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☆ Powerball: New Year’s Day $842 million jackpot winner was just announced in Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The second-largest lottery prize ever won in Michigan has just been claimed after a New Year’s Day drawing – solving a six-month mystery. The Michigan Lottery announced a group called The Breakfast Club as the winner of an $842 million Powerball jackpot. An attorney representing the lottery club spoke on their behalf but didn’t say how many members are part of the group. “The club members have felt many emotions since realizing their ticket was the one,” the group’s attorney said. The Breakfast Club members are recipients of the sixth-largest Powerball prize ever won.

Persons: “ They’ve, They’ve, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Michigan Lottery, ” Group, Breakfast Locations: Michigan, Grand Blanc

☆ 2 cops won $1.2M in the lottery, but said they won't quit because they want to set an example for their kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewA British couple who won the lottery said they have no plans to quit their jobs because they want to teach the importance of having a strong work ethic to their children. Graeme and Katherine White won £1 million, or around $1.2 million, in the National Lottery's EuroMillions on May 7, according to multiple reports. The couple work as police officers in Cambridgeshire, England, and share a 5-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son. Timothy Schultz won $28 million in the Powerball lottery in 1999.

Persons: —, Graeme, Katherine White, wouldn't, Katherine, Nero, We've, Lottie, Millie, Richard Nuttall, Timothy Schultz, Schultz Organizations: Service, Business, BBC, The, Independent, Lottery Locations: Cambridgeshire, England, Coffee, British, Labrador

☆ I became a millionaire at 21 after winning the lottery. It changed my life, but I sometimes felt like a walking ATM.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Kitti Palmai | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Timothy Schultz, who won the Powerball Lottery in 1999. A few months before I won the $28 million Powerball jackpot, I had a vivid dream that I'd already won. I immediately remembered telling several people I had the winning ticket the night before. A family member explicitly told me I got something for nothing by winning the lottery and should keep giving them and others money. I also started my "Lottery, Dreams and Fortune" podcast where I interview other major prize and lottery winners.

Persons: —, Timothy Schultz, I'd, you've, we'd, I've, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube Locations: Iowa, Canada, bitcoin

☆ Massachusetts woman beats incredible odds to win $1 million lottery prize twice in 10 weeks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Christine Wilson from Massachusetts won her second $1 million lottery prize within 10 weeks. AdvertisementA woman has claimed her second $1 million lottery prize within 10 weeks, playing the Massachusetts State Lottery. Wilson's first $1 million prize was from Dubs's Discount Liquors, also in Mansfield. New Jersey native Evelyn Adams also won the lottery twice — in 1985 and 1986, earning her a total of $5.4 million. The odds of winning the lottery twice are 283 billion to one, according to UK National Lottery operator Camelot.

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☆ Powerball jackpot: Oregon trio revealed as winners of $1.3 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Kaila Nichols | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —An Oregon man who says he’s been battling cancer for eight years and received chemotherapy just last week is among three winners of this month’s $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot. They will have a good life,” Cheng Saephan, 46, said Monday at an Oregon Lottery news conference. This win was also the largest Powerball prize won in Oregon. The winning ticket was sold at a Plaid Pantry convenience store in Portland, according to the Oregon Lottery. “She’s driving on the way to work,” Saephan said.

Persons: he’s, Cheng “ Charlie ” Saephan, Duanpen Saephan, Laiza Chao, Chao, “, ” Cheng Saephan, ” Saephan, ”, Saephan Organizations: CNN, Oregon Lottery, Plaid Pantry Locations: An Oregon, Oregon, Portland, Laos, Milwaukie , Oregon

☆ Catch up on the day’s news: Trump fined for violating gag order, marijuana getting reclassified, college protests intensify
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Daniel Wine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It’s expected to become a Schedule III controlled substance, a classification shared by prescription drugs such as ketamine and Tylenol with codeine. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day:5 thingsKeith Davidson, who represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, is questioned. Jane Rosenberg1️⃣ Trump on trial: Donald Trump removed the online posts that a judge ruled violated his gag order in the New York criminal hush money case. The former president also was fined $9,000, and a former attorney who represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal testified. 5 Things PM is produced by CNN’s Tricia Escobedo, Meghan Pryce and Kimberly Richardson.

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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
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe winner of Oregon's $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is a 46-year-old Laos-born immigrant who opted to take his winnings in a lump-sum payment — meaning he'll get $422 million. AdvertisementThe total amount to be received by Saephan, his wife, and Chao is $422,309,193.97 after taxes, per the Oregon Lottery. Previously, the biggest Oregon jackpot was announced in 2005 and worth $340 million. The Oregon Lottery said ticket sales have since 1985 earned some $15.5 billion that goes toward parks, schools, veteran services, and other state expenses. AdvertisementThe biggest-ever lottery jackpot in the US was $2.05 billion, won by Edwin Castro in California in November 2022.

Persons: —, Cheng Saephan, he's, Saephan, who's, he'd, Laiza Chao, Chao, Edwin Castro Organizations: Service, Business, Oregon Lottery, Powerball Locations: Laos, Portland, Oregon, California, Texas , Arizona, Georgia , New Jersey, Maryland

☆ 10 Years, 100 Stories: The Work That Defines the Upshot
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( The Upshot Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

Ten years ago this week, The New York Times introduced the Upshot, a section devoted to explaining “politics, policy and everyday life.” That’s a wide scope, by design. As a result, more than 5,000 articles later, the Upshot has been many things to many readers. To mark our 10th birthday, we’ve collected 100 stories that embody the Upshot. WordleBot Eden Weingart/The New York Times When Wordle first became popular, several people on the internet claimed, plausibly, that they had come up with the “best” opening word. Force of Ship Impact Was on the Scale of a Rocket Launch Erin Schaff/The New York Times We think of the Upshot as a place where back-of-the-envelope calculations can be both helpful and welcome.

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☆ Why 2024 will be a year of fits and starts for dealmaking on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —Dealmaking is big business on Wall Street. That made Goldman responsible for nearly a third of the total global M&A advisory market last year. But there are fits and starts to today’s market. What do the fits and starts mean? I go back to fits and starts with good underlying trends that momentum builds, but it’s not going to be a straight line.

Persons: New York CNN —, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Stephan Feldgoise, we’re, we’ve, it’s, Jamie Dimon, ”, Dimon, JPMorgan Chase Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Retail, JPMorgan Chase, International Monetary Fund, Industries, Nvidia, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Software, New Locations: New York, Oregon, Michigan, Arizona , Delaware, Florida , Iowa , Massachusetts, Wyoming

☆ Powerball: A ticket sold in Oregon has won the nearly $1.33 billion Powerball jackpot
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A Powerball ticket sold in Oregon has won the nearly $1.33 billion jackpot – the fourth-largest jackpot in the history of the game, according to Powerball. It’s now the eighth largest among US lottery jackpot games, Powerball said in a news release. The jackpot was previously won on New Year’s Day when a ticket in Michigan scored an $842.4 million jackpot. The largest Powerball jackpot – and the largest US lottery prize – ever won was $2.04 billion by a ticket purchased in California in November 2022, according to the lottery. Winning the Powerball jackpot means a ticket matched all five white balls plus the red Powerball.

Persons: It’s, – Organizations: CNN, Powerball, New, of Columbia, Virgin Islands Locations: Oregon, Arizona , Delaware, Florida , Iowa , Massachusetts, Michigan, Wyoming, California, of Columbia , Puerto Rico, Virgin, Tallahassee , Florida

☆ Oregon Powerball player wins a $1.3 billion jackpot, ending more than 3 months without a grand prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three months. The single ticket matched all six numbers drawn to win the jackpot worth $1.326 billion, Powerball said in a statement. The winning numbers drawn early Sunday morning were: 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the red Powerball 9. The $1.326 billion prize ranks eighth in U.S. lottery history. "This is done to ensure that every ticket sold for the Powerball drawing has been accounted for and has an equal chance to win.

Organizations: Oregon, New, Florida Lottery, Washington , D.C, U.S . Locations: Trona , California, United States, Washington ,, Puerto Rico, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands

☆ Powerball hits $1.3 billion. Most people still buy tickets in person, but more lottery apps emerge
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Justin Sullivan | GettyThe growth of 'lottery couriers'U.S. lottery sales exceeded $113.3 billion in 2023, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries. With varying state and provincial regulations, players have different purchase options, such as in-person or online sales, depending on where they live. One option is lottery-courier services, which accept orders and buy lottery tickets on a customer's behalf. Mike Silveira Chief of staff for Jackpot.comPlayers can use Jackpot.com to order state lottery tickets via mobile phone, tablet or computer. He said the state has roughly $5 billion of in-person lottery sales yearly across 10,000 retailers and about $1 billion in online sales.

Persons: Justin Sullivan, Mike Silveira, Jackpot.com, Silveira, DraftKings, Drew Svitko, Svitko Organizations: North American Association of State, Provincial, Lottery, Jackpot.com, Pennsylvania Lottery, New Jersey, Mega Locations: Arkansas , Ohio , Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Jackpocket, Pennsylvania, New

☆ Powerball jackpot surges to an estimated $1.23 billion after no big winner Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Powerball jackpot has skyrocketed to an estimated $1.23 billion after yet another lottery drawing yielded no grand prize winner Wednesday night. This has been one of the game’s longest streaks without a jackpot winner, according to Powerball. Since then, 40 consecutive drawings have taken place without a jackpot winner, according to Powerball. If there’s no jackpot winner on Saturday, it would tie for the most consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. Only two other Powerball jackpot runs have previously reached 41 drawings before there was a jackpot winner, according to the lottery.

Persons: Wednesday’s, It’s, – Organizations: CNN, of Columbia, Virgin Islands Locations: New Jersey, California , Georgia , Massachusetts, Maryland , New Jersey, South Carolina, Washington, Michigan, California, of Columbia , Puerto Rico, Virgin, Tallahassee , Florida

☆ Powerball jackpot ratchets up to $1.09 billion after no big winner Monday
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Melissa Alonso | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion. Here's how to pick between the lump sum or annuity if you win
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Powerball jackpot is officially $1 billion — the fifth-largest prize in the game's history — without a winner from Saturday night's drawing. If you win the grand prize by matching all six numbers, you'll have two payout options: a lump sum of $483.8 Million or annuitized payments worth $1 billion. Both are pretax estimates. While the lump sum offers an upfront payout, the annuity includes one immediate sum followed by 29 annual payments with a 5% increase per year. "Between Uncle Sam and the winner's home state, that headline number could be cut in half by the time it reaches their hands."

Persons: There's, Landon Buzzerd, Sam Organizations: Finance, Mega, Asset Management Locations: NJ, Pittsburgh

☆ Nearly $1 billion is up for grabs in Monday night’s Powerball jackpot
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Tina Burnside | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Monday night’s Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $975 million after there was no grand prize winner in Saturday’s drawing. The estimated $975 million Powerball jackpot in play Monday jumped from $935 million after no tickets matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing. Ranking second through fourth are $1.765 billion (one ticket in California; 2023); $1.586 billion (three tickets, 2016); and $1.08 billion (one ticket in California, 2023). Winning the Powerball jackpot means a ticket matched all five white balls plus the red Powerball. Powerball tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

Persons: Saturday’s, wasn’t, Powerball’s, – Organizations: CNN, Michigan, of Columbia, Virgin Islands Locations: Illinois , Louisiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, of Columbia , Puerto Rico, Virgin, Tallahassee , Florida

☆ Powerball jackpot swells to an estimated $975 million after no grand prize winners Saturday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Dalia Faheid | Sara Smart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —With no one winning the Powerball jackpot Saturday, the grand prize for Monday’s drawing grew closer to the billion-dollar mark, according to the lottery. The estimated $975 million Powerball jackpot in play Monday jumped from $935 million after no tickets matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing. Powerball’s grand prize was last won in January, when a ticket in Michigan scored a $842.4 million jackpot. Winning the Powerball jackpot means a ticket matched all five white balls plus the red Powerball. Powerball tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

Persons: wasn’t, Powerball’s, – Organizations: CNN, Michigan, of Columbia, Virgin Islands Locations: Illinois , Louisiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, of Columbia , Puerto Rico, Virgin, Tallahassee , Florida

☆ The Powerball jackpot is creeping toward $1 billion again
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

It's been three months since the last person won the Powerball lottery jackpot. The jackpot is now $935 million, ranking it among the top 5 largest ever. If no one wins, the jackpot will exceed $1 billion. AdvertisementThe Powerball jackpot has spent three months incubating. A lucky winner snatched the jackpot on New Year's Day when it was $842.4 million.

Persons: It's, —, Drew Svitko, hasn't Organizations: Service, Powerball

☆ Those Billion-Dollar Lottery ‘Jackpots’ Aren’t Even Half That Big
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Jeff Sommer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The advertised jackpots aren’t nearly as big as they look. And Powerball says its current jackpot is $935 million. These lottery grand prizes are a fortune, no doubt about that. But truth be told, those mouthwatering advertised jackpot numbers aimed at tempting people to buy tickets are misleading. Thanks to the magic of rising interest rates, the advertised numbers have swelled, while the real value of the current lottery prizes isn’t even half that much.

Locations: United States, New Jersey

☆ An $865 million Powerball jackpot is up for grabs a day after a winning ticket nabbed $1.13 billion Mega Millions prize
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The drawing will come a day after Tuesday’s momentous Mega Millions prize. The winning Mega Millions numbers Tuesday were: 7, 11, 22, 29, 38 and Mega Ball 4. The $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, if confirmed at that level, would be rank fifth in that game’s history. The second Powerball jackpot to surpass $800 million this yearThis is the second Powerball jackpot to surpass $800 million this year. Winning the Powerball jackpot means a ticket matched all five white balls plus the red Powerball.

Persons: – Organizations: CNN, Garden State, Michigan, of Columbia, Virgin Islands Locations: New Jersey, Wednesday’s, Garden, California, of Columbia , Puerto Rico, Virgin, Tallahassee , Florida

☆ $800 million Powerball jackpot up for grabs Monday night
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ Lottery fever strikes as combined Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots hit $1.9 billion
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have hit a combined $1.9 billion. This is Powerball's sixth largest prize draw in history. AdvertisementThe Powerball and Mega Millions Powerball jackpots are now at a combined value of almost $2 billion after no tickets matched all six numbers in the most drawings. Powerball's prize has now hit $800 million, its sixth-largest prize draw ever, while the Mega Millions jackpot is up to $1.1 billion. "Lottery fever continues to spread throughout the country," Gretchen Corbin, Georgia Lottery president, said in a Mega Millions statement.

Persons: —, Powerball's, Gretchen Corbin Organizations: Service, Georgia Lottery Locations: Georgia

☆ Powerball jackpot swells to an estimated $800 million after no top-prize winners Saturday night
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-23 | by ( Sara Smart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —When the next Powerball numbers are drawn Monday night, a lucky lottery player somewhere in the country could win an estimated $800 million grand prize. Although there was no jackpot winner Saturday, five tickets won $1 million each in California, Florida, Indiana, Texas and Washington, according to the Powerball website. The last time the Powerball jackpot was won was in January, when a ticket in Michigan scored a prize worth $842.4 million. Since then, there have been 35 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner, according to Powerball. Winning the Powerball jackpot means a ticket correctly guessed all five white balls plus the red Powerball.

Organizations: CNN, Michigan, Mega, of Columbia, Virgin Islands Locations: California , Florida , Indiana , Texas, Washington, Monday’s, of Columbia , Puerto Rico, Virgin, Tallahassee , Florida

☆ California man wins $1.765 billion lottery, the second-biggest Powerball jackpot in US history
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Theodorus Struyck reps a group that won the second-largest Powerball jackpot ever. The $1.765 billion jackpot is worth $774.1 million in a lump sum before taxes. AdvertisementLottery officials finally named one of the winners of a $1.765 billion jackpot, after the ticket had remained unclaimed since October. Theodorus Struyck, 65, represents a group of winners, according to the California Lottery. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Theodorus Struyck, — Organizations: Service, Lottery, California Lottery, Business Locations: Los Angeles

Mega Millions and Powerball have racked up some massive jackpots after weeks of rolloevers. And Saturday night's Powerball jackpot is $600 million. There was one big winner in Friday nights' Mega Millions drawing. Saturday night's Powerball jackpot is estimated to be $600 million after no one matched all six numbers on Wednesday, officials said. Mega Millions tickets are $2 and are sold in 45 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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