NewsBeat SocialTag: lottery
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Tennessee Family Claims to Have Winning Powerball Ticket
01/15/16 9:23 AM PST
A family from Munford appeared on NBC's "Today" show Jan. 15 to declare they had one of the three winning Jan. 13 Powerball tickets worth roughly $533 million
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3 Winning Tickets Drawn in Record Powerball Jackpot
01/14/16 10:26 AM PST
Winning tickets for the Jan. 13 $1.6 billion Powerball were sold in California, Tennessee and Florida
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Powerball Jackpot Reaches Record High, Will be Worth $1.4B by Next Drawing
01/11/16 11:46 AM PST
The next Powerball drawing, to be held Jan. 13, is estimated to be worth $1.4 billion — making it the largest jackpot in United States history
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Powerball Jackpot Rises to $800M
01/08/16 5:21 PM PST
The multi-state lottery surpasses the U.S. record for biggest jackpot, and it may grow even higher before the big drawing
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New Yorkers Hit with Severe Case of Powerball Fever
01/06/16 4:25 PM PST
With the jackpot for the Jan. 6 Powerball lottery soaring to $500M, New Yorkers are dreaming big
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Homeless Colorado Man Wins $500K Off Lotto Scratch Ticket
12/09/15 10:36 AM PST
On Dec. 4, Michael Engfors bought a $10 lottery ticket at an Aspen gas station and ended up winning half a million dollars
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United States Diversity Immigrant Visa Program Opens
10/09/15 5:10 PM PST
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program lottery opened on October 1st for entries.
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Illinois Lottery Winners Get IOU From the State Due To Budget Issues
08/31/15 4:14 PM PST
Without a state budget agreement now two months into the new fiscal year, the Illinois comptroller does not have the authority to issue lottery checks great than $25,000.
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Lightning Strike Survivor Wins Lottery
07/23/15 9:40 AM PST
A Canadian man beats 1 in 26 trillion odds by surviving a lightning strike, then striking it rich in the lottery
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9/11 Hero Hits Jackpot
07/02/15 12:08 PM PST
63-year-old firefighter Carmelo Mercado is headed to the bank, after winning the $5 million jackpot from the New York state lottery
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NYC Plumber Wins $136M Powerball Jackpot
06/08/15 5:16 PM PST
A New York City plumber had a winning Powerball lottery ticket in his basement for 6 weeks before he realized he struck it rich
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Iowa Lottery Security Chief Accused of Rigging System
04/23/15 10:18 AM PST
A former director of Iowa's lottery security is suspected of hacking the system to secure $14.3 million winning ticket