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Sunday, May 19, 2013  Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a winning Powerball ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Officials declined to provide details of the winner in advance, not even whether the ticket sold at a Trex Mart gas station in Dearborn was purchased by someone from that state.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  There's something about the thought of winning green that brings a smile to people's faces.

Sunday, January 15, 2012  Playing the Powerball is simply a numbers game.  But today, the most important number is 2.

Thursday, June 03, 2010  Ohio has a $261.6 million Powerball winner less than two months after the state joined the multistate lottery game.

Monday, January 11, 2010  A Midlands man gives back in a big way.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009  The multi-million dollar mystery has been solved. One winner and one big jackpot. It's the largest lotto pay out in state history. Solomon Jackson Jr. is the big winner. He's kept the nation in suspense for more than a week. He came forward this afternoon with long time friend and Columbia attorney I.S. Leevy Johnson. He didn't have much to say but Jackson admits he's a lucky man. One in 95 million people lucky, those are the odds of winning that jackpot. There's a better chance of getting a royal flush, getting struck by lightning or even getting attacked by a shark than winning that powerball.