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Marvin and Mae Acosta bought $1.586 billion Powerball ticket at a California 7-11, said they would dedicate some prize money to a trust and charities.
A Mississippi Powerball player is $1 million richer. The winning ticket was sold at Sprint Mart #4135 in Columbus. The player matched all five white balls in the New Year's Eve Powerball drawing. If the player had added the $1 Power Play option, they would have turned $1 million into $10 million, according to Mississippi Lottery officials.
A Powerball ticket sold at a Massachusetts board game store this week became a winning ticket worth $150,000 after Saturday night’s drawing.
From massive jackpots to life-changing scratch-offs, these lucky New Yorkers struck it rich at convenience stores, supermarkets and liquor shops across the state.