Lotteries serve two main purposes. First, they raise money for schools, state budgets and gambling addiction programs. Second, they fuel excitement among players, who dream of the one-in-a-million chance of becoming a lottery winner and putting all their ...

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COLLINGSWOOD, New Jersey − Among the customers stopping into the Speedy Mart on an early evening for cigarettes, fried chicken, snacks and soft drinks were a steady stream of big dreamers. The Powerball lottery jackpot hit $1.3 billion as of Sept.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Numbers were drawn in Saturday's $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot. The Powerball jackpot for Sept. 6 ranked as the second-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history, only behind the world record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won in ...

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The Powerball jackpot rose to $719 million for the Saturday, Nov. 29, drawing after no one on Wednesday, Nov. 26, took home the top prize. If a ticket matches all five numbers plus the Powerball in the 11 p.m. ET drawing, the winner can choose a one-time ...