Powerball Jackpot Climbs To 2nd-Largest In History
The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's Powerball lottery game has climbed to $700 million, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.
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The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's Powerball lottery game has climbed to $700 million, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.
Powerball officials say there was no grand prize winner in the latest drawing, meaning one of the nation's largest lottery jackpots will continue growing.
For the first time ever, both the Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are at more than $300 million.
"Pokemon Go," the iPhone7 and Donald Trump are among Google's top trending searches globally of 2016. But, in the U.S., no subject ranked higher than Powerball.
Even a jackpot isn't enough to buy anonymity for many lottery winners, whose names are often made public by state law. But now it's becoming increasingly possible for big winners to hide their identity.
Excitement is building along with the jackpot for Wednesday night's massive Powerball drawing. The jackpot is an estimated $1.5 billion and CBS4's Matt Kroschel found a surprising group of people buying Powerball tickets in Frisco.
With the Powerball jackpot reaching $1.5 billion, most people are buying tickets and thinking about winning the money -- even a Bronco.
The estimated Powerball jackpot jumped to at least $1.5 billion. Win or lose, the money collected during ticket sales helps the outdoor lifestyle in Colorado.
The Powerball jackpot is now $1.4 billion. From now until Wednesday the lottery machines are bound to be humming. There seems to be no end to the interest in people wanting to win the latest Powerball jackpot.
Lottery fever is growing nationwide as the Powerball jackpot is now at an estimated $1.3 billion.
The Powerball jackpot jumped to $900 million on Saturday, hours before the drawing for the record jackpot. The previous record was $564.1 million.
If you're dreaming of becoming a Powerball millionaire-- beware. CBS4 found some who say money can cause misery.
Okay, you've heard the odds of winning: something like one in 292 million. So CBS4's Dr. Dave Hnida would like to know why people waste their hard earned cash on a ticket that's not worth the paper it's printed on? He's got the psychology behind Powerball.
A vacation turned out to be very rewarding for a Colorado woman.
The Powerball jackpot is at its biggest jackpots ever-- $500 million! That has people rushing to stores to get their tickets before Wednesday night's drawing.
The Colorado Lottery says that two separate Powerball tickets sold in the Colorado Springs area are worth $2 million each.
It's Colorado's biggest Powerball jackpot ever -- $90 million -- and it now belongs to a very lucky Colorado couple.
The winner of Saturday night's $90 million Powerball jackpot is set to claim his prize Wednesday.
Three, 12, 31, 34, 51, and the Powerball number 24 add up to the largest jackpot ever won in the state of Colorado -- $90 million. The ticket was sold in Rifle, which is west of Glenwood Springs, but nobody's come forward so far.
Someone in Colorado bought the winning Powerball ticket for a $90 million prize. The Colorado Lottery says it's the largest Powerball jackpot ever won in the state.
Colorado is looking for its latest millionaires.
Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.
The Powerball jackpot is expected to keep growing in advance of Saturday's drawing.
After weeks of rolling without a winner, the Powerball jackpot has once again ballooned in time for its Wednesday drawing, an estimated $360 million jackpot considered the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in history.
The Colorado Lottery says last week's huge Powerball jackpot helped it record its best week ever for sales.
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When law enforcement tried to find a man wanted for dragging two law enforcement officers with his truck, they found his body, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, which they think had been there for weeks.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
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The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
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The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
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