Lottery
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Million dollar Powerball sold in D.C.
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Another lucky winner is in our midst. The D.C. Lottery says a $1 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Capitol Hill Exxon station on Wednesday.
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Virginia Fike buys 2 Powerball tickets, wins $1 million for each
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Virginia Fike says she intended to buy one Powerball ticket and one Mega Millions ticket, but mistakenly bought two Powerball tickets. Both tickets won $1 million Powerball prizes.
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Amanda Clayton, Michigan lottery winner, arraigned on welfare fraud charges
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Amanda Clayton, the Michigan woman who said she thought it was OK to keep using food stamps after winning $1 million in a lottery game, was arraigned Tuesday on welfare fraud charges.
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Maryland Mega Millions ticket shared by three public school workers
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Lottery officials announced Tuesday that the winning Mega Millions ticket sold in Maryland was purchased by three public school workers, all of which have multiple jobs.
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POLL: Should a Md. lottery winner share with her co-workers?
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A McDonald’s worker, a single mother of seven from Maryland, reportedly has the winning Mega Millions ticket but her co-workers are claiming her ticket was actually a part of a lottery pool. Take our poll.
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Va. schools get about $22M from Mega Millions sales
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No one in Virginia may have won the Mega Millions jackpot, but lottery officials say the state's public schools were big winners.
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Mega Millions winning numbers: March 30 drawing worth $640 million
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Officials say three tickets sold will share the historic jackpot. Here are the winning numbers for Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, with a jackpot valued at a staggering $640 million.
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Mega Millions jackpot grows to $640M for March 30 drawing
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A lucky lottery player could become more than half a billion dollars richer tonight when the winning numbers are drawn for the Mega Millions jackpot. With a record $640 million dollars on the line, lottery fever is sweeping the D.C. region.
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POLL: What jackpot amount would prompt you to buy a lottery ticket?
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Friday night’s Mega Millions jackpot is up to $540 million, sparking a buying frenzy across the country. However, even with all that money at stake, some people still aren’t buying into the lottery craze. Tell us: What jackpot amount would prompt you to buy a lottery ticket?
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Mega Millions winning numbers: March 27 drawing worth $363 million
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Dreaming of hitting it big? Here are the winning numbers from tonight's greatly anticipated $363 million Mega Millions drawing.
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Mega Millions jackpot worth $363M for Tuesday's drawing
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Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot drawing is worth a cool $363 million, the third largest jackpot in lottery history.
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Amanda Clayton, lottery winner, cut off from welfare
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Amanda Clayton, who told Detroit TV station that she needs the $200-a-month public assistance because she had bills to pay, was cut off by the state of Michigan Wednesday.
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Amanda Clayton, Michigan lottery winner, still accepting food stamps
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If you won $1 million in the lottery, would you still accept food stamps?
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National Harbor casino could hurt D.C.'s lottery
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The D.C. lottery has suffered a big drop in sales in recent years, accelerated when D.C. lost exclusive rights to Powerball. Last year finally ticked up a bit, but now that could change.
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No D.C. Council illegality in lottery deal: report
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The D.C. inspector general has cleared the D.C. Council of illegal conduct when members voted to legalize online gambling and selected a new lottery vendor.
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Pennsylvania couple claims $128M Powerball prize in Md.
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The winning numbers were drawn Christmas Eve, and the ticket was purchased at Wesley's, a restaurant in Elkton.
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Powerball tickets doubling to $2
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Lottery organizers hope the price change will entice more people to play because jackpots are getting bigger and the odds of winning are improving.
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Winning $125M Powerball ticket sold in Maryland
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State lottery officials said Sunday a winning $125 million Powerball Jackpot ticket was purchased in Elkton, Md.
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