Numbers Drawn

Charrlene Cebrianwarned her boss at Steve's Lunch in Cross Street Market on Wednesday that she might not come into work for her next shift. The Powerball player was just one of millions who hoped the 11 p.m. drawing would bring them the $588 million jackpot. Though the odds of winning were astronomical - one in more than 175 million - the money convinced many to join in. The hefty jackpot jumped almost $200 million Wednesday with the increase in sales as more players bought the small sheets of paper bearing what they hoped would be the winning numbers, which turned out to be 05 16 22 23 29 with a Powerball of 06. Winning tickets were purchased in Arizona and Missouri, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association.

No one has won the Powerball jackpot since February so there is a roll over jackpot of $320 million up for grabs. The unofficial winning numbers drawn Saturday night were 17, 29, 31, 52 and 53. The Powerball was 31. Drawing results are pending. Meanwhile a winning ticket for last weekend's draw worth $1 million that was sold at the Thunderhead Bowl and Grill in Taneytown is still floating around. Lottery officials say winners have 182 days to come forward to claim their prize. Another $1 million ticket was sold last week at a Dundalk Giant and has since been turned in. iduncan@baltsun.com twitter.com/iduncan

Thousands of prospective millionaires lined up to buy their chance at last night's $10 million El Gordo fortune, but in the end, only one will lay claim to the big money.His or her number: 2185023.In addition, contestants with ticket numbers 960207 and 129845 will be able each to claim $1 million as the result of last night's drawing. Smaller winnings were gleaned by those with tickets bearing the five-digit number, 83314; the four-digit, 3171; the three-digit, 652; and the two-digit, 65.Since Thursday, about 400,000 of the $5 tickets were sold, bringing the total to nearly 2.2 million tickets sold, lottery officials said.

The jackpot in tomorrow's Maryland Lotto drawing has been increased to $1.5 million after Wednesday night's drawing failed to produce a winner. The Lotto numbers drawn Wednesday night were 01, 10, 15, 29, 34, 38. Lottery spokeswoman Theresa Gutierrez said 32 people correctly matched five of the six winning numbers; they are to collect $910 each. Another 1,394 players matched four of the six numbers drawn Wednesday night. Each of their tickets is worth $36. Lotto sales for the drawing totaled $727,904 .

No one matched all six numbers in Saturday's $3 million Lotto, so Wednesday's prize will be worth $3.5 million, a lottery spokesman said.Carroll Hynson said yesterday that 63 people matched five of six numbers for a $958 prize. Also, 3,252 people matched four of six numbers. They will receive $32 each.The winning numbers drawn were 10-14-24-28-31-39.

Two tickets bore the winning numbers in Maryland's $15 million Lotto game -- one bought in Baltimore County, the other in Montgomery County -- a State Lottery spokesman said today. Only once since the Lotto game began in 1973 was the jackpot larger, the $21 million pot won last August. The prospect fueled ticket sales of close to $2 million in the last 2 1/2 hours before last night's drawing, said spokesman Carroll H. Hynson Jr. The prize for each ticket is $375,000 a year for 20 years, before taxes.

The second of two winners of last Wednesday's Maryland Lotto jackpot, worth a total of $1.7 million, has been identified by lottery officials as N. Herrera, 26, a Spanish national.Mr. Herrera, who has three children, lives in Silver Spring and works for a Silver Spring construction firm. He will split the jackpot with a Baltimore resident, J. Thornton, 46, according to lottery spokeswoman Elyn Garrett.Both winners declined to authorize the release of their first names.Mr. Herrera claimed his prize yesterday at lottery headquarters.

The $3.5 million Maryland Lotto jackpot in Saturday's drawing has been won by a customer of a Baltimore County newsstand, lottery officials say.But the location of the newsstand was not revealed, and the winner did not immediately step forward to claim the prize.When the ticket is turned in, it will buy a lottery annuity paying $182,000 a year for the next 19 years, after an initial payment of $184,535, all before taxes.The winner will be the state's 454th Lotto jackpot winner, and the 50th in Baltimore County since the Lotto game was launched in 1983.

50 Years Ago (week of Oct. 27 - Nov. 2, 1940):* Quite a few county residents had their draft numbers drawn this week as the first conscription lottery was held in Washington. Those residents whose numbers were drawn would receive a questionnaire in the mail within 10 days of the drawing. The recipients had five days to complete the questionnaire and return it to their local draft board. The local boards would then classify the registrants for possible military service.* A delegation of Ellicott City merchants and businessmen appeared before the county commissioners this week to appeal for a town parking lot.Merchants claimed they were suffering a loss of business due to the current parking situation and urged the commissioners to take the necessary steps to secure a WPA grant to finance a parking lot project.

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