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$590 million Powerball Winner Could Have Ties to Maine. Maybe!

Randy McCoy — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:41 +0000

The $590 million Powerball jackpot was hit by only one person that lives in Zephyrhills, Florida. Zephyrhills has a big ties to Maine as it is the community in Florida that has the most people from Maine. In fact, this past February, the 60th annual Maine Day reunion was held. A Member of the City [...]

Powerball Jackpot Estimated at $550 Million: What Would You Do With The Money?

Andy Capwell — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:08:21 +0000

The Powerball jackpot is estimated to be $550 million dollars for this Saturday's drawing, with the cash option at an estimated $350 million dollars. This would be the second largest jackpot in Powerball history, the largest was last November, when a $587.5 million jackpot was won.

What Would You Do with $2 Million Dollars? Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Canaan

B98.5 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:30:51 +0000

Over the weekend a $2 million Powerball ticket was sold at the Canaan Superette. The winner matched five numbers and turned the $1 million prize into $2 by playing the Power Play option.The lucky numbers were 2,5,31,39,41 with a Powerball of 29. The Maine State Lottery talked with store owner Tom Ward. We don’t know [...]

The Other Winner of That Big Powerball Prize? The I.R.S. — Dollars and Sense

Chris Chaberski — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:27:52 +0000

On Wednesday, the Powerball lottery reached a record $587.5 million. So far two winning tickets have been announced, one in Arizona and one in Missouri. But there's at least one more guaranteed winner: the Internal Revenue Serv

Andy Capwell Didn't Win Powerball, But Did Get a Free Surprise Gift!

Andy Capwell — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:07:45 +0000

America had Powerball fever! A record jackpot of almost 580 million dollars was drawn last night. I awoke this morning to hear that two winning tickets were bought, one in Arizona and the other in Missouri.

You Didn't Win Powerball, but You Did Help Maine's Bank Account

Renee Nelson — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:24:42 +0000

I have a big fat loosing Powerball ticket sitting on my desk. Heck, it was fun to dream for a little while about the 'what ifs' of winning $579 million and what great things I could do! I would have been VERY generous with the money if I had won. But every Maine lottery ticket, winner or loser helps Maine’s General Fund. Winning tickets were bought in Arizona and Missouri.