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Here's why there are so many billion-dollar lottery jackpots
Multi-State Lottery Association tweaked the Mega Millions lottery so it would generate large jackpots, one expert said.
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Multi-State Lottery Association tweaked the Mega Millions lottery so it would generate large jackpots, one expert said.
A North Quincy man claimed his $1 million Powerball prize on Thursday.
A North Quincy man claimed his $1 million Powerball prize on Thursday.
A California lottery player hit it big on the world-record jackpot, but it wasn't all bad news in Massachusetts.
WBZ TV's Nick Giovanni reports.
WBZ TV's Kate Merrill reports.
WBZ TV's Nick Giovanni reports.
WBZ TV's Liam Martin reports.
WBZ-TV's Paul Burton reports.
Several lottery players in Massachusetts had reason to celebrate this weekend.
WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports.
The winning numbers were drawn about ten hours late, but the lone winning ticket was sold in California. There was a $1 million winner in Massachusetts.
Here are the winning numbers for the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot.
The odds of winning Powerball are extremely slim, but Massachusetts is making money on every ticket we buy.
When you focus on the money going back to municipalities, you will find cities and towns have a lot of say on how it's spent. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports.
The Powerball jackpot for Saturday night's drawing has jumped to $1.6 billion, the "largest in world lottery history."
WBZ TV's Levan Reid reports.
There were no winners in the latest Powerball drawing, so the jackpot has grown to a whopping $1.5 billion.
WBZ TV's Levan Reid reports.
Everyone walking into Ted's Stateline Mobil was asking themselves the same thing.
WBZ TV's Kate Merrill reports.
The next Powerball jackpot will be the second biggest in the game's history.
There was no Powerball winner, so the next drawing Wednesday night will be for a near-record $1.2 billion jackpot.
The numbers were drawn at 11 p.m. Saturday.
The Powerball jackpot grew to $825 million Friday, a day before the next drawing.
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