The Powerball jackpot is creeping toward $1 billion again

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A customer holds Powerball tickets purchased in North Carolina in October 2023.
A customer holds Powerball tickets.

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Lottery fever strikes as combined Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots hit $1.9 billion

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Ronald Fransico Maren a sales clerk at Bluebird Liquor sells lotto players tickets for the $1.55 billion Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023 in Hawthorne, CA. Maren has worked at Bluebird Liquor for 31 years.
A clerk selling lotto tickets in Hawthorne, CA.

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California man wins $1.765 billion lottery, the second-biggest Powerball jackpot in US history

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In this photo illustration, tickets for the upcoming Powerball lottery are seen on November 07, 2022 in Washington, DC
Struyck purchased the winning ticket at a local market near his Frazier Park home.

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Powerball Told a Man He Won $340 Million. He's Suing After Getting Nothing

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A D.C. resident is suing the Powerball lottery system and the D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming after a technical error left him without a prize of $340 million, accusing the lottery operators of conspiracy, negligence, and fraud.

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After an elderly woman won $2 million from Powerball, her first thought was that she'd have to cancel her hair appointment

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Theresa Clark won $2 million in a December Powerball drawing.
Theresa Clark won $2 million in a December Powerball drawing.

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Christmas Powerball pot rises to almost $640 million

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A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing.

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10 ways lottery winners spend their prize money, from splurging on mansions and vintage cars to paying off student debt

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The California Lottery said on Twitter that a ticket sold in Los Angeles won the billion dollar Powerball jackpot.

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I advise lottery winners. It's easy to make bad decisions – here's what I tell people so they don't blow all their money.

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Emily Irwin of Wells Fargo, left, and Powerball and Mega Millions lotto tickets in California, right, in a composite image.
Emily Irwin of Wells Fargo, left, and Powerball and Mega Millions lotto tickets in California, right, in a composite image.

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There's a reason why these Powerball jackpots keep getting so massive. You're paying for it.

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A sign shows the estimated jackpot for Powerball in the window of a store on October 04, 2023 in Miami, Florida.

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The first thing 14 lottery winners have bought after finding out they were rich

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