Friday, May 17, 2013
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $550 million, or a $350 million one-time payout.
Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 19 drawing is now $550 million. Return here Saturday night to see the winning numbers The one-time cash payout is estimated at $350.1 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in Wisconsin and 42 other states, including Florida, Texas, California and New York. For a full list of lottery agents, click on this link and you can search by community. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s collection of …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Here is where you can buy your Powerball tickets.
The Powerball jackpot will hit $350 million for Wednesday’s drawing. Though not the largest Powerball cash payout, the jackpot is inching closer to the $384 million that was given out in November 2012 in Arizona and Missouri. Here are lottery agents in Jamaica Plain where you can buy Powerball tickets for Wednesday's drawing: 7-Eleven, 451 Centre St. All Checks Cashed, 282 Centre St. American Legion #76, 280 South St. Blanchards Liquors, 741 Centre St. Camilo Market, 280 Centre St. Centre Liquors, 391 Centre St. Costellos Tavern, 723 Centre St. Drinking Fountain, 3520 Washington St. Ediane's Market, 331 Centre St. Egelston's Market II, 3145 Washington St. Evelyn's Market, 298 Centre St. Fernandez Spa, 128 South St. Forest Hills Check …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Fredda Raimondi won $650,000 on a $20 scratch ticket.
A Jamaica Plain woman won a big prize when she played a $20 lottery ticket. Fredda Raimondi, a beautician from Jamaica Plain, won the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Lifetime Spectacular” game, which offers a prize of $50,000 for a minimum of 20 years. Raimondi opted for a lump sum payment of $650,000, according to the Mass. Lottery website. She purchased the ticket at W&A Again convenience store at 1250 Boylston St., Boston. The store will receive a $10,000 on the sale. Raimondi, who won the prize Jan. 14, told the Lottery she plans to put half of her winnings in a retirement fund and that she would be taking a vacation. There are three more $50,000 a year for life prizes and two $400,000 a year for life prizes remaining in the game, the …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Massachusetts is one of 42 states that play Powerball. Did you have any of the winning numbers?
5-16-22-23-29-6. If you had all six numbers (and you had the six in the all-important "power ball" spot), then you won all or a share of $579,900,000. Then again, if you won all or part of $579,900,000, you aren't reading this right now. You're shopping for mansions in Marblehead, driving the Bugatti you bought first thing Thursday morning to get there. There were two grand prize winners Wednesday night, according to the Powerball website. Neither was sold in Massachusetts, but four lucky souls from the commonwealth did win a million-dollar payday by hitting five numbers, including two in Boston. Don't tear those tickets up if you missed all six numbers. If you got some combination of numbers, you may be able to recoup some of the money …
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3:44 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013
Now if only the Lucky for Life numbers game gave winners the choice of lump sum in lieu of the lifetime annuity. BTW, the "Hot Lotto" game, in May, is dumping the annuity (who chooses it?), and, the Connecticut "Classic Lotto" game, through February 15, will give a free quick-pick to a Classic Lotto player making a $3 purchase on one ticket. more ›