check. “I believe I’ll be writing up-tempo songs for awhile,” Mark said. We do too! Congratulations to the Battles family!

7/7/2008
BEWARE OF FRAUDULENT PRIZE EMAIL
Email users are asked to beware of a fraudulent email circulating nationwide suggesting recipients are prize winners of the Tennessee Lottery. The email asks recipients for a payment to cover processing fees. The Tennessee Lottery never requires fees to claim a prize and asks that anyone who receives such an email or letter to disregard it.

7/3/2008
$140,000 PICK 5 JACKPOT WINNER IN LEBANON! Powerball Jackpot ticket purchased in OK
A ticket purchased in Lebanon in Wilson County matched all five numbers in the PICK 5 drawing Wednesday night to win the game's jackpot of $140,000. No additional information is available about the winner until the prize is claimed. Please note; all Tennessee Lottery offices will be closed Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Offices will reopen Monday, July 7.

7/1/2008
Newest Game a “Golden” Opportunity!
This week brings a “golden” opportunity for players as the Tennessee Lottery introduces three new instant games including “Gold 7’s,” a game with a chance to win up to $20,000 instantly! Details about “Gold 7’s” and the other two new instant ticket games include:

6/27/2008
MEDINA WINNER PICKS UP $100,000 PRIZE!
Hobby Lobby Assistant Manager Janey Roberson of Medina in Madison County is the lucky winner of the June 20 $100,000 Pick 5 jackpot! Janey purchased her winning ticket at Jerry’s Deli Mart in Medina. Along with her husband, Janey traveled to the Lottery’s Memphis district office to receive her winning check. Plans for the prize include paying a few bills and savings. Congratulations to the Roberson family!

6/22/2008
MEDINA PLAYER HITS $100,000 PICK 5 JACKPOT!
A player in Medina in Gibson County correctly matched all 5 numbers in Friday night’s Pick 5 drawing to win the $100,000 jackpot. In addition, over 10,000 additional Pick 5 winners were created throughout the state. No additional information is available until the winner comes forward to claim the prize.

6/12/2008
CORDOVA PLAYER HITS $640,913 PICK 5 JACKPOT!
A player in Cordova correctly matched all 5 numbers in Wednesday night’s Pick 5 drawing to win the $640,913 jackpot. In addition, nearly 20,000 additional Pick 5 winners were created throughout the state. No additional information is available until the winner comes forward to claim the prize.

6/8/2008
LOTTERY JACKPOTS GROW AGAIN!
Over 46,000 winners were created in Tennessee after this weekend’s drawings of Lotto Plus, Powerball and Pick 5 and the jackpots for all three games grow for this week’s drawings.

6/6/2008
East Tennessee Trio Wins $200,000!
James Dodson, of Dandridge, had to call his co-worker Jeremy Jones 19 times before he reached him with incredible news—they won $200,000 playing Powerball! The pair, along with a third co-worker, Lisa Pike, have been chipping in together to play Powerball for more than two years. They say their hopes have paid off with the big win, which came after Wednesday night’s drawing. The friends work at Sea Ray of Knoxville and purchased the winning ticket at Fastop #11 in Dandridge. Congratulations to all!

6/5/2008
$200,000 POWERBALL TICKET SOLD IN JEFFERSON COUNTY!
A ticket sold in Dandridge, located in Jefferson County, matched five numbers after last night's Powerball drawing, which means the player will win $200,000. No additional information is available until the prize is claimed.

6/3/2008
Have “Mega” Fun Playing the Lottery’s Newest Instant Games
This week brings “mega” fun to players as the Tennessee Lottery introduces three new instant games including “Mighty Mega Bucks,” a game that gives players the chance to win up to $150,000 instantly! Details about “Mighty Mega Bucks” and the other two new instant ticket games include: (click headline to continue)

6/2/2008
FAMILY BIRTHDAYS A LUCKY CHARM FOR $800,000 KNOXVILLE WINNER!
Although four family birthdays in one month can occasionally present a shopping challenge, the dates proved to be a lucky charm for Knoxville’s Kathy Jones, who used the numbers to win $800,000 playing Powerball. “I always play my family’s birthdays,” said Kathy, who claimed her winnings Monday at the Tennessee Lottery’s Nashville headquarters. Kathy, who owns Brickstone, a masonry company in Knoxville, plays the number nine for September, then the dates of the birthdays in that month of her mother, father, niece and daughter-in-law.

6/1/2008
LOTTO PLUS SOARS TO $3.4 MILLION! LA ticket wins Powerball jackpot of $34.1 million; Jellico, Knoxville, Memphis players match five of five
Weekend news is hot at the Tennessee Lottery, with a new jackpot of $3.4 million for the next LOTTO PLUS drawing that was created after Friday night's drawing. That drawing also produced nearly 4,500 winners.

5/25/2008
JACKPOTS ON A ROLL!
Nearly 40,000 winners were created in Tennessee after this weekend’s drawings of Lotto Plus, Powerball and Pick 5 and the jackpots for all three games will roll for this week’s drawings.

5/18/2008
LOTTO PLUS HITS $3 MILLION FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! $35.3 million Powerball ticket sold in South Carolina
For the first time ever LOTTO PLUS, Tennessee's own lotto-style game, boasts a jackpot of $3 million for its next drawing on Tuesday, May 20. Over 4,000 players enjoyed a Lotto Plus win this weekend with 1,021 of those winners multiplying their win by five.

5/8/2008
$200,000 POWERBALL TICKET SOLD IN PIONEER!
A ticket sold in Pioneer, located in eastern Tennessee, matched five numbers after Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, which means the player will win $200,000. No additional information is available until the prize is claimed.

5/6/2008
“Indiana Jones” Catapults Into Lottery Retailers!
With the launch of the Tennessee Lottery’s “Indiana Jones” instant ticket game, fans of the popular films don’t have to wait until the newest installment hits theatres to enjoy an action-packed adventure. “Indiana Jones” is the first time the Lottery has partnered with the silver screen, with hopes to capture some of the “Indymania” that amassed $1.2 billion in worldwide ticket sales for the first three pictures. “With the huge amount of nostalgia connected to the ‘Indiana Jones’ character, this new game will be fun for players and add another way for the Tennessee Lottery to raise dollars for education,” said Rebecca Hargrove, President and CEO of the Tennessee Lottery.

4/30/2008
$250,000 Play It Again! Winner Claims Prize!
After learning she had won $250,000 through the Lottery’s “Play it Again!” second-chance drawing program, Brownsville’s Linda Climer “walked around in a daze” for quite some time. Her husband Mark reacted differently: “I took off running to get my son!” he told Lottery officials when the family came to claim their prize on May 1. Once she received her winnings, Linda was calm enough to say that she planned to continue working, pay off bills and save for retirement. Good luck to the Climers!

CLICK HERE for more details about Play it Again!

4/29/2008
CROSSVILLE PLAYER WINS PICK 5 JACKPOT!
A player in Crossville correctly matched all 5 numbers to win Monday night’s Pick 5 jackpot of $130,000. The drawing also created over 9,800 additional Pick 5 winners throughout the state. No additional information is available until the winner comes forward to claim the prize.

4/23/2008
“PLAY IT AGAIN!” AWARDS $250,000 TO 2; CHANCE TO RETURN HOME FOR KATRINA SURVIVOR
Tammy Gillespie of Murfreesboro cried tears of joy Tuesday evening after learning she won $20,000 by entering a Tennessee Lottery second-chance drawing. “You’re serious? You have no idea what this means!” Ms. Gillespie, 38, told Rebecca Hargrove, President and CEO of the Lottery, during the surprise phone call Ms. Hargrove made to share the good news. “We’re Katrina survivors and we’re trying to go back home. I just can’t even believe this is happening to me …Tennessee has been so good to us!”

4/20/2008
2 TICKETS IN GOODLETTSVILLE WIN PICK 5 JACKPOT!
The jackpot wins keep coming for Pick 5! This time, two tickets purchased in Goodlettsville matched all five numbers for Friday night’s Pick 5 drawing and will split the $70,000 jackpot. No additional information is available about the winner(s) until the prize is claimed.

4/16/2008
FIRST $2 MILLION JACKPOT FOR LOTTO PLUS!
For the first time, Tennessee Lottery players have a chance to win a jackpot of $2 million by playing the state’s own lotto-style game, LOTTO PLUS.

4/15/2008
SMYRNA PLAYER HITS PICK 5 JACKPOT!
A player in Smyrna correctly matched all 5 numbers in Monday night’s Pick 5 drawing to win the $70,000 jackpot. In addition, over 9,500 additional Pick 5 winners were created throughout the state. No additional information is available until the winner comes forward to claim the prize.

4/13/2008
$200,000 POWERBALL WIN IN CLARKSVILLE!
A player who purchased a ticket in Clarksville matched all five white numbers correctly for a Powerball win of $200,000 in Saturday night’s drawing. The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night’s drawing stands at $91 million.