What to do if you win the lottery
So you have your lottery ticket, you've checked the numbers a few hundred times, and sure enough, you are now a multi-millionaire. Now what?
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So you have your lottery ticket, you've checked the numbers a few hundred times, and sure enough, you are now a multi-millionaire. Now what?
The Mega Millions drawing is scheduled for 11 p.m. ET on Friday and the Powerball drawing will be at 10:59 p.m. ET Saturday.
Saturday night's Powerball drawing will be the third largest jackpot in that game's history.
The jackpot is the sixth-largest prize in the game's history,
The $750 million jackpot is the sixth-largest prize in the game's history.
The Powerball jackpot now sits at an estimated $725 million and the Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $560 million.
Lottery fever is hitting Philadelphia as both the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots continue to grow. Jasmine Payoute reports.
The next drawing will be on Wednesday for the massive prize, which has an estimated $366.2 million lump-sum cash value before tax, according to Powerball.
This Powerball jackpot is now the 7th-largest in the game's history.
Powerball winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prizes.
Two chances to be an instant multimillionaire are still alive with the Mega Millions and Powerball.
No one won the Mega Millions, so the next jackpot will be $480 million Tuesday night. The $615 million Powerball is tonight.
This weekend you have two chances to hit it big!
The jackpot was worth an estimated $546 million.
You've still got a chance at taking home the big Powerball jackpot.
You could be ringing in the Fourth of July as a multi-millionaire.
No one matched the numbers in Saturday night's drawing, so the jackpot has now grown to a whopping $522 million!
$522 million is up for grabs as the Powerball jackpot continues to grow
Someone could be celebrating the holiday weekend with nearly half a billion dollars. Saturday's Powerball numbers were just drawn. the jackpot is worth $502 million.
How would you like to celebrate the holiday weekend with nearly half a billion dollars? Saturday's Powerball drawing is worth $493 million. Tuesday's Mega Million drawing is worth $400 million.
The lottery game hasn't seen a grand prize winner since April 19.
No one won the $440 million drawing Monday night, so the Powerball jackpot is increasing for Wednesday.
The jackpot is the ninth largest in the game's history.
A Gloucester County grandmother of 10 won $1 million after buying a Powerball ticket on the Jackpocket app on her phone earlier this month.
The winner's ticket matched all the lucky numbers required to clench the grand prize: 5, 11, 22, 23, 69 and Powerball 7. It's the first Powerball jackpot win this year, the game said.
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Widener University President Stacey Robertson welcomed students to her home ahead of the new school year.
Philadelphia superintendent Tony Watlington spoke to CBS News Philadelphia as the school year begins, and after major changes were announced.
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Widener University President Stacey Robertson welcomed students to her home ahead of the new school year.
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Wednesday will be another beautiful late August day with dew points in the mid-50s and low 60s, so humidity will be nice and low.
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A dean at Rutgers University was arrested for allegedly recording inappropriate videos while working for the school, according to New Jersey prosecutors.
A fire broke out Wednesday morning on the 300 block of Hewitt Street in Trenton, New Jersey.
Wednesday will be another beautiful late August day with dew points in the mid-50s and low 60s, so humidity will be nice and low.
Tuesday will be another beautiful day in the Philadelphia region with sunshine, low humidity and highs near 82 degrees.
The search has ended for a Burlington County, New Jersey, woman who saved a young girl's life Monday afternoon.
Wednesday will be another beautiful late August day with dew points in the mid-50s and low 60s, so humidity will be nice and low.
Interactive exhibits and some artifacts dating back more than 100 years help detail the transformation of the Mother African Union Church.
Tuesday will be another beautiful day in the Philadelphia region with sunshine, low humidity and highs near 82 degrees.
A man was arrested after allegedly crashing his car into a pub in Newark, Delaware, while allegedly driving drunk earlier this month, police said.
Spectacular start to the work week with low humidity, bright sunshine, and comfortable highs in the low 80s.
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An experimental treatment being tested in Philadelphia could offer new hope for people with ALS.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children.
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A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
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Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Cal Raleigh tied a team record with homers in four straight at-bats, George Kirby pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning and Seattle Mariners beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1.
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While East Side's Little League World Series run ended Monday, the West Chester community says the kids "already won."
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President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
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Natasha Brown reports.
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