How the Lottery Works, and Is It Worth Playing?

Playing the lottery can be fun, especially when the potential payout is enormous. For as little as a dollar or two, you have ...

Five-figure Powerball prize hit in Central California. Where was ticket sold?

More than 60,000 people in California won Powerball prizes.
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Player scores seven-figure Powerball win. Where was the lucky ticket sold?

A Powerball ticket sold in Southern California fell just one number short of winning the $190 million jackpot, lottery officials said. Instead, the lucky ticket won $1,532,761. The ticket matched five ...