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What Are The Most Commonly Picked Numbers For The Powerball Jackpot?

Brett Alan — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:42:27 +0000

The Powerball Jackpot has reached another astronomical number. It’s up to $600 million for tomorrow night’s drawing. So if you were to choose numbers for your ticket, which ones would you choose? Here are the ones that are pulled the most… According to USA Today, these are the most commonly chosen numbers in the Powerball [...]

Office Workers Who Won $1 Million in Lottery to Generously Share Winnings With Colleague Who Didn't Buy Ticket

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:02:42 +0000

There are about a million reasons why Jennifer Maldonado has the best coworkers in the world. Maldonado’s colleagues at Keller Williams Partner Realty in Plantation, Florida are sharing their $1 million Powerball prize with her, even though she didn’t go in on any tickets. And you think the guy in your office who springs for [...]

Here Are Your Winning Powerball Numbers!

Josh — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:22:03 +0000

The numbers for the Powerball jackpot have been drawn and so far 2 winners have come forward from Arizona and Missouri. At the time of the drawing, the jackpot was up to $579.9 million, making it the 2nd largest jackpot in lottery history. The cash payout on that is $379.8 million. Anyway…here are the winning [...]

Woman Defies the Odds and Wins $1 Million Lottery Twice — On the Same Day [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:10:01 +0000

The odds of picking winning lottery numbers are remarkably slim — let alone doing it twice with the exact same numbers. Yet that’s what happened to a Virginia woman who won a $1 million Powerball lottery twice on the same day.

Did You Win A Piece Of The Mega Millions Jackpot?

Brett Alan — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:10:01 +0000

Last night's Mega Millions Jackpot was one of the biggest in history. Weighing in at a huge $640 million, there was plenty to go around. Unfortunately, there wasn't a winning ticket bought in the state of New York. However, if you passed through Maryland, Illinois, or Kansas anytime in the past week and bought a lotto ticket there, you might want to check your numbers.

Mega Millions Lottery up to $363 Million Dollars

WYRK Staff — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:02:23 +0000

What would you do if you won the Mega Millions In the lottery jackpot? I know what I would do as soon as I get up off of the ground. I would contact my parents and head to Hawaii for some fun in the sun. The odds of winning the jackpot are most likely not in your favor.

Did Woman Who Won Four Lotteries Cheat Her Way to a Fortune?

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:45:09 +0000

Since 1993, Joan R. Ginther has hit the lotto jackpot four times, to the tune of $2 million, $3 million, $5.4 million and $10 million. The chances of this happening are one in 18 septillion. For a point of reference, there are about one septillion grains of sand on earth. Now there are doubts whether [...]

What Would You Do If You Won The Lottery?

John La Mond — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:02:51 +0000

I think just about everyone dreams of winning the lottery. Just this week, a small group of state employees in Albany found themselves in the lucky position of having to split $319 Million. Even after taxes, I am sure this group will make out pretty well. I have said for many years that if I ever [...]

Be Careful What You Wish For

Dale Mussen — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 01:52:27 +0000

The actor who played the role of Hurley on the hit TV show "Lost" has responded to the weird coincidence that found four of the six numbers drawn in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing matched the numbers his character used to win a lottery jackpot. Because of all the bad luck he experienced after winning the lottery, he concluded those numbers were cursed.

Win A Lottery By Driving Safely

Brett Alan — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:17:32 +0000

I’m a guy who is admittedly a slow driver. I am at the speed limit or very close to it for probably 95% of the time that I’m driving. So to me this idea is incredible. It’s a system that they’ve implemented in Sweden using speed cameras. They take the pictures of the license plates that [...]