Big Lottery Winners Share Lessons, Risks Of Powerball Win
If you win the $550 million Powerball jackpot, the second highest in lottery history, what would happen next?
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If you win the $550 million Powerball jackpot, the second highest in lottery history, what would happen next?
So what would you do with that kind of money? We want to know.
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing was increased to a record $500 million Tuesday because of soaring ticket sales.
Lottery officials say nobody has won the Powerball jackpot and the top prize will now increase to about $425 million for the next drawing, the largest jackpot ever for the game
Black Friday shoppers in many cities briefly detoured into lottery retailers, drawn off task by the prospects of winning a $325 million Powerball jackpot — the fourth-largest in the game's history.
A winning ticket in the $337 million Powerball drawing has been sold at a gas station in Michigan.
This jackpot is the fourth largest in the 20-year history of Powerball.
Someone bought two winning Powerball tickets worth $2 million at a convenience store in Portsmouth.
Rhode Island's second winning Powerball ticket of the year was sold at a convenience store in Smithfield.
Louise White of Newport, Rhode Island came forward Tuesday as the winner of last month's $336.4 million Powerball jackpot.
The jackpot, worth $336 million was the third biggest in Powerball history.
The Powerball jackpot now stands at $310 million for Saturday night's drawing.
If you have $2 handy, you could turn it into a giant pot of cash (with a great deal of luck, of course).
Changes are coming to the popular Powerball lottery game.
Get ready to pay more for Powerball: Ticket prices are going up to $2.
A trio of money managers who shared a $254 million Powerball jackpot said Sunday they were splitting a $1 million gift among five veterans' service organizations
Three Connecticut men who work at a startup asset management firm have claimed a $254 million Powerball jackpot.
The one winning Powerball ticket was sold in New England.
Powerball is making some changes to celebrate its 20th anniversary next year.
A local man who was struggling to make ends meet has just became the first person ever in Massachusetts to hit the Powerball jackpot.
The first of two large lottery jackpot drawings was scheduled for Friday night.
There are two very large lottery jackpots up for grabs this weekend.
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Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
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