Billion with a “B” Somebody in the US could end up having the Labor Day to end all Labor Days. For the 13th time in history, a US lottery jackpot has eclipsed the $1 billion mark. On Monday night, the estimated jackpot for the multi-state Powerball drawing is $1.1 billion; it hit a billion for… Read more »
There are many different types of nightmares and a Washington D.C. man is living one: he rightfully thought he won $340 million in the lottery, only to be told he didn’t when he tried to redeem the prize. John Cheeks bought his Powerball ticket on January 6, 2023 for the next day’s drawing. He didn’t… Read more »
Are you ready to be a loser once again? I know I am. Mega Millions, one of the two major multi-state lotteries in the United States, has again seen its jackpot climb above $1 billion. For the next drawing, scheduled for Tuesday night, the estimated jackpot is a brain-numbing $1.1 billion. And you know I’m… Read more »
Who wants to be a billionaire? Here we go again, another lottery in the United States is at astronomical levels. Nobody won the Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, meaning the top prize for Friday’s upcoming draw is an estimated $1.35 billion. And yes, like you, I will be buying a ticket because, you know, now… Read more »
I bought two tickets for the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball lottery: one was a Quik Pik and one used “my” numbers that I played two and a half decades ago that I now have to play, lest I spiral if the numbers come up and I switched to some other combination. Surprise! I did not… Read more »
