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Keeler Show Gives Listeners Chance at $600 (m) Million Dollar Jackpot

Keeler in the Morning — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:17:09 +0000

First News with Keeler in the Morning is giving listeners the chance to share their Powerball ticket winnings this weekend; that is, if there are any! Keeler has been giving listeners the chance to join in on their Powerball winnings for the last 3 drawings, including this weekend's better than half a billion dollar jackpot

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Office Workers Who Won $1 Million in Lottery to Generously Share Winnings With Colleague Who Didn't Buy Ticket

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:30:42 +0000

There are about a million reasons why Jennifer Maldonado has the best coworkers in the world.

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Powerball Winning Numbers Pay Off For More Than 8 Million People, Only Two Jackpot Winners

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:41:14 +0000

Urbandale, IA (WIBX) - What were the winning numbers from Wednesday's Powerball jackpot?

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Lump Sum Or Multi-Year Payout?

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:51:39 +0000

You know exactly what we're talking about...if you won the lottery, how would you want your money?

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Utica Stay-At-Home Mom Wins $1 Million From Scratch Off Ticket

Gino Geruntino — Wed, 30 May 2012 17:04:17 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Being green has helped one Utica mother of two see a lot more green, one million dollars to be exact.

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Utica Woman Wins $1M Prize From Scratch Off Lotto Ticket

Gino Geruntino — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:56:46 +0000

Utica, NY (WIBX) - The rumors are true- a Utica woman has won one million dollars from a scratch off lottery ticket.

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$1 Million Lottery Winner Also Wins Welfare Fraud Charges for Remaining on Food Stamps

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:03:05 +0000

Money may not buy happiness, but it just might buy you a whole heap of trouble.

One Michigan lotto winner discovered that firsthand after she was arraigned on two felony counts of welfare fraud.

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NY Lottery Winner Facing Fraud Charges

WIBX — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:55:49 +0000

Albion, NY (WIBX) - A Western New York man who won the "Win for Life" lottery 14-years ago, is facing serious welfare fraud charges.

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Show Me The Money – Would You Take the Mega Millions Cash Option

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:25:40 +0000

Marcy, NY (WIBX) - Will you take the cash option, currently set at about $359 million, or the Annual Payout option over 26 years?

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How Can You Win the Lottery? Here Are Some Tips — Dollars and Sense [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:11:33 +0000

The jackpot for the multi-state Mega Millions lottery now stands at $363 million, causing even those who don’t normally play to throw their hopeful hats into the ring for Tuesday night’s drawing.

Are there things you can do to boost your chances of winning?

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What the…?! Michigan Lottery Winner Remained on Food Stamps [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:48:19 +0000

One would think that winning $1 million in a state lottery would automatically disqualify the recipient from getting food stamps. But one would be wrong.

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Entire Town Wins Lottery — Except for One Person

Shauna Wright — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:09:01 +0000

We’ve all seen those stories about groups of people who routinely buy lottery tickets together, only to have one member of the pack fail to do so the week they strike it rich.

Now something similar has happened again — in Spain.

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Massachusetts Woman Wins $7 Million Lottery — And Doesn't Tell Anyone

Shauna Wright — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:18:07 +0000

If you ever have a secret you’re dying to spill but you want it to stay safe, we suggest telling Kathleen Crewe. She can probably be trusted with it — after all, she won a $7 million lottery and kept it to herself for days.

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Third Largest Mega Millions Jackpot In History

Jumpin' Zach Flash — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:27:19 +0000

Albany, NY - If you're feeling lucky, you might want to grab a Mega Millions lottery ticket tonight.

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