&quot;Dec. 23, 2015: A prominent lottery official who has run the Powerball game since its inception was quietly removed from his 28-year post leading the Multi-State Lottery Association after a jackpot-fixing scandal inside his organization had spread, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bigstory.ap.org&#x2F;article&#x2F;63f14f1932164832a7f571d0c1b4e967&#x2F;apnewsbreak-key-lottery-leader-out-amid-jackpot-fixing-case" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;bigstory.ap.org&#x2F;article&#x2F;63f14f1932164832a7f571d0c1b4e...</a><p>Certainly interesting timing.