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Midweek lottery results. Jackpots growing 31.07.2003
POWERBALL estimated jackpot for Saturday $33 million
Texas Considering Joining Bigger Lottery
Mega Millions disappoints
Louisiana. Three top prizes go untouched
 
POWERBALL -- There was no jackpot winner in Wednesday's drawing, sending the estimated jackpot for Saturday to $33 million.

Here are winning lottery numbers selected Thursday:

INDIANA -- Daily Three-Midday: 9-7-4; Daily Three-Evening: 0-2-1; Daily Four-Midday: 8-2-3-2; Daily Four-Evening: 1-3-9-7; Lucky Five-Midday 16-21-23-25-27; Lucky Five-Evening: 1-14-23-25-26.

HOOSIER LOTTO -- There was no jackpot winner in Wednesday's drawing, sending the estimated jackpot for Saturday to $11 million.

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Here are other winning lottery numbers selected Thursday:

ILLINOIS -- Pick Three-Midday: 7-6-5; Pick Three-Evening: 4-4-1; Pick Four-Midday: 7-9-3-7; Pick Four-Evening: 2-1-5-9; Little Lotto: 08-09-16-18-19.

KENTUCKY -- Pick Three-Midday: 5-2-2; Pick Four-Midday: 5-0-0-1; Pick Three-Evening: 4-1-0; Pick Four-Evening: 1-4-8-7; Cash Ball: 7-10-16-19, Cash Ball 17.

MICHIGAN -- Midday Daily: 1-4-7; Midday Daily Four: 6-6-2-3; Daily: 8-8-7; Daily Four: 1-2-2-1; Rolldown: 12-14-15-26-27; Keno: 4, 6, 13, 15, 18, 30, 34, 35, 37, 41, 45, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54, 57, 64, 66, 72, 74, 78; Change Play: Y-X-1-4-6-1, F-L-5-1-3-5, T-P-5-2-4-6, Y-H-8-5-2-4, E-P-4-6-7-8, T-D-1-6-3-6.

OHIO -- Midday Pick Three: 9-9-3; Midday Pick Four: 3-9-1-6; Pick Three: 9-1-0; Pick Four: 5-3-8-7; Buckeye Five: 7-16-19-24-28.

Here are winning lottery numbers selected Wednesday:

INDIANA -- Hoosier Lotto: 1-20-28-35-46-47; Daily Three-Midday: 9-2-3; Daily Three-Evening: 7-4-0; Daily Four-Midday: 4-3-0-0; Daily Four-Evening: 6-3-0-4; Lucky Five-Midday: 2-14-16-25-27; Lucky Five-Evening: 6-27-29-31-36.

POWERBALL -- 18-22-26-31-49, Powerball: 28, Power Play: 2.

Here are other winning lottery numbers selected Wednesday:

ILLINOIS -- Pick Three-Midday: 1-0-3; Pick Three-Evening: 2-8-9; Pick Four-Midday: 8-9-1-5; Pick Four-Evening: 1-6-1-8; Little Lotto: 01-02-03-24-25; Lotto: 02-23-24-32-37-49.

KENTUCKY -- Pick Three-Midday: 6-4-1; Pick Four-Midday: 2-8-8-6; Pick Three-Evening: 0-4-4; Pick Four-Evening: 2-4-8-0; Cash Ball: 3-23-29-30, Cash Ball 26; Lotto South: 1-21-31-40-42-49.

MICHIGAN -- Midday Daily: 6-4-9; Midday Daily Four: 4-2-6-7; Daily: 5-2-1; Daily Four: 8-9-2-9; Roll Down: 6-19-20-21-28; WinFall: 27-30-31-36-38-43; Keno: 2, 5, 6, 7, 13, 16, 17, 21, 26, 27, 34, 45, 47, 48, 52, 54, 60, 66, 71, 73, 77, 78; Change Play: J-V-6-0-4-9, Y-J-9-8-2-7, Q-K-0-7-8-6, W-S-6-2-4-2, Q-J-4-5-6-7, T-C-5-8-5-4.

OHIO -- Midday Pick Three: 8-8-7; Midday Pick Four: 9-2-4-8; Pick Three: 9-4-9; Pick Four: 7-0-2-5; Buckeye Five: 1-2-9-11-34; Super Lotto Plus: 10-18-23-25-27-40, Bonus Ball: 30; Kicker: 7-9-3-3-4-7.

Mega Millions disappoints:

No ticket matched all five numbers and the Mega Ball number in Tuesday's multistate Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot was worth an estimated $27 million. Among Georgia's Mega Millions players, no ticket matched five numbers and not the Mega Ball. The three tickets matching four numbers and the Mega Ball number are worth $5,000 each, and the 101 tickets matching four numbers and not the Mega Ball are worth $150 apiece. The numbers drawn were 1-17-19-32-42; the Mega Ball was 33.

Mega Money yields small profits:

No ticket matched all four numbers and the MegaBall in Tuesday's Mega Money drawing of the Florida Lottery. The numbers drawn were 11-23-28-30 and the MegaBall number 26. Nineteen tickets matched four of the numbers and are worth $786 apiece, and 67 tickets matched three numbers and the MegaBall, winning $520 apiece.

No exact match in Florida Fantasy 5:

No ticket matched all five numbers in Tuesday's Fantasy 5 drawing of the Florida lottery. The numbers drawn were 10-11-21-31-34. The 231 tickets matching four numbers are worth $1,032.50 each, and the 8,011 matching three numbers are worth $11.50 each.

Better luck next time, Georgia:

No ticket matched all five numbers in Tuesday's Fantasy 5 drawing of the Georgia lottery. The numbers drawn were 2-6-18-22-25. The 131 tickets matching four numbers are worth $96 each, and the 4,401 matching three numbers are worth $9 each.

Louisiana. Three top prizes go untouched

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- The top prizes in three major lottery games went untouched Wednesday night, state lottery officials said.

Powerball's jackpot goes from $26.3 million to an estimated $33 million for Saturday night's drawing. Lotto's top prize goes from $525,000 to an estimated $600,000 for Saturday night.

There was one Powerball consolation ticket worth $5,000 sold in Louisiana. That ticket matched four of five numbers, plus the Powerball. There were 18 Lotto consolation tickets matching five of six numbers, worth $1,592 each.

There was one consolation Cash Quest ticket worth $3,000.

The Powerball numbers were 18-22-26-31-49, plus Powerball 28.

The Lotto numbers were 1-2-6-12-13-40.

The Cash Quest numbers were 10-44-46-49.

The Texas Lottery drew numbers for an almost $50 million Lotto Texas jackpot. That's just chump change compared to what Texas Lottery officials have in mind.

Wednesday night's Lotto Texas jackpot is the biggest in the nation.

"We've been really busy. I haven't had the chance to do the things I normally do. Every time I leave the counter, someone else is walking up," Convenience Store Clerk Toni Deshoutel said.

It's even got the skeptics shelling out for their shot at a fortune.

Folks with the Texas Lottery say this week's lotto fever is proof recent changes to the system are working.

"We are having more winners, and the jackpot level's getting up there. After you get above $20 million the enthusiasm level is high," Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Reagan Greer said.

How high? Ticket sales Wednesday were averaging a half million an hour with an estimated $2,000 to $3,000 in revenue every three seconds.

"They've been buying $50, $100. One person bought $200 worth of lottery tickets," Deshoutel said.

If $47 million isn't enough to get you to spend a buck or two, how about $300 million? That's what could be at stake as Texas moves forward with plans to enter a multi-state lottery like Powerball.

Mega Millions is the other big game being considered, but lottery-lovers have to wait until August 5 for the final decision.

"We are going to recommend that the state of Texas move forward and get into a multi-jurisdictional game. I can tell you that. Certainly from a staff perspective we're excited about the opportunity to bring another mix into our fold of more opportunities to win high jackpots," Greer said.

Lottery officials say the key to choosing a multi-state game is figuring out how it will impact the state's existing games.

Wednesday's winning numbers are 43, 22, 17, 24, 11 and 6.