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North Carolina man finds $20 on the ground, uses it to buy a scratch-off and wins $1 million
“We are going to head straight to Golden Corral and eat everything they’ve got,” Jerry Hicks said.
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Missing billionaire? Big NJ jackpot winner hasn't come forward six months after drawing
In a coastline New Jersey community, there’s a mystery unfolding that no one seems to know the answer to: why hasn’t the big jackpot winner come forward?
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Missing billionaire? Search for New Jersey jackpot winner
Adam Harding reporting on the search for the winner of the billion-dollar jackpot.
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Great-grandmother who just finished radiation treatments for breast cancer wins $5M lottery prize
A great-grandmother from Pennsylvania who recently completed radiation treatments for breast cancer won $5 million on a scratch-off state lottery ticket.
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Billion-dollar Mega Millions ticket was sold in New Jersey
A NJ resident won the biggest jackpot in history! NBC New York Checkey Beckford reports.
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Here are the winning numbers for Wednesday's $865 million Powerball jackpot
The Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $865 million — making it one of the largest Powerball prizes ever ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing.
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How to cash a winning lottery ticket in New Jersey
Did you literally just hit the jackpot after playing Mega Millions? The winning $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot ticket was sold in Neptune Township in New Jersey, according to New Jersey lottery officials. So once you have a winning ticket in any New Jersey lottery game, what do you do next? How do you claim the prize? If the prize…
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Mega Millions ticket sold in NJ wins $1.13 billion
It’s the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history. Tracie Strahan reports.
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One-off Mega Millions ticket sold in NJ wins $1.13 billion, state's largest-ever jackpot
As the saying goes, anything can happen in New Jersey. Someone in the Garden State overcame the odds Tuesday night and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, becoming the game’s first big winner of 2024 and smashing a winless streak that dates back to December. The lucky ticket-holder matched all six numbers drawn – the white balls 7, 11,…
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Nearly $2 billion is up for grabs as Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots soar
The stars have aligned in the lottery universe like never before, with two jackpots totaling nearly $2 billion.
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‘Really tragic': How so many lottery winners become ‘lottery losers'
Attorney Andrew Stoltmann has represented 12 lottery winners, many of whom lost all their winnings through bad investments, reckless spending and greedy relatives. “Unfortunately, the people who win the lottery think at that point, the journey is over. And what they don’t realize is that the journey has really just begun,” says the Chicago-based Stoltmann.
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6th largest Mega Millions jackpot hits $687 million for Friday's drawing
The sixth largest Mega Millions jackpot ever is set to be drawn Friday night.
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Mega Millions jackpot rises to $687 million after another drawing without a big winner
The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $687 million after no one beat the odds Tuesday night.
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Man sues Powerball, DC Lottery after $340 million prize denied over website mistake
A Washington, D.C., man is suing Powerball and the D.C. Lottery for refusing to pay a $340 million prize last year after, the lawsuit claims, his numbers came up on the D.C. Lottery’s website.
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Here's what you should do if you win the $760 million Powerball jackpot
The Powerball jackpot has reached an estimated $760 million, the sixth-largest prize in the game’s history. Here’s what the winner should do first.
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Powerball 3rd-place prize tickets sold in NY, CT
The Powerball jackpot reached a whopping $760 million, and will likely keep climbing, after no one matched all the numbers for Wednesday’s drawing. But two lucky people in two lucky boroughs got a lot richer – and they’re not alone. One third-place prize-winning ticket, worth $50,000, was sold at Cruger Deli and Candy on Allerton Avenue in the Bronx, according…
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What happens when a winning lottery ticket goes unclaimed
Millions, if not billions, are up grabs once a winning lotto ticket goes unclaimed. What to know about who gets to keep it.
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Lucky mistake? Illinois man wins big after error while purchasing Michigan lotto ticket
A Michigan clerk’s error turned out to be a big win for an Illinois man purchasing a lottery ticket in New Buffalo.
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Will someone finally win Powerball jackpot as it reaches $1.7 billion?
The Powerball jackpot is at $1.7 billion and players are hoping luck is on their side. Melissa Colorado reports.
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Powerball jackpot rises to $1.73 billion after no one wins grand prize
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.73 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Monday and won the giant prize.