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Powerball Jackpot

Friday, May 17, 2013

Update: Saturday's Powerball Climbs to $600 Million!

Stay tuned to see how high this record jackpot will get!

Saturday's Powerball jackpot has climbed to a staggering $600 million. That's a $376.9 million cash payout! Buy tickets on-line here. The Powerball drawing is held every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. More than half a billion dollars? What would you do with all that dough?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Update: No Powerball Winner

The jackpot has now climbed to $475 million.

No one won Wednesday's Powerball game. The jackpot for Saturday has climbed to $475 million. That's a $302.4 million cash payout! Buy tickets online here. The Powerball drawing is held every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Tell Us: What's the very first thing you would do upon realizing you won the Powerball jackpot?

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10:41 am on Friday, May 17, 2013

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Friday, May 10, 2013

Did You Get a Ticket for Saturday's $270 Million Powerball?

Imagine all you could buy your mom for Mother's Day if you won the Powerball!

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to $270 million and counting with the next drawing happening Saturday night, May 11. That's a $175.8 million cash payout! Buy tickets on-line here. The Powerball drawing is held every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. Wednesday's drawing produced no grand prize winner. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012 in Arizonia and Missouri. Tell Us: If you won, what's the one thing you always wanted to buy your mother?

Friday, March 8, 2013

Did You Get a Ticket for Saturday's $150 Million Powerball?

You can't win it unless you're in it! Remember to get a ticket—or 10 for the $150 million Powerball drawing on Saturday.

The Powerball has reached $150 million with the next drawing happening Saturday night, March 9. That's a $95.2 million cash payout! Wednesday's drawing produced no grand prize winner, but there was one $1 million winning ticket that had all five Powerball numbers. Lucky local On Feb. 6, a salesman from Streamwood won $1 million after purchasing a Powerball ticket at the Lake Villa Citgo at 400 E. Grand Ave., reported the Lake County News-Sun. The man's cash payout was $700,000. The Powerball drawing is held every Wednesday and Saturday at 9:59 p.m. The largest Powerball Jackpot to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012 in Arizonia and Missouri.

Moe @ the Buck

2:25 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013

When people complain that money can't buy happiness, I remember a quote a wise man told me. "Burr, I've been rich, and I've been poor........rich is better!"   more ›

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Powerball Jackpot Hits $500 Million

Wednesday’s jackpot could go up higher, lottery officials said.

Update, 11:25 a.m.: Powerball officials say the jackpot is now at $550 million! ---------- Jozefa S. is an Illinois State Lottery winner with a bit of advice on playing the lottery: “You can’t win if you don’t play so go ahead and play.” A lot of people will be paying $2 for a Powerball ticket in one of the lottery’s biggest jackpots of the year. The Powerball jackpot is now $500 million and may grow larger by tonight's drawing, lottery officials said. “When (the jackpot) is this large, it’s not unusual for the jackpot to go up. I wouldn’t be surprised if it gets pumped up again,” said Chanele Newton, a Northstar Lottery Group spokesman. Northstar runs the Illinois State Lottery. A total of 200,000 tickets were sold in a half-hour span …

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Korrina Grom

11:55 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Here's what I would do: I'd give money to my parents, siblings and friends; give money to charity; buy a house; and get a custom pink MINI Cooper. Oh, and I'd go spend a month in Florida.   more ›

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