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What Could You Buy with $550 Million? — South Louisiana Edition

Jude Walker — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:47 +0000

The Powerball is estimated to be at least $550 million tonight. We all ask the question — “What would you do if you won the lottery?” It’s a fun question to ponder. Most of us would sure have a good time, I know that! Splurge a bit, take a vacation, buy a new house and [...]

Brothers Blow-Up House After Winning Lottery

Joe Student — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:55:30 +0000

Everyone who plays the lottery has their own fantasy of what they’d do first if they won. Two brothers from Wichita, Kan. celebrated their big lottery win by buying meth and weed, which resulted in them accidentally blowing-up their house and getting arrested. Authorities said the two brothers were celebrating a $75,000 winning lottery ticket [...]

The Other Winner of That Big Powerball Prize? The I.R.S. — Dollars and Sense

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:27:52 +0000

On Wednesday, the Powerball lottery reached a record $587.5 million. So far two winning tickets have been announced, one in Arizona and one in Missouri. But there's at least one more guaranteed winner: the Internal Revenue Serv

Missouri Mechanic Mark Hill Steps Up To Claim His Share Of $588 Million Powerball Jackpot.

Michael Scott — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:14:32 +0000

The phrase that comes to mid is, can you imagine? Honestly, I can’t imagine. Lottery officials sent a statement Friday announcing that Mark and Cindy Hill, of Dearborn, held one of two winning tickets for the nation’s biggest Powerball jackpot. Myron Anderson, pastor of the Baptist Church in nearby Camden Point, said he heard Thursday that [...]

Two Winning Powerball Tickets Sold in Missouri and Arizona

Jude Walker — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:52:16 +0000

Looks like we won’t have a multi-millionaire from Louisiana this go round with the Powerball. The record-setting $579 million Powerball jackpot had two winning tickets sold for last night’s drawing. The winning numbers were 5-23-16-22-29 and the Powerball was 6. (I bet the winners went with family members’ birthdays!) The two winning tickets were sold [...]

Powerball Jackpot Tonight at Record $550 Million

Jude Walker — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:05:41 +0000

Tonight's the night that someone's life could change forever. The multi-state Powerball's jackpot has hit a record $500 million!

Dumped Dude Wins 30.5 Million Lottery Jackpot

Jude Walker — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:52:02 +0000

We’ve all heard this story before. Girl dumps guy. Guy is heartbroken. Guy plays lottery. Guy wins $30.5 million. Guy gets over girl real quick. That’s exactly what happened to 22-year-old Sandeep Singh of Hyannis, Massachusetts. After taxes he will take home around 23 million bucks. At a lottery press conference, Singh, who has worked [...]

Would You Quit Your Job If You Won the Lottery? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:21:48 +0000

According to a new survey from CouponCabin.com of 2,570 adults, 50 percent play the lottery. And of that percentage, 65 percent would continue to live frugally it they happened to win big. But would a frugal life include keeping their job and continuing to draw their salary? Maybe not so much. The survey found that only 36 percent would remain at their current [...]

Why Are People Buying So Many Lottery Tickets These Days? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:00:59 +0000

The economic downturn has been rough on a lot of businesses, but it’s been a boon for state lotteries.

Seems people who only have a few dollars to spare aren’t putting them away for a rainy day — they’re trying to parlay them into big bucks.

$337 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Michigan — Back to Work For the Rest of Us

Jude Walker — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:34:44 +0000

If you didn’t check your Powerball numbers from last night’s drawing, don’t quit your job just yet. Well, unless you bought your ticket in Michigan. The winning Powerball ticket, which matched all five numbers and the Powerball number, was purchased at a gas station in Lapeer, Michigan. There was also one Match 5 winner in [...]

Mega Millions Lottery – More Winners Discovered

Bruce Mikells — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 12:23:14 +0000

Last night the drawing for the largest lottery prize the world has ever known was held in Atlanta and the authorities are saying there were three tickets that matched all the numbers.

Entire Town Wins Lottery — Except for One Person

Shauna Wright — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:01 +0000

We’ve all seen those stories about groups of people who routinely buy lottery tickets together, only to have one member of the pack fail to do so the week they strike it rich.

Now something similar has happened again — in Spain.

Taco Bell Employee Thankful He Pulled Winning Lotto Ticket From Trash

Stephanie Crist — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:00:49 +0000

The Cummings, GA Taco Bell employee has alot to be thankful for! He pulled a winning ticket out of the trash and is $250,000 richer!

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

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:45:09 +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 [...]

Lottery Fail [Video]

Jude Walker — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:17:56 +0000

This is the very reason why I don’t play the lottery when I’m vacationing in South Carolina…well that and I don’t own many dollars. The reaction on this lottery “host” is priceless!

"Lost" Wins Big In Lottery

Bruce Mikells — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:05:05 +0000

The TV show LOST just won’t get lost. It’s kind of like Garth Brooks, how can we miss it if it won’t go away. If you are a fan of the TV show did you notice the eerie similarity between the big money lottery winner and the character Hurley on the show? Tuesday’s Mega Millions [...]