Iowa grandmother revealed as Powerball winner
Lerynne West of Redfield, Iowa, said she's taking $198.1 million lump-sum option of last month's $688 million jackpot
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Powerball winner: I'm "extremely blessed"
Lottery officials in Iowa identified Lerynne West, 51, as one of two winners of the recent $688 million Powerball jackpot. West told reporters she's taking the $198.1 million cash option and will use the prize money to help her family, set up a charitable foundation and buy a new car.
Winning tickets sold at this Harlem deli and Iowa store
The two lucky winners have yet to come forward.
Winning Powerball tickets purchased in Iowa and New York
The last Powerball winning jackpot was Aug. 11
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Single ticket wins record $1.537 billion Mega Millions jackpot
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Powerball jackpot leaps to $750 million after no one wins $620 million
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Powerball winning numbers drawn for $602.5 million jackpot
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Would-be Mega Millions winners cross state lines for tickets in $1.6 billion drawing
At a convenience store near the Georgia-Alabama border Tuesday morning, the Mega Millions line was 50 people deep. An hour later, it was out the door
Record Mega Millions drawing tonight
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Mega Millions jackpot tops $1.6 billion
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No Powerball winners, jackpot grows to $620M
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Mega Millions is now $1B
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Powerball jackpot rises to $430M
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Powerball winning numbers announced for $378M jackpot
The Powerball winning numbers selected Wednesday are 3, 57, 64, 68 and 69 and the Powerball is 15
Your $1 billion lottery odds: 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000
Lottery players are more likely to date a millionaire – or even become a millionaire through savings – than win combined jackpot
Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots at combined $999 million
Tuesday night's Mega Millions grand prize is $654 million and Wednesday night's Powerball jackpot is $345 million
Who buys lottery tickets? Those who can least afford them
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Mega Millions $522M jackpot: Single ticket takes top prize
Someone bought it in San Jose, Calif. liquor store; winning numbers were 1, 2, 4, 19 and 29, and Mega Ball number 20
Just how low are your odds of winning Mega Millions?
You're much more likely to get struck by lightning or score a hole-in-one than to take home a lottery jackpot
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Improvement Movement is one of Atlanta's most exciting new bands. They say their third album, "Your Perfect Real Life," is sure to "inundate your ears" with as much good as you can reasonably feel these days. Here's Improvement Movement with "In the Morning."
Improvement Movement performs "I Do"
Improvement Movement is one of Atlanta's most exciting new bands. They say their third album, "Your Perfect Real Life," is sure to "inundate your ears" with as much good as you can reasonably feel these days. Here's Improvement Movement with "I Do."
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