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What to Do if You Win Powerball (You Won't)

Lawyer up and wait to claim your prize

(Newser) - If you're hoping to win that $500 million Powerball jackpot tonight, we have bad and less-than-surprising news for you: It ain't gonna happen. But one person ultimately has to defy the stacked-way-against-you odds, and if that happens to be you, do this:
  • Get yourself some good lawyers and
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Powerball Winner, Watch That Fiscal Cliff

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$500M and counting
Nov 27, 2012 6:18 PM CST

Powerball Winner, Watch That Fiscal Cliff

You'll want to take the lump sum, say advisers

(Newser) - Tomorrow's Powerball payoff is now $500 million, reports AP , and it should end up even higher given how fast tickets are selling. Should you find yourself an instant member of the 1%, MarketWatch has some advice: Take the lump sum, which currently would be about $327 million. That's...

$337M Powerball Jackpot Won in Michigan

Single ticket takes near-record prize

(Newser) - One lucky Michigander has just won permanent immunity from the state's economic woes. The $337 million Powerball jackpot, the second-largest in the lottery's history, was won by a Michigan resident with the numbers 6-27-46-51-56-21, ABC reports. The winning ticket was sold at a Sunoco gas station in Lapeer,...

Man Buys 6 Powerball Tickets, Wins $1M on Each

He bought half-dozen tickets with the same numbers

(Newser) - A suburban Phoenix man made a lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky guess in a recent multistate lottery game. The anonymous Glendale man claimed six $1 million prizes after purchasing six Powerball tickets with the same winning numbers late last month. The tickets were good for six second-place prizes. (He...

Rich Powerball Winners Might Be Hiding Real Winner

But their trust insists there's no anonymous partner

(Newser) - Rumors are swirling that the three wealthy money managers who claimed Connecticut’s biggest Powerball jackpot ever may not have actually bought the ticket. A neighbor of one of the three tells the New York Times that the trio claimed the money on behalf of another person. Tom Gladstone, a...

$254M Lottery Winners: Loaded Financiers

Trio waited a month to claim giant prize

(Newser) - A trio of loaded Connecticut businessmen dropped $1 on a lottery ticket, and won an extra $254 million for their trouble. It’s the biggest payout the state’s lottery has ever awarded, the New York Post reports. The three owners of an asset-management company were in no rush to...

20 Costco Workers Hit $201M Lottery Jackpot

Long Islanders become quick millionaires on Powerball

(Newser) - A Long Island Costco store had to make do with a skeleton crew because 20 employees struck it rich in the lottery, reports the New York Post . They hit the $201 million Powerball jackpot Wednesday, meaning they'll pocket about $3.5 million apiece if they take the lump-sum payout...

Mo. clerk says he'll use $258M jackpot on bills
$258M Powerball Winner May Keep Job
Apr 23, 2010 4:00 PM CDT

$258M Powerball Winner May Keep Job

Missouri store clerk making minimum wage will pay bills, fix teeth

(Newser) - A Missouri man who won a $258 million Powerball jackpot said he hasn't decided yet if he'll quit his job at the convenience store where he bought the winning ticket. Chris Shaw, a 29-year-old tattooed father of three, came forward yesterday as the winner of the 10th-largest Powerball jackpot ever,...

SD Rancher: I Won't Squander $232M Lotto Win

(Newser) - South Dakotan Neal Wanless has just hit it big—$232 million in lotto winnings—but he promises to be wise and generous with his newfound wealth, reports the Argus Leader. “I want to thank the Lord for giving me this opportunity and blessing me with this great fortune,”...

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