jackpot
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It marks the third time a UK winner has claimed the jackpot this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
This jackpot portrayal of working motherhood never ceases to be a thrill for me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Vincent Guerra said uncovering the WhatsApp group was like "hitting the jackpot"
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Wednesday’s jackpot has an estimated cash value of $433.1 million and is the eighth-biggest jackpot in Powerball history, game officials said in a news release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
She’d say all the wrong things—that I’ve hit the jackpot, that I need to get into this boy’s pockets real quick, that I need to do something about that Carrie girl.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
And backers of AI companies have billions, if not trillions, of reasons to hope their gambles aren’t just once-in-a-generation jackpots, but once in a human existence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
The three largest jackpots were also from Powerball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
In fact, in the case of the 50 largest lottery jackpots claimed to date, the prize has been split by two or more winners 10 times.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
“Powerball has only seen back-to-back to billion-dollar jackpots twice, and this one has arrived just in time for the holidays,” Matt Strawn, Iowa Lottery chief executive and Powerball Product Group chair, said in the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
More people have won lottery jackpots than flown in space.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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