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New Jersey Lottery Players Relish Opportunity To Win Powerball And Remain Anonymous
Wednesday night's Powerball drawing is $343 million. It's not a record or anything, but if someone does win they could be the first person to remain anonymous.
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Wednesday night's Powerball drawing is $343 million. It's not a record or anything, but if someone does win they could be the first person to remain anonymous.
Lottery officials say a $148 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at Merrick Gas and Repair Inc. in Merrick.
$1 million winning tickets were sold in Albany, New York and Frenchtown, New Jersey.
The winning combination for the $768 million prize is 16, 20, 37, 44, 62 and the Powerball is 12.
This is now the fourth largest U.S. lottery prize in history and the third-largest Powerball jackpot.
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow after no one won big in Saturday night's drawing, though two $1 million winning tickets were sold in the New York area.
The winning combination for the $638 million prize is 24, 25, 52, 60, 66, and the Powerball is 5.
You still have a shot at winning more than half a billion dollars.
The winning combination for the $550 million prize is 10, 14, 50, 53, 63, and the Powerball is 21.
Now, the prize for Wednesday's drawing is up to an estimated $550 million.
Both tickets were sold at the Stop and Shop on Richmond Avenue on Staten Island.
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The New York State Lottery has confirmed a Powerball ticket worth $298.3 million was sold in East New York at the Arnold Service Station.
The Harlem man in possession of a Powerball ticket worth $343.9 million will come forward Wednesday to claim his prize.
A single mother from a small Iowa community has claimed her share of a nearly $700 million PowerBall prize split with someone in Harlem.
One of two winning PowerBall jackpot tickets was sold to someone at a Harlem bodega, but the identity of who stands to get $198 million isn't yet known.
The lucky numbers were 8, 12, 13, 19, 27, and the Powerball was 4.
There were no grand prize winners in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing, so the jackpot is still up for grabs.
We have a winner! Lottery officials say one winning Mega Millions ticket was sold in South Carolina.
Most people trying to win the Mega Millions jackpot are playing quick picks, lucky numbers, and some are even pooling money with their friends to up their odds. But not Diana Dine-Matos.
You won't have to worry about the stock market struggles if you hit one of the two big lottery jackpots up for grabs this week. The record $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing is Tuesday night.
As the big lottery jackpots hit the stratosphere, the question is how much higher will they go?
There were a few runner-up prizes handed out, including some $1 million winners in New Jersey and Connecticut.
The Mega Millions jackpot crossed the $1 billion mark ahead of Friday night's drawing, making it the second-largest jackpot in lottery history.
With the Mega Millions Jackpot now up to $970 million, and Powerball at $450 million, joining an office pool might seem the best way to go to cover all your bases. Maybe not.
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