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A player in Washington state wins the $747 million Powerball prize

3:21am February 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

Someone in Washington state overcame steep odds Monday night to win an estimated $747 million Powerball jackpot. Lottery officials said that a single ticket matched all six numbers.

The display panel advertising the tickets for the Monday Powerball drawing with an annuity value of at least $1.9 billion, are shown at a convenience store, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in Renfrew, Pa.

How the $2 billion Powerball jackpot winner should protect their newfound wealth

5:31am November 10, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Winning the lottery is a dream to many. But if you were to possess a winning lottery ticket in reality, experts say there are a number of things you should do to protect yourself.

Two Powerball playslips sit on top of a piece of scratch paper at Bluebird Liquor in Hawthorne, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.

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The Powerball prize rises to $1.5 billion, the 3rd-largest ever in the U.S.

2:24am November 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

With no Powerball winner announced on Wednesday, the prize has grown even larger to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing on Saturday night.

A customer is handed Powerball lottery tickets to purchased at Lichine's Liquor & Deli in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. The jackpot for Monday night's drawing soared to $1 billion after no one matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing. It's the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.

'Predatory gambling' has helped the lottery reach sky-high jackpot, critics say

10:00pm November 02, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The estimated jackpot total is the second-largest prize in Powerball's history and the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, officials say.

A rack with cards bettors can use to choose their own numbers for the Powerball lottery is seen Friday on a counter at a market in Prospect, Pa.

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A $1 billion Powerball jackpot is up for grabs tonight

12:02pm October 31, 2022

by The Associated Press

The jackpot soared after no one matched all six numbers in any drawing since Aug. 3. It's the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.

Customers pay for their groceries next to the lottery ticket display showing the jackpot amount for the Saturday, Oct. 29, drawing of the Powerball lottery at a market in Prospect, Pa., Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.

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Powerball jackpot rises to $1 billion next week, as no one wins again

7:19am October 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

On Saturday no one matched all six numbers and won the estimated $825 million grand prize. That means the next drawing Monday night will be for a massive $1 billion.

Dave Colbert pays for his groceries at a market in Prospect, Pa., on Friday before buying a ticket for Saturday's Powerball drawing.

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Tonight's Powerball jackpot is $825 million, the fifth largest in U.S. lottery history

7:17am October 29, 2022

by Don Clyde

It's the second-largest Powerball jackpot and if no one wins tonight, Powerball officials say the grand prize is expected to grow to $1 billion for the drawing on Halloween night.

A patron enters a liquor store as a sign displays the Powerball jackpot, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in Baltimore.

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The next Powerball drawing will be $800 million, the fifth-largest in U.S. history

5:22am October 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

No one won an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, meaning the big prize will grow to an estimated $800 million for the next drawing, the fifth-largest in U.S. history.

Sam Safa, of Merrimack, N.H., owns Reeds Ferry Market, where last month's winning Powerball ticket was sold. The prize remains unclaimed, however, as the woman who says she won wants her name kept private.

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Woman Says She Won $600 Million Jackpot But 'Huge Mistake' Leaves Prize Unclaimed

4:06pm February 05, 2018

by Amy Held

The woman says she made a mistake signing her name to the ticket and is seeking a court order to allow her to collect the winnings anonymously.

Demonstrators protest the police shooting of Michael Brown in August 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. A Justice Department report found the police in Ferguson levied excessive fines for small infractions.

For Some, Powerball's Promise Wasn't Just A Big Payout — But Stability, Too

7:53am January 25, 2016

by Michel Martin

Forget the fantasy of luxury. NPR's Michel Martin says that, when small fees can be more common — and more crippling — for many African-Americans, the notion of financial security is fantasy enough.

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