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Lottery fever strikes as combined Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots hit $1.9 billion
The two jackpots are up to almost $2 billion. Powerball's next draw is on Monday, while players for…
Polly Thompson
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California man wins $1.765 billion lottery, the second-biggest Powerball jackpot in US history
Theodorus Struyck hails from a small town outside LA and represents a group that won $1.765 billion…
Geoff Weiss
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A Michigan man missed the lotto jackpot by one number. The next day he won $800,000.
When he logged into his account, the man said he initially thought the $795,905 prize was "a scam."
Geoff Weiss
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The cancer-stricken winner of the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon will get a $422 million lump-sum after taxes and says he'll keep playing the lottery
Cheng Saephan, 46, is a Laos-born immigrant battling cancer who won the Powerball jackpot. He says …
Matthew Loh
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A man is suing the DC Lottery after claiming he won a $340 million jackpot, only to be told it was not a valid win
John Cheeks says he saw his numbers listed on DC Lottery's website in January 2023, but a contracto…
Grace Dean
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The Powerball jackpot is creeping toward $1 billion again
It's been about three months since someone last won the Powerball jackpot. It's now at $935 million…
Katie Balevic
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A New Yorker won a $10 million lottery jackpot — twice. A neighbor said his incredible luck didn't change him.
Wayne Murray won $20 million with two scratch card wins, but those who know him say he hasn't chang…
Joshua Zitser
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A woman who won $100 in the lottery used the money to buy more tickets. Then she won the $169,674 jackpot.
Tammie Pelton's $169,674 jackpot on the Michigan Lottery started out with a free spin that netted h…
Mia Jankowicz
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Mega Millions jackpot tops $1 billion, making it one of the largest lottery prizes in US history
The huge prize follows a $1.08 billion Powerball winner, which was the sixth-largest lottery win ev…
Nathan Rennolds
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Mega Millions jackpot lottery climbs to $1.55 billion and could end up being the largest in its history
The burgeoning jackpot is estimated to top $1.55 billion, Mega Millions announced. The prize comes …
Katie Balevic
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Massachusetts woman beats incredible odds to win $1 million lottery prize twice in 10 weeks
Winning more than once is remarkable, but Christine Wilson's back-to-back wins aren't a first in lo…
Rebecca Rommen
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I became a millionaire at 21 after winning the lottery. It changed my life, but I sometimes felt like a walking ATM.
A 21-year-old lottery winner who received $28 million shares how he spent the money and it impacted…
Kitti Palmai
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11 cleaners struck a $1.2 million jackpot after pooling the little money they had to buy a $3 lottery ticket
Some of the women said they earned so little that they had to borrow money to pay for their share o…
Matthew Loh
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These are the winning Powerball numbers for the record-breaking $2 billion lottery jackpot
The record-breaking Powerball jackpot reached over $2 billion for the delayed November 7 drawing af…
Erin Snodgrass,Sophia Ankel
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A woman who was formerly homeless was already having a good year – then she hit the jackpot winning $5 million in the lottery
Lucia Forseth experienced homelessness in 2017. After winning a $5 million lottery ticket, she plan…
Isobel van Hagen
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A North Carolina man kept his $100,000 lottery win a secret from his wife for nearly two months to 'surprise her on her birthday'
"She thought I was making a joke or something," Jone Buadromo told NC lottery officials. "I told he…
Taylor Ardrey
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A lottery player in Florida misses out on $36 million after failing to validate a Mega Millions ticket
Somebody in Florida could be walking around unaware they forfeited the opportunity to claim the Meg…
Rebecca Rommen
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A construction worker beat incredible odds to win a $2 million lottery 2 years after hitting a $1 million jackpot
Pharris Frank said he was feeling lucky before he went to buy the Diamond Dazzler $20 scratch-off …
Isobel van Hagen
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A North Carolina retired Army vet won a $4 million lottery jackpot after using numbers from a fortune cookie
60-year-old Gabriel Fierro of Cornelius, North Carolina, obtained the cookie during a visit with hi…
Taylor Ardrey
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Man wins nearly $150,000 in the lottery with ticket he forgot he bought
Gregory Warren said that he "forgot" he purchased the jackpot lottery ticket and didn't check his n…