jackpot
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A family almost missed out on a £1m lottery jackpot after unknowingly ignoring calls and emails notifying them that they had won.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Rising bond yields increase the value of the optional annuity that makes up that official jackpot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The Powerball jackpot was last won on May 2, when two tickets in Florida and Texas split a $20-million jackpot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Monday’s drawing will be the 43rd consecutive drawing in the current jackpot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Then she put in another nickel and almost won the jackpot.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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
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
Saturday’s drawing marks the second time in Powerball history that the game has resulted in consecutive jackpots exceeding $1 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Seven billion-dollar jackpots have been awarded in the past; the most recent was the $1.269 billion prize won in California in Dec. 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
More people have won lottery jackpots than flown in space.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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