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PublishedFebruary 22, 2023
Winner of $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot claims prize
The winner remains anonymous after coming forward through a company that acted as a legal representative.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2023
A week later, one question grips Lebanon, Maine: Who won the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot?
No one has come forward to claim the prize after a winning ticket was sold at the Hometown Gas & Grill on Friday the 13th.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2022
Why no Powerball winner? It’s luck and smaller sales
The jackpot could grow to be the largest ever in the U.S. and globally if it continues to be winless after Saturday's drawing.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
$1 billion Powerball jackpot up for grabs Monday night
It's the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2022
Mega Millions jackpot soars to $630 million for Friday’s drawing
For 4 months, the jackpot has only grown, as no ticket has yet to match all 6 numbers.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2022
State lotteries transfer wealth out of needy communities
Lottery retailers in nearly every state are clustered in lower-income neighborhoods, driving a wealth transfer from less affluent and educated Americans to the multinational corporations that are managing the games.
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PublishedApril 24, 2022
Bill Nemitz: Generosity for its own sake? Now that’s the ticket.
Who was that man in the pizza line? And why did he leave everyone smiling?
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