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Friday, May 17, 2013

Powerball Jackpot Soars to $550M for Saturday Drawing

If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $550 million, or a $350 million one-time payout.

Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 19 drawing is now $550 million. Return here Saturday night to see the winning numbers The one-time cash payout is estimated at $350.1 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in Wisconsin and 42 other states, including Florida, Texas, California and New York. For a full list of lottery agents, click on this link and you can search by community.  The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s collection of …

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

What Would You Do with $350 Million Powerball Jackpot?

Here is where you can buy your Powerball tickets near Beacon Hill.

The Powerball jackpot will hit $350 million for Wednesday’s drawing. Though not the largest Powerball cash payout, the jackpot is inching closer to the $384 million that was given out in November 2012 in Arizona and Missouri. Here are lottery agents in and around Beacon Hill where you can buy Powerball tickets for Wednesday's drawing: Top Shelf, 161 Charles St. Primo's Convenience, 24 Joy St. Simmon's Liquor, 210 Cambridge St. Jobi Liquors, Inc., 170 Cambridge St. Tedeschi's, 122-128 Cambridge St. Rich's Place, 1 Ashburton Pl. City Convenience, 23 Beacon St. Beacon Hill Variety, 8A Beacon St. Patriot News, 1 Beacon St. For a complete list of lottery agents, go to the Massachusetts State Lottery site. We want to know – if you were to win …

Thursday, November 29, 2012

$1 Million Winning Ticket Bought on Beacon Hill

The winning ticket was sold at the City Convenience Store on Beacon Street.

Someone who bought their Powerball ticket in Beacon Hill won $1 million last night. Although no one in Massachusetts hit all six numbers to win the full $579 million Powerball prize, two people in Boston have each won $1 million. The two winning tickets sold in Boston for $1 million were purchased at the City Convenience store at 23 Beacon St. and the 7-Eleven store at 1306 Washington St. in the South End. This is the second time in two years that City Convenience has sold a $1 million ticket, according to the store's district manager, Al Lishman. The last million-dollar ticket was from a scratch ticket. "Call us the lucky store," Lishman said. He doensn't know which customer won last night's million-dollar prize but said he hopes the …

$580M Powerball Jackpot Numbers: Did You Hit Any of the Numbers?

Massachusetts is one of 42 states that play Powerball. Did you have any of the winning numbers?

5-16-22-23-29-6. If you had all six numbers (and you had the six in the all-important "power ball" spot), then you won all or a share of $579,900,000.  Then again, if you won all or part of $579,900,000, you aren't reading this right now. You're shopping for mansions in Marblehead, driving the Bugatti you bought first thing Thursday morning to get there. There were two grand prize winners Wednesday night, according to the Powerball website. Neither was sold in Massachusetts, but four lucky souls from the commonwealth did win a million-dollar payday by hitting five numbers, including two in Boston. Don't tear those tickets up if you missed all six numbers. If you got some combination of numbers, you may be able to recoup some of the money …

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

$500 Million Powerball Jackpot: Where to Play on Beacon Hill

Massachusetts is one of 42 states that offer the lottery game; find Beacon Hill retailers and tips on how to play here.

For the last two months, no one has been lucky enough to win the Powerball lottery. Wednesday's estimated jackpot is now over $500 million and likely to go even higher as a buying frenzy has begun. At $500 million, it would be the largest jackpot in Powerball history. Powerball is pulled Wednesdays and Fridays. The Powerball lottery is played in 42 states, including Massachusetts and all six New England states. According to Powerball, the odds of winning the jackpot is 1 in 175 million.  The odds of getting all 5 numbers and not the Powerball, earning $1 million, is 1 in 5 million. Still looking to buy a ticket? There are plenty of other lottery locations nearby. You can find them using this map on the Mass Lottery's website. Don't dawdle…

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