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Thursday, May 16, 2013  A jackpot of $475 million ranks as the second largest in Powerball history and third biggest overall.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The Powerball jackpot has grown to its third largest size ever. It sits at $350 million for this Wednesday's drawing.

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.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Three South Carolina Education Lottery tickets sold for the Wednesday night drawing came within one number of winning the Powerball jackpot, which hit a record $587.5 million.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  2 tickets strike gold in record Powerball jackpot, one from Missouri and the other from Arizona

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Updated with video: Big lottery winners offer advice, cautionary tales as $500 million Powerball drawing approaches

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The $425 million jackpot, the largest in Powerball's history, represents a potential life-changing fortune.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  The Powerball jackpot is reaching a record high and that has people in the Midlands scrambling to get their hands on $320 million. The jackport is the fourth highest in the history of the game.

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Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Splitting the spoils is not always easy for group lottery winners, can lead to lawsuits

Friday, March 30, 2012  You could fill five shipping pallets with the Mega Millions half-billion dollar jackpot that will be drawn on Friday.

Friday, March 30, 2012  Record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot has people buying tickets, but odds of winning long

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  The Mega Millions jackpot is now the largest in U.S. lottery history.

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

Friday, March 25, 2011  The Mega Millions has once again rolled over into an estimated $312 million jackpot.  The Powerball lottery jackpot is exceptionally high this week as well.  Wednesday's drawing is up to $125 million.  Are you playing?