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Powerball Jackpot Grows For Tonight's Drawing [AUDIO]

Joe Cutter — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:51:25 +0000

The Powerball jackpot is at $360 million and growing and the next shot at being rich beyond your wildest dreams comes tonight. A Passaic man won the $338 million jackpot on March 23rd, and here we are, less than two months later with a big prize. A $50 million jackpot was awarded to one lucky [...]

Powerball Jackpot is 3rd Largest on Record

Laurie Cataldo — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:22:04 +0000

There’s another massive lottery jackpot on the line as the Powerball increases for Wednesday’s drawing. It’s now an estimated $350 million, with a cash value of $222.8 million. Surely that will only climb over the next two days and everyone runs out for tickets! Figuring you were to win the jackpot, take the cash option, [...]

Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Monmouth County

Laurie Cataldo — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:15:30 +0000

Someone in Monmouth County bought a winning Powerball lottery ticket…was it you? The ticket from Saturday night’s Powerball drawing matched 5 numbers, and is worth $1 million. It was sold at the Soda King in the Yorktowne Plaza on Gordons Corner Rd. in Manalapan. (Right around the corner from my gym…I KNEW I should have [...]

Winning Powerball Numbers Drawn For Wednesday [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:31:30 +0000

Powerball fever has hit New Jersey, as lottery hopefuls, with two dollars and a dream hope to cash in big tonight with a jackpot that has grown yet again.

NJ Has Powerball Fever; Jackpot Jumps To $550 Million [POLL/AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:28:29 +0000

Powerball fever has hit New Jersey, as lottery hopefuls, with two dollars and a dream hope to cash in big tonight with a jackpot that has grown yet again.

I Love Our Optimism About Powerball

Lou Russo — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:15:55 +0000

I was at the coffee shop this morning and I heard one worker say to another that it didn’t matter what the schedule said, they wouldn’t be working together tomorrow. You see, she was going to win Powerball. I smiled and started thinking to myself, that deep down, when we buy that ticket, we actually do [...]

Powerball Jackpot Win Creates Endless Possibilities

Laurie Cataldo — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:49:30 +0000

$500 million. That’s what’s up for grabs in tomorrow night’s Powerball lottery drawing, the second largest in U.S. history. With odds of winning around 175 million to 1, obviously the best part about playing the lottery is fantasizing about how you’d spend the cash. Considering what we went through a month ago, that windfall might [...]

Winning Powerball Jackpot Ticket Sold

Laurie Cataldo — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:02:10 +0000

Well, I’m at work today…so you know it wasn’t me. I’m guessing it wasn’t you either. Someone won the $337 million Powerball jackpot though…where, you ask? The winning ticket was sold at a gas station in Lapeer, Michigan with winning numbers were: 6, 27, 46, 51, 56 and Powerball 21. I wasn’t even close. Did [...]

Wednesday's Powerball Numbers – Are You a Winner?

Matt Ryan — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 06:23:07 +0000

Wednesday night’s Powerball prize was an estimated $337 million. This was the forth largest Powerball jackpot in history. And the winning numbers are… 6, 27, 46, 51 and 56. The Powerball drawn was 21. It is being reported that there is a single winning ticket sold in Michigan. The cash option is $213 million. No lottery players [...]

Powerball Jackpot Becomes Too Big to Pass Up

Laurie Cataldo — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:58:05 +0000

Nobody won Wednesday night’s impressive Powerball jackpot, sending tomorrow night’s number even higher. $253 million is up for grabs (a mere $170.5 million if you opt for the cash value) tomorrow. Sure, the chances of winning are slim, but at only $2 a game, it’s worth a shot. I, for one, happen to love lottery [...]

Mega Millions Has Jersey Shore Co-workers and Neighbors Coming Together

Lou Russo — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:25:12 +0000

I bet it's happened to you a few times already. Somebody comes up to you to ask if you want to contribute for some group Mega Millions tickets. Lots of people in offices around Monmouth and Ocean Counties are coming together to try to strike it rich. Many neighbors are making their way up and down the block to see who wants in on some Mega Millions tickets, and why not? With a record jackpot of about $540 million, you have to give yourself a chance, right?

Mega Millions Gives You A Chance To Dream

Lou Russo — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:20:16 +0000

Every time you drive by a gorgeous mansion on the ocean along the Jersey shore or a huge yacht, or whatever it is you'd love to have for your very own, the first thing you say to yourself is, "It could never happen." Then you hear about a huge Mega Millions jackpot like there is tonight and you stop for a second and think, "Well....there is one way!" And then you daydream.

New Lottery Game Jackpot Pays $1,000 A Day For Life

Laurie Cataldo — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:09:26 +0000

I am most definitely a product of my Father. Every week, he buys lottery tickets…Powerball, Mega Millions, and of course, scratch-offs. I LOVE scratch-off lottery tickets, especially the ones with the win for life jackpots. $1,000 a week for life? I’m IN. However, a new game has blown that out of the water. Huffington Post [...]

Man Accidentally Wins $14.3 Million Lottery

Lou Russo — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:29:49 +0000

If you’re like me, you think you’re going to win the lottery every time you play and then you…well..don’t. Some people have very well thought out systems and procedures. Others just wing it. But could you imagine winning the lottery by accident? Napolean Elvord of Wisconsin did just that! Napolean usually plays Powerball but won the lottery [...]

Powerball Jackpot Is Up To $245 Million

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:43:12 +0000

Tonight’s Powerball Lottery jackpot is an INSANE $245 million…the cash option a cool $146.2 million. Assuming they take 1/3 for taxes, you’re left with $96.5 MILLION dollars. So what could you buy with $96.5 million? 160, 833 iPads 386,000 cashmere sweaters 66 million homemade turkey and cheese sandwiches 40 Bugatti Veyron Super Sports (The most [...]