jackpot

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For now, all eyes are on litigation involving Nashville-based Atmus Filtration, which hit the legal jackpot when its case emerged as a standard-bearer for how the reimbursement process will be sorted out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

If one remains hidden among the remaining players at the end, he or she walks off with the entire jackpot, which could be worth up to $250,000.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

A Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 26, 2025

In order to win the jackpot, a lottery ticket holder must match all five white balls and the red Powerball selected during a drawing.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

“Yeay!” we shrieked, as if she had just answered the question that won the jackpot.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago