Daily Talker: Do The Impossible Odds Of Winning Powerball Prevent You From Playing?
The Powerball jackpot has soared to $425 million. The odds of winning are 1 in 175,200,000. Do the impossible odds of winning the big prize keep you from playing?
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The Powerball jackpot has soared to $425 million. The odds of winning are 1 in 175,200,000. Do the impossible odds of winning the big prize keep you from playing?
No one hit the Powerball jackpot this weekend, so the money will roll over: A cool $400 million for the next drawing.
The New Hampshire Lottery says two $1 million Powerball tickets were sold this weekend the Granite state.
2. No Triple Crown again this year. Truth be known...I'm being factitious with that one, because if I was going to be disappointed over something, the winner of a horse race would be the very last. Again to quote a neighbor (a different one) "don't ever forget there are a lot more horses asses than there are horses."
The single winner was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Florida.
The numbers drawn Saturday night for the biggest Powerball jackpot ever were 10-13-14-22-52-PB11.
The previous Powerball record was $587.5 million in 2012.
The former commissioner of the Massachusetts Probation Department, acquitted this month of state corruption charges, is facing new federal bribery charges.
A U.S. Marines Corp. veteran and college student just won $2,500 a week for the rest of his life.
A retired Stoughton woman with 13 grandchildren just hit it big in the state lottery.
A Massachusetts state lawmaker has come up with a way to help cities and towns boost their strained snow removal budgets.
If you have been using the lottery as your planning for the wealthy part, I want you to rethink your strategy and figure the odds.
There were two winning tickets in the record $587.5 million Powerball jackpot. Four tickets worth $1 million were sold in Massachusetts.
Former Treasurer Tim Cahill is expected to take the stand in his own defense as early as Thursday.
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing was increased to a record $500 million Tuesday because of soaring ticket sales.
Black Friday shoppers in many cities briefly detoured into lottery retailers, drawn off task by the prospects of winning a $325 million Powerball jackpot — the fourth-largest in the game's history.
A Middleboro man found ten million reasons to celebrate on Veterans Day.
A hearing on a motion to dismiss public corruption charges against former Massachusetts Treasurer Timothy Cahill has been postponed.
Lawyers for former Massachusetts Treasurer Timothy Cahill are asking for a one-month delay in his public corruption trial to give them more time to prepare their case.
State Treasurer Steven Grossman said Tuesday that the lottery pulled in an estimated $981 million in net profit during the state fiscal year that ended June 30.
Investigators say at least two big time lottery winners are bilking the state out of thousands in public benefits.
The ticket had three red words which equals a million dollars on the prize key ,but luck never came to the customer because the ticket was defective.
The group comprised of family and friends are splitting the second prize 22 ways.
I admit, it can be kind of fun to drop a buck on a ticket and let yourself dream, even if the odds are one-in-176 million.
A 39-year-old Hanover man is the first grand prize winner of the new "Lucky for Life" lottery drawing.
Several school districts in Massachusetts have delayed the start of classes Wednesday because of snow overnight and slick roads this morning.
Skyl'ar is a smart, independent, and determined girl who takes pride in advocating for herself.
Foxboro is refusing to front upwards of $8 million needed to buy equipment and pay police and fire over a span of 39 days.
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
The Boston City Council is looking at how to be better prepared for the next round of snow after two blockbuster storms this year.
Foxboro is refusing to front $7.8 million needed for 39 days of security.
The conflicts in Iran have only just begun, yet drivers are already seeing an impact at the pump.
Repair shops are busy as potholes pop up in cities and towns across Massachusetts.
The Boston City Council is looking at how to be better prepared for the next round of snow after two blockbuster storms this year.
With few commercial airlines traveling in the Middle East conflict area, some New Englanders have found themselves stranded.
Two Massachusetts residents have been diagnosed with measles, the Department of Public Health confirmed Friday.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
A former staff member at a Massachusetts residential program for children living with autism is accused of breaking a teenage student's arm.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The restaurants at View Boston are closing this spring.
Uno Pizzeria and Not Your Average Joe's are closing more restaurants in Massachusetts.
Kowloon is expected to draw big crowds to Revere, Massachusetts when it opens a new tiki bar.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Marat Khusnutdinov and Casey Mittelstadt scored less than a minute apart early in the first period and the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 108-81 on Monday night to spoil Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo's return from a right calf strain.
Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to cancel their upcoming collaboration with Magic City.
The World Baseball Classic is getting underway this week, and several Boston Red Sox players will be participating.
Neemias Queta scored a career-high 27 points and added 17 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics recover from a slow start and rally past the Philadelphia 76ers 114-98.
The MSPCA-Angell is looking to find homes for 163 rats that were surrendered in Massachusetts.
Cape Cod beaches are covered with chunks of ice amid an abnormally cold winter in Massachusetts.
Snowmobilers came to the rescue of a moose that was buried up to its neck in snow off a New England trail on Tuesday.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.